Kandagawa Jet Girls

Combining some fun mechanics unique to surfing the waves and a little gunplay to keep your opponents from getting too close, Kandagawa Jet Girls offers a compelling racing experience.

73%Game Brain Score

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84% User Score Based on 184 reviews

Critic Score 64%Based on 16 reviews

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Kandagawa Jet Girls is a single player and multiplayer arcade racing game with anime and erotic themes. It was developed by SHADE Inc. and was released on August 25, 2020. It received mostly positive reviews from critics and positive reviews from players.

From the creators of SENRAN KAGURA, the future's wettest and wildest new sport is here! Join one of seven teams and race through Tokyo's waterways on futuristic jet machines, using water weapons to blow your opponents back onto dry land!

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Fun and unique jet ski racing gameplay combining arcade-style racing with shooting mechanics.
Extensive character and jet ski customization options with appealing anime-style visuals.
Cheerful, lighthearted story mode with multiple character arcs and enjoyable voice acting.

Story mode and AI difficulty are very easy and lack any challenge with no difficulty settings.
Online multiplayer is mostly dead and there is no local split-screen co-op mode.
Fanservice and content are heavily censored compared to the anime and prior Senran Kagura games.

story
147 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story mode offers multiple lighthearted and charming character-driven arcs featuring duos of girls, but it is overall generic, simple, and lacks complexity or emotional depth. While the narrative provides some insight into characters and is reminiscent of an anime sports series, the story’s writing and challenges are considered weak, with very easy AI and limited replay value. Fans of the source material may appreciate the content, but for others, the story is mostly a shallow backdrop to the racing gameplay.
- “The story mode follows several duos, each with its own comedic quirks, insecurities, and motivations. While the writing avoids heavy emotional arcs, its sincerity and cheerful softness make progression feel like flipping through episodes of a sports anime.”
- “As you go through each unit's story, you gain insights into them and the other characters, slowly expanding the narrative.”
- “The campaign is divided into arcs and each arc has you go down a little story route for each team, with visual novel segments taking place before and after every race. These can be anything from random slice of life bits to more serious, yet still simple story developments.”
- “Most races in story mode are way too easy with AI that barely tries to win, and while the characters have charm the overall setup of the story is very generic.”
- “They try to add artificial challenge by giving you missions to do for each stage, but a lot of them are really dumb. For example, "shoot a weapon 4 times" or "shoot every opponent once". I literally had to hang back or park my jet while I waited for my opponents until you figure out there is a "trick" you can do to easily get them done. Then I was max ranking/getting all missions done in a single run. I did not feel like I was being challenged at all; it just felt like some lazy addition.”
- “The story mode is a bore, having you do the same races with each of the pairs of characters, and then the game developers needed to pad the game time even more by adding these two edgy lord characters who act as villains?”
gameplay
81 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay offers solid, fast-paced arcade-style jet ski racing with enjoyable drifting, weapon use, and customization mechanics, delivering a fun and accessible experience akin to Mario Kart. However, the AI is notably easy and repetitive, limiting challenge and depth for seasoned players, while some mechanics like drifting and combat feel underutilized or shallow. Though fanservice is prominent, the core racing mechanics are praised for being engaging and smooth, making the gameplay enjoyable despite its simplicity and lack of difficulty options.
- “Mechanically, it's a really fun arcade-style racer akin to Mario Kart with heavy reliance on drifting and items.”
- “The gameplay blends traditional boost-based arcade racing with light third-person shooter mechanics, resulting in matches that feel energetic and chaotic rather than technical or simulation-driven.”
- “The core gameplay loop and the jet ski controls – when to steer, brake, drift, etc. – are easy to learn but can be a challenge to fully master and utilize to their fullest.”
- “The lack of mechanical evolution means seasoned racing fans may find the skill ceiling shallow, and those uninterested in its anime presentation or light fanservice may struggle to connect with the experience.”
- “The racing mechanics are pretty solid, but the AI during story mode is brain dead so every event turns into a glorified hot lap.”
- “The drifting mechanic is not only a weird concept on water, but also plays horribly; turning normally is always better than drifting, even with the boost it gives.”
graphics
27 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's graphics are praised for their vibrant, polished anime-style visuals, smooth character models, and well-designed UI that complements its competitive and personality-driven approach. While water effects and track details receive mixed feedback, overall the graphics stand out with high-quality shading, lighting, and customization options, enhancing both racing and story segments.
- “The graphics are top notch, the UI is very well designed and satisfying, the VN story part of the game uses live2d models, and the opening animation was excellent.”
- “Kandagawa Jet Girls is a very pretty and polished game with great graphics, voice acting and soundtrack.”
- “There’s fullscreen and resolution settings, an unlimited framerate option, customizable button prompts, multiple language support, and a bunch of other minor graphical settings not often present in these PC ports, such as bloom, depth of field, and anti-aliasing.”
- “The tracks are all just a plain water surface, which is boring; the graphics are pretty bad and have nothing to offer except bouncing boobs and cheap effects.”
