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Crunchyroll Streams Fastest Finger First Anime
posted on by Karen Ressler
Crunchyroll announced on Tuesday that it will stream Fastest Finger First (7O3X), the television anime adaptation of Iqura Sugimoto's Nana Maru San Batsu (literally, "7 O 3 X" or "7 Right, 3 Wrong") manga, as it airs in Japan. The first episode began streaming worldwide outside of Asia on Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. EDT.
Fastest Finger First premiered in Japan on NTV's new "AnichU" programming block on Tuesday, July 4 at 25:59 (effectively 1:59 a.m. on Wednesday morning). The anime will have 12 episodes.
A flyer at AnimeJapan 2017 describes the series:
The last thing freshman Shiki Koshiyama expected was to be asked to join the Bunzo High School "New Student Fast Finger Quiz Championship." A bookwork at heart, he hates being the center of attention and shudders at the mere thought of participating. To add insult to injury, his classmate Mari Fukami overwhelms her competition by pressing the buzzer even before the entire question is read. "It's too late to hit the buzzer after you know the answer. A split second is all it takes to determine who wins or loses," she declares.After observing Mari for a while, Shiki discovers a way to determine the answers to a quiz. His world expands as he meets colleagues and senior members of the Quiz Club, as well as their formidable rival Chisato Mikuriya. He experiences the joys of answering correctly and the frustrations of not getting to the buzzer quickly enough. He and his colleagues hone not only their knowledge, but also various techniques as they pursue victory in the world of competitive quiz.
Shiki Koshiyama is about to dedicate his teenage years to quizzes. You too should try becoming the next quiz champion!
Masaki Ōzora (12-Sai: Chiccha na Mune no Tokimeki) is directing the anime at TMS Entertainment. Yuuko Kakihara (Orange, Digimon Adventure tri.) is supervising the anime's scripts. Makoto Takahoko (Thunder Jet) is drawing the character designs. Hajime Hyakkoku (Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend, K-ON!) is composing the music.
