Regional revitalization, contents tourism, and the representation of place in anime: the Seichi-junrei of Love Live! Sunshine!! in Japan

IF 0.7 Q3 GEOGRAPHY Journal of Cultural Geography Pub Date : 2022-09-02 DOI:10.1080/08873631.2022.2124062

S. Matsuyama

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ABSTRACT In Japan, real-world locations that appear in manga and anime have gained popularity as tourist destinations since the 1990s. Fans refer to those locations as “Seichi” (i.e. “a holy place”). Since 2010, research on this new type of tourism (Seichi-junrei, also known as contents tourism) has increased. The relationships that emerge between the fans, content creators/producers, and local stakeholders through contents tourism are varied. This study examines the work Love Live! Sunshine!! and how Seichi-junrei was developed by the creators/producers since the project’s inception. Through an examination of the work and interviews, I assessed the relationships that developed between the involved parties (fans, creators/producers, and regional stakeholders), as well as the extent to which Seichi-junrei gained acceptance in the region. The development of Seichi-junrei related to Love Live! Sunshine!! marks a departure from prior examples of this phenomenon, since it has been essentially creator/producer-driven rather than fan-driven or the result of a collaboration between the creators/producers and regional stakeholders.

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区域振兴、内容旅游和动漫中的地方再现：爱现场的Seichi junrei！阳光在日本

摘要自20世纪90年代以来，在日本，漫画和动漫中出现的真实世界地点作为旅游目的地越来越受欢迎。粉丝们称这些地方为“Seichi”（即“圣地”）。自2010年以来，对这种新型旅游（Seichi junrei，也称为内容旅游）的研究有所增加。粉丝、内容创作者/制作人和当地利益相关者之间通过内容旅游产生的关系各不相同。这项研究考察了作品《Love Live！阳光以及Seichi junrei自项目启动以来是如何由创作者/制作人开发的。通过对作品的审查和采访，我评估了相关各方（粉丝、创作者/制作人和地区利益相关者）之间发展起来的关系，以及Seichi junrei在该地区获得认可的程度。Seichi junrei的发展与Love Live有关！阳光这与之前的例子有所不同，因为它本质上是创作者/制作人驱动的，而不是粉丝驱动的，或者是创作者/制片人与地区利益相关者合作的结果。

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