Sega Hard Girls

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Sega Hard Girls (Japanese: ???????????, Hepburn: Sega H?do G?ruzu) is a Japanese multimedia project produced as a collaboration between ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Bunko imprint and video game company Sega. The project re-imagines various Sega video game consoles as anthropomorphized goddesses who appear all over modern Japan. The project has inspired a light novel series written by T?ru Shiwasu with illustrations by Kei, which began serialization in ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Bunko Magazine in June 2013, and an anime television series adaptation titled Hi-sCoool! SeHa Girls (Hi?sCoool! ?????, Hai Suk?ru SeHa G?ru) by TMS Entertainment, which aired in Japan between October and December 2014. A crossover video game with Idea Factory's Hyperdimension Neptunia franchise, Superdimension Neptune VS Sega Hard Girls, was released for the PlayStation Vita in Japan in November 2015, and in North America and Europe in October 2016.

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Premise

The project focuses on various anthropomorphised Sega consoles, known as "Sega Hard Girls" or "SeHa Girls" for short, each with their own unique personalities. The anime series follows three such girls; Dreamcast, Sega Saturn, and Mega Drive, who must graduate from Sehagaga Academy, a special school located in Haneda, Tokyo, by venturing into the worlds of various Sega games and earning medals.

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Characters

Dreamcast (????????, Dor?mukyasuto): Voiced by: Mao Ichimichi; A pink-haired cheerful girl who wants to make friends with everyone and to excel in school. She wears a white and yellow dress with a Dreamcast controller as her headgear, and can also access the internet using a dial-up modem.

Sega Saturn (??????, Sega Sat?n): Voiced by: Minami Takahashi (Japanese); Lauren Landa (English); A black-haired serious girl seeking to accomplish great things in life who is the object of several male Sega characters' affections. She wears a silver coat with black dress and a huge black ring hanging on her neck.

Mega Drive (??????, Mega Doraibu): Voiced by: Shiori Izawa (Japanese); Faye Mata (English); A blonde-haired cool and genius girl who knows everything, holding a wealth of knowledge in her 16-bit encyclopedia. She wears black and pink attire, large eyeglasses, and has a Mega Drive controller as her hairclip.

Sega Mark III (??????III, Sega M?ku Sur?): Voiced by: Manami Tanaka; An upbeat girl who wears bunny ears and likes to perform magic tricks.

Master System (????????, Masut? Shisutemu): Voiced by: Y?ko Takayama; A silver haired girl who has a Master System controller on her sleeve. She has a talent for music.

Game Gear (?????, G?mu Gia): Voiced by: Minami Tanaka; A moody negative girl with multicolored hair. She tires easily and prefers to stay indoors, often leaving class early.

Robo Pitcher (??????, Robo Piccha): Voiced by: Haruna Momono; A small sports enthusiast. She has a split personality that changes based on whether she's playing baseball or tennis.

Visual Memory (????????, Bijuaru Memori): Voiced by: Sumire Uesaka; A blue-haired goddess who loves to talk.

SC-3000 (?????????, Esuj? Sanzen): Voiced by: Mai Aizawa; A proud warrior.

SG-1000 (???????, Esuj? Sen): Voiced by: Y? Serizawa; A timid crybaby who carries a giant controller on her back.

SG-1000 II (???????II, Esuj? Sen Ts?): Voiced by: Naomi ?zora; A white-haired goddess.

Mega CD (??CD, Mega-Sh? D?): Voiced by: Shiori Mikami; A royal knight armed with sword and shield.

Mega Drive 2 (??????2, Mega Doraibu Ts?): Voiced by: Yuri Yamaoka; Mega Drive's little sister.

Mega CD 2 (??CD2, Mega-Sh? D? Ts?): Voiced by: Saori Hayashi; A sporty goddess who rides around on a hoverboard.

Super 32X (????32X, S?p? S?t? Tsu Ekkusu): Voiced by: Yui Kano; A fairy-like goddess who likes to tease others.

Genesis (?????, Jeneshisu): Voiced by: Asami Tano; A self-obsessed American cowgirl. She prefers the nickname "Genny" (a reference to the colloquial nickname for the Genesis).

TeraDrive (??????, TeraDoraibu): Voiced by: Marina Inoue; An intelligent and graceful goddess.

Center-sensei (??????, Sent?-sensei): Voiced by: Yuji Naka; A teacher at Sehagaga Academy. He issues lessons to his students via a monitor, using a pixelated rabbit, based on former Sega mascot Professor Asobin, as his avatar. His true identity is that of former Sega game designer and programmer Yuji Naka.

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Media

Light novels

A light novel series, titled Gendai Nihon ni Yatte Kita Sega no Megami ni Arigachi na Koto (???????????????????????, Sega Goddesses Tend to Appear in Modern Japan), is written by T?ru Shiwasu, with illustrations by Kei. It began serialization in ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Bunko Magazine on June 10, 2013. ASCII Media Works published the first volume on December 10, 2013 under Dengeki Bunko imprint. The second volume followed on June 10, 2014.

Video games

The Sega Hard Girls version of Dreamcast makes a cameo appearance in Dengeki Bunko: Fighting Climax; the game's updated release, Dengeki Bunko: Fighting Climax Ignition, adds an additional stage based on Hi-sCoool! SeHa Girls. A crossover game with Compile Heart's Hyperdimension Neptunia series, titled Superdimension Neptune VS Sega Hard Girls (????? ??????VS????????? ?????????, Hyperdimensional War: Neptune's Platoon vs. Sega Hard Girls: Dream Combination Special), was released for PlayStation Vita in Japan on November 26, 2015 and later on released in North America on October 18, 2016 as well as Europe on October 21, 2016. A high-definition port of the game for Windows was released on June 12, 2017 via Steam.

Anime

An anime adaptation titled Hi-sCoool! SeHa Girls, which was produced by TMS Entertainment using the MikuMikuDance animation software and directed by S?ta Sugawara, aired in Japan between October 8 and December 24, 2014 on Animax and was simulcast by Crunchyroll. A bonus episode was released with the DVD box set on November 3, 2016. Sugawara also co-wrote the anime's screenplay with Masayuki Kibe. The CG character designs used in the anime were co-designed by Sugawara and Kio, who based the designs on Kei's original concepts. Shigeyuki Watanabe handled the CG direction. The opening theme is "Sehagaga Ganbacchau!!" (???????????!!) sung by Dreamcast (Mao Ichimichi), Sega Saturn (Minami Takahashi) and Mega Drive (Shiori Izawa). The ending theme is "Wakai Chikara (Sega Hard Girls Mix)" (???-SEGA HARD GIRLS MIX-), based on the Sega company song "Wakai Chikara", sung by SC-3000 (Mai Aizawa), SG-1000 (Y? Serizawa), SG-1000 II (Naomi ?zora), Game Gear (Minami Tanaka) and Robo Pitcher (Haruna Momono). The anime has been licensed in North America by Discotek Media, and was released via a Blu-ray and DVD combo pack on May 30, 2017.