What if the only place you have known to be your home is on the verge of collapse, and in an attempt to save the place, you start to work hard and save every penny you earn, only for it to not be enough but then one day you get your hands on some cards that provide you with special abilities and your life change?
Well, the question that remains for anime enthusiasts is, are you excited for the anime adaptation of one of your beloved manga series titled “High Card” to make it on your screen this January as it is to be released on 9 January 2024?
Directed by Junochi Wada, the upcoming anime’s lead cast will feature Gen Satō giving the voice of Fin Oldman’s character, a skilled pickpocket with eyesight, and the newest member of High Card, Toshiki Masuda giving the voice to Chris Redgrave’s role, a skilled driver and a womanizer having a sweet tooth.
Written by Naoki Kuroyanagi and Kenichi Yamashita, every aspect of the highly anticipated anime titled “High Card 2” promises to have everything related to the world of playing cards, including its name to the nomenclature of its imaginary location as the anime’s creators have claimed to have taken inspiration from the Kingsman movies.
The upcoming anime will follow Finn, the newest High Card member, a skilled pickpocket with great eyesight and focus. Learning about the only home he ever knew, that is, the orphanage, is on the brink of collapse and his journey of attempting to save it
What to Expect?
The upcoming season of High Card will primarily focus on our protagonist, Finn, who is an orphan facing difficulties in life due to his orphanage facing the death game as it is set to be demolished due to a lack of funds, and our lead attempts to gain financial stability by working hard to attempt and save the place he has known to be his home.
To make a quick buck, Finn stumbles into a casino, leading him into a world where regular playing cards have extraordinary powers and can unlock hidden abilities within people, thus starting his journey on an innocent note, but it doesn’t remain innocent for long.
Things in Finn’s innocent journey take a sharp turn to the left after he becomes the witness of a car chase and a violent shootout, all triggered by a man’s possession of what appears to be a “lucky” card that leads to Finn discovering the undercover group that goes by the name “High Card.”
Well, on further investigation, Finn realizes that the group’s goal is to gather the 52 X-Playing cards hidden across the realm, as the fact that stands is that those who possess these cards will be bestowed with special superhuman abilities.
Finn, along with the squad, starts working secretly, assuming the identity of the staff of the upscale automaker Pinochle, thus carrying out direct orders from the king of Fourland to discover the 52 cardholders.
The path of the squad isn’t easy, as who is the foe and who is a friend remains a mystery, but Who’s Who is clearly a rival automaker determined to unseat Pinochle, along with the Klondikes, the well-known Mafia family, thus making them the two formidable and worthy opponents of High Cards.
Well, the previous season of the anime focused on the cards being stolen and spread across the vault and the High Card members bravely defending everyone against the threat, but things took another sharp turn when Finn got knocked out by some Pinochle guys.
Release Date
High Card Season 2 Episode 1 will become available for viewers on AT-X and Crunchyroll on 8 January 2024 at 6:00 AM [E.T.] and will focus on Finn getting to know about the only place he has ever known to be his home being in danger of getting demolished.
- In the U.S. – at 6:00 AM [E.T.] On 8 January 2024
- In the U.K. – at 11:00 AM [G.M.T.] On 8 January 2024
- In Japan – at 8:00 PM [J.S.T.] On 8 January 2024
- In Korea – at 8:00 PM [K.S.T.] On 8 January 2024
- In Australia – at 10:00 PM [A.C.T.] On 8 January 2024
Episode Guide
- Episode 1 – 8 January 2024
- Episode 2 – 15 January 2024
- Episode 3 – 22 January 2024
- Episode 4 – 29 January 2024
Streaming Guide
If you have someone you are close with living in Japan, ask them to share their AT-X, as the episodes will only be released on AT-X for the locals of Japan.
The episodes of High Card Season 2 can be accessed only through AT-X and Crunchyroll, with snippets available on YouTube. Ardent fans can only watch the series episodes on Crunchyroll and YouTube with the help of Nord VPN.
How To Watch In The U.K., Korea, and Canada?
People living outside of Japan in the United States, U.K., Korea, and Canada can watch the episodes only on AT-X and Crunchyroll, with Crunchyroll being a streaming platform for the locals living in Japan by using Nord VPN. Ardent fans can only watch the episodes on AT-X, Crunchyroll, and YouTube with Atlas VPN’s help.
How To Watch In Australia And India?
Fans living outside of Korea in Australia and India can watch the episodes on streaming platforms, like Crunchyroll, AT-X, and YouTube, with help from Proton and Nord VPN due to it being an area-restricted platform.
