I was in Otsu today and went around the places that inspired

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>>109336575
Screencap for comparison.

I'll be monitoring this thread.

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>>109336638

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>>109336706

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>>109336795

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The McDonald's near the station.

It's even more beautiful than I thought it would be.

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>>109336889

Was Chuuni's art direction really that boring?

Shit looks more interesting in your photos.

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The Coco's (renamed Nono's in the anime) where Tohka and Yuuta have a talk in episode 10.

Great job Ken-sama.

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>>109336978

>>109336575
Thanks for sharing. Some of is really appreciate these threads.

These are amazing, great job OP.

>Real life ones all look so dirty and rusty

even the landscape 3ds are pd over there

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View from the other side of the Seta River.

Obligatory questions for japan trip threads
>Do you know Japanese?
>Did you go alone?
>Was it fun?
>Did any cuties call you a baka gaijin?
>If you know nippon, could other nips understand it?
>Cost?

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>>109337136

>>109337122
Sasuga real life, but anime does tend to blow out the colors to make it more vivid.

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wow OP these look so good. thanks a lot.

>>109336638
>>109336676
It looks like a dystopia turning into Candy Land.

>>109337136
>>109337186
You even got the boats

>>109336638
Why does japan have so many overhead cables.

This doesn't even look like the city center.

>>109337300
Trains need to run on something.

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The playing field where they go several times.

>>109337175
>Enough to read simple manga and make small talk
>I'm staying at some friends' house
>Yes
>No, I suspect they think it though
>Yes
>That's a bit hard to estimate, but roughly 1000USD per week at least.

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>>109336575
Thanks OP

>>109337330
>dirty pedo gaijin tries to takes pictures of little girls playing

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>>109337330

How far is that place from the main KyoAni studio?

>>109336575
Wow, how did you even do this OP? Did you have screenshots with you on your phone or something?

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>>109337357
I'm really glad there wasn't anyone playing on it when I took the pictures.

>>109337421
If you ask me it seems weirder if you are taking pictures of playgrounds when there are no kids on them

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Good work OP, apreciate it!

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>>109337382

>>109337421
I had the ones I'm posting on my phone.
But for soon I'll get to the pictures I took without reference, so it won't look as nice.

>>109337403
These images relate directly to an anime. OP hasn't even posted much text.

>>109337486
How did you know there to look for these places?

The sky and clouds are so beautiful. Damn, it's almost like my Japanese animes.

>>109337539
wow weeb, sky clouds look everywhere the same.

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The place where Shinka burns the whatever-omicon in ep 4.

>>109337539
>The sky is different Japan
Anon we're all living under the same sky.

>>109336575
This is why I still browse /a/.

Thank you so much anon.

>>109337330
>$1000/wk
Holy shit.
>>109337539
Now we know why they pan to the sky all the time.

>>109337567
I wish construction workers had autism, then I wouldn't have to deal with shit like irregular concrete lines.

>>109337566
Not where I live. Not that I go outside to see, but it's still not the same.

>>109337573
That's kinda hot.

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>>109337567

>>109337514
It was already laid out by some jap a while ago. So granted, I didn't do much research myself and I couldn't go to all of them, but getting there was already exhausting enough.

>>109337607
That picture you're quoting looks more like tarmac than concrete roads anon

>>109336575
Wow OP these are great

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Onii-chan! Nippon thread dayo!

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I didn't have any reference screencap for the few following ones, so I hope you'll recognize the place anyway.

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>>109337646
I-I'm so sorry

>>109337738
Just informing you, don't need to be sorry

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>>109337377
The Kyoani studios are in Kyoto (duh) around 15-20km away from there.

>>109337566
Go to Beijing and try saying that to my face.

>>109337745
Cock Block Bridge.

What do you do in Japan?

And 1000$/week, seriously? Even if you live with your friend?

>>109337795
Did you visit the studio?

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On to the shrine from episode 5.

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>>109337897

>>109337895
I'm just here as a tourist for a week and a half.
And I was talking about this price in case you're going to take a hotel from my previous experiences. And I include buyfagging.

>>109337898
No, but I plan to. I probably make another thread then.

