Kotoura-san Attracts Tourists to the Town of Kotoura! According to Yomiuri Newspaper, the town of Kotoura in Tottori prefecture has been collaborating with the Kotoura-san manga and anime since last year to promote their tourism. Posters, goods, and original Kotoura-san manga introducing the special products of the town have been sold at the Kotoura Tourism Association office. After the beginning of the TV series, the name card sets featuring Kotoura-san have been flying off the shelves and the tourist bureau of the town is planning more collaboration projects. Although Kotura is not the model town of Kotoura-san, the author decided to title the manga after the town. One key data is that while 19400 copies of the name card were sold in the six months before the anime started, in the one month after the anime aired it sold 27100 copies, so the monthly sales of the name card jumped NINE TIMES after the anime started. The news article also mentioned fans who took overnight train from Tokyo to visit this remote town Kotoura. Source: Yomiuri / MAL http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/otona/news/20130209-OYT8T00499.htm http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=557291
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