Welcome to this week’s review of notable instances of public transit use and urban design, as well as discussion of place identity and culture, through anime currently broadcast or screening in Japan and simulcast internationally via the web. This review also documents seichijunrei (聖地巡礼 sacred site pilgrimage) and butaitanbou (舞台探訪 scene hunting)—on this website referred to collectively as anime pilgrimage—which are forms of place-based engagement induced by the use of real locations in show settings.
Sound! Euphonium
(響け! ユーフォニアム Hibike! Yūfoniamu)
Fan Pilgrimage Update
@ye_bi_su (post), @R_ada_cchi (post), @mi_kawana (update: post), @rinebarrels (post), @etesuke (post), @thunder_cycle (updates: post 1, post 2; new: post 3), @kbt_tigers1985 (post) made pilgrimages to Uji, Kyoto Prefecture for Episode 11.
Episode 11
Keihan 13000 series (京阪13000系) train
Hazuki and Kumiko ride the Keihan Uji Line (京阪宇治線) on the evening commute home from school.
Ōbaku Station (黄檗駅)
Ajirogi no michi (あじろぎの道)
Todō Senior High School (莵道高校)
Uji City Culture Center (宇治文化センター)
The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan
(長門有希ちゃんの消失 Nagato Yuki-chan no Shōshitsu)
Fan Pilgrimage Update
@thunder_cycle made a pilgrimage (updates: post 1, post 2; new: post 3) to Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture for Episode 12.
@keyboar made pilgrimages to (post 1) Nishinomiya for Episode 10; and (post 2) Kōnan Hospital in Kamokogahara, Higashinada Ward, Kōbe (all Hyōgo Prefecture) for Episode 11.
@thunder_cycle made a pilgrimage (post 1, post 2, post 3) to Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture for Episode 7 through Episode 9.
Episode 12
Yuki and Kyon pass through the ticket wicket at Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi Station (西宮北口駅) on their morning commute to school.
Nishi-kita Park (にしきた公園)
Nishinomiya City Central Library (西宮市立中央図書館)
Bicycle parking outside the main entrance of the library
Nishinomiya-Kita High School (西宮北高等学校). Students begin the walk home on the evening commute.
Kōyōen Station (甲陽園駅)
After school, Kyon accompanies Yuki to retrieve her repaired glasses at a shop in the Amagasaki Chūō Shōtengai (尼崎中央商店街).
Hello!! Kinmoza
(ハロー!! きんいろモザイク Harō!! Kin’iro Mozaiku)
Fan Pilgrimage Update
@teo_imperial made pilgrimages to Tsudanuma, Narashino for Episode 4 and Episode 8; Chiba Station for Episode 10; and Mimomi and Tsudanuma in Narashino (all Chiba Prefecture) for Episode 11.
@habusan published a Field Guide to the journey from Keisui-Usui Station in Sakura through Chiba Station, Onjuku and Katsuura (all Chiba Prefecture) for Episode 10.
Episode 11
Mimomi (実籾), Narashino, Chiba Prefecture
Mimomi Hongō Park (実籾本郷公園)
Mimomi Station (実籾駅), Keisei Main Line (京成本線)
Tsudanuma PARCO (津田沼パルコ) and other buildings in the commercial district surrounding Tsudanuma Station (津田沼駅) in Narashino
My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU TOO!
(やはり俺の青春ラブコメはまちがっている。続 Yahari Ore no Seishun Rabu Kome wa Machigatteiru. Zoku)
Fan Pilgrimage Update
@teo_imperial made a pilgrimage to Inage, Inage Ward, Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture for Episode 10.
Episode 12
Haruno tortures Hachiman when the two meet in an outdoor cafe seating area at the Aurora Mall Jun’nu (オーロラモールジュンヌ), part of the Sogo Chiba (そごう千葉店) complex, adjacent to Keisei Chiba Station and JR Chiba Station in Chiba’s central commercial district. Third place can be used for evil too!
Re-Kan!
( レーカン! Rēkan!)
Fan Pilgrimage Update
@darkflame_esper made a pilgrimage to Sōka, Saitama Prefecture for multiple episodes.
Other Pilgrimage
@fureshima made a pilgrimage to Hannō, Saitama Prefecture for Yama no Susume Second Season.
@yomikatajiyu made a pilgrimage to Nagoya Station for Nōrin.
@yomikatajiyu updated a previous pilgrimage to Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture for Tsuritama.
@yomikatajiyu made a pilgrimage to Nakatosa, Kōchi Prefecture for the 1993 Studio Ghibli film Umi ga Kikoeru.
