Critically acclaimed director Masaaki Yuasa is finally returning after the success of his 2018 adaptation of Go Nagai’s Devilman manga with a brand new production. This time him and his studio, Science SARU will be adapting Sakyo Komatsu’s 1973 science-fiction novel “Japan Sinks” into a 10-episode Netflix Original Anime series that will premiere on the streaming service next year.

If you’re at all familiar with the original Japan Sinks novel then you’ll know that it takes place in 1973 Japan, this time however it will be set in 2020 Japan after the Tokyo Summer Olympics. The show focuses on the Muto family, namely two siblings called Ayumu and Gou who are shown running in the show’s teaser visual amidst an earthquake hitting Japan.

The anime’s staff includes:

Director: Masaaki Yuasa

Series director: Pyoungkang Heo

Screenplay: Hisao Yoshitaka

Music: Kensuke Ushio

Character design: Naoya Wada

Color design: Ken Hashimoto

Director of photography: Toshikazu Hisano

Sound director: Eriko Kimura

Editing: Kiyoshi Hirose

Anime production: SCIENCE SARU

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