noun
2012 doomsday theory; 2012 human extinction beliefs
Refers to the belief that a global catastrophe or human extinction would occur in the year 2012, often linked to the end of the Mayan calendar.
２０１２年人類滅亡説は、マヤ暦の終わりと結びつけて語られることが多い。
The 2012 doomsday theory is often discussed in connection with the end of the Mayan calendar.
あの映画は２０１２年人類滅亡説を題材にしている。
That movie is based on the 2012 human extinction beliefs.
終末論 is a general term for eschatology or end-of-the-world theories, while ２０１２年人類滅亡説 specifically refers to the 2012 phenomenon.
Another famous doomsday prophecy, but associated with Nostradamus and the year 1999, not 2012.
A compound of ２０１２年 (the year 2012), 人類 (humanity), 滅亡 (extinction, downfall), and 説 (theory). The term emerged in popular culture and conspiracy circles in the early 2000s, fueled by interpretations of the Mayan calendar.