HIGH CARD
After discovering that his orphanage was on the brink of closing due to financial stress, Finn, who was living freely on the streets, set out for a casino with the aim of making a fortune. However, nothing could have prepared Finn for the nightmare that was awaiting him. Once there, Finn encountered a car chase and bloody shootout caused by a man's “lucky” card. Finn will eventually learn what the shootout was about. The world order can be controlled by a set of 52 X-Playing cards with the power to bestow different superhuman powers and abilities to the ones that possess them. With these cards, people can access the hidden power of the “buddy” that can be found within themselves. There is a secret group of players called High Card, who have been directly ordered by the king of Fourland to collect the cards that have been scattered throughout the kingdom, while moonlighting as employees of the luxury car maker Pinochle. Scouted to become the group's fifth member, Finn soon joins the players on a dangerous mission to find these cards. However, Who's Who, the rival car maker obsessed with defeating Pinochle, and the Klondikes, the infamous Mafia family, stand in the way of the gang. A frenzied battle amongst these card obsessed players, fueled by justice, desire, and revenge, is about to begin!
HIGH CARD is a tv with 12 episodes, from Winter 2023, produced by Studio Hibari, rated 7.1/10 on AniList.
Synopsis
After discovering that his orphanage was on the brink of closing due to financial stress, Finn, who was living freely on the streets, set out for a casino with the aim of making a fortune. However, nothing could have prepared Finn for the nightmare that was awaiting him. Once there, Finn encountered a car chase and bloody shootout caused by a man's “lucky” card. Finn will eventually learn what the shootout was about. The world order can be controlled by a set of 52 X-Playing cards with the power to bestow different superhuman powers and abilities to the ones that possess them. With these cards, people can access the hidden power of the “buddy” that can be found within themselves. There is a secret group of players called High Card, who have been directly ordered by the king of Fourland to collect the cards that have been scattered throughout the kingdom, while moonlighting as employees of the luxury car maker Pinochle. Scouted to become the group's fifth member, Finn soon joins the players on a dangerous mission to find these cards. However, Who's Who, the rival car maker obsessed with defeating Pinochle, and the Klondikes, the infamous Mafia family, stand in the way of the gang. A frenzied battle amongst these card obsessed players, fueled by justice, desire, and revenge, is about to begin!
Main Characters
Tags
- Super Power — Prominently features characters with special abilities that allow them to do what would normally be physically or logically impossible.
- Urban Fantasy — Set in a world similar to the real world, but with the existence of magic or other supernatural elements.
- Card Battle — Centers around individuals competing in card games.
- Male Protagonist — Main character is male.
- Primarily Adult Cast — Main cast is mostly composed of characters above a high school age.
- Foreign — Partly or completely set in a country outside the country of origin.
- Found Family — Features a group of characters with no biological relations that are united in a group providing social support.
- Cars — Centers around the use of automotive vehicles.
- Primarily Male Cast — Main cast is mostly composed of male characters.
- Orphan — Prominently features a character that is an orphan.
- Guns — Prominently features the use of guns in combat.
- Police — Centers around the life and activities of law enforcement officers.