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[asian-character-of-the-day]

Day 78

Today’s Asian character is Mari Mutoh from Japan Sinks 2020!

She is Filipino-Japanese.

[matt0044]

Japan Sinks 2020 was what I needed.

In many ways... it has felt like the world as a whole is sinking proverbially. Seeing Ayumu's friends and family fight tooth and nails to survive their homeland's destruction was gut-wrenching to watch.

It really is a story what Anyone Can Die. No warning. No death flags until even minutes before. Hell, most are killed unceramoniously even after all their screentime and narrative prescense. I thought that even Ayumu, our protagonist, and Goh, her little brother, could snuff it.

God, Episode Eight was something.

In the end, Japan sinks but it's people, the tried and tested survivors, live on. We see their culture immortalized and not allow the catastrophe define their future.

And I hope it's something we can do.

Climate Change is a disaster of our world leaders' own making and with the likes of Trump still refusing to keel over, it's only going to be a war until something like Japan sinking occurs. But I think seeing stories about survivors weathering the storm to end all storms helps me feel hope for the future.

That it really can get better after it gets worse.

Perhaps that's why disaster movies have endured. We wanna see people who can be tested by God himself and how we can win.

[nonbinaryriversong]

this was extremely hard to narrow down and i feel like there may have been some that deserved to be on here more

10 Characters I love (in no order, except for River they're peak):

1). River Song (Doctor Who)

2). Kira Nerys (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)

3). Dan Turner (Archive 81)

4). Eda Clawthorne (The Owl House)

5). Nadia Vulvokov (Russian Doll)

6). Noi (Dorohedoro)

7). Mari Mutoh (Japan Sinks: 2020)

8). Yui Hirasawa (K-On!)

9). Janet (The Good Place)

10). Balsa (Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit)

Bonus: Ratty (Archive 81)

10 of my favourite characters to get to know me:

Villanelle (Killing Eve)

Thirteen (Doctor Who)

Nadja of Antipaxos (What We Do in the Shadows)

Morgana Pendragon (Merlin)

Elena Alvarez (One Day at a Time)

Anne Shirley-Cuthbert (Anne of Green Gables/Anne with an E)

Elsie Lo (If You Still Recognise Me by Cynthia So)

Max Champan (A League of Their Own)

Ellie Chu (The Half of It)

Katniss Everdeen (The Hunger Games)

And a bonus because I’m indecisive: Amy Santiago (Brooklyn Nine Nine) (ACAB though)

Tags (no pressure of course): @kingston-and-whittaker, @thirteensfavoritetoy, @killjoygem, @nonbinaryriversong, @13stardisposts

[arigathanxx]

mom i'm in love with kite sm :(((

[ikritique]

Japan Sinks 2020: An Anime Review

I’ve watched a lot of natural disaster movies. Some kind of pseudo-scientific explanation is given to explain a singular or series of natural disasters. High stakes and equally high tension are involved, especially when the movie stars a host of characters you find yourself rooting for at least one of them. In the end, our group finds themselves on tentative safety, with hopes of a future awaiting them. This 10-episode anime hit all of these checkpoints, oft considered formulaic. Yet, why am I still reeling from this roller coaster with no brakes? Today, we will be discussing the July 2020 Netflix release of the anime “Japan Sinks 2020”.

Due to a shift in the tectonic plates, the entire archipelago of Japan begins to break down and sink into the Pacific Ocean. The anime follows on a half Filipino-half Japanese family along with a group of other individuals as they try to stay alive, in the process finding out more about the phenomenon occurring. Overall, it’s nothing too out of the box. It had an interesting beginning, a little too fast paced. The arc in the middle fell flat, building up expectations of something sinister going on but there’s no pay off for it. The ending arc was the most rewarding, complete with emotional highs and lows and the viewer can finally fully invest themselves into these characters survival.

