Anime set in a future that has passed
Anime
Anime that, at the time of the release, was set at least a year into the future but with a date that has already come to pass. Also includes anime with plot-important events set in a future that has already passed, even if the anime's main setting still remains in the future.
Sequels, special episodes and retellings excluded.
Works set in 2010 or before: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/43936
Sources:
- Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_stories_set_in_a_future_now_in_the_past
- TVTropes https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NextSundayAD , https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture
- AniList forum thread https://anilist.co/forum/thread/65789 (used only in the case of no other sources being found)
- other sources include anime wikis, anime synopsis (on MAL or other source if mentioned) and the anime itself if a date is stated during the runtime
I'm open to any corrections and additions! Atm it seems there are no anime set in 2024.
Manga, LNs and other literature set in a future now in the past: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/30071
Sequels, special episodes and retellings excluded.
Works set in 2010 or before: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/43936
Sources:
- Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_stories_set_in_a_future_now_in_the_past
- TVTropes https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NextSundayAD , https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture
- AniList forum thread https://anilist.co/forum/thread/65789 (used only in the case of no other sources being found)
- other sources include anime wikis, anime synopsis (on MAL or other source if mentioned) and the anime itself if a date is stated during the runtime
I'm open to any corrections and additions! Atm it seems there are no anime set in 2024.
Manga, LNs and other literature set in a future now in the past: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/30071
OVA, 1988,
6 eps
Me:-
Author:6
Set in 2023, aliens attack earth in 2015
src: anime itself
src: anime itself
TV, 2012,
25 eps
Me:-
Author:7
Set in 2022, NerveGear is announced in 2021
src: sao wiki
src: sao wiki
Movie, 2013,
1 ep
Me:-
Author:5
Set in 2022
src: anime itself
src: anime itself
ONA, 2017,
1 ep
Me:-
Author:7
Sequel to Blade Runner (1982) that was set in November 2019. This one takes place during 2022 after the events of the film
src: anime itself
src: anime itself
TV, 1998,
26 eps
Me:-
Author:10
Set in 2071, but the first astral gate was built in 2021
src: Wikipedia
src: Wikipedia
Movie, 2017,
1 ep
Me:-
Author:4
Set in 2020 just before the Tokyo Olympics were supposed to take place
src: anime itself
src: anime itself
Movie, 1991,
1 ep
Me:-
Author:9
Set around the year 2020, predicts the use of automation in geriatric care
src: Wikipedia
src: Wikipedia
TV, 2008,
12 eps
Me:-
Author:-
Girls fight to determine the fate of the world in 2020
src: Wikipedia
src: Wikipedia
TV, 2013,
12 eps
Me:-
Author:2
High school girls fight off evil in 2020
src: Wikipedia
src: Wikipedia
TV, 2015,
12 eps
Me:-
Author:4
Set in 2020, vampires overtake human civilization (goddammit high school girls you had one job)
src: anime itself
src: anime itself
Movie, 1988,
1 ep
Me:-
Author:7
Set in Tokyo in 2019 after WWIII (that begins Jul 16th 1988). Predicted the Tokyo olympics in 2020 and kinda also the cancellation of the olympics
src: anime itself, Wikipedia
src: anime itself, Wikipedia
Movie, 1989,
1 ep
Me:-
Author:6
Set in 2089, but an icy asteroid hits Venus in 2003 and strips away most of its atmosphere. Humans start colonizing Venus in 2018.
Predicted air travel screenings being conducted by governments instead of private companies
src: anime itself
Predicted air travel screenings being conducted by governments instead of private companies
src: anime itself
TV, 1999,
26 eps
Me:-
Author:-
Events start in 2009 when the main character is diagnosed with an unknown illness and volunteers to be put into cryosleep to wait for medical tech to advance enough to cure it. Later, in 2017 insectoid bioweapons get out of control and take over the Earth destroying most of human civilization in the process. The remnants of humanity begin taking Earth back in 2031.
src: anime itself
src: anime itself
TV, 2006,
13 eps
Me:-
Author:-
Set in 2017
src: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemon_Angel_Project
src: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemon_Angel_Project
TV, 2014,
12 eps
Me:-
Author:1
Set in 2016(?). Timeline completely diverges in 1972 when Martian civilization remains are discovered
src: anime itself
src: anime itself
Movie, 2016,
1 ep
Me:-
Author:9
Flashback to 2013, present time 2016, time skips to 2021 and 2022
The film explores the events of a Japanese city being destroyed by an undetected meteorite
src: TvTropes
The film explores the events of a Japanese city being destroyed by an undetected meteorite
src: TvTropes
TV, 1995,
26 eps
Me:-
Author:6
Set in 2015. Aliens(?) have been attacking Earth for several years already.
src: anime itself
src: anime itself
TV, 2002,
26 eps
Me:-
Author:3
Set in 2015, Japan is invaded by aliens in 2012
src: anime itself
src: anime itself
OVA, 2005,
2 eps
Me:-
Author:-
Set in 2014. Shibuya, a ward in Tokyo, has gained independence. Only young people live in it and the usual underground infrastructure for utilities is built in the sky.
src: anime synopsis
src: anime synopsis
OVA, 2001,
4 eps
Me:-
Author:2
Set in 2014, first alien contact in 1998, first martian alien found in 2008
src: anime itself
src: anime itself
OVA, 1989,
1 ep
Me:-
Author:3
Set in 2014, correctly predicts the use of IoT technology: internet connected doors etc.
Sequel (1989) also set in 2014.
src: anime itself
Sequel (1989) also set in 2014.
src: anime itself
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