Tweet of the Week #71: 88 Iconic Anime Akira Predicted 2020 Olympic Game Turmoils blog.gaijinpot.com

By Amelie Marie Nishizawa Mar 7, 2020 2 min readIn what turned out to be a worldwide famous coincidence, cult cyberpunk anime Akira predicted that (Neo) Tokyo would host the 2020 Olympic games.
In a spooky parallel with the real world, in Akira’s post-apocalyptic world too, people are calling for the cancellation of the games.
Akira is a phenomenal work of animation which has inspired countless movies and shows, including The Matrix trilogy no less.
A countdown that echoed with a particular scene from the movie, which shows a signboard reading 東京 （ とうきょう ） オリンピック 開催 （ かいさい ） 迄 （ まで ） あと 147日 （ ひゃくよんじゅうしちにち ） = “147 Days Until The Tokyo Olympic Games”.
Noun + は/が 一番 + adjective + だ世界 （ せかい ） でジブリは一番 有名 （ ゆうめい ） だ。= Ghibli is the best known (studio) in the world.