is a Japanese

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series written and illustrated by Hirokazu Yasuhara. It originally began serialization online via

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and

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in December 2019. It has been then serialized by

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via the Niconico Seiga website under their ''DraDra Sharp'' brand since May 2020 and has been collected in nine volumes. An

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television series adaptation produced by

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is set to premiere in July 2025.

Characters

; : :A 13-year-old English girl who moves to Japan. As she has only recently arrived in Japan, she is still improving her Japanese. She enjoys playing at the arcade, although she is not good at video games. She likes koala goods. ; : :An 18-year-old university student who is working part-time at a game arcade center. He is skilled at playing video games. ; : :Renji's younger sister and Lily's classmate. Although she was not originally interested in video games, she gains an interest in them after befriending Lily. ; : ; : ; :

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Hirokazu Yasuhara, ''Cultural Exchange with Game Center Girl'' began serialization online via the author's

and

accounts on December 22, 2019. It was later acquired by

who began publishing it on the Niconico Seiga website under their ''DraDra Sharp'' brand on May 15, 2020. The series' chapters have been collected into nine volumes as of December 2024.

Anime

adaptation was announced on August 29, 2024. It was later confirmed to be a television series produced by

and directed by Toshihiro Kikuchi, with series composition handled by Yasunori Yamada, characters designed by Rikiya Okano, and music composed by Takurō Iga. The opening theme song is "Futari no Start Button" (Their Start Button) performed by Sally Amaki and Reo Osanai as their characters, while the ending theme song is "Amusing Flavor" performed by Amaki. It is set to premiere on July 6, 2025, on AT-X and other networks.

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will stream the series.

Other

In commemoration of the release of the series' second volume, a promotional video was released on

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channel on July 8, 2021. The promotional video featured the performance of

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as Lily.

References

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