Tokyo earthquake 2020 anime. The only thing they can do is prepare by north asia correspondent jake sturmer and yumi asada in tokyo. This is the best selling novel which also won many awards including 27th mystery writers of japan award. Japan sinks 2020 is an upcoming anime series that is based on the 1973 disaster novel by sakyo komatsu.
From director masaaki yuasa devilman crybaby the first anime adaptation of the bestselling science fiction novel by sakyo komatsu. Unfortunately japan has a tragic history when it comes to natural disasters which might explain why very few anime exist that directly involve these types of catastrophes. 2020 heart wrenching disaster series from anime master masaaki yuasa the show strikes a chord as it follows a tokyo familys struggle for survival after an earthquake by tackling the.
Japan sinks and the cultural identity in disaster anime by andrew osmond sep 4th 2020. An ordinary family is put to the test as a series of massive earthquakes throw japan into total mayhem. There are more parts of the hit novel.
After the release of the book two live action movi. Two anime have played with the same kind of disasters in japan sinks 2020 and tokyo magnitude 80 with a devastating earthquake happening in each one. Tokyo will probably face a massive earthquake in the next 30 years.
2020 imagines a future where an earthquake hits the titular nation following the 2020 tokyo olympics leaving a family to try to survive while the world breaks apart around them. The characters are put in horrible situations as they try to survive following the horrors of the quake.