>>109337898
I can hear the cicadas.

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>>109337968
Whelp, messed up the quotes.

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>>109338034

Did you visit those places alone?

Got any weird looks by nips?

>>109337300

Can't bury them because of earthquakes

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>>109338034
You know what to do

>>109338058
the real life entrance is like 5 feet from the gate.I guesss they reaaaaalllyyy wanted that shot.

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>>109338103

It looks like a ghost town, Where are all the people.

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>>109338112
They did changed it a bit.
Wider angle for comparison.

>>109338191
Can you translate those runes?

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The bridge that is always seen in the background.

>>109338187
I avoid taking people in pictures when I could, the japs don't like it when you take pictures of them.

>>109338232
FWIW the ones on the "back" of the gate apparently tell when it was made, Heisei year 20. The right side seems to be names.

>>109338187
Fuck off, Lelouch

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>>109338232
It says ?? (hounou) which means offering.

>>109338262

Well thats basic respect in allmost every country of the world anyway.

??:dedication,offering,oblation,presentation

OP how the hell did you remember all these and how did you pinpoint the scenes so accurately?
Did you have the show on a device nearby?

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And last, but not least

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>>109338319
>>109338352
>>109338370
Thank you everyone

>>109338385
I *really* want to visit all those places.

Would you provide a link to the guide/map that jap made?

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>>109338373

>>109338385
I had some screencaps on my phone and a map, with all the key places previously set up.

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????
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfGdczIpKvA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_Oe18P_RXM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_mWyahWoUA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rQoP7AfvZc

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%E8%81%96%E5%9C%B0%E8%A8%AA%E5%95%8F

Am I the only one who thinks these pictures look incredibly depressing?

>>109336933
I guess they didn't have as much money to throw around as they did with K-ON

Everything is so grey, it's depressing.
Thanks for sharing, OP.

>>109338451
It's Japan, the land of depression and suffering.

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And that's it for the Chunibyou pics.
I didn't go to the school or the beach because those places were too remote for me go in a single day.

I'm glad you liked those anyway.

>>109338414
tinyurl (dot) com/n8dwznt

Sorry for the weird format, 4chan keeps marking my posts as spam.

>>109338516
are we even looking at the same pics? wouldn't barely hesitate to go full nipp in some not-overcrowded area if I could

>weaboos

>>109338619
How can you quote someone without linking to a post?

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>>109338497
The K-On is is actually modeled after a real school. It is also in the area.

On another note, there seem to be some Chihayafuru related shrine or so in the same city.
I didn't go there because I haven't seen Chihayafuru anyway.

>>109338670
I'm really uncertain if this is a "who are you quoting" fag, a complete retard or a summerfag.

>>109338570
Thanks Anon.

>>109338319
FWIW?
What the fuck does that mean?

Did you get to meet Rikka and Yuuta?

>>109338739
Oh the fucking irony.
Leave this board.

>>109338718
Imagine this: KyoAni saved an old elementary school (Toyosato Elementary School) from being demolished by using it as the setting inspiration for K-ON. It now serves as a tourist attraction for the town.

>>109338795
Sounds like damage control to me.

>>109338619
>>109338670
>>109338739
>>109338795
I don't know who's trolling who anymore.jpg

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>>109338718
>I haven't seen Chihayafuru anyway
Anon you should change that. It's honestly really good. Thank you for the pics though.

>>109338833
Ditto
Damage control from the retard who greentexts 'weeaboos'.

Go back to >>>/v/ you spastic.

>>109338790
Yes. They still haven't kissed.

>>109337576
I think his 1k USD estimate is a bit high too, unless you are taking accommodation into that.

Food and transportation are really cheap, though it comes down to how much you eat in the end.

If you are trying to plan your first trip it would be better to over estimate your daily costs though, and of course having money left over isn't a bad thing.

