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Tokyo Revengers is an anime television series based on the manga series of the same name by Ken Wakui. Produced by Liden Films, it is written by Yasuyuki Mutō, Yoriko Tomita, and Seiko Takagi. Koichi Hatsumi, Keiko Ōta, Satoki Iida and Hiroaki Tsutsumi are in charge of series direction, character designs, sound direction and music composition respectively.[1] The 24-episode first season aired from April 11 to September 19, 2021. The series airs on MBS and is licensed Muse Communication in Southeast Asia and South Asia, streaming on the Muse Asia YouTube channel and Bilibili.[2] Crunchyroll is streaming the series outside of Asia, including a Russian voice-over and Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, and English dubs. The English dub premiered on May 29, 2021.[3] A series of anime shorts featuring chibi versions of the characters, titled ChibiReve (ちびりべ, "Chibi Revengers"), were produced by Studio Puyukai, which began airing on April 12, 2021.[4]
Three pieces of theme music are used for the first season of the anime series. Official Hige Dandism performed the opening theme song, "Cry Baby", which plays on all 24 episodes of the season while eill performed the series' first ending theme song "Koko de Iki o Shite" (ここで息をして, "Take a Breath Here") which plays for the first 12 episodes.[5][6] The second ending, which plays on all remaining episodes of the season, is "Tokyo Wonder" performed by Nakimushi.[7]
The second season, titled Tokyo Revengers: Christmas Showdown, aired from January 8 to April 2, 2023.[8][9] Official Hige Dandism performed the opening theme song "White Noise" (ホワイトノイズ, Howaito Noizu), while Tuyu performed the ending theme song "Kizutsukedo, Aishiteru" (傷つけど、愛してる。, "It might be painful, but I still love it").[10][11] A third season, titled Tokyo Revengers: Tenjiku Arc, aired from October 4 to December 27, 2023.[12][13] The opening theme song from the previous season is retained, while Hey-Smith performed the ending theme song "Say My Name".[14]
In June 2024, it was announced that the anime series will have a sequel. A mini series, titled Dōwa Revengers (童話リベンジャーズ, lit. 'Fairy Tale Revengers'), was also announced, consisting of a Tokyo Revengers version of various fairy tales, and the first episode is based on Momotarō.[15]
Series overview
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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First aired | Last aired | |||
1 | 24 | April 11, 2021 | September 19, 2021 | |
2 | 13 | January 8, 2023 | April 2, 2023 | |
3 | 13 | October 4, 2023 | December 27, 2023 |
Episodes
Season 1 (2021)
No. overall | No. in season | Title [16] | Directed by [16] | Written by [16] | Storyboarded by [16] | Original air date [17] | |
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1 | 1 | "Reborn" | Makoto Tamagawa | Yasuyuki Mutō | Shinobu Tagashira | April 11, 2021 | |
In 2017, Takemichi Hanagaki learns that his middle school ex-girlfriend Hinata Tachibana and her younger brother Naoto have been murdered by the Tokyo Manji Gang. On his way home from work, he is pushed onto the train tracks and suddenly travels 12 years back to the past where he found himself on the train along with his four childhood friends. Later, they got badly beaten up by third-year students of Shibuya Third Middle School. That night, he saves a boy from several bullies and later it was revealed that he was Hinata's brother. Takemichi tells him about his and Hinata's impending deaths. After they shake hands, Takemicchi returns to the present to find that Naoto had saved him, creating a time paradox where he is alive and a police detective. | |||||||
2 | 2 | "Resist" | Saori Tachibana | Yasuyuki Mutō | Saori Tachibana | April 18, 2021 | |
