Japan’s youth are apathetic toward the climate crisis. Could anime change that?

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The first episode of “Future Kid Takara,” a new series of anime shorts, opens with the thrilling scene of a boy named Takara and a scientist named Dr. Amory running away from a tornado in 2100. “Doctor, it’s hail!” the boy shouts as he tries to dodge hailstones and bolts of lightning. “I know!” the scientist shouts back. As they are swept up by the tornado, Takara hits a time travel button attached to Dr. Amory’s body, taking them to the year 2024, when the climate crisis is not nearly as