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Japan Sinks: 2020
10 Episodes
25 min each
SUMMER 2020
Synopsis
The setting for this adaptation is moved from 1970s Japan to 2020, just after the Tokyo Olympics. The story centers on the Mutou family, and the siblings Ayumu and Gou. The four members of the Mutou family are caught in an earthquake that hits Tokyo, and attempt to escape the city, while disaster claws at their heels.
Drama
Sci-Fi
Format
Unknown
Episodes
10
Per Episode
25 min
Source
Unknown
Episodes
10 / 10 Episodes
1
Episode 1
The Beginning of the End
As the members of the Mutoh family go about their daily lives, a series of powerful earthquakes begins wreaking mass destruction throughout Japan.
2
Episode 2
Farewell, Tokyo
With the waters rising, the Mutohs and their neighbors Nanami and Haruo decide to abandon the shrine where they've taken refuge and leave Tokyo.
3
Episode 3
A New Hope
Tragedy strikes, but the survivors continue making their way westward. Kite, a popular Estonian YouTuber, decides to join the group.
4
Episode 4
An Open Door
The group shelters at a grocery store, but earthquakes force them onward. They escape with the owner, picking up an English hitchhiker along the way.
5
Episode 5
Illusion
The Shan City community welcomes the travelers with open arms. The group's leader communes with the dead, causing a rift between Ayumu and her mom.
6
Episode 6
An Oracle
The commune imprisons Kunio after the escape attempt. Ayumu realizes that the old man is using Morse code to try to share a desperate warning.
7
Episode 7
The Dawn
The survivors reach a port where boat evacuation is in progress. Ayumu is allowed aboard due to her athletic potential, but no one else makes the cut.
8
Episode 8
Mom's Secret
The Japanese archipelago begins to sink. The group escapes aboard a fishing vessel, but they're forced into the lifeboats after it's damaged.
9
Episode 9
Japan Sinks
The raft survivors rendezvous with Kite and Onodera, then head for the coordinates of a research facility: it may hold data that can save Japan.
10
Episode 10
Resurrection
Onodera's data contains a map showing that parts of Japan may resurface. For the survivors, rescue hinges on reconnecting to Kite's internet balloon.
Characters
Voice Actors
Reina Ueda (japanese)
Ayumu Mutou
Main
Voice Actors
Masaki Terasoma (japanese)
Kouichirou Mutou
Main
Voice Actors
Yuko Sasaki (japanese)
Mari Mutou
Main
Voice Actors
Tomo Muranaka (japanese)
Gou Mutou
Main
Voice Actors
Hiroyuki Yoshino (japanese)
Haruo Koga
Supporting
Voice Actors
Nanako Mori (japanese)
Nanami Miura
Supporting
Staff
Sakyou Komatsu
Original Creator
Pyeon-Gang Ho
Chief Director
Masaaki Yuasa
Director
Yoshie Esaki
Assistant Director
Toshio Yoshitaka
Series Composition
Naoya Wada
Character Design
Comments
Information
Aired
Jul 08, 2020
Season
SUMMER 2020
Source
Unknown
Format
Unknown
Studios
Science SARU
Related Anime
OTHER
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