Naoto tells Takemichi that he can travel through time when they shake hands, and that the only way to save Hinata is to prevent Manjiro Sano and Tetta Kisaki, the two members of the Tokyo Manji Gang, from ever meeting each other. Takemichi travels back in time to find himself reliving the events of being a slave of Masataka Kiyomizu (nicknamed Kiyomasa), a member of the Tokyo Manji Gang, along the rest of his friends. | |||||||
3 | 3 | "Resolve" | Katsuya Asano | Yasuyuki Mutō | Katsuya Asano | April 25, 2021 | |
Kiyomasa, who runs a series of underground matches, enlists Takemichi's childhood friend, Takuya, as his next opponent. In order to protect him, Takemichi decides to take Takuya's place. Takemichi is beaten brutally, but his refusal to give up catches the attention of Manjiro Sano (nicknamed Mikey), the leader of the Tokyo Manji Gang, and his vice-captain, Ken Ryuguji (nicknamed Draken). Mikey declares Takemichi to be his new friend. | |||||||
4 | 4 | "Return" | Takahiro Ono | Yoriko Tomita | Yūichi Abe | May 2, 2021 | |
After returning to the present, Takemichi learns that Mikey and Draken's arrival had prevented his friend Atsushi Sendo (nicknamed Akkun) from stabbing Kiyomasa and going to jail. Now a higher-ranked Tokyo Manji Gang member and the owner of a hostess club, Akkun confesses that he was the one who pushed Takemichi in front of the train under the orders of Kisaki. Among other things, he also reveals that Draken has died and Mikey has gone missing. After he makes Takemichi promise to change the past, he commits suicide by jumping from the rooftop. | |||||||
5 | 5 | "Releap" | Takanori Yano | Yasuyuki Mutō | Takashi Kawabata | May 9, 2021 | |
Naoto divulges that Draken was killed on August 3, 2005 following an altercation with Mikey, and that preventing his death is critical to changing the present. After returning to the past, Takemichi meets Emma, a girl who is friends with the Tokyo Manji Gang members, and is later invited to one of their gang meetings. At the gathering, Mikey declares that the gang will fight Moebius, a rival gang, on August 3, for assaulting a friend of Haruki Hayashida (nicknamed Pah-chin), the third division captain, and assaulting his friend's girlfriend. Concerned for Draken's safety, Takemichi follows him around town and recognizes how much of a positive influence he is on Mikey. | |||||||
6 | 6 | "Regret" | Rion Kujō | Yoriko Tomita | Shinobu Tagashira | May 16, 2021 | |
A flashback reveals Draken's childhood and how he and Mikey became friends. In the present, Takemichi and Naoto locate Nobutaka Osanai, the former president of Moebius, who is now a timid construction worker. Despite denying direct responsibility for Draken's death, Osanai claims that the fight between the Tokyo Manji Gang and Moebius was intentionally orchestrated and also triggered an internal conflict in the Tokyo Manji Gang. Takemichi returns to the past and begs Mikey and the others not to follow through with the fight, but they refuse to listen. Osanai and the rest of Moebius then suddenly appear. | |||||||
7 | 7 | "Revive" | Yū Harima | Yasuyuki Mutō | Rei Nakahara | May 23, 2021 | |
Pah-chin fights Osanai in the battle opener, and despite his defeat, the Tokyo Manji Gang overwhelm Moebius. Draken dodges an otherwise fatal blow from Osanai, but the police arrive, and the gangs quickly disperse. Before the Tokyo Manji Gang leaves, Pah-chin stabs Osanai and turns himself into the police. After Takemichi wakes up in the hospital, Emma reveals that Mikey and Draken have gotten into a disagreement over how to save Pah-chin, resulting in the gang being divided into two factions. While Takemichi recovers at home, he is shocked to find both Mikey and Draken visiting him. | |||||||
8 | 8 | "Rechange" | Makoto Tamagawa | Yasuyuki Mutō | Shinobu Tagashira | May 30, 2021 | |
