Sega Hard Girls

The project focuses on various anthropomorphized Sega consoles, known as "Sega Hard Girls" or "SeHa Girls" for short, each with their own unique personality. The anime series follows three such girls; Dreamcast, Sega Saturn, and Mega Drive, who must graduate from Sehagaga Academy, a special school located in Haneda, Tokyo (the real-life location of Sega's corporate offices), by venturing into the worlds of various Sega games and earning medals. The light novels instead depict the girls as goddesses who come to live with the book's protagonist, high school student Isao Sugawara, and purify other goddesses who have been cursed to become vengeful spirits. ==Characters==

; : : A pink-haired cheerful girl who wants to make friends with everyone and to excel in school. She wears a white and orange dress with a Dreamcast controller as her headgear, and can also access the internet using a dial-up modem. In the light novel, she goes by the alias "Yumemi Segamori". ; : : A black-haired serious girl seeking to accomplish great things in life who is the object of several male Sega characters' affections. She wears a silver coat with black dress and a huge black ring hanging on her neck. In the light novel, she goes by the alias "Hotaru Segamori". ; : : A blonde-haired cool and genius girl who knows everything, holding a wealth of knowledge in her 16-bit encyclopedia. She wears black and pink attire, large eyeglasses, and has a Mega Drive controller as her hairclip. In the light novel, she goes by the alias "Mayo Kudo". ; : :An upbeat girl who wears bunny ears and likes to perform magic tricks. ; : :A silver haired girl who has a Master System controller on her sleeve. She has a talent for music. ; : :A moody negative girl with multicolored hair. She tires easily and prefers to stay indoors, often leaving class early. ; : :A small sports enthusiast who dislikes being treated as a child. She has a split personality that changes based on whether she's playing baseball or tennis. ; : :A blue-haired fairy-like girl who loves to talk and can shrink herself down at will. ; : :A fighting instructor with a stubborn personality who wields a naginata. In the light novel, she goes by the alias "Sachie Sanzenin". ; : :A timid crybaby who carries a giant controller on her back. ; : :A white-haired girl who can float and has psychic powers, but whose mood is difficult to read. ; : :A royal knight armed with sword and shield. She cares for animals and children, but is naive and easily fooled. ; : :Mega Drive's little sister, who tries to act more mature than she actually is. ; : :A sporty and impulsive girl who rides around on a hoverboard. ; : :A fairy-like girl who likes to tease others. In the light novel, she goes by the alias "Kyoka Kanzaki". ; : :A self-obsessed American cowgirl. She prefers the nickname "Jenny". In the light novel, she goes by the alias "Jenny Amachi". ; : :An intelligent and graceful girl who loves to read and sometimes talks to herself. Other characters ; : :A teacher at Sehagaga Academy, featured in the anime series. He issues lessons to his students via a monitor, with his avatar being based on Professor Asobin, a rabbit mascot character that appeared in several early Sega game manuals. His true identity, revealed in the final episode, is that of former Sega game designer and programmer Yuji Naka. ; :The protagonist of the light novel series. He is a teenager living in Haneda with his younger sister Yui, and is set to one day become head of the Anamori Inari Shrine. While initially cynical and skeptical of the supernatural, his interactions with the Sega Hard Girls gradually restore his original optimistic personality. ; : :The protagonist of Superdimension Neptune VS Sega Hard Girls. Initially amnesiac and going by the nickname "Segami", she is eventually revealed to be a goddess embodying Sega as a whole. ==Media==

Light novels A light novel series, titled , was written by Tōru Shiwasu, with illustrations by Hatsune Miku artist Kei Garō. It began serialization in ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Bunko Magazine on June 10, 2013. ASCII Media Works published the first volume on December 10, 2013 under Dengeki Bunko imprint while the second volume followed on June 10, 2014. Anime An anime adaptation titled Hi-sCoool! SeHa Girls, which was produced by TMS Entertainment using the MikuMikuDance animation software, aired in Japan between October 8 and December 24, 2014 on Animax and was simulcast by Crunchyroll. The series was directed by Sōta Sugawara, who also co-wrote the anime's screenplay with Masayuki Kibe. The CG character designs used in the anime were co-designed by Sugawara and Kio, who based the designs on Kei Garō's original concepts. Shigeyuki Watanabe handled the CG direction. sung by SC-3000 (Mai Aizawa), SG-1000 (Yū Serizawa), SG-1000 II (Naomi Ōzora), Game Gear (Minami Tanaka) and Robo Pitcher (Haruna Momono). An additional OVA was released as part of the DVD box set on November 3, 2016. The Japanese DVDs included download codes for the show's character models for use in MikuMikuDance. The anime was licensed in North America by Discotek Media, and was released via a Blu-ray and DVD combo pack on May 30, 2017; the OVA is not included in the North American release. Episode list Manga An anthology manga series, , featured stories written and drawn by multiple creators. The series was serialized in Dengeki Maoh magazine in 2014, and was later compiled in a single tankōbon volume in February 2015. Video games The Sega Hard Girls version of Dreamcast makes a cameo appearance in Dengeki Bunko: Fighting Climax; the game's updated release, Dengeki Bunko: Fighting Climax Ignition, adds an additional stage based on Hi-sCoool! SeHa Girls. A crossover game with Compile Heart's Hyperdimension Neptunia series, titled , was released for PlayStation Vita in Japan on November 26, 2015 and later on released in North America on October 18, 2016 as well as Europe on October 21, 2016. A high-definition port of the game for Windows was released on June 12, 2017 via Steam. Other games have featured the characters during limited time events, such as Kaden Shoujo and Super Robot Wars X-Ω. A 2013 crossover event in Sega's Samurai & Dragons game for PlayStation Vita featured additional Sega Hard Girls based on Sega arcade boards. These characters were originally planned to appear as part of the main franchise, but were excluded due to concerns of them being too niche and the project already featuring too many characters. Online radio show An online radio show, , known as for short, featured the voice actresses of the franchise providing updates on Sega Hard Girls media and merchandise, commenting on Sega related news, and answering listener questions. The series premiered on October 12, 2024 on Nippon Cultural Broadcasting's Super! A&G+ digital radio station, and aired for 195 episodes, concluding on July 1, 2018. ==References==