Japan Sinks: 2020
Japan Sinks: 2020 Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 6.9 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 6.7 |
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About
"Disaster survival filtered through experimental, emotionally raw animation"
A family fights to survive as a catastrophic chain of earthquakes and tsunamis literally sinks the Japanese archipelago into the sea. Told through refugees fleeing across a collapsing landscape, the show mixes disaster-movie momentum with intimate, small-scale character moments. Director Masaaki Yuasa's loose, expressive animation style gives it a raw, unpolished energy that suits the chaos, and the pacing is relentless once the crisis begins. It's emotionally heavy, occasionally strange, and swings between grounded tragedy and surreal detours that some viewers find jarring rather than moving.
the unflinching, ground-level view of ordinary people surviving a nationwide catastrophe.
you want tight, conventional storytelling or dislike a much-debated finale.
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All Seasons
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | The Beginning of the End | 7.4 | 185 | 25 min | |
| ▶ | 2 | Farewell, Tokyo | 7.3 | 158 | 25 min | |
| ▶ | 3 | A New Hope | 7.0 | 143 | 25 min | |
| ▶ | 4 | An Open Door | 6.7 | 127 | 25 min | |
| ▶ | 5 | Illusion | 6.4 | 125 | 25 min | |
| ▶ | 6 | An Oracle | 6.7 | 119 | 26 min | |
| ▶ | 7 | The Dawn | 6.7 | 112 | 25 min | |
| ▶ | 8 | Mom's Secret | 7.2 | 117 | 25 min | |
| ▶ | 9 | Japan Sinks | 6.9 | 155 | 25 min | |
| ▶ | 10 | Ressurection | 6.7 | 126 | 31 min |