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INTEREST: Yuri!!! on Ice Promotes Main Character's Home Prefecture




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razberry_yum



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PostPosted: Tue Dec 27, 2016 6:37 pm Reply with quote
Bookmarking the site in case by some miracle I get to go to Japan in the near future! Thanks, ANN!
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championferret



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PostPosted: Wed Dec 28, 2016 7:45 am Reply with quote
I was wondering when this would happen. Since the first episode aired I'd been trying to figure out where Hasetsu was or what it was based on ever since Yuri mentioned living in Kyushu. Kyushu doesnt get to appear in anime much and given that its where I live I feel it's my duty to care. Laughing By episode 3 I had discovered that it was Karatsu which is only 2 hours from me by train, so I'd been meaning to make a day trip and hope I was one of the first to do so. Unfortunately I don't get that honour now that its exploded in popularity and has surely now become a new pilgrimage place for fans....I'm still planning to take a day trip in february, though.

It's actually not the first time Karatsu has done an anime collab, they did an Osomatsu-san one earlier with limited edition Saga Prefecture goods and an Osomatsu-san bus... although I'm kinda lost on what the connection is. At least YOI makes sense.
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CheerSong



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PostPosted: Wed Dec 28, 2016 6:39 pm Reply with quote
championferret wrote:
Unfortunately I don't get that honour now that its exploded in popularity and has surely now become a new pilgrimage place for fans....


A couple weeks ago my boyfriend heard on the radio that there's been a staggering increase of young women going to Saga prefecture specifically to eat Katsudon....

Hope they've got some left for you in February Smile
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n3koryuu



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PostPosted: Thu Dec 29, 2016 12:06 am Reply with quote
And here I always thought that the real life town is really called Hasetsu, but it turned out to be Karatsu lol
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iamtooawesome



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PostPosted: Thu Dec 29, 2016 1:42 am Reply with quote
Oh my God haha I thought Hasetsu was a real place! I wish they could've kept the original city's name because they're lowkey sponsoring it anyway, I want to visit there someday. Imagine the YOI merchs everywhere in that market area, and you'll randomly see a tiger sweatpants suit hanging around Laughing . I bet Sagaprise partnered with Mappa because they see a boost in their tourist numbers after YOI Anime hyper

I hope they'll build an ice rink there or a hotspring lol.
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