>>109337175
>Do you know Japanese?
Some. There was a sign I only saw in Japanese at Tokyo Station saying to take a train to Kanda to get onto the Chuo/Sobu line because of works or something. Being able to decipher that saved some time.
>Did you go alone?
No, with a friend.
>Was it fun?
Yes.
>Did any cuties call you a baka gaijin?
No, some did invite us to drink with them in a park, we had other plans though.
>If you know nippon, could other nips understand it?
I certainly understand more than I can speak, making sentences is hard.
>Cost?
Above basically. I could quite easily get around on about 50USD per day but it will vary from person to person, depending on your plans, diet, etc

>>109338837
I don't think anyone's trolling.

I'm impressed and tempted to do that myself.

>>109338864
Yeah that wasn't me.
Nice attempt at deduction though.

>>109338889
Pilgrimages cost a lot of money, but is generally worth it.

>>109338875
>No, with a friend.
>you will never have a weeaboo friend who's willing to travel through Japan together

Thanks for reminding me. ;_;

The amount of power lines and the terrible building architecture just makes Japan feel like it's much worse than it supposedly is. It looks like a cleaner version of Thailand in some shots sadly.

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>>109338908
>epic memes
>spoonfeeds anyway
>stupid acronyms
>accusing others of summer

>>109338860
Will do.
I've only ever heard good things about this show anyway.

>>109338908
Did you seriously post thinking that you were somehow better than him?

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>>109338989
Don't worry, you have us to go to Japan for you. I'm going again in two months and will be there for an entire month.

>>109338995
I think it adds to it's charm.

>>109339034
Take me with you. please ;_;

>>109339034
Where's this taken?

I saved up a few thousand dollars working at various contract jobs this year. I kind of want to blow it all and ride trains through Hokkaido while taking a bunch of pictures of the countryside and whatnot. That seems really fun to me for some reason.

I don't think I've ever seen any English speaking tourists visit Hokkaido from what I've seen online. It seems like nobody goes there when they go to Japan.

What did you use to take the photos with? There's no EXIF data in these images.

>>109339097
From the Skytree.

>>109339102
HTC One X
I deactivated the EXIF data on pictures.

>>109339034
What is that pear doing in between those two building in the center of the image under the river?

>>109339234
It's a potato.

>>109339234
Thats your mom

>>109339135
Is it worth a visit? I was in the area when I visited Japan but I didn't bother going up the Skytree.

>>109339234
http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%82%B5%E3%83%92%E3%83%93%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB

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>>109339099
From the experience of my one trip to Japan you don't even need to go to Hokkaido to get away from English speaking tourists. If you just don't go to places in guide books you'll be fine.

When my friend and I were walking to Kinkakuji in Kyoto we saw all these sakura in bloom above a walled complex about 10 minutes walk away from Kinkakuji. On the way back we stopped by to check it out and they were setting up for a festival of sorts, there was a shrine within the grounds too and there were a lot of people there. All these blooming sakura, all the tourist buses would have been driving past on the way to Kinkakuji and we didn't see a single non-Asian face in there, it was madness. And I had taiyaki.

>>109339324
I'd say so, I want to go up again. There are really great views and it's only 2000yen to go up, and another 1000yen to go to the second deck.

That's fucking neat anon

>>109339582
Jesus, I'd be hitting my head in most of those covers.
I heard that tall people don't fit in very well in general japan, how was that for you?

>>109339754
I thought half the fun of visiting Japan was feeling like a giant.

>>109339754
Not OP, but I'm 6'2" and I was mostly fine. Japanese people are taller than I expected, especially for the young ones.

>>109337175
I'll chime in because the more advice the better, in my opinion.

>I didn't know much Japanese when I went. Enough to sort of make out a few signs and stumble through a sentence. Didn't need it much.
>No, I went with my imouto
>Yes, we haven't stopped talking about it two years later
>No, but you could hear people talking about you, trying to figure out where you were from. Some people were incredibly friendly though. Offering assistance even when you didn't request it
>Barely
>Expensive. It cost the two of us about $3000AUD each for the 16 days we were there but we splurged here and there


Fuck what /a/ says, if you have an interest in Japan, go. It really is a pretty cool place if you don't go acting like an idiot.

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>>109339808
I already feel like I'm too tall for my country, it's no fun anon.
Though, getting cute school girls calling me giant baka gaijin would be pretty amusing.

>>109339908
Heh glad you had fun, this certainly beats /jp/'s
I want to go to Japan for their soaplands threads.

