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Tokyo Revengers
Manga volume 1 cover
東京卍リベンジャーズ[a]
(Tōkyō Ribenjāzu)
Genre
Manga
Written byKen Wakui
Published byKodansha
English publisher
ImprintShōnen Magazine Comics
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Magazine
DemographicShōnen
Original runMarch 1, 2017 – present
Volumes24 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Directed byKoichi Hatsumi
Written byYasuyuki Mutō
Music byHiroaki Tsutsumi
StudioLiden Films
Licensed byCrunchyroll
Original networkMBS, TV Tokyo, TV Aichi, TVh, TVQ, BS Asahi, AT-X, TSK, QAB, RKK
English network
Original run April 11, 2021 – September 19, 2021
Episodes24 (List of episodes)
Original net animation
ChibiReve
Directed byMinoru Ashina
StudioStudio Puyukai
Released April 12, 2021 – September 20, 2021
Episodes24
Live-action film
Directed byTsutomu Hanabusa
Written byIzumi Takahashi
Music byYutaka Yamada
StudioWarner Bros. Japan
ReleasedJuly 9, 2021 (2021-07-09)
Runtime120 minutes
Manga
Tōdai Revengers
Written byShinpei Funatsu
Published byKodansha
MagazineMagazine Pocket
DemographicShōnen
Original runNovember 3, 2021 – present

Tokyo Revengers (Japanese: 東京卍リベンジャーズ[a], Hepburn: Tōkyō Ribenjāzu) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ken Wakui. It has been serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine since March 2017. An anime television series adaptation by Liden Films aired from April to September 2021. A live-action film adaptation was released in Japan in July 2021. As of September 2021, the manga had over 40 million copies in circulation. The manga won the 44th Kodansha Manga Award for the shōnen category in 2020.

Plot

Moebius arc

Takemichi Hanagaki, a 26-year-old freeter, learns one day that his middle school ex-girlfriend, Hinata Tachibana, as well as her younger brother Naoto, have been killed by the Tokyo Manji Gang. When Takemichi is pushed in front of a train, he teleports exactly 12 years into the past to 2005. While reliving his middle school years, Takemichi meets with Naoto and divulges the exact date he and Hinata will die. When they shake hands, Takemichi is suddenly transported back to the present, creating a time paradox where Naoto survives and is now a detective. Naoto deduces that every time they hold hands, Takemichi is transported 12 years into the past. Using his knowledge from the future, Takemichi vows to save Hinata.

In the past, Takemichi's friends are forced into underground matches led by Kiyomasa, a member of the Tokyo Manji Gang. Takemichi's determination to protect them gains the respect of the gang's leader, Mikey. Takemichi discovers that his new friendship with Mikey prevented one of his friends, Akkun, from going to jail in the present; however, after Akkun commits suicide out of fear, Takemichi realizes the Tokyo Manji Gang presents a stronger threat to his friends than he initially thought.

After traveling back to the past, Takemichi finds that the Tokyo Manji Gang declare war on Moebius, a rival gang, to avenge Pah-chin's friend. Takemichi learns that Mikey's second-in-command, Draken, will eventually be killed and lead to Mikey becoming violent. Draken survives the rumble, but Pah-chin turns himself into the police after stabbing Moebius' leader, Osanai. This causes infighting within the Tokyo Manji Gang, as they disagree on how to help Pah-chin.

Takemichi resolves Mikey and Draken's dispute; however, on August 3, 2005, the Tokyo Manji Gang are attacked by a group of Moebius members, who are led by Valhalla member Shūji Hanma. Takemichi learns that Peh-yan colluded with them out of anger for Mikey and Draken letting Pah-chin be arrested, while Kiyomasa had stabbed Draken for humiliating him and causing him to be exiled from the Tokyo Manji Gang. The Tokyo Manji Gang wins the fight and Draken recovers from his injuries.

