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'''Two:''' Mirai Onozawa is your typical rebellious thirteen-year-old -- bored with school, frustrated with her distant-seeming parents, and annoyed by her cheerful younger brother Yuuki. Her single point of solace at home is her cell phone, with which she texts her friends and organizes her thoughts. |
'''Two:''' Mirai Onozawa is your typical rebellious thirteen-year-old -- bored with school, frustrated with her distant-seeming parents, and annoyed by her cheerful younger brother Yuuki. Her single point of solace at home is her cell phone, with which she texts her friends and organizes her thoughts. |
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On the first day of summer break in [[Next Sunday |
On the first day of summer break in [[Next Sunday A.D.|2012]], Mirai takes Yuuki to a robotics exhibition on the artificial island of Odaiba in Tokyo Bay, upon the insistence of her mother. Feeling humiliated and alienated by this and a couple of encounters during the trip, she quietly wishes to herself that the world would break. |
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The next moment, [[Be Careful What You Wish For|the world does.]] An earthquake of the title-giving magnitude 8.0 erupts from northern Tokyo Bay, causing buildings to come crashing down, iconic landmarks to crumble, and fires to erupt in the city center. In the chaos surrounding the initial tremor, Mirai and Yuuki meet Mari, a motorcycle delivery woman and single mother. Together, the three of them set out on the long journey to the Onozawa home in western Tokyo. |
The next moment, [[Be Careful What You Wish For|the world does.]] An earthquake of the title-giving magnitude 8.0 erupts from northern Tokyo Bay, causing buildings to come crashing down, iconic landmarks to crumble, and fires to erupt in the city center. In the chaos surrounding the initial tremor, Mirai and Yuuki meet Mari, a motorcycle delivery woman and single mother. Together, the three of them set out on the long journey to the Onozawa home in western Tokyo. |
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* [[All Just a Dream]]: |
* [[All Just a Dream]]: |
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** Mari has a vivid nightmare of her family trapped in a fire in episode 6. |
** Mari has a vivid nightmare of her family trapped in a fire in episode 6. |
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** In episode 8, {{spoiler|Mirai has visions of Yuuki dying after his hospitalization. Brutally subverted a couple of episodes later when in fact this was ''not'' just Mirai's imagination.}} |
** In episode 8, {{spoiler|Mirai has visions of Yuuki dying after his hospitalization. Brutally subverted a couple of episodes later when in fact this was ''not'' just Mirai's imagination.}} |
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* [[Meaningful Name]]: "Mirai" means "future;" "Yuuki" means "courage." |
* [[Meaningful Name]]: "Mirai" means "future;" "Yuuki" means "courage." |
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* [[Mood Whiplash]]: The latter half of the series. |
* [[Mood Whiplash]]: The latter half of the series. |
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* [[Next Sunday |
* [[Next Sunday A.D.]]: Takes place in 2012. |
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* [[One-Dimensional Thinking]]: {{spoiler|When the Tokyo Tower falls, the characters run parallel to the direction of the falling tower rather than running off to the side.}} |
* [[One-Dimensional Thinking]]: {{spoiler|When the Tokyo Tower falls, the characters run parallel to the direction of the falling tower rather than running off to the side.}} |
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* [["On the Next..."]]: The brief newscaster blurbs after the credits hint at upcoming events. |
* [["On the Next..."]]: The brief newscaster blurbs after the credits hint at upcoming events. |
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* [[Otaku]]: Mirai calls Kento a "robotaku." |
* [[Otaku]]: Mirai calls Kento a "robotaku." |
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