Round 1

**Round 1** is the first episode of the Hi Score Girl (anime).

## Netflix Synopsis

*Haruo is humiliated at the local arcade when his classmate Akira destroys all of her challengers in Street Fighter II -- while playing Zangief.*

## Summary

While playing Street Fighter II, Haruo wins ten consecutive matches with his character main Guile. This changes when a girl from the same class from him named Akira, plays a game against him using Zangief and wins. Frustrated by his loss he challenges her again and once again loses, allowing Akira her 28th win in a row. His pride besmirched by Akira's pro-gaming skills with Zangief, Haruo challenges Akira one last time. This time around he wins the first round against her using Guile's dirtiest trick known as the "Guile Turtling". During the second round, he wins by using the "Throw Jank". Livid, Akira sock Haruo in the face for winning the match using dirty tricks.

The next day in school, Haruo is chastised by his teacher and fellow students for being an inadequate student. In contrast to him is Akira who excels in her school work. After school, Haruo watches Akira beat Vega using only Dhalsim at a small arcade machine outside of a candy shop. Right as Haruo tried to use the machine, he learns that the local punks vandalized the machine by removing one of the joysticks and several buttons. However, he fails in his endeavor. Late that afternoon, Haruo runs into Akira in the arcades and plays Splatterhouse. As he plays the game, Akira attentively watches him and grows agitated by his gameplay. Walking home from his time at the arcade, Akira follows and then chases Haruo home giving him no reason as to why much to his dismay.

The following day at school, Haruo learns that Akira is afraid of scary things. This leads Haruo to realize that Akira was so afraid to walk home alone she followed Haruo. Later that day at the arcades, Haruo is challenged by Ma-kun. Haruo wins two matches against Ma-kun, but in the 3rd match throws the fight in order to avoid a physical confrontation. Done playing against the irascible Ma-kun, Akira sees Akira fight against Ma-kun and wins. So, his girlfriend Mi-tan challenges Akira and loses making her lose her temper. Both Ma-kun and Mi-tan confront Akira for her winning against them using "pervy moves" and Haruo tries to mediate only to be kicked in the groin by Mi-tan. The two raging gamers then kick Haruo while he was down and Akira intervenes by spin kicking Ma-kun and socking Mi-tan in the face. Panic-stricken, Haruo grabs Akira by the hand and the two flee out of the arcade center as the employees restrain Ma-kun.

To avoid the pouring rain, Haruo takes shelter in a candy shop that's run by an avaricious old lady. Soon, Akira arrives at the candy shop and Haruo figures why she's there is because of the two arcade machines. The games to choose from are Final Fight and Ghost and Goblins. Akira chooses to play Final Fight using Guy and due to the old lady's persistence, Haruo plays as well using Guy. While playing the game, Haruo learns that Akira likes to what's called "Alchemise" in the game to ascertain a high score. Once their game is finished, the pouring rain outside has subsided. Before leaving, Haruo buys two lollipops with the remainder of his money. He gives both of the lollipops to Akira and after he does is hit by a car driven by Akira's butler Jīya.

## Characters

* Yaguchi Haruo
* Ōno Akira
* Doi Genta
* Shōgakkō-sensei
* Ma-kun
* Raging Girl
* Jīya