Its target audience seems to be at the Japanese masses and foreigners combined. Considering how it was made to be released around the time the Tokyo Olympics 2020 would’ve occurred, it would’ve been a fantastic release in conjunction to the worldwide hype of the Olympics. Another facet that makes more sense when the Tokyo Olympics come into play is its exploration on the concept of nationalism. I wasn’t aware of this particular detail before watching the show. As such, the focus on the nationalistic spirit was certainly an interesting and unique angle I never quite considered before when watching natural disaster media. A good majority of the exploration of this theme was really well done. The mix of characters had the proper set of diverse opinions that truly allowed the anime to explore any angle of nationalism: a bi-national family, a patriotic Japanese old man, and even complete foreigners. However, there were some moments throughout the episodes where it felt a little too “in your face”, as if the show needed to remind you that nationalistic spirit is appropriate at any given time.

The animation style is very reminiscent of “Devilman: Crybaby”. I recognize that both have the same animation studios responsible behind them. However, while the style certainly suited Devilman’s chaotic nature, it doesn’t necessarily do the same with “Japan Sinks 2020”. The animation is mediocre at best, and sloppy at worse. At the beginning, the characters had very neat, “friendly” character designs. Simple but expressive. But as the anime progressed, the art grew sloppier. With the nature of the anime, there is no expectation for pretty animation. However, at least the animation style could’ve stayed a bit more consistent.

However, the silver lining here are the natural disaster shots. The earthquake in the beginning was so chaotically devastating, and the equally chaotic art style suited those scenes perfectly well. Thanks to the R rating, they weren’t hesitant to show blood and gore when necessary. That kind of willingness is severely lacking when it comes to other shows and movies that explore this trope. Of course there’s going to be gore involved when entire populations are dying. It’s during these shots where I gasped out loud, at how fast yet deadly these kinds of events can be.

The music fit the ambience of the show well enough. It was clever to have the opening represent a serene depiction of everyday life of the family when the show is anything but that. The endings used were not much to speak of, but musically it was tense and dramatic. The endings were more fitting, but personally more enjoyable, than the opening. There is a special mention to the one rap scene in the entire anime that came in so out of place with the grim tones of the end coming near. The rap in itself was okay, but I couldn’t help but wish it came at a better time in the anime.

There is a mixed bag of reactions and observations when it comes the characters we follow through this journey. Some characters died unfairly too fast, and some deaths were easy to predict. Throughout the course of the series, there’s really only one death I truly mourned for. With death introduced so early on in the series, it was difficult to try to root for the characters survival because the circumstances proved to be unpredictable. Only after reaching Episode 8 did I finally begin rooting for our characters, hoping they survived through this hellish nightmare they were going through.

Mutoh Mari, the mother of the family, was the best character of the anime. She had so many aspects to her than simply “the mom of the group”. She is a Filipino who faces trouble from Japanese purists. She is a mother of the group, and takes over as the leader when it falls on her with grace. She is the moral support upon which anyone can lean upon, as the realistic optimist who understands that there is no means of survival when a person is emotionally defeated. The rest of the Mutoh family are all well done as well, all very realistic and relatable when put in that kind of situation.

KITE is another interesting character. Initially I didn’t think he’d prove to be too important, but he’s certainly one of the more important people you need to have in a group. He’s light-hearted, intelligent and his intentions aren’t too clear. There’s no room to have faith in him because he holds up his appearance quite well as a shallow guy who’s really only looking for something thrilling. But that leaves room for surprise for when he does get serious.

Overall, the anime was actually pretty enjoyable. It has its up and down moments, but when it’s up, it’s very engaging. The finale was excellent, and is a touching tribute to Japan as a nation. The diversity in the cast of characters is to be applauded. The anime only starts to show cracks when you look at it too closely. It’s a wonderful story of destruction, rebirth and growth. I’d rate this a 3.5 out of 5.

Go: “Where are we going now?” Mari: “Wherever we go, it won’t be the afterlife.”

[fumssketches]

mrs mari mutoh i love her

[animayo]

“I am here thanks to the foundation laid by the blessings of the wise people that I encountered.”