- “Looks okay mostly, although I'd expect better water visuals from a jet ski racing game.”
- “It's sad because the graphics are so much better than Riptide's but I'd still rather play that.”
music
26 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game is widely praised for fitting the tone well, featuring lighter tracks during story moments and intense beats for races, with an energetic, catchy, and funky electrobeat style. Many players especially appreciate the deluxe edition soundtrack, considering it a highlight that enhances the overall experience, despite some criticism over audio compression. Overall, the soundtrack is regarded as a strong, enjoyable, and integral part of the game's cheerful and upbeat atmosphere.
- “Story moments usually have lighter music and races heavier or more intense tracks - of course, the music also depends on what's happening on the screen or what course is being played, as each have their own tracks.”
- “I highly recommend the deluxe edition just for the soundtrack.”
- “Last thing I might add is that I got the deluxe edition for the soundtrack, which is killer - lots of bangers here, so if that suits your fancy, you probably won't be disappointed.”
- “Music is serviceable, nothing special.”
- “The soundtrack is encoded to compressed MP3 files which sound like garbage.”
- “We should have uncompressed WAV files for the soundtrack.”
optimization
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game offers meaningful performance customization that enhances gameplay without overwhelming players, though some note that opponents lack similar options, which can impact challenge. While optimization is generally well-handled with good performance and customization settings, a few users report technical issues affecting performance. Overall, optimization is decent but not without occasional problems.
- “Jet parts subtly alter handling, acceleration, durability, and weapon performance, introducing a lightweight progression loop that nudges players to experiment without overwhelming them with stat micromanagement.”
- “- Runs fine, looks to be optimized well enough.”
- “As for optimization, I have no complaints there.”
- “And before you guys ask, yes it has technical issues especially related to performance and optimization.”
- “But it has severe effect on performance.”
- “With a lot of performance customization choices for your vehicle, it is a problem when your enemy doesn't have the ability to do the same.”
humor
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's humor is described as cute, lighthearted, and consistently funny, contributing to an upbeat and enjoyable experience. Players appreciate the lovable, humorous characters and amusing minigames that add charm and fun to the gameplay. While the story and humor are generally well-received, some find the gameplay repetitive despite the overall enjoyable and entertaining tone.
- “It offers a breezy, upbeat experience—something like an animated summer vacation spent drifting across sunlit rivers, laughing with friends, and treating every victory like a televised celebration.”
- “As an anime game this is pretty cute, funny and fun, and I give 10/10.”
- “The game has a very cute and funny story with more than decent gameplay.”
atmosphere
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's atmosphere is characterized by vibrant neon-lit visuals, sleek futuristic design, and faithful anime-style character models, creating a polished and cheerful environment. Its scenic anime-inspired aesthetics, combined with excellent voice acting and soundtrack, fully immerse players in an upbeat and engaging mood.
- “The neon-glowing waterways, sleek futuristic architecture, reflections shimmering across water surfaces, and character models that stay impressively true to the anime’s design all contribute to a polished, cheerful atmosphere.”
- “Very anime-typically scenic atmosphere designs can be seen and offered to the visual appetite.”
- “On the plus side, the controls are superb (anyone saying that this game is too slow doesn't know how to build up speed), the voice acting and OST aren't short of amazing, and the entire feel of the game pulls you into its cheerful and upbeat atmosphere.”
emotional
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The emotional aspect of the game is characterized by sincere and lighthearted storytelling that evokes the feel of a sports anime, though it lacks deep emotional arcs. However, some fans feel disappointed, viewing the game as an underwhelming proof of concept overshadowed by franchise commercialization, leading to a sense of lost potential and nostalgia.
- “The story mode follows several duos, each with its own comedic quirks, insecurities, and motivations, and while the writing avoids heavy emotional arcs, its sincerity and cheerful softness make progression feel like flipping through episodes of a sports anime.”
replayability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game offers limited replayability due to an easy story mode, but mission-based content provides some opportunities for additional playthroughs.
grinding
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Grinding is generally seen as a chore in the game, but the enjoyable minigames provide a welcome alternative that allows players to bypass tedious farming tasks.
stability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game demonstrates excellent stability with no major frame drops, crashes, freezes, or bugs reported, reflecting a polished PC port by Xseed and Shade Inc.

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Kandagawa Jet Girls is a arcade racing game with anime and erotic themes.

Kandagawa Jet Girls is available on PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Steam Deck and others.

On average players spend around 20 hours playing Kandagawa Jet Girls.

Kandagawa Jet Girls was released on August 25, 2020.

Kandagawa Jet Girls was developed by SHADE Inc..

Kandagawa Jet Girls has received mostly positive reviews from players and mostly positive reviews from critics. Most players liked Kandagawa Jet Girls for its story but disliked it for its optimization.

Kandagawa Jet Girls is a single player game with multiplayer support.

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