Valhalla arc

Takemichi returns to the present, only to find out that Hinata and his friends still die in the current timeline. With only the clue that Tetta Kisaki transformed the Tokyo Manji Gang into a violent organization, Takemichi returns to the past to find that Kisaki has recently joined the gang, using Pah-chin's absence to become his division's new captain. Moreover, first division captain Keisuke Baji is leaving to join Valhalla, after being recruited by Kazutora Hanemiya, a former co-founder of the Tokyo Manji Gang. Mikey promises Takemichi that he will remove Kisaki from the gang if he is able to bring Baji back. With that, Takemichi is officially made a member of the Tokyo Manji Gang under Takashi Mitsuya's division.

Takemichi discovers that Mikey holds a grudge against Kazutora for killing his older brother, Shinichiro, two years ago. In addition, Takemichi learns through Chifuyu Matsuno that Baji pretended to defect from the gang to investigate Kisaki. Furthermore, he learns that Kisaki had created Valhalla for Mikey to be its leader, and the Tokyo Manji Gang will eventually be absorbed into Valhalla after a rumble on October 31, 2005 known as "Bloody Halloween"; their loss had been caused by Mikey killing Kazutora out of rage over killing Baji.

During Bloody Halloween, Baji attempts to stop Kisaki, but Kisaki and Hanma convince Kazutora to stab him as planned. Though the Tokyo Manji Gang wins, Takemichi is unable to prevent Baji's death. Moreover, Valhalla is absorbed into the group, and Kisaki uses their defeat to raise his status within the Tokyo Manji Gang. However, Takemichi is able to prevent Mikey from killing Kazutora, and Kazutora decides to turn himself into the police. Takemichi is then made the captain of the first division as Baji's successor.

Black Dragons arc

After returning to the present, Takemichi once again discovers that the Tokyo Manji Gang has grown into a large-scale crime organization after absorbing the Black Dragons, and his friends still die. When he travels back to the past, he learns that Hakkai Shiba is forced to leave the Tokyo Manji Gang and join the Black Dragons under the orders of his abusive older brother and the Black Dragons' current leader, Taiju, an event that affects the Tokyo Manji Gang's merge with the Black Dragons. Mitsuya makes a deal with Taiju that he will allow Hakkai to join on the condition that Yuzuha, the Shiba brothers' sister, no longer works for the Black Dragons, nor will Taiju be allowed to assault her. Before bidding them farewell, Hakkai tells Takemichi and Chifuyu in secret that Taiju has no intention of keeping his promise and that he plans to kill him soon to free himself and Yuzuha.

Takemichi asks the Tokyo Manji Gang for help, but they decline to intervene, as breaking the agreement would reflect poorly on Mitsuya. However, he and Chifuyu reluctantly succeed in only getting the help of Kisaki and Hanma. Together, they learn from Coco and Inupi, two members of the Black Dragons, that Hakkai plans on murdering Taiju on December 24, 2005. On December 24, Takemichi confronts them, but he discovers that Kisaki and Hanma had betrayed and abandoned him. However, Chifuyu escapes and enlists Mitsuya for help in defeating Taiju.

After inadvertently preventing Taiju's death, Takemichi realizes that in the original timeline, Yuzuha had killed him after being coerced by Kisaki, which then led to Hakkai taking the blame for her and being forced to follow his orders. Takemichi convinces Hakkai to stand up to Taiju in order to save Yuzuha, and with Mikey and Draken's timely arrival, the Black Dragons are defeated. After their disbandment, Coco and Inupi carry the titles of co-leaders of the Black Dragons' 11th generation and join the Tokyo Manji Gang as Takemichi's subordinates. Having learned about Kisaki's betrayal, Mikey removes him from their group. Mikey's decision also causes Hanma and the former members of Moebius and Valhalla to leave, downsizing the Tokyo Manji Gang by 350 members.

