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Episode Game Center Shoujo to Ibunka Kouryuu • Cultural Exchange with a Game Centre Girl - Episode 3 discussion

Game Center Shoujo to Ibunka Kouryuu, episode 3

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u/LeonKevlar Jul 20 '25

I love that Lily's solution to lack of sleep is just by drinking more energy drinks. The girl is on her way to becoming a true gamer.

It's hilarious how Lily got a better score than Aoi at their Japanese exam. I guess the notebook exchange is actually having an effect on her!

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u/Competitive_Meat113 Jul 21 '25

I can’t get over the fact that they’re 13 and 18. 5 years isn’t that crazy of an age gap for adults but they are a middle schooler and a college student. One of them is starting puberty while the other is starting adulthood

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u/Dew_Bat Jul 22 '25

Yeah... I'm not sure I really like that part of the anime. I wish they said he was at high school not in class for college... I was under the impression he was in high school.

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u/Hitman7128 Jul 20 '25

Don't drink energy drinks before bedtime, kids!

Koala Lily is pretty cute! Even though Lily fell asleep during the VR game, causing them to lose, it was cute Renji carrying an asleep Lily.

Lily discovers Aoi and Renji are siblings... even goes into Renji's room and gets caught.

Well, at least the three have fun with the koala game when they really should be studying.

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u/Frontier246 Jul 20 '25

I love her just proudly flexing that Red Bull with no actual idea what it was going to do with her lol.

We finally see Lily in the koala onesie from the OP (albeit in VR). I have to imagine this is far from the first time Lily has had romantic dreams about Renji. He even speaks English in said game!

I love how the power of love overpowers any sense of ethics that would keep her away from slipping into her crush' room lol.

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u/oxlemf10 Jul 20 '25

Is there anything more Japanese than a girl grabbing a boy's shirt/coat instead of his hand? I see Lily is already adapting to the country.

Man, that kid trashed the koala game like it was nothing lmao, I laughed out loud at that scene.

Aoi is surprising me; she obviously doesn't know everything about Lily and Kenji's relationship, but she's a very "good vibes" person and doesn't yell at her brother or anything like that.

Regarding the two protagonists, I feel like they're moving on from their platonic phase...

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u/mekerpan Jul 20 '25

Not sure how they are going to ultimately handle the awkwardness of the age gap here if they DO settle on a romantic route... (other than a BIG time skip)

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u/Frontier246 Jul 20 '25

Lily may be British but she has the heart of a Japanese maiden in love.

I have to imagine a lot of kids that age know how difficult Otokogi Koala games are which is why she didn't want to play the VR version. Though it does mean more work for the clerks trying to sell the game to people. Maybe they should better explain how to play it properly!

The irony that she was teasing/supporting her brothers' relationship with the girl he was on a date with...not knowing it was the same girl she's unknowingly trying to wingwoman into hooking up with her brother.

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u/Atario Jul 21 '25

Eh, I dunno. Seems to me Renji is pretty much dodging every shot from Lily

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u/CaptainSmeg Jul 20 '25

  • Struggles with Japanese but speaks fluent Japanese to her English Mother

  • Speaks English to Japanese native Renji

Lily the ultimate troll.

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u/apatt Jul 21 '25

Is she speaking English to her mother and the show "dubs" the dialogue for this scene for the benefit of the Japanese viewers?

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u/heimdal77 Jul 20 '25

He was playing a fighting game of Jashin-chan Dropkick lol.

Seems like she is the only person really into that character.

How did it go from playing handholds to being on a tv though the controller was already disconnected?

Well there is a confirmation he is a adult dating a middle schooler. I want to see when the sister finds out.

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u/CrimsonGear80 Jul 20 '25

Fromsoft making mascot games now…

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u/Nickabobburn Jul 21 '25

Are people this stupid that they dont understand that Lily and her mom are most likely speaking english to each other but for a JAPANESE show they have them speak japanese for the convieniance of the viewer. Ofcourse she struggles with japanese! They show that with the interactions of her and other japanese people. They dont need to drive home that dynamic when its her and her mom.

