{"rewrite":{"id":"r_c7ee91a00854f4a6c2d6048e","clusterId":"c_f35642d0af2212f373e07561","slug":"world-local-character-grand-prix-website-tops-2-million-page-views","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"World Local Character Grand Prix Website Tops 2 Million Page Views","summary":"The World Local Character Grand Prix, featuring 298 local and corporate characters from Japan and abroad, surpassed 2 million page views on July 16, the 10th day of voting. The site had crossed 1 million views on July 10. Web voting runs until December 4, with on-site support voting at five venues until December 13. The competition uses a hybrid scoring system that combines online votes with in-person support points, and plans to add hometown tax donation points from September.","whyItMatters":"The sustained traffic over ten days indicates strong engagement with the competition's hybrid voting format, which blends online recognition with on-site activity.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eAVOCEAN of Thailand leads the World Local Character Grand Prix as of July 16, with 298 characters competing. The competition\u0026#39;s website passed 2 million page views on its 10th day of voting, sustaining the pace from the 1 million mark reached on July 10. DOMIIA, also from Thailand, withdrew from web support voting on July 14 at the request of its management company GMMTV; previously cast votes remain valid. The grand prix, organized by the Japan Local Character Association and Punctual Co., gives greater weight to on-site support votes than to online votes, and will introduce a hometown tax donation system in September that awards points to characters.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"The World Local Character Grand Prix doubled its page views in six days, from 1 million to 2 million, on the 10th day of voting. The hybrid scoring system and upcoming hometown tax donation points may shift how votes are weighted.","twitterPost":"World Local Character Grand Prix hit 2M page views in 10 days, doubling from 1M in six. Hybrid voting and upcoming tax donation points add layers to the competition.","threadsPost":"The World Local Character Grand Prix crossed 2 million page views on July 16, just six days after hitting 1 million. With 298 characters competing, the hybrid scoring system and planned hometown tax donation points from September could reshape how support is measured.","newsletterBlurb":"The World Local Character Grand Prix, a competition featuring nearly 300 local and corporate characters, has seen its website surpass 2 million page views after just ten days of voting. The hybrid scoring system, which weights in-person support more heavily than online votes, will be expanded in September to include points from hometown tax donations. AVOCEAN of Thailand currently holds the top spot.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"ASCII.jp\",\"url\":\"https://ascii.jp/elem/000/004/420/4420129/?rss\",\"title\":\"\\\"World Local Character Grand Prix\\\" Official Website Surpasses 2 Million Page Views!\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4253,"outputTokens":2225,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1784178948,"createdAt":"2026-07-16T05:08:57.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-07-16T05:12:28.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-16T05:08:57.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_f35642d0af2212f373e07561","canonicalTitle":"「世界ご当地キャラグランプリ」公式WEBサイトが200万PVを突破！","representativeArticleId":"a_6b9346f1dfce15462f4334ce","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"other\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-07-16T01:30:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-07-16T01:30:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-16T05:12:29.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"ASCII.jp","url":"https://ascii.jp/elem/000/004/420/4420129/?rss","title":"「世界ご当地キャラグランプリ」公式WEBサイトが200万PVを突破！"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"other","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}