Giant Ingram steps out of the anime world to fight crime in Japan on behalf of the police force.
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We head north to the Akita town where Chainsaw Man’s creator grew up and see the sights that inspired the look of Look Back.
Advance tickets are absolutely required and tough to get for Tokyo’s Ghibli Museum, but on certain summer days there’s a special event for the ticketless too.
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