Draken and Mikey fight over who is Takemichi's friend and destroy his childhood items in the process, but Takemichi manages to end their fight by accident. After their friendship is rekindled, Takemichi attends a summer festival on August 3 as Hinata's date. During their date, Yamagishi calls Takemichi, warning him that Draken may be in danger. Takemichi spies on several Tokyo Manji Gang members and learns that Kiyomasa plans on killing Draken for humiliating him. Takemichi is discovered and assaulted by the group, but after Hinata finds and comforts him, he regains his resolve to fight. | |||||||
9 | 9 | "Revolt" | Aimi Yamauchi | Yoriko Tomita | Aimi Yamauchi | June 6, 2021 | |
Takemichi goes to the parking lot, where Draken is expected to die, but finds him fighting Moebius. Takemichi and second division captain Takashi Mitsuya attempt to assist while Mikey fights Shūji Hanma, the acting leader of Moebius, but they are outnumbered. However, when the rest of the Tokyo Manji Gang arrive, a gang war breaks out. Mikey discovers that Ryohei Hayashi (Peh-yan), the Tokyo Manji Gang's third division vice-captain, had allied with Moebius out of anger over Mikey and Draken allowing Pah-chin to be arrested; however, Mikey convinces him that he is also upset about the incident. Takemichi tries to look for Draken, but he sees Kiyomasa with a bloodied knife and Draken bleeding on the ground. | |||||||
10 | 10 | "Rerise" | Yū Harima | Yasuyuki Mutō | Saori Tachibana | June 13, 2021 | |
Takemichi, Emma, and Hinata call an ambulance for Draken, but they are cornered by Moebius while waiting for it to arrive. Takemichi fights Kiyomasa to protect Draken and the girls and his hand is stabbed in the process, but he wins by choking Kiyomasa to the point of unconsciousness. Takemichi's friends arrive to fight the other Moebius members until they disperse once the ambulance arrives. The rest of the Tokyo Manji Gang defeat Moebius, with Hanma warning Mikey about a new gang called Valhalla that he is leading. | |||||||
11 | 11 | "Respect" | Ryūhei Aoyagi | Seiko Takagi | Shinobu Tagashira | June 20, 2021 | |
Draken is rushed to the hospital and survives after a successful operation. Takemichi is subsequently crowned a "legend" for stopping the fight and relishes in his newfound popularity. Draken and Mikey gifted takemichi Mikey's uniform which he had worn when toman was formed. He goes to visit Hinata one last time before he returns to the present, and gifts her a necklace. When he shakes hands with Naoto, he finds himself back at his old job. He goes to visit Akkun at the hair salon he now works at and suddenly receives a call from Naoto, who reveals that the mission was successful and Hinata is alive. | |||||||
12 | 12 | "Revenge" | Ken'ichi Kuhara | Seiko Takagi | Ken'ichi Kuhara | June 27, 2021 | |
While reconnecting with Hinata, Takemichi learns that he broke up with her sometime in the past. After he leaves her in the car, he runs into Hanma and sees Akkun drive a van into Hinata's car, fatally injuring the both of them. Takemichi professes his love to Hinata before she dies and subsequently pronounces that he will go back in time once more and become the leader of Tokyo Manji Gang so that she can live. | |||||||
13 | 13 | "Odds and Ends" | Fumihiro Ueno | Yoriko Tomita | Shinobu Tagashira | July 4, 2021 | |
Following Hinata's funeral, Naoto and Takemichi deduce that Akkun was most likely blackmailed into killing Hinata, as his wife and children have gone missing. They then discover that Draken is on death row for murder. They visit Draken in prison, where he confesses that his biggest regret in life is not killing Kisaki when he had the chance. Takemichi travels back into the past once more, where Mikey announces that the Tokyo Manji Gang is nominating a new third division captain at their next meeting. | |||||||
