Japan Sinks 2020, to put it lightly, is a dumpster fire that is so bad, that it's good.
To be honest, Japan Sinks for me had some high expectations. Going in I felt like this anime did have some promise, coming from the same studio that produced the likes of "Ping Pong The Animation" and "Devilman Crybaby", granted, both of those animations had different producers who really captured the essence of what they were trying to create. The same cannot be said for Japan Sinks.
Barring the animation, which is an easy thing to nag on when it comes to this anime, I felt as if a large majority of the characters weren't all that interesting, nor fleshed out to the point where they could be considered "likeable", besides Kite to a certain degree. Ayumu didn't hit the right chord with me, and came off as egregiously annoying majority of the time, Go was sort of similar, but showed more emotion with the more "impactful" deaths, and Koga had promise, but didn't get to fulfill it due to not speaking for nearly half the anime (outside of the terrible freestyle portion in Episode 9).
Some of the deaths came off as unnecessary, or completely unavoidable. The Mothers death was quite possibly the most confusing thing to me, as she could've survived had she gone up for air after finding the wench to the motor boat. The Dads felt a little brain dead, Daniel died after Shin City fell, and a majority of the supporting characters died in thaf Earthquake. Nanamis was so sudden and pointless, especially after her semi-epic moment at the gas station when axe kicking the truck driver.
The most enjoyable thing about this anime is just how overly serious it was, the fact that an old man did a 360 quick scope on a guard who was literally six feet away, missing shots with a nine millimeter pistol, Daichi getting randomly killed by falling debris, and Mr. Onodera free styling with both Morse Code, and his eyelids. Moments like this killed any seriousness this anime WAS trying to go for, and it made the experience that much more enjoyable. I would recommend watching this with a friend, as I know that there will be enjoyment from this dumpster fire of an anime. Overall this anime did have promise, and the animation style has been proven to work with the aforementioned anime's above, but it felt rushed, and a little bit heartless. Overall I'd say it's worth it to watch if you're wanting to find something so bad it's good, just be sure to watch this with a friend or group for even more enjoyment.
