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* ''Anime/SenkiZesshouSymphogear'' has battles at Tokyo Skytree in its first two seasons.

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* ''Anime/SenkiZesshouSymphogear'' ''Anime/{{Symphogear}}'' has battles at Tokyo Skytree in its first two seasons.
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* ''VideoGame/MetalMax Xeno'' takes place in a desertified post-apocalyptic Tokyo, and the player finds a key item at the top of a collapsed and rusting Tokyo Tower.
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* Tokyo Tower is the site of a bombing attempt in one episode of ''Manga/DetectiveConan'', and the scene of the climax of the 13th NonSerialMovie ''Raven Chaser''.

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* Tokyo Tower is the site of a bombing attempt in one episode of ''Manga/DetectiveConan'', ''Manga/CaseClosed'', and the scene of the climax of the 13th NonSerialMovie ''Raven Chaser''.
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Alternately, if the tower isn't the scene of the disaster, it will be just about the only thing left standing, instead.
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* ''VideoGame/Persona5Strikers'' has the servers for EMMA be located at the base of the tower. When she reaches godhood by stealing desires en masse, the Metaverse bleeds over into the real world around the tower. AlienKudzu threads through the Tower to turn it into the Tree of Knowledge, while EMMA herself sits at the top as the Demiurge.
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* In Episode 7 of ''LightNovel/ThePetGirlOfSakurasou'', Sorata, Mashiro, Nanami, and Yuuko visit the Skytree, though they don't go inside.
* In the "ruins of civilization" sequence in ''Manga/DrStone'', the top of the Skytree is seen falling off an unspecified number of years after the petrification event. By the time Senku is revived, no signs of 21st-century Tokyo are visible.
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One of the newest additions to the Tokyo skyline, it is a massive convention center that consists of four inverted, flat-tipped pyramids arranged in a square formation, sitting on top of pillars that the "tops" of the pyramids rest upon. It was originally designed to be one of the facilities that the 2020 Olympics events would take place in, but funding cuts nixed this idea; instead, it is to serve as the main broadcasting and press center for the Olympics. Amongst fans of anime and manga, it's best known for being the site of Comic Market, or "Comiket" for short, a major biannual festival for {{Doujinshi}} creators to sell their works.

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One of the newest additions to the Tokyo skyline, it is a massive convention center that consists of four inverted, flat-tipped pyramids arranged in a square formation, sitting on top of pillars that the "tops" of the pyramids rest upon. It was originally designed to be one of the facilities that the 2020 Olympics events would take place in, but funding cuts nixed this idea; instead, it is was to serve as the main broadcasting and press center for the Olympics.2020 Olympics...until said 2020 Olympics were cancelled due to the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic. Amongst fans of anime and manga, it's best known for being the site of Comic Market, or "Comiket" for short, a major biannual festival for {{Doujinshi}} creators to sell their works.
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* ''VideoGame/KingOfTheMonsters'' has it as a noticeable piece of stage dressing in the Tokyo map. Of course, most players, including the AI, [[MonumentalDestruction immediately throw opponents into it for damage or rip it out of the ground to throw it at opponents to equal effect]].

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* ''VideoGame/KingOfTheMonsters'' has it as a noticeable piece of stage dressing in the Tokyo map. Of course, most players, including the AI, [[MonumentalDestruction [[MonumentalDamage immediately throw opponents into it for damage or rip it out of the ground to throw it at opponents to equal effect]].
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* ''VideoGame/KingOfTheMonsters'' has it as a noticeable piece of stage dressing in the Tokyo map. Of course, most players, including the AI, [[MonumentalDestruction immediately throw opponents into it for damage or rip it out of the ground to throw it at opponents to equal effect]].
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** The [[AlternateContinuity various versions]] of ''Manga/{{X1999}}'' are fond of having the climactic battle there. (In TheMovie, even more {{Anvilicious}}ly, the magical shield Kamui generates there is a glowing golden sphere which visually evokes Japan's identity as the land of the Rising Sun.)

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** The [[AlternateContinuity various versions]] of ''Manga/{{X1999}}'' ''Manga/{{X 1999}}'' are fond of having the climactic battle there. (In TheMovie, even more {{Anvilicious}}ly, the magical shield Kamui generates there is a glowing golden sphere which visually evokes Japan's identity as the land of the Rising Sun.)



