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Originally Posted by Ragashingo
Episode 1
Huh. Great Pretender meets Kakegurui meets... uh... Card Captor Sakura? It was perhaps a bit too frantic, but I'm encouraged by the op and the Episode 2 preview that this may become something of a super powered combat / heist show. I'll definitely watch for now, but yeah, it does seem like it has a risk of being too style over substance.
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The creators confirmed High Card was inspired by the Kingsman movie (the one with Colin Firth and Taron Egerton) and made to appeal to non-Japanese fans.
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/con...emiere/.191908
And one can see how over-the-top it was, including its sequel and WW1 prequel.