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Masaaki Yuasa to Direct “Japan Sinks” Anime; Netflix to Stream Worldwide in 2020

Written By Samantha Ferreira

Earlier today, an official website and Twitter account opened their doors to announce that Sakyo Komatsu’s Japan Sinks (Nihon Chinbotsu) novels will receive an anime adaptation. The first visual and staffers for the project, as well as details on its distribution were revealed. We break the details down below.

Key Visual

The image features two characters running through the rubble of Tokyo, which is warped and distorted.

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Staff

Masaaki Yuasa (Devilman Crybaby, Ping Pong) will direct the project at Science Saru, with Naoya Wada providing character designs.

  • Original Work: Sakyo Komatsu
  • Series Director: Pyeon-Gang Ho
  • Screenplay: Toshio Yoshitaka
  • Music: Kensuke Ushio
  • Color Design: Ken Hashimoto
  • Director of Photography: Toshikazu Kuno
  • Sound Director: Eriko Kimura
  • Editor: Kiyoshi Hirose

Distribution

Netflix will distribute the series worldwide as a Netflix Original in 2020.

Japan Sinks is a 1973 novel by Sakyo Komatsu. The title won the the 27th Mystery Writers of Japan Award and the Seiun Award in its debut year, and has since been cited as an important lens into the cultural context of 1970s Japan.

Source: Animate Times

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Samantha Ferreira

Samantha Ferreira is Anime Herald’s founder and editor-in-chief. A Rhode Island native, Samantha has been an anime fan since 1992, and an active member of the anime press since 2002, when she began working as a reviewer for Anime Dream. She launched Anime Herald in 2010, and continues to oversee its operations to this day. Outside of journalism, Samantha actively studies the history of the North American anime fandom and industry, with a particular focus on the 2000s anime boom and bust. She’s a huge fan of all things Sakura Wars, and maintains series fansite Combat Revue Review when she has free time available. When not in the Anime Herald Discord, Samantha can typically be found on Bluesky.

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