* Rather plot-important in ''Anime/MawaruPenguindrum''. [[spoiler: It didn't look the way it does in real life... but it was a 30-meters tall ''David sculpture''. It got retconned into the Tower we know and love when Momoka rewrites reality to free her friend Yuri from her abusive father.]]

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* Rather plot-important in ''Anime/MawaruPenguindrum''.''Anime/{{Penguindrum}}''. [[spoiler: It didn't look the way it does in real life... but it was a 30-meters tall ''David sculpture''. It got retconned into the Tower we know and love when Momoka rewrites reality to free her friend Yuri from her abusive father.]]



* After an earthquake in ''Anime/{{Tokyo Magnitude 8}}'' the Tokyo Tower falls a few episodes in. It is also the reason Yuuki [[spoiler:dies]]. He got hit on the head with a piece of the tower and [[spoiler:this caused internal bleeding. He dies two episodes later, a little over a day in-series]].

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* After an earthquake in ''Anime/{{Tokyo Magnitude 8}}'' ''Anime/TokyoMagnitude8'' the Tokyo Tower falls a few episodes in. It is also the reason Yuuki [[spoiler:dies]]. He got hit on the head with a piece of the tower and [[spoiler:this caused internal bleeding. He dies two episodes later, a little over a day in-series]].



* ''VideoGame/{{Devil Survivor 2}}'' establishes Tokyo Tower, along with five others (Hakata Port Tower, the Tsuutenkaku, Beppu Tower, Sapporo TV Tower, and the Nagoya TV Tower), is part of a supernatural defense system designed to protect Japan against attack. Strife ensues as the [[EldritchAbomination Septentriones]] start showing interest in demolishing the towers...

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* ''VideoGame/{{Devil Survivor 2}}'' ''VideoGame/DevilSurvivor2'' establishes Tokyo Tower, along with five others (Hakata Port Tower, the Tsuutenkaku, Beppu Tower, Sapporo TV Tower, and the Nagoya TV Tower), is part of a supernatural defense system designed to protect Japan against attack. Strife ensues as the [[EldritchAbomination Septentriones]] start showing interest in demolishing the towers...



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One of the newest additions to the Tokyo skyline, it is a massive convention center that consists of four inverted, flat-tipped pyramids arranged in a square formation, sitting on top of pillars that the "tops" of the pyramids rest upon. It was originally designed to be one of the facilities that the 2020 Olympics events would take place in, but funding cuts nixed this idea; instead, it is to serve as the main broadcasting and press center for the Olympics. Amongst fans of anime and manga, it's best known for being the site of Comic Market, or "Comiket" for short, a major biannual festival for {{Doujinshi}} creators to sell their works.e

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One of the newest additions to the Tokyo skyline, it is a massive convention center that consists of four inverted, flat-tipped pyramids arranged in a square formation, sitting on top of pillars that the "tops" of the pyramids rest upon. It was originally designed to be one of the facilities that the 2020 Olympics events would take place in, but funding cuts nixed this idea; instead, it is to serve as the main broadcasting and press center for the Olympics. Amongst fans of anime and manga, it's best known for being the site of Comic Market, or "Comiket" for short, a major biannual festival for {{Doujinshi}} creators to sell their works.e
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One of the newest additions to the Tokyo skyline, it is a massive convention center that consists of four inverted, flat-tipped pyramids arranged in a square formation, sitting on top of pillars that the "tops" of the pyramids rest upon. It was originally designed to be one of the facilities that the 2020 Olympics events would take place in, but funding cuts nixed this idea; instead, it is to serve as the main broadcasting and press center for the Olympics.


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One of the newest additions to the Tokyo skyline, it is a massive convention center that consists of four inverted, flat-tipped pyramids arranged in a square formation, sitting on top of pillars that the "tops" of the pyramids rest upon. It was originally designed to be one of the facilities that the 2020 Olympics events would take place in, but funding cuts nixed this idea; instead, it is to serve as the main broadcasting and press center for the Olympics.

