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Fastest Finger First Manga Gets Stage Play

The February 2018 issue of Kadokawa's Young Ace magazine revealed on Thursday that Igura Sugimoto's Nana Maru San Batsu (literally, "7 O 3 X" or "7 Right, 3 Wrong) manga will get a stage play adaptation in Japan in early May 2018. The play will premiere in Zenrosai Hall Space Zero in Tokyo. Theater company Europe Kikaku's Tomohiro Ohtoshi is screenwriting and directing the project. More information will be revealed in 2018.

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!

Sugimoto launched the manga in Kadokawa's Young Ace magazine in 2010, and Kadokawa published the 14th compiled book volume last July.

The manga inspired a television anime adaptation and Crunchyroll streamed it under the title Fastest Finger First in July.