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Cultural Exchange with a Game Centre Girl S1E2 — If Pushing Doesn't Work, Try Pulling
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Cultural Exchange with a Game Centre Girl•Season 1•Episode 2

If Pushing Doesn't Work, Try Pulling

7.4/10 · 22 votesJul 13, 202524 min

Ranked #11 of 12 in Season 1•−0.3 vs season avg

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Renji's sister Aoi asks him to make her a "game center pro" before she visits the arcade with her friend Lily.

Directed byYuudai Hanaoka
Written byYasunori Yamada
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Cast2

Sally Amaki

Sally Amaki

Lily Baker (voice)

Shoya Chiba

Shoya Chiba

Renji Kusakabe (voice)

Crew12

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Yasunori Yamada

Writer

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Yuuko Sugiyama

Background Designer

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Momoka Ichikawa

Background Designer

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Yuudai Hanaoka

Storyboard Artist

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Yuudai Hanaoka

Director

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Mariko Fujita

Supervising Animation Director

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Mariko Fujita

Animation Director

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Mariko Fujita

Key Animation

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Makoto Koga

Animation Director

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Makoto Koga

Key Animation

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Hiromi Daimi

Animation Director

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Hiromi Daimi

Key Animation

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Episode Summary

"If Pushing Doesn't Work, Try Pulling" is episode 2 of Cultural Exchange with a Game Centre Girl season 1. It scored 7.4/10 from 22 votes, ranking #11 of 12 episodes this season (season average 7.7). Directed by Yuudai Hanaoka and written by Yasunori Yamada, it aired on July 13, 2025.

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