The prophecies of the catastrophic manga: what it predicted and what remains to be fulfilled

Ryo Tatsuki became a phenomenon because of her prophetic manga "The Future I Saw". In it, she anticipated natural disasters and celebrity deaths with unsettling accuracy.

This Japanese manga, which seemed like just another oddity in the '90s, is now a cult object. Some of her prophecies have already come true, and there are others that still keep many on alert.

Who is Ryo Tatsuki and what does her manga say?

Ryo Tatsuki is a Japanese mangaka who began her career in the 1970s. According to her, in the 1980s she started having very vivid dreams that she interpreted as premonitions.

For years, she kept those messages to herself. But in 1999, she published the book "The Future I Saw" (私が見た未来), which compiles those visions with dates, places, and even detailed consequences.

What did she predict that came true?

• Freddie Mercury's death in 1991.
• Princess Diana's death in 1997.
• The Kobe earthquake in 1995.
• The 2011 tsunami in Japan, with chillingly precise details.

The original cover of the manga displayed the phrase "great disaster of March" and a character covering their face, just as Tatsuki did in one of her dreams where she was injured. All of this coincided with the Fukushima disaster.

Fulfilled predictions and their connection to COVID

In her manga, she also predicted a global disease in 2020 that would bring chaos and fear. She mentioned that the disease would reach a critical point in April, something that aligns with the peak of COVID-19 infections.

She also stated that this disease would return 10 years later and stronger than before. This prediction generates expectations and uncertainty for 2030.

What other prophecies remain unfulfilled?

Tatsuki keeps that if her dreams don't come true exactly in the year she saw, they do within the next 15 years. Following that pattern, there are still events yet to occur.

Mount Fuji eruption

According to her vision, Mount Fuji would erupt in August 2021. Although it didn't happen that year, the prediction remains valid until 2036.

She says she saw the volcano from afar, which allowed her to identify areas that would be affected and the intensity of the disaster.

Tsunami in Yokohama in 2026

Another more concerning vision points to a major earthquake with tsunami in Yokohama between June and September 2026.

According to her account, the water covered the houses and the city was completely flooded. This is a scene that many can't get out of their minds.

How does she explain her visions?

Ryo doesn't consider herself a fortune teller. She explains that her dreams function as a metaphorical analysis of multiple variables, like in a chess game.

This way, she manages to calculate possible scenarios and anticipate future events. For her, dreams aren't magic, but a form of unconscious analysis.

Is there a way to read her manga today?

"The Future I Saw" stopped being published years ago and is now a cult object. Original editions are auctioned for amounts exceeding 10,000 dollars.

Those who managed to read it describe it as a unique document, somewhere between classic manga and prophetic narrative. This is a text that invites both amazement and reflection.