It could use maps for Japan and for Tokyo specifically, because the map for Japan is pretty much a unified blob from Tokyo to Hiroshima.
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There's an anime called ZatsuTabi, where every episode has the main character go somewhere different, and every place is a real place. It almost feels like cheating.
I would also suggest Syowa Station in antarctica, visited in A Place Further Than the Universe. It's already listed with Singapore, but the station is a real place too.
Edit: Oh! Also, A Salad Bowl of Eccentrics is set in Gifu.
A couple of very random locations otherwise unmarked:
The early episodes of Vinland Saga take place in Iceland, making it, I think, the only anime set there to date. I can't remember whether they ever give a town name or not.
While most of the series takes place in London, England, one of the Moriarty the Patriot OAVs is set in Bath.
Also, Kami no Shizuku/Drops of God has now been to the Matterhorn, California's Napa Valley, Adelaide in Australia (with a brief labeled shot of Ayers Rock for extra), and what I think was Uyghur territory in China.
The second season of Vinland Saga mostly takes place in Denmark too.
I remember the scene in Iceland! It is so cool when anime is set in Scandinavia. I will see if I can add it.
What's the anime/manga taking place in Havana?
Edit: Answering my own question after looking at the map (duh): The Millionaire Detective - Balance: Unlimited.
The sheer number of individual anime where the characters have visited (and usually trashed—it was almost a running joke back in the 1990s) the Tokyo Tower boggles the mind, so you should probably mark it with a large star.
Orb: On the Movements of the Earth takes place in Poland; I don't see it listed. Can't remember if there's a specific city.
In Persona 5, at least in the game, there's a short section in Hawaii. Does it also appear in the anime?
Missing in both entries if also appearing in the anime.
Also, any place to report missing entries? I play more games than I watch anime, and I can remember a few games missing from your entries.
You can do it here in the comment section for example. I also have a mail address on the website where you can submit to. I am not picky about where the user reports missing entries.
I am just honestly happy that you want to add entries.
Usually I just scan the internet for feedback and it gets picked up:)
A Place Further Than The Universe has some travel in it that you're still missing -- e.g. Fremantle (in Australia), and, of course, Antarctica among other locations.
Do you have Noir which is set in Italy / France?
Surprisingly little anime is set in Siberia.
Cool project!
Utterly unhelpful, but I swear I’ve watched some kind of pirate/nautical themed anime set in the Philippines. I know they mention, and maybe even go to the Philippines in Black Lagoon, but I think it was a different show?
Thanks!
Maybe One Piece? I have to check that!


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