Though there are those times when it feels like humanity is like a colony of ants in a glass container, looking out into the unknown or living about their simple lives littered with chores - each one of us sentient beings IS important. Sadly, it usually takes a tragedy the size of an earthquake for us to figure that out.
Story: 7/10
The story shows the simple life. In its simplicity, it is sometimes grand and other times less so. Still, the first 5 or 6 episodes are pretty darn good to get you going and the last two are exquisite; taking into account that there are eleven total, that's quite solid.
Art: 7/10
It depicts the earthquake, the shattered buildings and that whole chaos in a very realistic fashion. Lots of details in the surroundings, little in character design, though the latter still is somehow fitting.
Sound: 8/10
Subtle, enough to accentuate the atmosphere. Love the ED.
Character: 8/10
Though this anime focuses more on depicting the potential earthquake and all that follows, the characters feel human and therefore are easy to relate to, so you could say they are one of the best aspects of it.
Enjoyment: 7/10
Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 is quite enjoyable for the most part. Right before the end there are a few episodes that are...okay really...but ruin the average score in this category. I don't know, those seem to be there simply to increase the episode count, though of course there are moments which are rather important for the plot there too.
Overall: 7/10
