I had an ambitious project planned for AWA Accolades 2025, but also had a lot of travelling scheduled in the two months leading up to the deadline, so that project ended up getting shelved and I had to pivot to an idea that I thought I could complete in the remaining amount of time.
Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 is a series that I’d wanted to do something with ever since seeing AdventLostKaichou’s video Time Falls Away in 2014, and I’d had the I Fight Dragons song “Disaster Hearts” in mind for it for almost as long.
I ended up almost completely excising Yuuki from the video, trying to focus on Mirai and Mari dealing with the trauma of the earthquake rather than Yuuki’s tragic storyline. I also had to cut the song down quite a bit, as the bridge didn’t really fit the mood and flow I was trying for.
Overall, I’m not entirely pleased with how it came out due to how much I was rushing to meet the deadline after pivoting, and I may end up revisiting it in the future, but for now, it’s still not a terrible effort.
Video – Tokyo Magnitude 8.0
Audio – I Fight Dragons – Disaster Hearts
Completed October 2025
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