Product Description
by Barbara Rossi (Author)
Walk right into your favorite anime settings with this innovative guide to Tokyo, featuring beautifully designed maps of the city, colorful illustrations showcasing key anime moments, and a special feature on 20 subway and train stations connecting the birthplaces of beloved characters.
Tokyo awaits! Walk through the gorgeous historic city that serves as the backdrop to a host of classic anime, now with a guide that illustrates this special relationship. With its immersive, gamelike approach, Destination Anime! lets you design your dream Tokyo vacation. Colorful photos and anime stills show the links between the real city and your favorite series while custom maps highlight key locations for you to explore. Even commuting between attractions offers anime tie-ins, with a guide to over 20 subway and train stations and their links to the birthplaces of beloved anime characters. GAMELIKE APPROACH With this fun and immersive travel guide, you can check off every spot on the list or cherry-pick your favorites to design the anime vacation of your dreams. SPECIALLY DESIGNED MAPS Custom-made maps of the city will lead you through each iconic attraction and anime-linked site so you won't miss a thing. ART IMITATES LIFE Pore over hundreds of photos of urban landmarks alongside images from key anime stories to admire the inspiration the artists took from this beautiful city. RIDE THE RAILS Take a grand tour in style with a guide to 20 subway and train stations linking neighborhoods where beloved anime characters were born.Author Biography
Barbara Rossi is an Italian author, screenwriter, and illustrator. She is the author of many books about Japanese culture and anime, as well as Italian cinema. She is also part of the "Kappa Boys" collective, which has been celebrating manga culture in Italy since the 1980s.
Number of Pages: 144
Dimensions: 0.5 x 10.4 x 7.5 IN
Publication Date: October 21, 2025
