Iroduku: The World in Colors

Synopsis

"Iroduku: The World in Colors" is an original TV anime produced by P.A.WORKS, broadcast in 2018. Set in Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture, it takes place in a world where magic is part of everyday life. Hitomi Tsukishiro, a young mage who has lost her emotions and can no longer perceive color, is sent by her grandmother's magic sixty years into the past. There she meets her grandmother as a high schooler and a boy who loves to draw. Through her time with the members of the photography and art club, she gradually regains the colors and feelings she had lost. A quiet coming-of-age fantasy about magic, color, and encounters across time.

Why visit the real-life locations

Nagasaki City is the iconic pilgrimage setting for Iroduku: The World in Colors. Oura Church and Glover Garden, along with the stone-paved Kinen-zaka and Oranda-zaka slopes that lead to them, capture the atmospheric scenery of the show. Walking the city streets around the stone Meganebashi (Spectacles Bridge) as the Nagasaki Electric Tramway rattles past lets you step into Hitomi's everyday world. The Nabekanmuriyama Park observatory overlooks the port town's night view, while the Nagasaki Port Terminal, Mizube-no-Mori Park, and the area around Kwassui Women's University round out this journey through a story of color and magic.