Media set in Shikoku

There are books and anime that take place on Shikoku, but an unsettling trend is that nobody seems to be having a good time. In entries marked with a asterisk (*) the characters either want to or must leave Shikoku.

Shikoku (multiple prefectures)

• Kafka on the Shore
• Yuki Yuna is a Hero Series *

Tokushima

• Cianwood City in Pokemon is based on Naruto City and Route 41 is inspired by the Naruto Whirlpools.
• Naruto the ninja is indirectly named after the Naruto Whirlpools.
• Hisakawa Hayate and Nagi from Idolmaster Cinderella Girls are from Tokushima

Kagawa

• Karakai Umai no Takaki-san takes place on Shodoshima
• Seto no Hanayome * initially begins in Toyama, but the characters move to Saitama early on.
• Udon no Kuni no Kin'iro Kemari *
• Yuki Yuna is a Hero Series
  • Kan'onji
    • Yuki Yuna is a Hero *
    • Fuyou Yuna is not a Hero *
  • Marugame
    • Nogi Wakaba is a Hero *
    • Uesato Hinata is a Shrine Maiden
  • Utazu
    • Washio Sumi is a Hero
    • Kusunoki Mebuki is a Hero *
• Takamatsu claims that Onigashima from the Legend of Momotaro is Megijima, Takamatsu.

Ehime

• Botchan *
• Momohe no Tegami takes place mostly in Hiroshima, but in the climax of the film, the characters have to go to Shikoku.
• Niihama Izure and Niihama Arisu from Eki Memo! are named after Niihama and are based on the JR Shikoku 8000 Series trains.

Kochi

• The race horse and Uma Musume Pretty Derby character Haru Urara raced in Kochi

Created 2024-03-12. Updated 2024-03-16.

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