>>109339754
For the most part there was no problem with height.

Now width, there were a few stores I went into that had quite narrow isles that could have been a problem for anyone with considerable girth, or a large backpack, or trying to get past someone in the isle.

>>109339908
>No, but you could hear people talking about you, trying to figure out where you were from. Some people were incredibly friendly though.
Reminds me, when I was in Akihabara some random Japanese guy heard my friend and I talking and asked where we were from (in English), when I said New Zealand he proceeded to say every English word he knew that related to New Zealand, it was quite amusing.

>>109339932
Are you freak tall? I'm 6'3" and the biggest problem I have is finding pants.

Fukken saved, thanks OP

>>109338995
It adds to the charm. I really liked the architecture and overhead power lines.

Most of all I liked the old culture everywhere. Ancient shrines all over the place, temples around every corner in Kyoto. It's a pretty different place.

>>109340057
I saved this too, in my folder- 'happy moments with anon'

>>109340023
>Akihabara
Probably saw the most Westerners there. Fuck, I loved that place though.

Had one guy jumping over puddles on the way to the big Torii at Miyajima in a really anime way, arms out to the side, talking to himself etc. When he looked at us, I clapped and he gave me a thumbs up and said what was probably the only English word he knew, "Good!"

He could easily have been the MC or best friend of MC from any highschool anime.

>>109340023
>he proceeded to say every English word he knew that related to New Zealand
I'm imagining someone saying stuff about lord of the rings and sheep in broken English.

>>109340023
>Herro, weru aru you fromu?
>New Zealand
That must have been the biggest disappointment.

>>109340227
sunday night. shibuya.

friday/saturday. Roppongi.

you want to see foreigners, that's where you go.

>>109339817
>Japanese people are taller than I expected, especially for the young ones.
Approximately how tall would you say they were?

>>109340281
Thanks for the places to avoid. I definitely don't want to see foreigners when I'm in a foreign country.

>>109340245
I imagine they love it. I'm from Australia and everyone that asked was delighted when we told them.

>>109339908
>Offering assistance even when you didn't request it
It reminds here me when a japanese family asked me for directions and I ended up helping them for a couple of hours. I swear to god their daughter was the embodiment of tsundere

>>109339817

I was surprised too to be honnest, i thought the ywould be like 5cm average shorter.

The thing that did surprised me is that every damn elder is realy short; it looks like they shrink when they age and loose 20cm.

I also saw a lot of old people with realy bad posture, hunchbacked people and everything...

>>109340416
>I swear to god their daughter was the embodiment of tsundere
Do elaborate.

>>109340416
>I ended up helping them for a couple of hours
In what way? I can't imagine giving directions would take that long.

>>109340449
I second this

>>109340227
How nice. I separated with my friends for a few days when I went on a trip with them to Tokyo and they saw all sorts of crazy stuff while I just wandered around the ordinary streets. I never seem to attract the kind of weirdos that people always tell stories of when they go on a holiday.

>>109340416
Did you plant a flag?

>>109340320
I suck at giving estimates like that, but I can tell you it's not that hard to find a 6' tall young male.

>>109340032
6'2'', not freak tall but way over the standard for my country.

>>109340416
>I swear to god their daughter was the embodiment of tsundere
So did she punch you fifty feet into the air through a wall or what?

>>109340357

Just stop to some random train station between two big/average towns and have a walk in the neighborhood.

Did this a few times while in Japan and it was realy good.

But if you want to avoid foreigners at all cost you'll miss things, like beautiful(and popular) temples or gardens.

You gotta see a little of everything.

It's like these people wo say "i only want to go to the countryside in Japan", it's nonsense, Japan is urban by definiton: you gotta see a little of everything.

Would someone that's ~5'10-11" fit in fine then?

>>109339099
Best time to go to Hokkaido in my opinion is winter due to all the great snowboarding locations and the ice festival.

>>109340557
I've been and I agree with you, the cities are awesome. I only ever encountered foreigners in the hostel I was staying in and occasionally at the very large tourist attractions. Most other places were just about 100% Japanese.

