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Girls und Panzer
A whole town that rebuilt itself around one anime, and never stopped.
Girls und Panzer is set in **Oarai**, a small port town in Ibaraki, and the relationship between the series and the town is the most complete example of its kind in Japan. Individual shops display character panels — each shop has its own character — and fans have been coming for over a decade, including through the town's recovery from the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. **Oarai Isosaki Shrine**, on a headland with a torii gate standing in the sea, appears in the series and its grounds are full of fan-painted ema. It is about 100 minutes from Tokyo.
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