History Anime / HighCard

* WouldHurtAChild: Finn and Leo are minors at 17 and 14, respectively. Anyone actively fighting against Pinochle are not above trying to wipe them out of the picture along with the rest of the organization.

* EvolvingCredits: By episode 5, the opening credits are updated with Wendy in her Love-P persona.

''High Card'' is a multimedia project created by Homura Kawamoto (the creator of the ''Anime/{{Kakegurui}}'' franchise), Hikaru Muno (writer of multiple ''Kakegurui'' light novel spinoffs) and Creator/TMSEntertainment, assisted by Creator/StudioHibari. The anime premiered January 9, 2023, around the same time as multiple spinoffs including a manga, a light novel, and a drama CD set that fill out the background of multiple characters.

Fast-forward one month later: a young man named Finn tries to win some quick cash at a casino to save the orphanage where he grew up, before it gets demolished by an uncaring landlord. However, his trip to the casino soon thrusts him into a deadly conflict as he quickly becomes inducted into High Card, a secret society under the King operating out of the Pinochle car dealership, working to secure all 52 X-Playing cards that includes Finn's own lucky 2 of Spades.

!! ''High Card'' contains examples of:

* AllThereInTheManual: The manga/novels/drama CD give more details to who's involved in the anime. But they're only available in Japanese.
* CovertGroupWithMundaneFront: High Card operates out of a local Pinochle car dealership as a means of providing cover.
* FictionalCountry: Fourland is a European-based country, but its cities are influenced (by design) through London and Las Vegas.

Peave is the state of tranquility where there is no war or conflict."''

* ImprobableWeaponUser: Bobby Ball's card allows him to turn anythign he touches into marble balls. While this is violent enough alone, being capable of dismembering people, he is also capable of using the marble balls themselves as something similar to very strong rubber bullets, enough to leave metal desks bent when hit and kill people at close range.

** The car company that High Card uses as a front for their operations is named Pinochle. The branch the main characters work out of is named Old Maid. Both names of classic card games.

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* CastFromMoney: The 7 of Diamonds power, "Never No Dollars," lets its player instantly swap any amount of currency in their physical reach for an item of equivalent value.
* CombatSadomasochist: Love-P is a sadistic killer who takes pleasure into slicing the people she is supposed to work with.

** The description of the Ace of Spades can be read by pausing on a shot of it towards the end of episode 4.

* GoodLuckCharm: The 10 of Diamonds power ("Unlucky Poky") makes it so its wielder will always have good luck, and anyone trying to harm them will meet with a wide range of bad luck, from losing all their money at poker to falling out a window.

* GreenThumb: The 3 of Clubs allows its wielder to talk to and control plants.

* KatanasAreJustBetter: "Love and Peace", the Ace of Spades, allows the player to summon a katana. That being said, using it turns Wendy into a crazed, ruthless killer, so she tends to fight without drawing the sword.
* MesACrowd: "Agent S", the 4 of Hearts, allows the player to multiply themselves to up to 5 clones.
* OnlyInItForTheMoney: Finn joins High Card because he wants to use the money to save the orphanage where he grew up.

* PlayingWithFire: The 7 of Clubs, "Lethal Scoville", allows Nix to control and set things on fire.
* ResurrectiveImmortality: The 5 of Hearts, "Calorie's High", allows Chris to be killed and get back up soon after, with the side effect that it makes him really hungry.
* RevolversAreJustBetter: Neo New Nambu

* FreezeFrameBonus: In "Make a Choice", Finn is debriefed on the significance of the cards when a TV screen shows the entirety of Fourland.

* KatanasAreJustBetter: Love and Peace

* SummonToHand: A feature of multiple cards' powers, including Finn's 2 of Spades and Leo's 7 of Diamonds.

* ShoutOut: There's the [[Film/Kingsman Wizardsman]] tailor shops in Fourland.

* SpontaneousWeaponCreation: Several cards allow the wielder to summon weapons out of thin air. One allows its wielder to summon a wide variety of explosives ("All Kaboom"). Finn's card lets him summon a loaded Nambu revolver ("Neo New Nambu"). The Ace of Spades summons a katana ("Love & Peace").

* RessurectiveImmortality: The 5 of Hearts, "Calorie's High", allows Chris to be killed and get back up soon after, with the side effect that it makes him really hungry.

* OnlyInItForTheMoney: Finn joins High Card because he wants to use the money to save the orphanage where he grew up.

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''High Card'' is a multimedia project created by Homura Kawamoto (the creator of the ''Anime/{{Kakegurui}}'' franchise), Hikaru Muno (writer of multiple ''Kakegurui'' light novel spinoffs) and Creator/TMSEntertainment and Creator/StudioHibari. The anime premiered January 9, 2023, around the same time as multiple spinoffs including a manga, a light novel, and a drama CD set that fill out the background of multiple characters.

''High Card'' is a multimedia project created by Homura Kawamoto (the creator of the ''Anime/{{Kakegurui}}'' franchise), Hikaru Muno (writer of multiple ''Kakegurui'' light novel spinoffs) and Creator/TMSEntertainment. The anime premiered January 9, 2023, around the same time as multiple spinoffs including a manga, a light novel, and a drama CD set that fill out the background of multiple characters.

!! '''High Card''' contains examples of:

!! '''High Card' contains examples of:

''High Card'' is a multimedia project created by Homura Kawamoto (the creator of the ''Anime/{{Kakegurui}}'' franchise), Hikaru Muno (writer of multiple ''Kakegurui'' light novel spinoffs), and TMS Entertainment. The anime premiered January 9, 2023, around the same time as multiple spinoffs including a manga, a light novel, and a drama CD set that fill out the background of multiple characters.

Fast-forward one month later: a young man named Finn tries to win some quick cash at a casino to save the orphanage where he grew up, before it gets demolished by an uncaring landlord. However, his trip to the casino soon thrusts him into a deadly conflict as he quickly becomes inducted into High Card, a secret society under the King operating out of the Pinochle car dealership, working to secure all 52 X-Playing cards that includes Finn's own lucky 2 of Spades. Each of the cards grants its wielder a unique ability or magic power, and High Card must race against the CEO of a rival car company and the Klondike family to secure the cards before they are used to disrupt the balance of power across the world.

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* CovertGroupWithMundaneFront: High Card operates out of a local Pinochle car dealership.

Fast-forward one month later: a young man named Finn tries to win some quick cash at a casino to save the orphanage where he grew up, before it gets demolished by an uncaring landlord. However, his trip to the casino soon thrusts him into a deadly conflict as he quickly becomes inducted into High Card, a secret society under the King operating out of the Pinochle car dealership, working to secure all 52 X-Playing cards that includes Finn's own lucky 2 of Spades. Each of the cards grants its wielder a unique ability or magic power, and High Card must race against the CEO of a rival car company and the Klondike family to secure the cards before they are used to disrupt the balance of power across the kingdom.

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