Tokyo Magnitude 8.0: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

An apocalyptic look at the possibility of an earthquake of magnitude 7 or greater striking the Tokyo area. Mirai, a middle school freshman girl who goes to Tokyo's artificial Odaiba Island for a robot exhibition with her brother Yutaka at the start of summer vacation. A powerful tremor emanates from an ocean trench, the famed Tokyo Tower and Rainbow Bridge crumble and fall, and the landscape of Tokyo changes in an instant. With the help of a motorcycle delivery woman named Mari who they meet on Odaiba, Mirai and Yutaka strive to head back to their Setagaya home in western Tokyo.

Series details

• Title: Tokyo Magnitude 8.0
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Adventure, Anime
• Premiere date: 2009-07-08
• Final broadcast date listed: 2009-09-16
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Fuji TV
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 25 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 26029
• IMDb ID: tt1440068
• TVDB ID: 103321

Cast and credited roles

• Satomi Hanamura — Mirai Onosawa
• Yuko Kaida — Mari Kusakabe
• Yumiko Kobayashi — Yuuki Onosawa

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2009-07-08; final listed air date 2009-09-16; episode order: 11.

Source and licence

Adapted from Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.