Japan Sinks: 2020 (2020)

I finished the whole thing and I’m in awe, LITERAL AWE. A lot of the events that happened were both incredibly unexpected and fast and I was on the edge of my seat the WHOLE TIME. Even in the art AND in the resolve and spirit of the characters, we find beauty among a lot of the destruction that occurred. This is definitely a HUGE recommendation and someone please talk to me about it! (None of my friends wanna watch,,,aka they wanna miss out on this masterpiece :0)

- Jenny

[frickfracktictack]

Final thoughts on Japan Sinks 2020 (THIS WILL CONTAIN SPOILERS)

• very depressing which yes I should have expected but still

• I’m sad that Koga died

• Go becoming a pro gamer made me very happy

• I did not think Ayumu was in middle school I thought she was like high school age at least

• Kite was a really good additional character but I wish Ayumu and his bumpy start led to more character development

• they didn’t really mourn anyone’s deaths which made me a bit uncomfortable

Overall I definitely recommend this show but I will warn there’s a lot of death and destruction and it is not for the faint of heart. It was pretty well done and I think it gets about a 7/10

[ilikelookingatthings]

Japan Sink: 2020 (spoiler question)

At the end of the last episode (ep 10) of “Japan Sinks: 2020″, a montage of flashbacks and present day scenes are shown. A guy is seen during this sequence reading the book that Mutoh siblings wrote, and after finishing pulls out a picture. This picture was taken 8 years ago of the first survival group of the Mutoh family. Is the guy holding the picture (8 years later) the little boy Mari Mutoh saved, or is it his father? Please answer if you know.

[empty-dream]

Just Watched Japan Sinks 2020

From the gang who brought ya Devilman Crybaby. NGL that's the whole reason I watched this.

Japan gets hit with the worst earthquake ever and amidst the submerged land, exploding volcanoes and continuous earthquakes, the Japanese-Filipino Mutoh family with their friends are trying to survive.

I feel like they do a good job at exploring older people's xenophobic tendencies, youth's interest in other countries and the subsequent disinterest of their own, and how racist ultra-nationalist people sound like (spoiler: stupid as fuck). The focus is in Japan and the Japanese, but I think it's an universal thing that happens everywhere else. The make-shift hot spring scene is a great conclusion for this conflict.

If you come here expecting Devilman Crybaby 2, don't. For one, this is a realistic theme, especially if you ever experience huge scale of earthquake, with all the causes of deaths possible in such situations. 

And then the "rawness" in this series is not as "raw" as Devilman Crybaby, if you get what I mean. There is nothing like Devilman Dash. Maybe because again, this is on the realistic side, not fantasy-divinity-fueled. Although this one has canabis and cult so there’s that.

But it does still have its moments. Like when the characters are shocked or fighting for their survival, their faces contort to show the raw emotion. Classic Yuasa, as I who only watched DVMCB said. I don’t mean to compare this to DVMCB but I can’t help in the end.

Mari!! Best mom!! I really love her optimism and mental fortitude. When she has no choice but to carry the team herself now, she does her absolute best. When she has a heart to heart with Daniel and cries when she cuts Ayumu's hair, I just T_T

KITE is an mvp but seriously who the hell is this guy? Are you sure he is just some famous youtuber with all that amazing survival skill, great music literacy, vast driving capability and paramount super luck? I don't buy it. Side note, feels like Kensho Ono is showing off all his talents here lol.

I wish they explore Haruo's story more. Like why he was a hikikomori? He is a big question mark since ep 1. Same thing with Nanami. She is good at kicking ass and caring for people.

I love how Ayumu's first reaction when she wakes up from the earthquake is to scream and run away from her dying classmates, as opposed to help them like a hero from a story, and then for the rest of the series she tries to save people and has guilt over her action. It's so humane. And she's such a good sister to Go.

As usual for survival in disaster stories, the large party usually gets killed one by one. I don't actually want to say this but I have to admit, they do kill the characters a little bit too fast and too often. I mean, DVMCB did too but by that time I already got attached to them since I knew their backstories so their deaths hit hard. But JS doesn't dig much on that. Though the last episode that shows a bit of everyone's pasts did make me tear up.

