Tokyo Magnitude 8.0
| Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 | |
| 東京マグニチュード8.0 (Tōkyō Magunichūdo 8.0) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Anime | |
| Directed by | Masaki Tachibana |
| Written by | Natsuko Takahashi |
| Studio | Bones, Kinema Citrus |
| Released | July 2009 – present |
Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 (東京マグニチュード8.0, Tōkyō Magunichūdo 8.0) is a Japanese anime television series, which is slated to premiere on Fuji TV's noitaminA timeslot on July 2009. Directed by Masaki Tachibana, it is an original series that will be produced by Bones and Kinema Citrus.[1][2]
Plot and setting
The series is set in Tokyo after an earthquake measuring 8.0 magnitude on the Richter scale shakes the city's foundations and landscape, resulting in the Tokyo Tower, Rainbow Bridge and other noted landmarks falling.[1][2] It will follow siblings Mirai and Yutaka, who were visiting a robot exhibition on Odaiba on the occasion of their summer holidays having just begun, as they struggle to reach their mother in their house in Setagaya, assisted by a female motorcycle deliverer named Mari.[1][2]
Development and conception
The series was first announced at the 2009 Tokyo Anime Fair, denoting that it would replace Eden of the East in Fuji TV's noitaminA well-rated anime timeblock and would be co-produced by Bones and Kinema Citrus.[1][2] The series' setting is based upon the prediction that there is 70% or higher chance of an earthquake measuring 7.0 magnitude on the Richter scale hitting Tokyo in the next 30 years, with the series illustrating the consequences of a 8.0 scale earthquake affecting the city.[1][2] Bones stated that it would try to realistically depict the after-effects of such a situation and that it would collect and tabulate research on previous earthquakes and interview individuals who were affected by them.[1][2]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f "東京マグニチュード８.０』2009年7月より"ノイタミナ"他にて放送！". Saishin Anime Jōhō. 2009-03-18. Retrieved 2009-03-18.
- ^ a b c d e f "Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 Anime to Air in Japan in July". Anime News Network. 2009-03-17. Retrieved 2009-03-18.
