Japan Sinks: 2020 — Japan Sinks: 2020

The days of the Mutoh family unfolded with familiar rhythms when a series of devastating earthquakes began to tear across Japan, unleashing widespread ruin.

As the waters continued their relentless rise, the Mutoh family, along with their neighbors Nanami and Haruo, resolved to leave the sanctuary of the shrine and depart from Tokyo.

Despite the devastation, those who remained pressed onward towards the west. Among them, Kite, a well-known Estonian YouTuber, resolved to join their journey.

Seeking refuge in the brightly lit aisles of a grocery store, the group found their sanctuary fleeting. Earthquakes, relentless and unforgiving, compelled them to move on. In their departure, they took the store owner with them, and later, …

The people of Shan City greet the newcomers with warmth. However, the leader of the traveling party practices communion with the deceased, a practice that creates a growing divide between Ayumu and her mother.

Following the failed escape, the commune held Kunio captive. Ayumu discerned then that the old man was attempting to communicate a frantic warning, employing the precise rhythm of Morse code.

They arrived at a harbor teeming with boats preparing for evacuation. Ayumu was permitted passage, deemed valuable for her physical strength and potential, yet no one among the others would be taken.

The Japanese islands are beginning their descent beneath the waves. A small band finds refuge on a fishing boat, only to be cast adrift in the lifeboats when the vessel sustains damage.

Emerging from the water, the raft's occupants found themselves reunited with Kite and Onodera. Their destination was clear: a research facility, its location pinpointed with precision. Hope rested there, in the possibility of data that migh…

Onodera’s data reveals a map suggesting that sections of Japan might reappear. For those who have survived, rescue depends on establishing contact with Kite’s internet balloon.


