A popular Twitter user with the handle @siroumaru96 has sparked widespread discussion online by sharing a detailed “scientific analysis” of certain iconic scenes in anime, shedding light on these moments from a scientific perspective.
In the film “Kiki’s Delivery Service” (Majo no Takkyubin), there is a scene where Kiki saves a child who has fallen from a height in mid-air. If we analyze this scene from a practical scientific viewpoint, we can calculate the impact force of the child. Assuming the child weighs approximately 50 kg and considering the gravitational force acting on them, it can be estimated that Kiki would need to exert a force of about 4.4 tons to successfully make the catch, which is clearly unrealistic considering the laws of physics.
The second scene comes from the series “Violet Evergarden.” In this moment, Violet runs across a body of water to reach a grieving father mourning the loss of his daughter. According to the analysis by @siroumaru96, to achieve this feat, Violet would need to run at a speed of 108 km/h, which is significantly faster than the record of Usain Bolt, the fastest man in history.
The third scene is taken from “Komi Can’t Communicate,” where Komi engages in a written conversation with Tadano during a brief break between classes. The analysis highlights that Komi would need to write at an astonishing speed of 0.47 seconds per character. However, according to research, the average person in Japan can write only about 60 characters per minute, which means Komi and Tadano would be writing much faster than typical rates.
Finally, in a scene from “Your Name” (Kimi no Na wa) by Makoto Shinkai, the probability of Mitsuha and Taki meeting at a specified point was analyzed. According to @siroumaru96, if we take into account all possible intersecting points and change the direction from station to destination, the odds of their meeting is calculated to be 1 in 29,975,208,460. This showcases the extremely low probability of such an encounter occurring.
These detailed analyses have ignited passionate discussions among anime fans, merging the art of storytelling with the logic of science to create surprisingly intriguing conclusions.
