Series synopsis
Tokyo Magnitude 8.0, also known as 東京マグニチュード8.0 is a Japanese animation drama television series that premiered on Fuji TV on July 9, 2009. It ended on September 17, 2009. It stars Satomi Hanamura, Yumiko Kobayashi, Yuhko Kaida and Narumi Takahira.
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 moto ...
Premise
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.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Satomi Hanamura as Mirai Onozawa (voice)
- Yumiko Kobayashi as Yuuki Onozawa (voice)
- Yuhko Kaida as Mari Kusakabe (voice)
- Narumi Takahira as Meg (voice)
- Ai Nonaka as Aya Kawasaki (voice)
- Hiroshi Naka as Seiji Onozawa (voice)
- Kikuko Inoue as Masami Onozawa (voice)
- Takeshi Aono as Mr. Furuichi (voice)
Supporting cast
- Christel Takigawa as Newscaster (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 12 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 1 | December 11, 2009 | December 11, 2009 |
| Season 1 | 11 | July 9, 2009 | September 17, 2009 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Recap Special Recap special of Tokyo Magnitude 8.0. |
December 11, 2009 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Odaiba Sinks Mirai Onosawa and her younger brother Yuki are visiting a robot exposition at Odaiba, Tokyo, when a massive earthquake strikes the city. |
July 9, 2009 |
| 2 |
Broken World Mirai looks desperately for Yuki after the earthquake inside a colapsing building along Mari Kusanabe, a female motociclist courier who offered herself to help her. |
July 16, 2009 |
| 3 |
Burning Bridge Mirai, Yuki and Mari decide to reach their homes together, but just after starting their journey, they find that there are far more dangers in the colapsing city than they imagined. |
July 23, 2009 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Fuji TV |
|---|---|
| First aired | July 9, 2009 |
| Last aired | September 17, 2009 |
| Runtime | 23 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Wednesday at 00:45:00 |