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* ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog The Movie|Sonic: The Movie]]'' treats the viewers to the long-abandoned ruins of a city on the surface on the hero's way to Eggman Land—and amazingly, the traffic lights still work! |
* ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog The Movie|Sonic: The Movie]]'' treats the viewers to the long-abandoned ruins of a city on the surface on the hero's way to Eggman Land—and amazingly, the traffic lights still work! |
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* At one point in ''[[Scrapped Princess]]'', the three main characters pass through the decrepit remains of a skyscraper. All that's left is the cement skeleton, but one of them remarks on how unnatural the "rock formations" look. |
* At one point in ''[[Scrapped Princess]]'', the three main characters pass through the decrepit remains of a skyscraper. All that's left is the cement skeleton, but one of them remarks on how unnatural the "rock formations" look. |
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* ''[[So Ra No Wo To]]'''s No Man's Land and the battlefield of Binnenland seen in flashbacks are full of tumble-down skyscrapers and ravaged cities. Even though there are glimpses of super-advanced [[Lost Technology]] in the show, the urban landscape come across as [[Twenty Minutes Into the Future|current day]]. |
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* ''[[Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle]]'' has Acid Tokyo, which is [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin]], a future version of Tokyo where unceasing acid rain has made decades look like centuries and the place has begun to become a desert. By extension, {{spoiler|Clow Country}} is also this, although there has been has been enough time that only one building remains immediately visible above the sand, and its weathered enough to be unrecognizable. |
* ''[[Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle]]'' has Acid Tokyo, which is [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin]], a future version of Tokyo where unceasing acid rain has made decades look like centuries and the place has begun to become a desert. By extension, {{spoiler|Clow Country}} is also this, although there has been has been enough time that only one building remains immediately visible above the sand, and its weathered enough to be unrecognizable. |
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* ''[[Planet of the Apes]]'': "You maniacs! You blew it up! Damn you! Damn you all to hell!" |
* ''[[Planet of the Apes]]'': "You maniacs! You blew it up! Damn you! Damn you all to hell!" |
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* ''[[Survivors (TV series)|Survivors]]'' is set in the then-present day and depict the aftermath of a ''virulent'' disease. Our works are sliding into ruin. |
* ''[[Survivors (TV series)|Survivors]]'' is set in the then-present day and depict the aftermath of a ''virulent'' disease. Our works are sliding into ruin. |
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* Related: V'Ger in ''[[Star Trek: The |
* Related: V'Ger in ''[[Star Trek: The Motion Picture]]''. |
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* ''[[Logan's Run]]'': The world outside the domed City is all ruins, including an overgrown Washington, D.C.. |
* ''[[Logan's Run]]'': The world outside the domed City is all ruins, including an overgrown Washington, D.C.. |
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* The ending of ''[[A.I.: Artificial Intelligence]]'' takes place in a flooded Manhattan where all the skyscrapers are collapsed, in the process of collapsing, or in really bad shape overall. |
* The ending of ''[[A.I.: Artificial Intelligence]]'' takes place in a flooded Manhattan where all the skyscrapers are collapsed, in the process of collapsing, or in really bad shape overall. |
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== Other == |
== Other == |
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* [http://www.dezeen.com/2008/06/22/flooded-london-by-squintopera-2/ The Flooded London series of images] by Squint/Opera, which also depict a [[ |
* [http://www.dezeen.com/2008/06/22/flooded-london-by-squintopera-2/ The Flooded London series of images] by Squint/Opera, which also depict a [[Cozy Catastrophe]]. |
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* Some truly spectacular (NSFW) illustrations of ruined Tokyo can be found [http://gelbooru.com/index.php?page=post&s=list&tags=tokyogenso here]. |
* Some truly spectacular (NSFW) illustrations of ruined Tokyo can be found [http://gelbooru.com/index.php?page=post&s=list&tags=tokyogenso here]. |
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