I have heard that the second movie "Sho de Saitama" was also a hit.
Sho de Saitama" was an enjoyable movie, but not so much that I "burst out laughing and swooned" (well, such movies are rare).
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Yesterday, I was hit by "The Nakagawa Yosei 2022 "Finding a Property for Rent in Tokyo" by the Nakagawa, which I watched on YouTube (jump to YouTube).
In addition to the Odakyu line, Shimokitazawa, Shinyurigaoka, and Nambu line, which I am familiar with,
(To be honest, I didn't know much about Osaka.) "Umeda," "Kyoto," and "Otsu" were my territory when I was in college,
-- I laughed.
I also sent a Line to my family.
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(1) Osaka (including Kyoto) and (2) the west side of Tokyo (the west side of Tokyo), which appear in this contrast, were my past and present territories.
It is a pleasure to have someone "tinker" with the local community.
It is like having a spotlight shined on a humble local community.
It is quite natural that "Sho de Saitama" was a big hit with the people of Saitama Prefecture.
However, I feel that this is what is called "private favour" and does not seem to be tasty from a mass marketing perspective.
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By the way, I am also from Nagoya (the city next door), so I can also laugh at the TV anime "Yajukame-chan kansatsu nikki".
I'm not sure if "laughing at local stories" is synonymous with "loving your hometown," though,
I think there is something similar to "love.