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The Power of Anime: A New Driver of Volunteer Tourism

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  • Hiroaki Mori

    (Department of Policy Studies, The University of Kitakyushu, Kitakyushu 8028577, Japan)

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In Japan, many academics and practitioners have focused on anime-induced tourism as one of the new alternative forms of tourism in the 21st century. Many fans have visited locations that have appeared in anime as film-induced tourists. Regarding the behavior of anime-induced tourists, many tend to be willing to contribute to the destinations they visit as eco-oriented volunteers, different from purely film-induced tourists. Therefore, anime-induced tourists possess a complex character that entails both an interest in film-induced tourism and volunteer tourism, which may conceptually be opposed to one another. This study reveals anime’s potential as a driver of new volunteer tourism and theoretically contributes to tourism research by redefining anime-induced tourism by relying on the concept of film-induced voluntourism. Using a comparative case study of the behavior of anime-induced volunteer tourists at three destinations, this study found that while anime-induced volunteer tourists have a feeling of gratitude for their host communities with a vacationer’s mindset, they can realize positive outcomes, including economic benefits and problem solutions by engaging in cleaning-up activities at the destinations they visit. In conclusion, this study clarifies that anime tourism is one of the significant alternative forms of tourism that can achieve community development associated with film-induced voluntourists, resolving the negative effects of film-induced tourism and volunteer tourism.

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  • Hiroaki Mori, 2022. "The Power of Anime: A New Driver of Volunteer Tourism," Tourism and Hospitality, MDPI, vol. 3(2), pages 1-15, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jtourh:v:3:y:2022:i:2:p:22-344:d:784114
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