Tenjiku arc

By the time Takemichi returns to the present, Tenjiku has absorbed the Tokyo Manji Gang after an event known as the "Kanto incident" and left Mikey demoralized to the point of killing all his friends. While Takemichi and Naoto investigate Tenjiku, both of them learn that Kisaki is part of Tenjiku and that Shinichiro is the founder of the Black Dragons. When they are ambushed by Tenjiku members, they become fatally wounded, and Takemichi travels to the past before they both die. Hinata overhears Takemichi mourning Naoto's death, as well as the fact that he had been time-traveling.

Takemichi learns that Tenjiku's leader, Izana Kurokawa, is a distant relative of the Sanos, and he holds a grudge against Mikey out of jealousy, especially when Shinichiro intended for Mikey to become the leader of the Black Dragons. In the midst of this, Mucho and his vice captain, Sanzu, have joined Tenjiku, and Coco is forced to join them. Impressed by Takemichi's resolve, Inupi passes his title as the leader of the Black Dragons to Takemichi and reveals to the Tokyo Manji Gang that Izana is planning an attack on the Black Dragons' 11th anniversary, February 22, 2006. On the day of their fight, Takemichi loses the support from the other captains, as Kisaki and Hanma have severely injured Mitsuya and fourth division captain Smiley. In addition, Kisaki kills Mikey's half-sister, Emma, leaving Mikey and Draken distraught. Nevertheless, Takemichi rallies the rest of the Tokyo Manji Gang to fight Tenjiku, with only 50 members fighting against Tenjiku's 400 members.

Near the end of the fight, Mikey and Draken arrive after learning from Hinata that Takemichi had been time-traveling to save them. As the Tenjiku are forced to admit defeat, Kisaki shoots Kakucho and Izana, fatally wounding the latter, and flees. When Takemichi confronts him, Kisaki confesses that his reason for taking over the Tokyo Manji Gang was to boost his social status and woo Hinata; he also views Takemichi as an enemy for stealing her attention and has Hinata killed in every present timeline for rejecting him. In the midst of this, Kisaki is hit by a truck and dies. After the Kanto incident, Hanma goes on the run, while Mikey decides to dissolve the Tokyo Manji Gang, allowing all of its members to move on.

Final arc

Takemichi returns to the present to find out that his friends are alive and successful, but Mikey, who has not been in contact with any of his friends for the past 12 years, has established a new gang called Bonten. Takemichi is no longer able to travel to the past through Naoto, but when he saves Mikey from jumping from a building, he suddenly travels 10 years into the past to 2008. Takemichi is now in high school and learns that since the Tokyo Manji Gang has been disbanded, there is currently a power struggle between Rokuhara Tandai, Brahman, and Mikey's new gang, the Kanto Manji Gang. In hopes of reaching Mikey, Takemichi joins Brahman, led by Senju Kawaragi, and suddenly develops the ability to see into the future. On July 7, 2008, the Rokuhara Tandai launch an attack on Takemichi and Senju. Takemichi prevents Senju's death, but Draken is killed while protecting them.

Characters

Protagonists

Takemichi Hanagaki (花垣 武道, Hanagaki Takemichi)
Is the primary protagonist of the series who once finds out that when his ex-girlfriend has been murdered decides to leap through time and save her.
Voiced by: Yūki Kaji[4] (Japanese); A.J. Beckles[5] (English)
Portrayed by: Takumi Kitamura (film),[6] Tsubasa Kizu [ja] (stage play)[7]
Hinata Tachibana (橘 日向, Tachibana Hinata)
Voiced by: Azumi Waki[4] (Japanese); Lizzie Freeman[8] (English)
Portrayed by: Mio Imada (film),[9] Kotone Hanase (stage play)
Naoto Tachibana (橘 直人, Tachibana Naoto)
Voiced by: Ryōta Ōsaka[4] (Japanese); Griffin Puatu[10] (English)
Portrayed by: Yosuke Sugino (film),[6] Jun Noguchi [ja] (stage play)[7]

