(Note to people, I'm not making a joke out of this review as I do with my other reviews)
So yeah, it's the latest news everyone is currently talking about. However since I'm not in Japan but I do want to have a feeling of empathy towards them so I decided to continue watching this series after dropping it. And I agree this is the best time to watch it (for those who have not) to get a feel of the situation
Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 is something unconventional. So you've seen before an anime service about zombie outbreaks but how about something nearer to the fine line of reality? Sure, the story takes place in Tokyo whereas the current circumstances takes place in the north-eastern area of Japan, and based on this story, it was an 8.0 magnitude, whereas in reality this one is WAY bigger, a scale of 8.9. A natural disaster is always best told through the perspective of the 1st person rather than reported by the news network, which is what this anime is all about.
Of course who would want to see their beloved land of the creation of animes and manga to be destroyed (though a lot of trolls and haters would joke about it) this is no laughing matter.
The story centers on three individuals as they try to live their best in their state of despair. Kusakabe Mari, Onozawa Mirai, and Onozawa Yuuki, three distinctive characters but with the same goal of returning to their families after enduring the tragedy. What holds before them is nowhere near anyone's guesses. What the anime have given us is a sense of realism. There's no macho superhero here to save them all. All you get is an everyday people, with their everyday life, trying to cope with what is in stored for them. I wont spoil further into the story as this is something you must experience for yourself. The first few episodes may be slow but it picks up fast during the climax of the story.
I have heard criticisms and experience first hand the artwork of this anime. Although I much impress by the production of the CGI, there were other parts that needs serious amendments. The scene where countless of buildings are destroyed in an instant (not to mention the destruction daily routine of an average person) would send chills in your spines.
Music is mediocre but blends in well with the scenario. The voice actors for each character brings out their true nature in the series. Their passionate voices during emotional scenes would send heart throbs throughout me during the course of the entire series.
Though I would prefer a shorter or movie version of this anime, eleven episodes may tend to drag the story longer than it is needed. As I've said before, the story only started to get interesting nearing the ending. (But that doesn't mean you should just go skip it till the ending) Still it was enjoyable to watch nevertheless. No matter who's power you believe was responsible for this destruction, (God, mother nature, or even humans themselves) it gives us time to ponder, are we doing anything beneficial with our lives right now? Why are we wasting time reading manga and watching anime when disaster could strike anytime? Now you have a reason! To support back the rebuilding of Japan. Thus, don't only stop at watching free anime on streaming tubes, go buy yourself an original copy of the DVD!