Oh well, I said this and that but that didn't mean I didn't cry everytime someone dies. I'm weak to family stories after all.

This series has a good heart, despite the tragedies. That I can say wholeheartedly.

TL;DR: Came for Yuasa, stayed for the wonderful family dynamic, KITE and the weed cult.

[mceproductions]

Best of 2020 TV Shows #20: Japan Sinks 2020 (NETFLIX)

Fitting for spot 20 we have a disaster.

Ie disaster TV show though 2020 itself would definitely outdo this.

Two months after the olympics, the Mutoh family go about Thier lives in greater metro Tokyo.

Until another devastating earthquake wraps the islands in devastation.

The family, runner Ayumu, gamer Go, swimmer Mari and electrician Koiciro all find each other at the local Shrine but their nightmare only begins as the earthquake from before set off a chain reaction leading to the beginning of the sinking of the Japanese archipelago.

This is a five hour meditation in the meaning of family and how the bonds can crack and fray in the worst of moments but no matter what happens love is still there.

Even in the face of cataclysm.

Spectacular animation also follows in addition to some pretty shocking moments that will leave you almost shaken. One scene near the end in particular is raw.

Netflix does have a great library growing.

With anime now they have a greater leg up.

SUM 22: A biracial family survives a significant cataclysm in the famous adaptation of one of Japan’s most celebrated novels

[writseo]

~ Preferences Guide ~

 These are just the default characters.

 If you want me to add more onto who the default characters are, feel free to send in an ask ! 

If you want me to update past preferences to include a character, feel free to send in an ask ! 

If you want me to write for specific characters (whether they are part of the default or others), send in the ask with your request and I am willing to write for it ! :) 

Below are all of the characters that’ll automatically be used for preferences for each fandom; 

Birds Of Prey 

Harley Quinn, Helena Bertenelli, Dinah Laurel Lance, Renee Montoya 

Gotham

Bruce Wayne, Selina Kyle, Jerome Valeska, Jeremiah Valeska (Post/Pre Spray), Oswald Cobblepot, Ed Nygma

I Am Not Okay With This

Sydney Novak, Stanley Barber, Dina, Bradley Lewis 

Life Is Strange 

Max Caulfield, Chloe Price, Rachel Amber, Warren Graham, Nathan Prescott, Victoria Chase 

Love Victor 

Victor Salazar, Pilar Salazar, Felix Weston, Mia Brooks, Lake Meriwether, Andrew Spencer 

Harry Potter

Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, Draco Malfoy, Pansy Parkinson 

The Haunting Of Hill House 

Eleanor Crain, Luke Crain, Steven Crain, Shelly Crain, Theodore Crain

The Haunting Of Bly Manor 

Dani Clayton, Jamie, Hannah Grose, Owen Sharma, Becca Jessel, Peter Quint 

The End Of The Fucking World 

Alyssa Foley, James Wilson 

Ratched 

Mildred Ratched, Gwendolyn Briggs, Dolly, Edmund Tolleson, Huck Finnegan 

Enola Holmes

Enola Holmes, Viscount Tewkesbury, Sherlock Holmes 

Japan Sinks: 2020

Mari Mutoh, Ayumu Mutoh, Kite, Haruo Koga 

Shameless 

Fiona Gallagher, Lip Gallagher, Ian Gallagher, Debbie Gallagher, Carl Gallagher, Kevin Ball, Veronica Fisher

Riverdale 

Betty Cooper, Archie Andrews, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge, Cheryl Blossom, Toni Topaz

It 

Beverly Marsh, Bill Denbrough, Ben Hanscom, Richie Tozier, Stanley Uris, Eddie Kaspbrack, Mike Hanlon

Insatiable

Patty Bladell, Nonnie Thompson, Brick Armstrong, Magnolia Barnard

Shazam 

Billy Batson, Freddie Freeman, Mary Bromfield, Pedro Pena

Tell Me Why 

Alyson Ronan, Tyler Ronan

The Good Place 

Eleanor Shellstrop, Chidi Anagonye, Tahani Al Jamil, Jason Mendoza, Janet, Michael 

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