Tokyo Manji Gang

Manjirō Sano (佐野 万次郎, Sano Manjirō)
Voiced by: Yū Hayashi[4] (Japanese); Aleks Le, Casey Mongillo (young)[5][11] (English)
Portrayed by: Ryo Yoshizawa (film),[6] Ryo Matsuda (stage play)[7]
Ken Ryūgūji (龍宮寺 堅, Ryūgūji Ken)
Voiced by: Tatsuhisa Suzuki[4] (Japanese); Sean Chiplock[5] (English)
Portrayed by: Yūki Yamada (film),[6] Shō Jinnai [ja] (stage play)[7]
Masataka Kiyomizu (清水 将貴, Kiyomizu Kiyomasa Masataka)
Voiced by: Satoshi Hino[12]
Portrayed by: Nobuyuki Suzuki (film),[6] Haruto Sakuraba [ja] (stage play)
Atsushi Sendō (千堂 敦, Sendō Atsushi)
Voiced by: Takuma Terashima[12] (Japanese); John Omohundro[13] (English)
Portrayed by: Hayato Isomura (film),[6] Masaki Nakao (stage play)[7]
Tetta Kisaki (稀咲 鉄太, Kisaki Tetta)
Voiced by: Showtaro Morikubo[14]
Portrayed by: Shotaro Mamiya[6]
Takuya Yamamoto (山本タクヤ, Yamamoto Takuya)
Voiced by: Yūya Hirose[12]
Makoto Suzuki (鈴木マコト, Suzuki Makoto)
Voiced by: Shunsuke Takeuchi[12]
Kazushi Yamagishi (山岸一司, Yamagishi Kazushi)
Voiced by: Shouta Hayama[12]
Keisuke Baji (場地 圭介, Bachi Keisuke)
Voiced by: Masaaki Mizunaka[15]
Takashi Mitsuya (三ツ谷 隆, Mitsuya Takashi)
Voiced by: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka[15]
Portrayed by: Gordon Maeda (film),[16] Rita Aizawa (stage play)
Haruki Hayashida (林田 春樹, Hayashida Haruki)
Voiced by: Subaru Kimura[15]
Portrayed by: Kazuki Horike (film),[16] Daichi Nakajima (stage play)
Ryōhei Hayashi (林 良平, Hayashi Ryōhei)
Voiced by: Yukihiro Nozuyama[15]
Portrayed by: Bishin Kawasumi [ja] (stage play)
Nahoya Kawata (河田 ナホヤ, Kawata Nahoya)
Voiced by: Kengo Kawanishi[15] (Japanese); Bryce Papenbrook[17] (English)
Yasuhiro Mutō (武藤 泰宏, Mutō Yasuhiro)
Voiced by: Daisuke Ono[15] (Japanese); Landon McDonald[18] (English)
Shuji Hanma (半間修二, Hanma Shūji)
Voiced by: Takuya Eguchi[14] (Japanese); Zeno Robinson[19] (English)
Portrayed by: Hiroya Shimizu (film),[16] Shūji Kikuchi [ja] (stage play)
Chifuyu Matsuno (松野千冬, Matsuno Chifuyu)
Voiced by: Shō Karino[20]
Kazutora Hanemiya (羽宮一虎, Hanemiya Kazutora)
Voiced by: Shun'ichi Toki[20]

Moebius

Nobutaka Osanai (長内 信高, Osanai Nobutaka)
Voiced by: Eiji Takeuchi[15] (Japanese); Kaiji Tang[21] (English)
Portrayed by: Yoshiki Minato (film),[16] Kenta Arata [ja] (stage play)

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Ken Wakui, Tokyo Revengers started in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine on March 1, 2017.[22][23] In May 2021, it was announced that the series entered its final arc.[24] Kodansha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was published on May 17, 2017.[25] As of July 16, 2021, twenty-three volumes have been released.[26]

In North America, Kodansha USA started the digital release of the manga in 2018.[27]

On October 28, 2021, a parody spin-off manga written and illustrated by Shinpei Funatsu titled Tōdai Revengers was announced. It began serialization in Kodansha's Magazine Pocket website on November 3, 2021.[28]