14 | 14 | "Break up" | Daiki Handa | Yoriko Tomita | Daiki Handa | July 11, 2021 | |
Kisaki, a former member of Moebius, is appointed as the new captain of the third division. Takemichi retaliates by attacking him, but first division captain Keisuke Baji beats him down for disrespecting Mikey's decision. Shortly after he does so, Baji announces that he is quitting to join Valhalla. Once Takemichi regains consciousness, he begs Mikey to expel Kisaki from the Tokyo Manji Gang. Mikey agrees under the condition that Takemichi is able to get Baji to return. Mikey then makes Takemichi an official member of the Tokyo Manji Gang under the second division, led by Mitsuya. On his way out, Takemichi finds a charm Baji dropped that contains a photo of the founding members of the Tokyo Manji Gang and is shocked to find out that there were six founders instead of the five Mikey had told him. | |||||||
15 | 15 | "No Pain, no gain" | Kana Kawana | Seiko Takagi | Shinobu Tagashira | July 18, 2021 | |
At school, Takemichi is visited by Valhalla member Kazutora Hanemiya, who brings him to his gang's base as a witness for Baji's initiation. Takemichi finds Baji brutally beating his vice captain, Chifuyu Matsuno, which officially grants him membership into Valhalla. Takemichi unsuccessfully tries to convince Baji to return, but Baji only promises to aid Kazutora in his mission to kill Mikey and begins to reveal their past. | |||||||
16 | 16 | "Once upon a time" | Rion Kujō | Yasuyuki Mutō | Masayoshi Nishida | July 25, 2021 | |
In 2003, the Tokyo Manji Gang are founded by Mikey, Draken, Mitsuya, Pah-chin, Baji, and Kazutora. Kazutora convinces Baji to help him steal a motorbike for Mikey's birthday. During their heist, Baji realizes too late that the shop is owned by Mikey's older brother, Shinichiro, who Kazutora impulsively bludgeons to death. As he and Baji are arrested, a guilt-ridden Kazutora enters a catatonic state and reasons that the incident is Mikey's fault, therefore he must kill Mikey. | |||||||
17 | 17 | "No way" | Ryūhei Aoyagi | Yoriko Tomita | Saori Tachibana | August 1, 2021 | |
On behalf of Valhalla, Hanma challenges the Tokyo Manji Gang to a fight. The next day, Takemichi meets Chifuyu, who tells him that Baji joined Valhalla to expose Kisaki. The two meet with Osanai, who reveals that Kisaki orchestrated the fight with Moebius on August 3. Together, the two suspect that Kisaki is the true leader of Valhalla. Takemichi returns to the present and has Naoto take him to meet Draken in prison on to confirm this. Instead, Draken confesses that Mikey is the leader of Valhalla. | |||||||
18 | 18 | "Open Fire" | Ken'ichi Kuhara | Seiko Takagi | Ken'ichi Kuhara | August 8, 2021 | |
Draken explains that Kazutora killed Baji during their gang war on October 31, 2005, known as Bloody Halloween. Mikey had killed him out of rage, which led to the Tokyo Manji Gang to lose the fight. As a result, the gang was absorbed into Valhalla, which subsequently became a crime organization, with Mikey and Kisaki acting as its leaders. Takemichi returns to the past to confront Baji with Chifuyu, but Baji swears his loyalty to Valhalla. Takemichi later admits to Mikey he is unable to fulfill his promise, but at a meeting on the night before Bloody Halloween, Mikey declares that, rather than fighting Baji, the Tokyo Manji Gang's objective is to bring him back. On the day of the fight, the two gangs gather at a junkyard, and before their battle opener, Kazutora knocks the referee unconscious and the fight begins. | |||||||
19 | 19 | "Turn around" | Noriyuki Nomata | Yasuyuki Mutō | Masayoshi Nishida | August 15, 2021 | |
