Cultural Exchange with a Game Centre Girl[2] (ゲーセン少女と異文化交流) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hirokazu Yasuhara. It originally began serialization online via Twitter and Pixiv in December 2019. It has been then serialized by Fujimi Shobo via the Niconico Seiga website under their DraDra Sharp brand since May 2020 and has been collected in eleven volumes. An anime television series adaptation produced by Nomad aired from July to September 2025.
Plot
Renji Kusakabe, a high school student working part-time at an arcade, encounters Lily Baker, a young girl who is trying to get a koala plush from a claw machine. After he assists her in getting the plush, Lily becomes attached to him, becoming a regular at the arcade. Lily, a half-British girl who just recently moved to Japan, is still not very fluent in Japanese, but with Renji's help, she becomes less shy and opens up to others, finding her place in Japan.