Volume list

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 May 17, 2017[25]978-4-06-395938-3October 16, 2018[2]978-1-64-212515-3
  1. "Reborn"
  2. "Resist"
  3. "Resolve"
  4. "Relieve"
  5. "Revolve"
2 July 14, 2017[29]978-4-06-510033-2December 18, 2018[30]978-1-64-212580-1
  1. "Return"
  2. "Rejoin"
  3. "Reseparate"
  4. "Releap"
  5. "Reply"
  6. "Reburn"
  7. "Remind"
  8. "Regret"
  9. "Resort"
3 September 15, 2017[31]978-4-06-510188-9January 15, 2019[32]978-1-64-212617-4
  1. "Revive"
  2. "Reignition"
  3. "Redivide"
  4. "Rechange"
  5. "Restart"
  6. "Reinspire"
  7. "Revolt"
  8. "Reconflict"
  9. "Reseek"
4 November 17, 2017[33]978-4-06-510394-4February 19, 2019[34]978-1-64-212686-0
  1. "Revoke"
  2. "Rerise"
  3. "Realize"
  4. "Regain"
  5. "Reel"
  6. "Respect"
  7. "Recept"
  8. "Recognize"
  9. "Rebuild"
  10. "Revenge"
5 February 16, 2018[35]978-4-06-510969-4March 19, 2019[36]978-1-64-212708-9
  1. "Darkest Hour"
  2. "Odds and Ends"
  3. "Anyone's Guess"
  4. "Enter the Stage"
  5. "Break Up"
  6. "My Buddy"
  7. "No Pain, No gain"
  8. "Double Cross"
  9. "Once Upon a Time"
6 April 17, 2018[37]978-4-06-511206-9April 16, 2019[38]978-1-64-212807-9
7 June 15, 2018[39]978-4-06-511620-3May 14, 2019[40]978-1-64-212840-6
8 September 14, 2018[41]978-4-06-512238-9June 11, 2019[42]978-1-64-212897-0
9 November 16, 2018[43]978-4-06-513248-7July 16, 2019[44]978-1-64-212931-1
10 January 17, 2019[45]978-4-06-513874-8August 13, 2019[46]978-1-64-212966-3
11 March 15, 2019[47]978-4-06-514445-9September 10, 2019[48]978-1-64-212996-0
12 June 17, 2019[49]978-4-06-515086-3October 8, 2019[50]978-1-64-659041-4
13 August 16, 2019[51]978-4-06-515697-1November 12, 2019[52]978-1-64-659113-8
14 October 17, 2019[53]978-4-06-517159-2March 10, 2020[54]978-1-64-659256-2
15 December 17, 2019[55]978-4-06-517549-1May 12, 2020[56]978-1-64-659360-6
16 March 17, 2020[57]978-4-06-518167-6July 14, 2020[58]978-1-64659-594-5
17 May 15, 2020[59]978-4-06-518851-4September 8, 2020[60]978-1-64659-693-5
18 July 15, 2020[61]978-4-06-520106-0November 10, 2020[62]978-1-64659-799-4
19 September 17, 2020[63]978-4-06-520598-3February 9, 2021[64]978-1-64-659952-3
20 December 17, 2020[65]978-4-06-521482-4April 13, 2021[66]978-1-63-699046-0
21 February 17, 2021[67]978-4-06-522067-2July 13, 2021[68]978-1-63-699225-9
22 April 16, 2021[69]978-4-06-522883-8September 14, 2021[70]978-1-63-699359-1
23 July 16, 2021[26]978-4-06-524028-1November 9, 2021[71]978-1-63-699460-4
24 September 17, 2021[72]978-4-06-524839-3——
25 December 17, 2021[73]978-4-06-526284-9——