The brawl between Valhalla and the Tokyo Manji Gang begins. As the Tokyo Manji Gang are outnumbered, several members begin losing hope until Takemichi boosts their morale with his determination. Kazutora lures Mikey to a pile of scrapped vehicles and has two Valhalla members pin him down as he strikes him with a metal pipe. During this time, Kazutora's abusive childhood, which led his black-and-white morality, is revealed. Mikey, however, breaks free and defeats the Valhalla members, Kazutora included. | |||||||
20 | 20 | "Dead or Alive" | Yū Harima | Yasuyuki Mutō | Masayoshi Nishida | August 22, 2021 | |
Mikey collapses from exhaustion, but before the other Valhalla members attack, Kisaki intervenes with his division. He gains the approval of the other Tokyo Manji Gang members, except for Takemichi, who realizes this action had been planned. Baji, however, targets Kisaki. Takemichi attempts to hold Baji back, but just as he recalls that it was Kazutora who killed Baji, Kazutora stabs him. Baji convinces Takemichi that wound is shallow and fights his way to Kisaki, but just as he reaches him, he succumbs to his wounds, revealing that the stab was fatal. | |||||||
21 | 21 | "One and only" | Kana Kawana | Yasuyuki Mutō | Masayoshi Nishida | August 29, 2021 | |
Mikey loses interest in the fight and declares it to be over after defeating Hanma. He begins to brutally beat Kazutora. In the middle of this, Baji approaches Mikey and Kazutora and stabs himself to absolve Kazutora the responsibility of his death. As Baji dies, he tells Takemichi and Chifuyu that he faked his betrayal to investigate Kisaki, who had bargained a deal with Mikey to be appointed as the third division captain in exchange for expediting Pah-chin's release. Takemichi attempts to stop Mikey and drops Baji's charm in the process. The sight of the charm causes Mikey to recall the formation of the Tokyo Manji Gang. | |||||||
22 | 22 | "One for all" | Rion Kujō | Yoriko Tomita | Ryōko Nakano | September 5, 2021 | |
Mikey recalls on June 19, 2003, Baji created the Tokyo Manji Gang to protect Kazutora from the Black Dragons and realizes that Baji wanted him to forgive Kazutora. Afterwards, the Tokyo Manji Gang and Valhalla disperse upon the arrival of the police, but Kazutora apologizes to Mikey and stays behind with Baji's body to turn himself in. Later, Chifuyu visits Baji's grave and recalls how they had become friends after Baji saved him from a gang. Takemichi and Draken then visit Kazutora in juvenile detention, where the latter is incarcerated for 10 years. Draken passes on a message from Mikey that Kazutora has been forgiven and is still a member of the Tokyo Manji Gang. | |||||||
23 | 23 | "End of war" | Michiru Itabisashi & Rei Nakahara | Seiko Takagi | Yūji Ōya | September 12, 2021 | |
Draken takes Takemichi to a brothel, where he was raised, and thanks for stopping Mikey from killing Kazutora. Later, Takemichi, Hinata, and Naoto believe Emma and Mikey are dating but later learn from Draken that the two are half-siblings. Mitsuya creates Takemichi's gang uniform in gratitude, and Takemichi later attends the Tokyo Manji Gang's meeting as a formal member. Mikey appears with both Hanma and Chifuyu to make an important announcement. | |||||||
24 | 24 | "A Cry baby" | Kōji Aritomi | Yasuyuki Mutō | Ryōko Nakano | September 19, 2021 | |
Mikey announces that the Tokyo Manji Gang and Valhalla will merge, with Hanma as the captain of the newly created sixth division. Kisaki is celebrated as their savior, and Chifuyu nominates Takemichi to become the first division captain. Takemichi returns to the present and finds himself as a high-level executive member. With Mikey and Mitsuya missing and Draken executed, Kisaki is now the leader in Mikey's absence. During the executives' meeting, he announces that the Tokyo Manji Gang has been raided by the police, and he captures Takemichi and Chifuyu. Chifuyu confesses that he was the one who leaked info to the police as a way to avenge Baji and is killed by Kisaki. Kisaki then prepares to shoot Takemichi, who he refers to as "hero". |
