Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 is a 2009 anime that presents us with a what if situation and how people will react to said what if situation and it does a pretty good job showing what happens when a earthquake of that magnitude hits Tokyo.
Story: The story is set around 3 characters who all meet up on the island of Odaiba after the initial quake and set of on a journey to make their way back home. The story in Tokyo Magnitude 9.0 is great because it shows the journey it takes for our 3 MC's (Mirai, Yuuki and Mari) to get back to their homes but also explores what happens to friends, family and strangers as they traverse a destroyed Tokyo.
Art: The art is pretty to look at and shows the world around them being destroyed and ripped apart. even the OP art design is beautiful to look at.
Sound: The sound in Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 is a joy to listen to as the sound mixes in with the environment and changes to reflect the situation. If there was one complaint I had which is a minor one and I can look over is the lip syncing in the dub is sometimes off as in some scenes the characters mouths start moving and there is a slight delay but that shouldn't ruin your experience.
The character development in Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 was really essential to pull of such an amazing story and they pulled it off. Everybody had their own character development but the one I was interested in was Mirai's as she went from a 7th grader who always thought about the bad things of here family to caring for her younger brother and to getting him home safely.
Overall this is one of the anime's on my list that is a tearjerker and I will almost guarantee that someone would've have almost cried at some point of the anime as I almost did so it really deserves that nine and once you've watched one episode you will be hooked on it to see it to the end :)
