| Japanese national TV channel NHK has reported the recent trend of "otaku tourism" in the evening news program. They introduced the successful cases of Lucky ☆ Star, Hanasaku Iroha and True Tears, which have brought many tourists to the model cities. However, the PR project of Kamogawa city in cooperation with Rinne no Lagrange has not been working well. "Otaku tourism" is supposed to be a spontaneous movement by the fans, who are impressed by the anime. If the producers make conscious efforts to appeal the model cities too much, there will be a repulsion from otaku. "Don't fool otaku" comment posted on 2channel Kamogawa city has now been aware of the unexpected reactions from the audience and they have begun to seek a way to let the fans enjoy the anime without making excessive appeals of the city. Director Nishikiori Hiroshi criticized that the otaku tourism-oriented way of production ruins the creativity of the art staff because including the scenery of the model city in the anime is given the priority over the quality of the arts. Sources: Screenshots of the program, Screenshot 2 |
dtshykMar 7, 2012 9:17 AM
| Wait so otaku aren't amused by producers trying to promote the city too much and the city itself doesn't want too much appeals either? I don't really get it. |
| レッツゴー ED イケイケゴーゴー |
| Im glad to see this show has become a big hit with the fans. They should just make a life sized Lan model and everyone will be happy |
VioLinkMar 7, 2012 9:13 AM
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OrochiPL said: Wait so otaku aren't amused by producers trying to promote the city too much and the city itself doesn't want too much appeals either? I don't really get it. Would you want a bunch of nerds shitting up your city? I think this is what they don't want. |
| Wrong marketing movement or something? |
| As long as this sells WTFC This anime is good, you don't need otaku tourism to prove it. I also preordered the manga btw |
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| I believe the true question is: Who cares? |
| Well, Rinne no Lagrange has its moments, but its far from being a great anime, so i don't blame people for not checking out the city. |
| So for otaku, forced fanservice and pedo vibes are ok but forced product placing (even if it's a whole city) is bad? Yeah. |
Ii tenki desu ne... |
Supergrunt8 said: Well, Rinne no Lagrange has its moments, but its far from being a great anime, so i don't blame people for not checking out the city. Antanaru said: So for otaku, forced fanservice and pedo vibes are ok but forced product placing (even if it's a whole city) is bad? Yeah. I don't think neither situation is the problem at all, this is all poor marketing. |
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| Come on people who cares. |
| the result is pretty much obvious. i wont really get too much into it, but i don't see how the producers would expect anything but this. |
| So they're mad they're getting alot of tourism? |
| I need to find another website for anime and manga news. :/ |
icantfeelmyarms said: I believe the true question is: Who cares? Exactly! Some people take this stuff too seriously. |
wjxxhulka66n6 said: Would you want a bunch of nerds shitting up your city? I think this is what they don't want. Pretty much this. Japanese have a lot of pride. They don't want to be viewed as the nerd stain on the world. |
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| What would the production group gain from an otaku tourism-oriented anime? It don't think it's the tourist that really matters, it's that people can relate to it. |
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Smigoo said: So they're mad they're getting alot of tourism? Probably, though I'm not sure myself. |
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| This is embarassing in more ways than one. |
antibiotictab said: was what I expected the reason is.Otaku tend to hate to be forced. |
| they're supposed to attract otaku with ESTABLISHED anime, as in it's gained fame and cult following after a period of fandom that does not/has not expire(d). waht the heck is this renne thing? i've only seen the cover art, i have yet to see the show PR did it backwards this time with this anime and this city, trying to make the anime popular first by attracting tourism it doesn't work that way |
| Fiction Responsibly |
| And another one bites the dust :v |
| i just couldnt realy get into that anime :T |
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Tomah said: It's amusing how people turn every possible thread, no matter how minimal related, into a "discussion" which boils down to hating and trolling. I sort of feel sorry for the News Team when people don't even care to actually read the news. Although one possible explanation that this tourism didn't work is that the series turned out to be very average. |
bla bla bla The endless debate between fans and haters. At one point, after spending a lot of time on MAL, you just realize it's totally pointless.Niko-kun said: On MAL, everyone who has used the lame rating system becomes a critic and an intellectual by default, haven't you heard? |
dtshyk said: "Don't fool otaku" Pretty much sums this up. Heed the words of the wise, and your marketing strategies won't turn to crap. |
| hope this doesnt affect the show... ive become rather attached to it :/ |
     "If only if only, the woodpecker cried, the bark on the tree was as soft as the sky" || ♪My mind, heart is broken♫ |
Neverarine said: hope this doesnt affect the show... ive become rather attached to it :/ It won't. |
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| Interesting, I've watched this before. |
I ♥ Two Syaorans from Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE and TRC!!! |
| Now if this were true investigative journalism, someone would find out just what Kamogawa City paid to the producers (or provided as an incentive) to be featured as a location in the anime. Increasingly, product placement fees are seen as just another revenue stream by the producers of all types of entertainment. (And did you ever wonder just what type of editorial influence large military organizations receive in return for the lending of equipment, soldiers, and locations in some of those recruitment films (oops I mean action movies). |
Please don't feed the trolls! In my next life I want to collide at the corner with the cute transfer student carrying a piece of toast in her mouth...rodac |
wakka9ca said: Tomah said: It's amusing how people turn every possible thread, no matter how minimal related, into a "discussion" which boils down to hating and trolling. I sort of feel sorry for the News Team when people don't even care to actually read the news. Although one possible explanation that this tourism didn't work is that the series turned out to be very average. I haven't seen the show yet, so this is a perhaps a somewhat unbiased perspective: commercially the series is far from average. It doesn't mater if this was a critical favorite or not, it was relatively popular (at least among english-speaking otaku). Any series that falls into the "why haven't you seen this?" category is a pretty good, especially if it goes from across the ocean. |
| “Money can't buy dere” |
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