Olympics. Amongst fans of anime and manga, it's best known for being the site of Comic Market, or "Comiket" for short, a major biannual festival for {{Doujinshi}} creators to sell their works.e
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* In ''VideoGame/SeventhDragon III: code VFD'', ''[[GameWithinAgame 7th Encount]]'' is a virtual reality dungeon crawler that takes place in 2021 in the Tokyo Skytree after it's been overrun by dragons and monsters (for context, the game is set in 2100).
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* The setting of ''VideoGame/{{Makai Toshi SaGa}}'' consists of four "worlds" connected by a huge tower, one of which (the "World of Ruins") resembles a devastated Tokyo cityscape, with the tower represented on the world map by a likeness of the Tokyo Tower. (So, the Tokyo Tower actually does "mark an inter-universal nexus" in this game.)

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* The setting of ''VideoGame/{{Makai Toshi SaGa}}'' ''VideoGame/TheFinalFantasyLegend'' consists of four "worlds" connected by a huge tower, one of which (the "World of Ruins") resembles a devastated Tokyo cityscape, with the tower represented on the world map by a likeness of the Tokyo Tower. (So, the Tokyo Tower actually does "mark an inter-universal nexus" in this game.)
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** ...and ''Manga/KodomoNoOmocha''.

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** ...and ''Manga/KodomoNoOmocha''.''Manga/{{Kodocha}}''.
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* Tokyo's city hall is a distinctive building with two tall square-ish towers, each of which has an observation deck on top. In a pinch, it can function as a substitute TokyoTower.

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* Tokyo's city hall hall, formally referred to as the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, is a distinctive building complex with two tall square-ish towers, each of which has an observation deck on top. In a pinch, it can function as a substitute TokyoTower.
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Apparently, they built the thing out of ImportedAlienPhlebotinum, because it's also a major WeirdnessMagnet -- at least in fiction, where it's often subject to MonumentalDamage. If the BigBad or TheDragon are going to attack, they'll attack the tower at the precise moment that the protagonists are visiting it. If the OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent and her friends are going to be [[TrappedInAnotherWorld sucked into another dimension]], it'll happen while they're visiting Tokyo Tower. {{Kaiju}} and {{Robeast}}s seem to [[MonumentalDamage knock it over or blow it up]] on a regular basis. The government might secretly [[WeaponizedLandmark turn it into a superweapon.]] In fact, ''[[http://www.tapanime.com/fandomfun/humor/animeguide.php Livin' and Lovin' In The Anime Universe: A Basic Guide]]'' warns, "Try to stay away from Tokyo Tower. It appears to mark an inter-universal nexus."

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Apparently, they built the thing out of ImportedAlienPhlebotinum, because it's also a major WeirdnessMagnet -- at least in fiction, where it's often subject to MonumentalDamage. If the BigBad or TheDragon are going to attack, they'll attack the tower at the precise moment that the protagonists are visiting it. If the OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent and her friends are going to be [[TrappedInAnotherWorld sucked into another dimension]], it'll happen while they're visiting Tokyo Tower. {{Kaiju}} and {{Robeast}}s seem to [[MonumentalDamage knock it over or blow it up]] on a regular basis.basis, and even if they don't, they usually come to visit the location on their way through. The government might secretly [[WeaponizedLandmark turn it into a superweapon.]] In fact, ''[[http://www.tapanime.com/fandomfun/humor/animeguide.php Livin' and Lovin' In The Anime Universe: A Basic Guide]]'' warns, "Try to stay away from Tokyo Tower. It appears to mark an inter-universal nexus."
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* In ''Manga/CodeBreaker'' anime, the Skytree is set as the FinalBattle stage between Rei Ogami and Yukihina.


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* Naturally in ''Manga/{{Genshiken}}'' which is about a college club of anime, manga and video game fans, this is where the Comikets are held which the members visit every summer and winter.
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* One episode of ''Anime/OtogiZoshi'' revolves around events at Tokyo Tower and the nearby graveyard. One character claims that spirits from the graveyard can climb up the tower and interrupt TV broadcasts, showing the faces of the dead on TV. Hey, being on the Japanese equivalent of an IndianBurialGround could explain a lot about Tokyo Tower.


