It also improves insight and predicts target behavior. His card Balor Queen of Diamonds generates visions in any position. His card BOKKA The Nine of Spades can summon a shield that can transform into any shape Theodore Constantine Pinochle ( セオドール・コンスタンティン・ピノクル, Seodōru Konsutantin Pinokuru) Voiced by: Daisuke Ono The CEO of Pinochle, Leo's father, one of the antagonists and the head of High Card who works directly under the King. Bernard Symons ( バーナード・シモンズ, Bānādo Shimonzu) Voiced by: Kazuhiro Yamaji Leo's butler who serves as an administrator for High Card who does everything from serving tea to servicing cars at Pinochle's Old Maid branch. He wields the 3 of Clubs, with the power "Green Green", allowing him to communicate with nearby plants and control them. Vijay Kumar Singh ( ヴィジャイ・クマール・シン, Vijai Kumāru Shin) Voiced by: Yūichirō Umehara A highly intelligent PhD student at the University of Cribbage and a good cook who manages the systems at Pinochle's Old Maid office, but his aloof personality makes him difficult to approach for most people. She wields the Ace of Spades that summons "Love and Peace", a large sword with a mind of its own. Wendy Sato ( ウェンディ・サトー, Wendi Satō) Voiced by: Haruka Shiraishi The daughter of a master swordsman from the Far East, Wendy handles the accounting for Pinochle's Old Maid office. Leo wields the 7 of Diamonds, with the "Never No Dollars" ability that allows him to instantly swap any amount of money physically nearby for an object of equivalent value. However, his position in society and his money puts him at the top of High Card. Leo Constantine Pinochle ( レオ・コンスタンティン・ピノクル, Reo Konsutantin Pinokuru) Voiced by: Shun Horie The 14-year-old son of the Pinochle company's CEO, and the manager of the Old Maid office, with an abrasive demeanor that often grates on his colleagues. He wields the 5 of Hearts, with the "Calorie's High" ability, allowing him to convert excess calories to heal injuries instantly that would otherwise prove fatal. He recruits Finn after seeing his skills first-hand in Bell End, and becomes his mentor at Pinochle's Old Maid branch. Chris Redgrave ( クリス・レッドグレイヴ, Kurisu Reddogureivu) Voiced by: Toshiki Masuda A flirty womanizer and skilled driver with a sweet tooth. He holds the 2 of Spades, with the ability "Neo New Nambu", which summons a loaded Nambu revolver into his hand, and can summon extra bullets into his free hand. After trying to quickly raise money to save the orphanage where he grew up, Finn soon found himself embroiled in the battle over the X-Playing cards. Pinochle (High Card) Finn Oldman ( フィン・オールドマン, Fin Ōrudoman) Voiced by: Gen Satō The newest member of High Card, a skilled pickpocket with great eyesight and focus allowing him to think multiple steps ahead. From left to right: Vijay Kumar Singh, Leo Constantine Pinochle, Finn Oldman, Chris Redgrave and Wendy Sato. High Card must deal with threats from rival car company "Who's Who" seeking to crush Pinochle, and the Klondike mafia family who wants the X-Playing cards for their own nefarious ends.Ĭharacters The agents of High Card. After hitching a ride to a casino, Finn soon finds himself inducted into High Card, a special group tasked by the King to recover all 52 cards, while working undercover as salesmen for the Pinochle car company. In the present, a thief named Finn is struggling to raise funds for his orphanage before the landlord clears it out. However, the cards were nearly stolen one month ago, and then scattered across the land. The royal family of the Kingdom of Fourland holds a secret deck of 52 "X-Playing cards", each of which bestow a superhuman power or ability to whoever uses them. The project's theme is poker, with everything from the title to the names of fictional locations referencing some form of playing card game.ĭuring a preview of the anime series at Anime NYC in November 2022, Kawamoto and Muno further explained that High Card was heavily inspired by the Kingsman movies, including their decision to put the setting in a fictional kingdom outside of Japan, hoping to appeal to a wider audience across the world. It consists of a manga series, a novel series, drama CDs, and an anime television series produced by Studio Hibari, which aired from January to March 2023, with its second season premiered in January 2024. High Card (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese multimedia franchise created by Homura Kawamoto, Hikaru Muno, and TMS Entertainment. AT-X, Tokyo MX, BS11, KBS Kyoto, SUN, TV Aichi
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