Event Great Kanto Earthquake

Destroyed building mixed with reconstructed once.

The **Great Kanto Earthquakes** (**関東大震災**) are two devastating earthquakes mentioned, to occurred 40 years before Special Agent Rei & Fuko canon.

It canon status is hard to confirm, as it could be retroactivity now be part of distant, Taimanin canon, at least in Taimanin Asagi Battle Arena, but its effects would be minor in the distant future.

## Event Timeline

### Pre Event

In the real world, the "1923 Great Kantō earthquake" was a devastating earthquake, which devastated Tokyo. The damage from this natural disaster was one of the greatest sustained by Imperial Japan. In 1960, on the 37th anniversary of the quake, the government declared September 1 an annual "Disaster Prevention Day". It is often referenced in fiction, including the Taimanin Universe.

### Event

In the year 2014 of the fictional universe of Special Agent Rei & Fuko, two earthquakes with a similar strength hit Tokyo one after the other. These became known as the second and third Kano Earthquake.

Tokyo collapsed after the earthquakes in 2014, and after the capital was relocated the following year, it lost its former glory and became a crime city overrun by armed mafias and terrorists. Administrative functions have been relocated to the present-day city of Nishitokyo. The chief of Section Seven was only 8 years old when the earthquake hit, and many years of reconstruction followed.

### Post Event

In the year 2049-2054, on the surface, the city of Tokyo appears to be at peace, although traces of the earthquake can still be seen here and there. However, the number of arrests has fallen sharply in inverse proportion to the violent increase in crime and the internationalization of the city, and there are a number of dangerous areas that are taboo for residents to enter. The population is 13.24 million. The local police are virtually powerless against the armed mafia, and only the Special Investigation Department, which is under the direct control of the Metropolitan Police Department and is given extra-judicial powers, has the power to oppose them.

Around the ~2080 the earthquake has become a distant memory and the even public events are held again. Certain areas are still considered dangerous.

## Trivia

* In the OVA, traces of the destruction are much stronger, while the games do show a few other locations in LILITH-IZM 07 that are also destroyed. Most of the information of the quality of the city is taken from the games itself and the website.
* Speculation: As the events of Special Agent Rei & Fuko, are canonized in Taimanin Asagi Battle Arena, this earthquake might have occurred and could explain the current state of Tokyo, which is also mentioned to be crime filled and even gained the title as "demon capital". While, the earthquake lies in the distant past, it, the Taiwan Crisis and Peninsula Conflict could explain how Tokyo has become how it is and still shown elements of corruption in Taimanin Asagi. The earthquake might also have a connection to Yomihara, ⁣as this underground city appeared at an unknown time below Tokyo together with a Demon Gate. What ultimately speaks against it is a lack of confirmation and information about Tokyo in general, as instant Tokyo Kingdom takes the spotlight.