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Cultural Exchange with a Game Centre Girl

ゲーセン少女と異文化交流

GaCen Shoujo to Ibunka Kouryuu

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Finished airing — 12 episodes, ready to binge.

Format: TV
Season: Summer 2025
Studio: Nomad
Based on: Manga
Episode length: 24 min
Started: 6 Jul 2025
Ended: 28 Sep 2025
Score: 64/100

Comedy Romance Age Gap Language Barrier Iyashikei Video Games Slapstick Heterosexual Otaku Culture Cosplay

Cultural Exchange with a Game Centre Girl is a TV anime series from 2025, produced by Nomad, based on the manga GaCen Shoujo to Ibunka Kouryuu by Hirokazu Yasuhara. The team includes direction by Toshihiro Kikuchi, series composition by Yasunori Yamada, character design by Rikiya Okano and music by Takurō Iga. The Japanese voice cast includes Kaori Ishihara as Hotaru Katsuragi, Ai Kayano as Momoko Mochizuki and Shōya Chiba as Renji Kusakabe. It streams on Crunchyroll. It ran for 12 episodes from July 2025 to September 2025.

Kusakabe Renji, a young man working at a game centre, sees an English girl named Lily Baker playing a crane game on Valentine’s Day. Seeing her fail repeatedly to win a prize, Renji can’t help but take action. The day after Lily finally gets her plushie, Renji receives an unexpected message from her that reads, “Be my valentine!” What started as a misunderstanding leads to cultural exchange! (Source: Crunchyroll)