Life has a habit of imitating art. It makes sense, at its core, that would be the case, because it's natural for humans to reinterpret their surroundings into something more fantastical.

Anime tourism is making the rounds across Japan ... resulting in the installation of real-life cutouts of characters throughout the municipality. Local shops, such as restaurants and clothing ...

MATSUYAMA--To attract pop culture fans from home and abroad, the city government has opened a website to introduce the real-life locales of ... of 25 locations from anime, movies, TV dramas ...