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Japan Sinks: 2020
Synopsis
The story
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.
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Episode guide
10 episodes
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01Episode 1Unwatched · AiredAired Jul 8, 202002Episode 2Unwatched · Aired03Episode 3Unwatched · Aired04Episode 4Unwatched · Aired05Episode 5Unwatched · Aired06Episode 6Unwatched · Aired07Episode 7Unwatched · Aired08Episode 8Unwatched · Aired09Episode 9Unwatched · Aired10Episode 10Unwatched · AiredCharacters & voices
14 credited
Ayumu Mutou
Main
Kouichirou Mutou
Main
Mari Mutou
Main
Gou Mutou
Main
Haruo Koga
Supporting
Nanami Miura
Supporting
Kite
Supporting
Kunio Hikita
Supporting
Saburou Ootani
Supporting
Osamu Asada
Supporting
Kanae Murota
Supporting
Daniel Zakovic
Supporting
Daichi
Supporting
Mana no Haha
Background
Production staff
500 credited
Masaaki YuasaDirectorMasaaki YuasaStoryboard (eps 2-5, 8, 9)Masaaki YuasaExecutive Producer
Ryuuichi SakamotoTheme Song Performance (OP)Ryuuichi SakamotoTheme Song Composition (OP)
Eriko KimuraSound Director
Sakyou KomatsuOriginal Creator
Takashi KawabataStoryboard (ep 9)Takashi KawabataEpisode Director (ep 2)
Eun-Yeong ChoiProduction GeneralizationEun-Yeong ChoiProducer
Eri OsadaChief Animation Director (ep 5)
Kensuke UshioMusic
Hiromichi ItouArt Director
Ryouhei TakeshitaStoryboard (ep 5)
Taeko OonukiTheme Song Performance (OP)Taeko OonukiTheme Song Lyrics (OP)
Mutsuhiro NishimuraSound Effects
Akira HonmaStoryboard (ep 6)
Seiko AsaiProp DesignThemes & motifs
AniList community tags
SurvivalTheme-Other95%
Coming of AgeTheme-Drama95%
TragedyTheme-Drama88%
Natural DisasterSetting-Scene79%
Post-ApocalypticSetting-Universe78%
Language BarrierTheme-Other75%
Outdoor ActivitiesSetting-Scene70%
Family LifeTheme-Slice of Life64%
Eco-HorrorTheme-Drama60%
Surreal ComedyTheme-Comedy60%
CoastalSetting-Scene60%
Female ProtagonistCast-Main Cast60%
AthleticsTheme-Game-Sport56%
GoreTheme-Other55%
Ensemble CastCast-Main Cast53%
Lost CivilizationTheme-Other46%
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Current1,459
Planning16,759
Completed32,197
Dropped2,535
Paused1,016
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500 community reviews
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@AnimeDweeb64/99 helpful
Japan Sinks: 2020 is not good. Doesn't mean I didn't like it.
@animetitle183/213 helpful
Japan Sinks, Sinks. A waterlogged script that falls apart like it's titular archipelago.
@mimicodots15/26 helpful
A story about being proud of who you are without forgetting that we are all in this world together.
@Chipi101615/30 helpful