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.
Haruchika – Haruta & Chika
( ハルチカ 〜ハルタとチカは青春する〜 Haruchika: Haruta to Chika wa Seishun Suru)
Fan Pilgrimage Update
@habusan (updated Field Guide) made a pilgrimage to Shimizu Ward, Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture for Episode 11.
Episode 12
Shimizu Ward (清水区), Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture
Shin-Shimizu Station (新清水駅)
Tōkaidō Main Line (東海道本線)
Kanaya Station (金谷駅) in Shimada, Shizuoka Prefecture
[Credit: @aga3104_keyaki, Twitter]
Kōtachō Minkaikan (幸田町民会館) in Kōtachō, Aichi Prefecture
[Credit: @animeseichi, Twitter]
Myriad Colors Phantom World
(無彩限のファントム・ワールド Musaigen no Fantomu Wārudo)
Fan Pilgrimage Update
@qqbb5at9k (updated post) made a pilgrimage to Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture for Episode 10.
Episode 12
Near Shōnan-Enoshima Station (湘南江の島駅) in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture
Ryūkō-ji (龍口寺) in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture
Shōnan Monorail (湘南モノレール) blended with fictional location
Near Shōnan-Enoshima Station (湘南江の島駅)
Erased
(僕だけがいない街 Boku Dake ga Inai Machi)
Fan Pilgrimage Update
@touyoko_com made a pilgrimage to (post 1) Ueno and Ogikubo, Tokyo; and Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture for Episode 11; and (post 2) Funabashi for Episode 12.
Episode 12
Funabashi General Hospital (船橋総合病院)
Headquarters of publisher Kadokawa, in Fujimi, Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo Metropolis
IC transit card swipe
New Chitose Airport (新千歳空港)
Izakaya used as third place
Ōmachi Ginza Shōtengai (大町銀座商店街) in Tomakomai (苫小牧), Hokkaidō Prefecture
Funabashi (船橋), Chiba Prefecture
Sanya Floodgate (山谷水門), near Funabashi Station
She and Her Cat -Everything Flows-
(彼女と彼女の猫 -Everything Flows- Kanojo to Kanojo no Neko -Everything Flows-)
Fan Pilgrimage Update
@ye_bi_su made a pilgrimage to Tsukamoto, Yodogawa Ward, Osaka for Episode 1/2/4.
@sky_dj_ made a pilgrimage to Tsukamoto for Episode 1 and Episode 2.
Episode 4
Tsukamoto (塚本), Yodogawa Ward, Osaka
Tsukamoto Station (塚本駅)
Very Shinkai-like attention paid to both micro detail and macro patterns.
Dagashi Kashi
(だがしかし)
Episode 11
Takeoka Station (竹岡駅) in Futtsu, Chiba Prefecture
Use of forced perspective focuses attention on signage and infrastructure elements of the rural train station.
Girls Beyond the Wasteland
(少女たちは荒野を目指す Shōjotachi wa Kōya wo Mezasu)
Episode 12
Akihabara (秋葉原)
Akihabara Station (秋葉原駅)
Seto (瀬戸), Kanazawa Ward, Yokohama
Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise (横浜・八景島シーパラダイス)
Prince of Stride: Alternative
(プリンス・オブ・ストライド オルタナティブ Purinsu Obu Sutoraido Orutanatibu)
Episode 12
Shibuya Center Gai (渋谷センター街)
Hachikō (ハチ公) statue meeting point at Shibuya Station (渋谷駅)
Shibuya ekimae
Harajuku Station (原宿駅)
Durarara!! X2 Ketsu
(デュラララ!!×2 結 Durarara!!x2 Ketsu)
Fan Pilgrimage Update
@tianlangxing made a pilgrimage to Ikebukuro, Toshima Ward, Tokyo metropolis for Episode 36 (Ketsu 12).
Episode 12
Ikebukuro (池袋), Toshima Ward, Tokyo Metropolis
Shōwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjū
(昭和元禄落語心中)
Episode 12
Active Raid
(アクティヴレイド 機動強襲室第八係 Akutive Reido Kidō Kyōshūshitsu Dai-Hakkei)
Episode 12
Shōtengai
Kichijōji Station (吉祥寺駅)
Shinjuku Station (新宿駅)
Chūō Line (Rapid) (中央線快速)
Other Pilgrimage
@fragments_sue made a pilgrimage to the Gotō Islands, Nagasaki Prefecture for Ao no Kanata no Four Rhythm.
@Bf109K1 made a pilgrimage to Takehara, Hiroshima Prefecture for Tamayura ~Sotsugyō Shashin~ Dai-3-bu Me -Akogare-.
@cairn_07 made a pilgrimage to Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture for Onsen Yōsei Hakone-chan.
@darkflame_esper made a pilgrimage to Setagaya Jashumon cafe in Setagaya Ward, Tokyo Metropolis for Gekijōban Kyōkai no Kanata I’ll Be Here: Mirai-hen.
@Bf109K1 made a pilgrimage to Kumamoto Prefecture for Gekijōban Yowamushi Pedal.
