P.A. Works original anime (2018): Hitomi Tsukishima, a young mage who has lost the ability to see colors, travels from the year 2078 to 2018 through the magic of her grandmother Kohaku and ends up in her high school's Magic-Photography Art Club. A delicate drama about color, youth and painting, set in a lovingly recreated real Nagasaki: the Meganebashi bridge, the Minamiyamate hill and the city's stone slopes.
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Meganebashi (Spectacles Bridge)the key visual
location
A 17th-century stone arch bridge over the Nakashima River; its two arches reflected in the water form a pair of 'spectacles'. It is the setting of the series' key visual and appears in the opening and throughout the story.
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Nagasaki Seaside (Waterfront Forest) Parkthe reunion (ep. 4)
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A harbor-side park of lawns, canals and water views that appears in episode four in the protagonists' meeting scenes. An open breather facing the slopes of the old town.
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Glover Gardenthe houses on the hill
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An open-air museum on the Minamiyamate hill gathering the 19th-century residences of foreign merchants. Its gardens and Western-style houses are the setting for several scenes with the main characters.
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Kinen Slope (Kinen-zaka)the stone slope
location
A quiet cobbled slope beside Ōura Cathedral, with stone walls and glimpses of the harbor between the rooftops. It is one of the series' main visuals and recurs at key moments of the story.
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Glover Sky Roadthe hillside elevator
location
A free public inclined elevator and walkway climbing the steep Minamiyamate hillside. They appear on the route from the magic shop and are a very recognizable corner of the slope district.
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Nabekanmuriyama Parkthe night view
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A hilltop park about 169 m high with a lookout spanning Nagasaki port and the whole city. Its night view appears in the opening and at several points of the series.
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Nagasaki Minami High School (school model)the school model
model / inspiration
A public high school in Nagasaki that serves as the model for the school Hitomi and her Magic-Photography Art Club friends attend. It is a real, working school, not a visitable set.
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