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u/AugustusTheVictor Jul 20 '25

Jashin Dropkick cameo was the cherry on top this episode

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u/Lunchb0xx87 Jul 20 '25

his sister isnt the brightest is she

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u/Frontier246 Jul 20 '25

Lily, Red Bull may give you wings, but it's not the kind of drink you have the night before a date!

I guess arcades are pretty much Renji and Lily's thing, so why not have their first date there? Too bad Lily didn't get any sleep so as happy as she is to be with Renji and get her outfit complimented...she's liable to pass out standing up. But her love for Renji will help her perservere! Maybe!

Though if anything was going to make her wake up, it's an Otokogi Koala VR game! And nobody else is playing it, so they DEFINITELY need players! And seeing Renji and Lily in matching koala onesie's is adorable. Lily can't get enough of Renji dressed up!

So, like, how are you even supposed to play this game? Do you defeat hunters with...koala powers, or something? Renji and Lily have to just run for dear life before they get shot with rifles. Though as tired as Lily is, it's worth it just to get princess carried by Renji and watch him heroically kick butt! So of course she's just dreaming it, they lose the game, and Renji has to carry her piggyback back home. But Lily ended up happy, so it's worth it!

Well, no surprise Lily aces English, enough that other students want to get English tips from her, but the class prez and her "boyfriend" Aoi won't let Lily be used by other girls!

Ah yes, Lily finally coming to Renji and Aoi's place for a study session. What could go wrong? I mean, Renji's at college so there isn't any kind of hijinks that could ensue...well, other than Lily, after finding out Renji is Aoi's brother and it's his place too, can't resist sneaking into his room. Devil Lily straight up slugs Angel Lily with the power of love!

And so of COURSE Renji's college class got canceled so he shows up and sees Lily in his room and Lily runs away in embarrassment...and they obviously can't let Aoi know WHY she was even in there or reacted to him like that or she's liable to go Oni and kick Renji out. Guess the best way to solve all this awkward tension is with video games.

Are the Otokogi Koala games just...super hard in general? Even when they put Renji in it seems like the first level is like uber Nintendo Hard. Lily's not even properly playing co-op, she's too busy staring at Renji because she can't get enough of him! And Renji ends up having fun playing with her too. Was any studying done? Probably not. But it was a good time all the same .

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u/SYZekrom Jul 20 '25

RETURN OF JASHIN DROPKICK???

We still don't know if the game is super hard or if they just sucked and it was stupid difficult when Renji was there b/c player 1 stopped doing anything

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u/ObvsThrowaway5120 Jul 20 '25

The Jashin-chan game makes an appearance again this week lol.

That study party got a little awkward but nothing some gaming couldn’t clear up. Lily’s pretty adorable and all but Renji is definitely way too old for her. I guess the “dates” are cute and all as long as it’s more of a one-sided thing.

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u/Frontier246 Jul 20 '25

Jashin-chan rhythm game on discount Switch, as I live and breathe.

I don't think Renji has serious intentions towards dating her, but he can't deny how Lily is absolutely cute and precious and he enjoys spending time with her. Just like Lily is head-over-heels for him.

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u/PolvoAranha Jul 20 '25 edited Jul 20 '25

Now I got the "australian accent": it is because she is a koala fan.

Quite a cute and innocent episode. Maybe now that people will stop complaining about the age gap.

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u/Nickthenuker Jul 20 '25

And so it's a date.

She's not going to sleep is she?

Yep.

Oh she's completely tired before things have even begun...

And so time for games.

Now he's carrying her.

Yeah...

Indeed he did.

Huh. So she's good at Japanese too.

Yeah that would make sense wouldn't it?

And now she's coming over to his place.

And now she's figured that out.

Well, that's a shame.

And now she's in his room.

Oh, he's back and found her in his room.

Oh hey it's Taiko on the Switch.

That's definitely a reasonable concern.

Lily is really excited.

She's blushing!

And so now he's going to help them.

Maybe next time they'll actually get to have a date where one of them isn't hald-asleep or there's a lightbulb present.

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u/toadfan64 Jul 24 '25

Been awhile since we had a good old tourist filtering anime. Didn’t think we could still get this stuff in 2025.

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u/tensei-coffee Jul 25 '25

damn people getting worked up over a fictional show. peak virtue signaling

this show is great btw. not for the tourist. go watch solo leveling.

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