>>109340504
Is it somewhere in Asia? It seems like that's the only area of the world that operates under a different scale.

>>109340357
In the cities, the population is dense enough that foreigner presence gets drowned out by the sheer volume of people.

Outside of the cities, you won't likely see other foreigners save at obvious tourist spots like Hakone.

>>109340577
Do you look Asian? If you don't you won't fit in regardless so why bother.

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>>109340460
Not only directions, but also pointing better ways to go, good sightseeing places and traditional restaurants. The old parts of my city are kinda labyrinthic.

>>109340449
>>109340463
Well, her way of acting kinda resembled of being tsun tsun. Sometimes I'd notice her looking at me intensely and when I'd turn to her she'd quickly turn her face away.

I don't like to blog guys.

>>109340023
>New Zealand
Where abouts, anon?

>>109340618
The standard is 5' 8", I don't know how inches work but in centimetres it's still quite a difference.

>>109340734
I meant height wise, obviously.

Would you guys recommend travelling Japan all alone?

Would like to take a vacation for two or three weeks just riding trains through the country, stopping at random stations, visiting the local sights, eating local food and checking in at random hotels for the nights.

>>109340893
It's like 6" of difference. I could see that being problematic.

I love these threads, thanks OP.

>>109341033
I have been wondering this for awhile. IMO you'd have to be prepared as fuck.

>>109341033
Only if you're used to it.
The first time I made that kind of stuff I must say it was a big impact for me. It wasn't even that far from my homeland.

>>109341161
I don't speak Japanese and imagine it would be pretty fun lost in translation.

>>109341033
I once thought about doing that in Germany but then I gave up.

>>109341238
I've read in a guidebook (written by a Japanese) that sometimes sign language and saying "onegai shimasu" can be helpful.

>>109341281
>Gave up
Don't give up from your wildest dreams anon!

>>109341238
I think it'd be alright. A friend of mine did just that back in high school armed with zero Japanese language ability and just a phrasebook.

Was pretty fun, according to him.

>>109341281
Why did you gave up?

I'm from germany myself and the country is extremly high populated. You can't get lost in the woods or stuff like that. Worst thing that could happen is your train arriving 2 minutes too late.

>>109341378
>Worst thing that could happen is your train arriving 2 minutes too late.
I assume there's an official investigation if something that grave happened.

>>109341378
Money and time. I'll eventually do it anon, don't worry!
Also, does everybody there speak english?

>>109341447
>Also, does everybody there speak english?

Most people under 30 understand it at least and quite a few speak it well.

>>109341433
>a german train arriving 2 minutes late

Hah, only if you're lucky. Everything in Germany is punctual EXCEPT for the trains. It's like a venting spot for laziness

>>109341447
>Money and time. I'll eventually do it
Daily reminder I have a life dream of taking a biketrip all the way from europe to asia and then US
Don't give up!

>>109341513
That's not a problem for me since I usually have to wait around 20 minutes for a fucking bus everyday in my city to go to college, bus drivers here a bunch of assholes. They get paid like shit though, so it's understandable.

>>109341513
They should grab some train simulator pros to get that shit up to speed.

>>109336676
this is the exact same frame used in Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun!

>>109338770
Jesus man lurk more on the Internet.

>>109341535
I knew a guy who did that with his girlfriend.
Had dreadlocks all the way to his feet. He travelled from India all the way to Malaysia to my house, then when he was on the way to China he was involved in an accident and died. His girlfriend survived though. That was 10 years ago and I still have feels regarding it as he was a great guy

>>109340357
You should avoid Roppingi because they rip you off for being white.

>>109341513

Glorious DB commuter masterrace reporting in.
Every fucking year at the beginning of december I have 2-3 days off because my train won't arrive because WHO WOULDVE THOUGHT IT MIGHT ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW, SNOW IN DECEMBER.

On the plus side, I've become less strict about being on time overall.

>>109341300
Well its kinda obvious that trying to sign whatever you want and saying please will help

>>109340749
Did she blush and have little drops that went "dew dew" come out of her cheeks?

