The city–and the others that made the list–was picked for its convenience, style, and location!
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Warning: Spoilers abound in these rankings, but we’ll give a tip that the top five picks are from anime series that aired no later than 2010.
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Ordinary-schoolgirl Usagi Tsukino is far less loved than her Sailor Senshi form, but even the celestial star of the show gets outvoted.
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The number one pick is derived from the lyrics of a song that’s sung in neither Japanese nor English.
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