Masaaki Yuasa
An original net animation (ONA) anime series adaptation of the novel was announced on October 9, 2019. The series, titled "Japan Sinks: 2020", was animated by Science SARU, with Pyeon-Gang Ho served as the series' director and Masaaki Yuasa as director. Toshio Yoshitaka handled series composition, Naoya Wada designed the characters, and Kensuke Ushio composed the series' music. Yuko Sasaki, Reina Ueda and Tomo Muranaka are credited with starring roles. It was released worldwide by Netflix on July 9, 2020. A film compilation version of the series was subsequently released in Japanese theaters on November 13, 2020.