東京マグニチュード8.0 (Tokyo Magnitude 8.0)

東京マグニチュード8.0 (Tokyo Magnitude 8.0)

Genres: drama
Themes: disaster

Plot Summary:

The premise of the project is the 70% or higher possibility that a magnitude 7.0 earthquake will occur in Tokyo in the next 30 years. The anime will depict what would happen if an 8.0 earthquake took place. The story will center on Mirai, a middle school freshman girl who goes to Tokyo’s artificial Odaiba Island for a robot exhibition with her brother Yutaka at the start of summer vacation. A powerful tremor emanates from an ocean trench, the famed Tokyo Tower and Rainbow Bridge crumble and fall, and the landscape of Tokyo changes in an instant. With the help of a motorcycle delivery woman named Mari who they meet on Odaiba, Mirai and Yutaka strive to head back to their Setagaya home in western Tokyo.

There is an estimated 70% or higher possibility that a magnitude 7.0 earthquake will occur in Tokyo in the next 30 years. In 2012, Mirai, a middle school freshman girl, goes to Tokyo’s artificial Odaiba Island for a robot exhibition with her brother Yuuki at the start of summer vacation. A powerful tremor registering 8.0 on the Richter scale emanates from an ocean trench, the famed Tokyo Tower and Rainbow Bridge crumble and fall, and the landscape of Tokyo changes in seconds. With the help of a motorcycle delivery woman named Mari who they meet on Odaiba, Mirai and Yuuki strive to head back to their Setagaya home in western Tokyo.

Running time: 23 minutes per episode
Number of episodes: 11

Opening Theme:
"Kimi no Uta (キミノウタ)" by abingdon boys school

Ending Theme:
"M/elody" by Shion Tsuji

Official website:
東京マグニチュード8.0 (Japanese)

Main Character:

Onozawa Mirai

Mirai Onozawa (小野沢 未来?) is a first-year middle school student who attends Rika Girls Academy, a prestigious and selective middle school. At the beginning of the series, she is unsure of what she wants to become later in life, but starts to change this outlook after the earthquake. Voiced by: Satomi Hanamura

Onozawa Yuuki

Yūki Onozawa (小野沢 悠貴, Ono?) is in his third year of elementary school and enthusiastic about robots, has a somewhat distant relationship with his sister, and does not like to let others know when he is tired or ill. Voiced by: Yumiko Kobayashi

Kusakabe Mari

Mari Kusakabe (日下部 真理?) is a motorcycle courier who assists Mirai and Yūki reach their parents' home after the earthquake happens. They make a promise to reach their home together.Voiced by: Yūko Kaida

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