>>109341513
Actually germans just really like to complain about their trains, if you go to other countries their train and bus system will be way worse the occasional 5-10 minutes of german trains is nothing compared to it

>>109339099
>Hokkaido
You could visit Otaru, walk up Hell Hill and then go to the observatory ;_;

>>109340749
>Sometimes I'd notice her looking at me intensely and when I'd turn to her she'd quickly turn her face away.
She might have just been curious to see a gaijin

>>109336599
Why does 2D always look better? Why is Japan so shit in real life?

>>109339099
I want to visit Hokkaido too, mainly because of the Digimon, which marked my childhood.

>>109343099
>Why does 2D always look better?
It's an idealized portrayal of real life with its major flaws removed unless they're related to the plot in some way (and therefore get resolved by the end).

Just don't try and keep up with your housemate's when they hit the bottles, cart.

>>109343625
Now let's not circlejerk in here as well, shall we.

>>109344191
>as well
Oh, sly.

>>109338385
this is a beautiful photo

>>109338431

> open hand toward train doors
> like in the anime

The autism is apparent.

>>109337330
What was the thing that took up most of your expenses?

>>109345691
I'm thinking about sleeping in a manga cafe to save money.

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Cheers, OP, this is actually some good stuff.

Pretty great, OP.

Which place are you gonna visit next, if ever you get another chance?

>>109338431
That's pretty amazing, I never knew places in anime were based on actual places in real life

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Some locations from Welcome to the NHK.

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>>109338807
>It now serves as a tourist attraction for the town.

Attracting hordes of gaijin and otaku who lech over 2D girls - was that really a good trade off?

Nice
Thanks, OP.

>>109350587
I'm sure the people in the area love money jus as much as anyone else.

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>>109337566
I agree with that anon. I rarely get those kind of clouds here. Then again, I rarely go outside so that may be part of the problem.

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>>109352213
>Then again, I rarely go outside so that may be part of the problem.
No, that's the whole fucking problem. Go out more and you'll even find some nice places close to you.

>>109341679
Not him or trying to be a dick, but I have never seen that used before, and had to look it up. I'm willing to bet I've lurked online more than most people here, as well.

How is Ikebukuro? The area that Durra is set at?

>>109352848
Ikebukuro is pretty cool, it's less busy than Shinjuku and Shibuya but there's plenty going on.

I stayed in the suburbs near Ikebukuro where the streets are really narrow, it's very laid back and calm.

I've been to Otsu, I found it pretty unremarkable other than Lake Biwa.

planning a japan trip at the end of the year
should i get this shirt before i go: http://www.jbox.com/product/SHIRT-BAKA

y/n?

>>109358635
Wear a change of clothes and load up in Uniqlo.

>>109358635
You would do yourself no favors by wearing that.

I need to find an area used for anime scenery that hasn't been done yet for next summer.

>>109358635
If you think that's anyway funny please check your doctor.
I thought there was an age limit for when people stop thinking that a graphics t-shirt is kool. Dress plain like a normalfag.

These threads are always nice. Very inspirational. Keep it coming anon.

>>109338718
ohshitawesome

>>109337122
I actually like the real life pictures for some reason.

>>109338570
thanks man

>>109336575
Thanks for sharing OP.

I always thought it was weird how closely anime follows IRL. I always assumed it'd be easier to make up a setting that's easier to draw, but I supposed BG artists are good enough that that doesn't matter.

I remember someone posting in a Free! thread a translation of the areas around Haru and Makoto's house, and how there was a third house that wasn't to be mistaken for Makoto's house. Maybe drawing from IRL directly means less mistakes like this will happen.

>>109360280
"drawing from IRL directly" is called tracing

>>109360441
I thought tracing was called tracing.
I meant taking photos and using them as reference, as opposed to studying photos and coming up with a new environment.

>>109336706
>no boys hanging out in twos or threes to hit on girls
Fake.

>>109337452
just say it's for an architecture project where you're supposed to design a park or a playground.

>mfw i had a friend who honestly had to do this but the kids' moms actually called the cops

>>109338431
Guys... Guys what if... Guys what if they made VR glasses or even just a phone app that plays scenes/puts characters in the actual locations when you visit them?
For other anime as well.
Would be autistically cool.