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* ''Anime/SenkiZesshouSymphogear'' has battles at Tokyo Skytree in its first two seasons.
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* In ''Manga/Eyeshield21'', the Deimon Devil Bats rent out the tower for the afternoon as part of Hiruma's [[TrainingFromHell "Tower of Hell" test]], where potential recruits for the team must carry ice up the stairs to the upper observatory on a hot day. [[spoiler: The ones who pass are those who get to the top of the tower no matter what, ''even if the ice in their bags melt'' since Hiruma values [[DeTerminator hard work and determination]] over everything.]]

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* In ''Manga/Eyeshield21'', the Deimon Devil Bats rent out the tower for the afternoon as part of Hiruma's [[TrainingFromHell "Tower of Hell" test]], where potential recruits for the team must carry ice up the stairs to the upper observatory on a hot day. [[spoiler: The ones who pass are those who get to the top of the tower no matter what, ''even if the ice in their bags melt'' melts'' since Hiruma values [[DeTerminator [[{{Determinator}} hard work and determination]] over everything.]]
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* ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsT'': Since the installment includes ''Manga/MagicKnightRayearth'', the [=T3=] ended up visiting Tokyo Tower, which is now located in [[Anime/TheBraveExpressMightGaine Nouvelle Tokyo]] (but the tower name remained the same without putting 'Nouvelle' on it). Unfortunately, the sightseeing factor by the time of visit got ruined because they just prevented a ColonyDrop and some of its remains got thrown near the tower. And as a result of the ''Rayearth'' plot, the [=T3=] got transported to Cephiro too because they were fighting the Company near the tower.
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* In the very first episode of ''Anime/AgentAika'', the tower's tip is the only visible part remaining after most of Japan sank under the sea.
* A two-parter episode of ''Manga/YoureUnderArrest'' takes place in the tower, with the Chief trapped up there during a very windy day with a little boy, and the officers trying to rescue them.
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* ''VideoGame/{{Splatoon}}'' takes place in Inkopolis Plaza, which is [[NoCommunitiesWereHarmed very clearly inspired by]] Shibuya, Tokyo. As such, the area's major landmark is Inkopolis Tower, a neon-green {{Expy}} of the Tokyo Tower. Considering that the series takes place AfterTheEnd, there is a chance that Inkopolis could actually ''be'' Tokyo.
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* In ''Videogame/TokyoXanadu'', Skytree exists as a plot-important landmark. However it was called "Across Tower" in game.

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* In ''Videogame/TokyoXanadu'', Skytree exists as a plot-important landmark. However it was called "Across Tower" in game.game and subject to AlternateLandmarkHistory.
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* In ''Videogame/TokyoXanadu'', Skytree exists as a plot-important landmark. However it was called "Across Tower" in game.
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** ''Film/GodzillaVsKingGhidorah'' featured the first major appearance of the complex. Naturally, it serves as the setting for the movie's climax. Godzilla takes out a good chunk of one of the towers with his [[BreathWeapon atomic breath]], and Mecha-King Ghidorah rams him into the building's midsection.
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* In ''Astonishing X-Men'' #36-37, a giant mind controlled dragon called Fin Fang Foom is sent to attack Tokyo as part of a distraction. One of the X-Men, called armor, restrains Foom with the mangled metal of the Tokyo Tower.

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* In ''Astonishing X-Men'' ''ComicBook/AstonishingXMen'' #36-37, a giant mind controlled dragon called Fin Fang Foom is sent to attack Tokyo as part of a distraction. One of the X-Men, called armor, Armor, restrains Foom with the mangled metal of the Tokyo Tower.
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** In the 1995 Heisei Film/{{Gamera}}, the Gyaos deftly evades killer missiles, lets ''them'' take out Tokyo Tower, and proceeds to build its nest in the ruins, almost mocking its human prey.

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** In the 1995 Heisei Film/{{Gamera}}, ''Film/{{Gamera}}'', the Gyaos deftly evades killer missiles, lets ''them'' take out Tokyo Tower, and proceeds to build its nest in the ruins, almost mocking its human prey.
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** In the 1995 Heisei Franchise/{{Gamera}}, the Gyaos deftly evades killer missiles, lets ''them'' take out Tokyo Tower, and proceeds to build its nest in the ruins, almost mocking its human prey.

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** In the 1995 Heisei Franchise/{{Gamera}}, Film/{{Gamera}}, the Gyaos deftly evades killer missiles, lets ''them'' take out Tokyo Tower, and proceeds to build its nest in the ruins, almost mocking its human prey.

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