Anime

See also: List of Tokyo Revengers episodes

In June 2020, it was announced that Tokyo Revengers would receive an anime television series adaptation.[74] The series is produced by Liden Films and directed by Koichi Hatsumi. The series features scripts by Yasuyuki Mutō, character designs by Keiko Ōta, sound direction by Satoki Iida and music composed by Hiroaki Tsutsumi.[4] It aired on MBS and other networks from April 11 to September 19, 2021.[b][12] Official Hige Dandism performed the opening theme song, "Cry Baby", while eill performed the series' ending theme song "Koko de Iki o Shite" (ここで息をして, "Take a Breath Here").[12][15] The second ending song is "Tokyo Wonder", performed by Nakimushi.[75] Crunchyroll licensed the series outside of Asia.[76] Muse Communication has licensed the series in Southeast Asia and South Asia and streams it on their Muse Asia YouTube channel and Bilibili.[77] They also licensed the anime to Animax Asia for TV broadcasts.[78]

A series of anime shorts produced by Studio Puyukai featuring chibi versions of the characters, titled ChibiReve (ちびりべ, "Chibi Revengers"), was released on YouTube from April 12 to September 20, 2021.[79]

Live-action film

A live-action film adaptation was announced in February 2020.[80] The film will be directed by Tsutomu Hanabusa, with scripts by Izumi Takahashi, and music by Yutaka Yamada.[81] The cast includes Takumi Kitamura, Yūki Yamada, Yosuke Sugino, Nobuyuki Suzuki, Hayato Isomura, Shotaro Mamiya, Ryo Yoshizawa and Mio Imada.[82] The theme song for the film is "Namae wo Yobu yo" (名前を呼ぶよ) by Super Beaver.[81] In April 2020, it was announced that the film's crew has halted filming due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[83][84][85] The film was originally set to open in Japan on October 9, 2020, but in June 2020, the film has been delayed due to the continuing effects of COVID-19.[85] In March 2021, it was announced that the film has been rescheduled to premiere on July 9, 2021.[86]

Stage play

A stage play adaptation produced by Office Endless is set to run from August 6 to August 22, 2021, with shows taking place in Tokyo, Osaka, and Kanagawa.[7] The play is directed by Naohiro Ise.[7]

Reception

As of February 2020, the manga had over 3 million copies in circulation.[87] As of May 2021, the manga had 17 million copies in circulation.[88] As of June 2021, the manga had over 20 million copies in circulation.[89] By the start of July 2021, the manga had over 25 million copies in circulation.[90] As of August 2021, the manga had over 35 million copies in circulation.[91] As of September 2021, the manga had over 40 million copies in circulation.[92]

Tokyo Revengers was the third best-selling manga series in the first half of 2021 (period between November 2020 and May 2021), behind Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba and Jujutsu Kaisen, with over 5 million copies sold.[93]

In 2020, Tokyo Revengers won the 44th annual Kodansha Manga Award in the shōnen category.[94][95][96]

In 2021, Western localized versions of the anime censored the Buddhist manji swastika (卍) symbol used by the Tokyo Manji Gang, in order to avoid potential controversy that may arise from confusion with the similar-looking Nazi swastika (卐) symbol. The removal, carried out by the Japanese licensors and affecting all versions of the anime officially distributed outside Japan, has itself proven controversial, as some fans have criticized the resulting version both on technical and freedom-of-speech grounds.[97][98] However, the official Southeast Asian and South Asian releases of the series by Muse Communication started releasing the uncensored versions later on, leaving Crunchyroll the only official streaming site outside of Japan to have the anime censored.[99]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b Stylized sic with a manji swastika symbol.
  2. ^ It premiered on April 10 at 1:35 a.m. JST (effectively, April 11)

References

  1. ^ "Tokyo Revengers Gets Anime Adaptation For 2021!". Tokyo Otaku Mode News. June 21, 2020. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Tokyo Revengers, Volume 1". Kodansha USA. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  3. ^ a b SFヤンキー漫画「東京卍リベンジャーズ」21年TVアニメ化決定 特報PV公開. eiga.com (in Japanese). June 22, 2020. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
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