GameCenter CX: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

GameCenter CX is a Japanese gaming-variety show starring Shinya Arino, who plays home console video games from previous decades and usually attempts to get the game's ending within a single day. He is supported by the show's assistant directors and sometimes other staff, both via moral support and actual gameplay. He also is featured in segments interspersed throughout the episodes where he goes to local arcade centers, as well as segments where he does a variety of things, such as interviews with game designers, showcasing classic console hardware or games, or a made up game show where the staff participate.

Series details

• Title: GameCenter CX
• Format: Game Show
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 2003-11-04
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: Fuji TV
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 12968
• IMDb ID: tt0969664
• TVDB ID: 84501

Cast and credited roles

• Shiniya Arino — Shiniya Arino
• Tsuyoshi Kan — Narrator

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2003-11-04; final listed air date 2004-05-30.
• Season 2: premiered 2004-10-20; final listed air date 2005-03-16.
• Season 3: premiered 2005-04-13; final listed air date 2005-08-31.
• Season 4: premiered 2005-10-19; final listed air date 2006-03-08.
• Season 5: premiered 2006-06-07; final listed air date 2006-08-30.
• Season 6: premiered 2006-11-01; final listed air date 2007-02-21.
• Season 7: premiered 2007-05-02; final listed air date 2007-09-19.
• Season 8: premiered 2007-10-24; final listed air date 2008-03-05.
• Season 9: premiered 2008-06-25; final listed air date 2008-09-17.
• Season 10: premiered 2008-10-15; final listed air date 2009-04-12.
• Season 11: premiered 2009-04-15; final listed air date 2009-09-21.
• Season 12: premiered 2009-10-14; final listed air date 2010-03-31.
• Season 13: premiered 2010-07-29; final listed air date 2010-10-07.
• Season 14: premiered 2010-10-28; final listed air date 2011-03-17.
• Season 15: premiered 2011-04-14; final listed air date 2012-03-08.
• Season 16: premiered 2012-04-12; final listed air date 2013-03-07.
• Season 17: premiered 2013-04-11; final listed air date 2014-03-06.
• Season 18: premiered 2014-04-10; final listed air date 2015-03-05.
• Season 19: premiered 2015-04-09; final listed air date 2016-03-24.
• Season 20: premiered 2016-04-21; final listed air date 2017-03-16.
• Season 21: premiered 2017-02-01; final listed air date 2018-03-15.
• Season 22: premiered 2018-04-19; final listed air date 2019-03-21.
• Season 23: premiered 2019-04-18; final listed air date 2020-03-20.
• Season 24: premiered 2020-04-16; final listed air date 2021-03-28.
• Season 25: premiered 2021-04-22; final listed air date 2022-03-24.
• Season 26: premiered 2022-04-28; final listed air date 2023-03-23.
• Season 27: premiered 2023-04-27; final listed air date 2024-03-28; episode order: 20.
• Season 28: premiered 2024-04-25; final listed air date 2025-03-27.
• Season 29: premiered 2025-04-24; final listed air date 2026-03-26.
• Season 30: premiered 2026-04-23; final listed air date 2026-09-24.

Source and licence

Adapted from GameCenter CX on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.