An ordinary family is put to the test as a series of massive earthquakes throw Japan into total mayhem. From director Masaaki Yuasa (Devilman Crybaby), the first anime adaptation of the bestselling science fiction novel by Sakyo Komatsu.
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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.
S1.E1
As the members of the Mutoh family go about their daily lives, a series of powerful earthquakes begins wreaking mass destruction throughout Japan.
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The Japanese archipelago begins to sink. The group escapes aboard a fishing vessel, but they're forced into the lifeboats after it's damaged.
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An ordinary family is put to the test as a series of massive earthquakes throw Japan into total mayhem. From director Masaaki Yuasa (Devilman Crybaby), the first anime adaptation of the bestselling science fiction novel by Sakyo Komatsu.
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The way this series handles the human reaction to natural catastrophes is quite unrealistic. Most of the action happens in the first episode and the way the characters deal with the situation from that moment is just disappointing. The animation style is nothing special, the characters seem promising at first but they don't develop at all throughout the story. The little brother is utterly ridiculous and annoying. The series is tiring to watch. This could have been a great anime and we were looking forward to it, the trailers were promising. Instead, we got a good start and an ok ending with a pile of junk in between. We expected a thrilling story about loss, survival and hope and were awarded with an entirely random plot, flat characters, plot holes and a jolly family taking souvenir pictures as there wasn't an apocalypse going on.