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Tokyo Magnitude 8.0

Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 is a earth science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 rather than just read about it. In short: Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 (Japanese: 東京マグニチュード8.0, Hepburn: Tōkyō Magunichūdo Hachitenzero) is a Japanese anime television series produced by Fuji TV, Asmik Ace, Sony Music Entertainment Japan, Dentsu, Bones, and Kinema Citrus. It first aired on Fuji TV's noitamina timeslot in July 2009, running for 11 episodes until September.

Key takeaways

Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 belongs to earth science; place it in that map before memorising details.
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Reproduce the core statement of Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 (Japanese: 東京マグニチュード8.0, Hepburn: Tōkyō Magunichūdo Hachitenzero) is a Japanese anime television series produced by Fuji TV, Asmik Ace, Sony Music Entertainment Japan, Dentsu, Bones, and Kinema Citrus. It first aired on Fuji TV's noitamina timeslot in July 2009, running for 11 episodes until September. The anime was directed by Masaki Tachibana, with Natsuko Takahashi handling series composition, Atsuko Nozaki designing the characters and Kow Otani composing the music. The series centers on two young siblings, Mirai and Yūki, and single mother Mari who the two meet in the aftermath of a major earthquake hitting the Japanese capital, placed in the near future. In 2009, Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 won the Excellence Award at the 13th Japan Media Arts Festival.

Plot After a massive earthquake in Tokyo 25 km under the sea at a magnitude of 8.0, two young siblings Mirai and Yūki, who were visiting a robot exhibition in Odaiba at the beginning of their summer vacation, struggle to reach their parents in their house in Setagaya, assisted by a female motorcycle courier named Mari, who is striving to reach her own daughter and mother in Sangenjaya. Together, the three of them brave the partly ruined city and try their best to make it home safely.

Characters Mirai Onozawa (小野沢未来, Onozawa Mirai) is a 7th grader who attends Rika Girls Academy. At the beginning of the series, she is unsure of what she wants to become later in life, but starts to change this outlook after the earthquake. Voiced by: Satomi Hanamura (Japanese); Luci Christian (English) Yūki Onozawa (小野沢悠貴, Onozawa Yūki) is a 3rd grader and enthusiastic about robots. He has a somewhat distant relationship with his sister, and does not like to let others know when he is tired or ill. Voiced by: Yumiko Kobayashi (Japanese); Tiffany Grant (English) Mari Kusakabe (日下部真理, Kusakabe Mari) is a motorcycle courier who assists Mirai and Yūki reach their parents' home after the earthquake happens. They make a promise to reach their home together. Voiced by: Yūko Kaida (Japanese); Shelley Calene-Black (English) Seiji Onozawa (小野沢誠司, Onozawa Seiji), Mirai and Yūki's father, is injured while at work when the earthquake occurs. Voiced by: Hiroshi Naka (Japanese); David Matranga (English) Masami Onozawa (小野沢雅美, Onozawa Masami) is Mirai and Yūki's mother. The earthquake occurs on her birthday. Voiced by: Kikuko Inoue (Japanese); Maggie Flecknoe (English) Mayu (まゆ) is one of Mirai's friends from school. She is seen taking care of her younger siblings while her mother is in a nearby hospital. Voiced by: Eri Kitamura (Japanese); Nancy Novotny (English) Yuka (ゆか) is Mirai's other friend from school. Because of her laziness she tends to do poorly in her studies. Voiced by: Aki Toyosaki (Japanese); Carli Mosier (English) Risa (りさ) another classmate of Mirai's. She comes from a rich family and owns a summer house in Canada that was built by her father. Voiced by: Aya Endō (Japanese); Allison Sumrall (English) Itsuki (五木) is Yuki's best friend who is in the same class as him. Before the earthquake, he and Yuki along with their school teacher planted a tree in their school's yard. Voiced by: Miyuki Sawashiro (Japanese); Shannon Emerick (English) Hina Kusakabe (日下部ひな, Kusakabe Hina) is Mari's daughter age 3 to 5 years old. While Hina's mother was out searching for her, she was staying with her grandmother during the earthquake. Voiced by: Megumi Yamaguchi (Japanese); Nancy Novotny (English) Kento Nonomiya (野宮健人, Nonomiya Kento) is a middle school boy who becomes friends with Mirai in episode 7. Just like Yuki he is a big fan of robots. Voiced by: Shinya Hamazoe (Japanese); Greg Ayres (English) Aya Kawasaki (川崎彩, Kawasaki Aya) is Mari's co-worker at Tiger Express Delivery who helps take care of her when she arrives at the office. Voiced by: Ai Nonaka (Japanese); Brittney Karbowski (English) Reiko Kusakabe (日下部礼子, Kusakabe Reiko) is Mari Kusakabe's mother-in-law and the grandmother of Hina Kusakabe. She helps take care of Hina while Mari is at work. Voiced by: Yukiko Mizuochi (Japanese); Susan O. Koozin (English)

Production and release

The series was first announced at the 2009 Tokyo Anime Fair, denoting that it would replace Eden of the East in Fuji TV's noitamina well-rated anime timeblock and would be co-produced by Bones and Kinema Citrus. It first aired on Fuji TV's noitamina timeslot on July 9, 2009, running for 11 episodes until September 17. The series' setting is based upon the prediction that there is 70% or higher chance of an earthquake measuring 7.0 magnitude on the Richter scale hitting Tokyo in the next 30 years, with the series illustrating the consequences of a magnitude 8.0 earthquake affecting the city. Bones stated that it would try to realistically depict the after-effects of such a situation and that it would collect and tabulate research on previous earthquakes and interview individuals who were affected by them. The series features the efforts of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, Japan Coast Guard, Tokyo Fire Department and Tokyo Disaster Medical Assistance Team in assisting recovery efforts after the initial earthquake and its recurring aftershocks. FNN newscaster Christel Takigawa also features as a guest, reporting on the earthquake and assuming the role of a "navigator" during the series.

Music The series uses two pieces of theme music. "Your Song" (キミノウタ, Kimi no Uta) by Abingdon Boys School is used for the opening theme, while "M/elody" by Shion Tsuji is used for the ending.

Overseas distribution Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 is licensed in North America by Maiden Japan with an English dub produced by Seraphim Digital. The bilingual Blu-ray and DVD was released through Section23 Films on April 2, 2013. This anime series was broadcast in Italy on Italian television channel Rai 4 on August 22, 2011, and ended September 5, 2011 for a time ranging from 10.45am and 11.00am.

Episode list

Reception Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 won the Excellence Award in the Animation Division at the 13th Japan Media Arts Festival in 2009.

See also 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami – one of the largest in the history of observations of magnitude 9.0.

Notes

References

External links Official website Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Tokyo Magnitude 8.0

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In earth science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Tokyo Magnitude 8.0

In research: Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 appears in earth science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 2009 Japanese television series endings, 2009 anime television series debuts, Anime with original screenplays, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

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Why does Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 matter?

Because it connects several earth science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

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Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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