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TV anime · 2018

Dropkick on My Devil! — real-life locations

Kanda Matsuya, Akihabara Gachapon Kaikan and more — 9 places you can visit, in Tokyo, Hokkaido. Every entry gives the nearest station, how long the walk is, and what to mind when you get there.

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Many of these are shrines, schools and people’s streets. Read the conduct note before you go.

Locations · 9

Kanda Matsuya

Tokyo Start here

A Kanda soba restaurant founded in 1884.

Getting there
Awajicho Stn · 3 min walk
Before you go
  • Buy something if you photograph a shop
  • Keep quiet indoors
  • No photography indoors
Sources
邪神ちゃんドロップキック

Akihabara Gachapon Kaikan

Tokyo

An Akihabara shop lined wall to wall with capsule-toy machines.

Getting there
Ueno-okachimachi Stn · 11 min walk
Before you go
  • Buy something if you photograph a shop
  • No photography indoors

Meiji University

Tokyo

Meiji University's campus at Surugadai.

Getting there
Ochanomizu Stn · 7 min walk
Before you go
  • Working school — the grounds are off limits
  • Do not enter private property
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
明治大学 · 邪神ちゃんドロップキック

Bunsendo Honpo

Tokyo

A wagashi shop in Jimbocho.

Getting there
Jimbocho Stn · 2 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
アニメ旅 — 邪神ちゃんドロップキック

Outside Gachapon Kaikan

Tokyo

Outside the capsule-toy shop at Sotokanda.

Getting there
Hongo-sanchome Stn · 16 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
アニメ旅 — 邪神ちゃんドロップキック

Hanazono Shrine

Tokyo

The shrine in the middle of Shinjuku, hemmed in by Golden Gai and the Kabukicho streets. The heroine is written as the daughter of its family, and it appears as her home.

Getting there
Shinjuku-sanchome Stn (Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line) · 5 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • Keep your voice down
  • Very crowded — expect queues
Sources
花園神社

Lake Akan Onsen

Hokkaido

The hot-spring town on the south shore of Lake Akan, with the Ainu Kotan village up the slope behind it. The lake, the village and its theatre appear in episode 6 of the fourth season.

Getting there
Kushiro Stn + 120 min by bus · 5 min walk
Before you go
  • Paying guests have priority
  • Remote — a car or long bus ride is needed
  • Few buses — check your return time before you go
Sources
阿寒湖温泉

Jimbocho Crossing

Tokyo

A road junction in Tokyo. It appears in the opening.

Getting there
Jimbocho Stn · 1 min walk
Before you go
  • Watch for traffic — do not step into the road
  • Do not block the path or road
  • Keep your voice down
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — 邪神ちゃんドロップキック 「神保町交差点」

Chitose Salmon Aquarium

Hokkaido

A aquarium in Hokkaido.

Getting there
Chitose Stn · 13 min walk
Before you go
  • Admission fee required
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • No tripods or selfie sticks
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — 邪神ちゃんドロップキック 「サケのふるさと千歳水族館」

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