Tokyo Magnitude 8.0

A harrowing yet tender journey through a shattered city, anchored by a child's perspective and quiet moments of human connection.

Created by

Masahiko Watanabe, Nobukage Kimura

Genres

Animation, Drama

Starring

Satomi Hanamura, Yumiko Kobayashi, Yuhko Kaida

Overview

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 JMA 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.

How it feels

Melancholic, tense, earnest and warm. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Survival, family, coming-of-age, grief

Content

Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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