Season 2: Christmas Showdown (2023)
No. overall | No. in season | Title [16] | Directed by [16] | Storyboarded by [16] | Chief animation directed by [16] | Original air date [17] | |
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25 | 1 | "It is what it is" | Koji Aritomi | Koichi Hatsumi | Koichi Hatsumi & Atsutoshi Hashimoto | January 8, 2023 | |
Kazutora helps Takemichi escape and tells him that the Tokyo Manji Gang has merged with the Black Dragons, a crime organization currently led by Hakkai Shiba. In addition, while Kazutora and Chifuyu had attempted to defeat Kisaki themselves, Mikey has lost trust in the founding Tokyo Manji Gang members and had them murdered. Once he brings Takemichi to Naoto, Naoto has him arrested. During interrogation, Naoto debriefs Takemichi on the current timeline and reveals that Chifuyu had secured video footage of Takemichi ordering Akkun to murder Hinata that also would have gotten Kisaki arrested, but he had refused to turn it in to protect Takemichi. Before Takemichi is transferred to prison, Naoto urges him to travel back in time. | |||||||
26 | 2 | "Gotta go" | Ken'ichi Kuhara | Kazuhisa Ōno | Kenichi Ōnuki | January 15, 2023 | |
Takemichi impresses Hakkai at a bowling alley and the latter befriends him, inviting him over to his house. However, his house is surrounded by the Black Dragons, who are welcoming the return of their leader, Taiju Shiba. The Black Dragons attempt an attack on Takemichi for invading their territory, while Taiju appears to fight him and pressure Hakkai into leaving the Tokyo Manji Gang for the Black Dragons. Hakkai and his sister, Yuzuha, reveal that Taiju is their older brother. | |||||||
27 | 3 | "Stand alone" | Yoshinobu Kasai | Rei Nakahara | Airi Tsuyuki, Minoru Morita & Koichi Hatsumi | January 22, 2023 | |
In exchange for Takemichi's safety, Hakkai promises to quit the Tokyo Manji Gang and join the Black Dragons. At loss. when Chifuyu consoles Takemichi, Takemichi reveals to him that he is a time traveler. Chifuyu then forms a plan to prevent Hakkai from quitting the Tokyo Manji Gang at the next captains' meeting, but it fails. However, Mikey leaves the decision to Mitsuya, who opposes Hakkai's decision. | |||||||
28 | 4 | "Family bonds" | Rei Nakahara & Moe Katō | Moe Katō | Miki Urashima | January 29, 2023 | |
Mitsuya holds a meeting with Taiju and agrees to let Hakkai join the Black Dragons if he promises Yuzuha will no longer work for them, nor is he allowed to hit her. At night, Hakkai declares to Takemichi and Chifuyu that he will kill Taiju. Alarmed, Takemichi and Chifuyu attempt to rally the other Tokyo Manji Gang captains for help, but they all decline to intervene as breaking the agreement would reflect poorly on Mitsuya. However, Takemichi and Chifuyu succeed in getting help from Kisaki and Hanma, who use their connections to learn from Black Dragon member Koko that Taiju will be alone in a church on Christmas Eve. Meanwhile, Mikey is still grief stricken over Baji's death. | |||||||
29 | 5 | "Christmas Eve" | Yū Yabuuchi | Kenji Setō | Airi Tsuyuki, Minoru Morita & Masahiro Emoto | February 5, 2023 | |
Takemichi and Chifuyu reluctantly agree to work with Kisaki and Hanma, who want to keep their operation secret from the rest of the Tokyo Manji Gang. While preparing for Christmas Eve, Takemichi learns from Hinata that she and Kisaki used to go to the same cram school, and that they had met Takemichi in 6th grade when he saved her from bullies. Later that day, Takemichi meets Hinata's father, who pressures him to break up with her due to his gang affiliations. As the day of the fight draws near, Takemichi breaks up with Hinata. | |||||||
30 | 6 | "Whip up morale" | Kenji Kuroda | Kenji Kuroda | Mazumasa Kihara, Airi Tsuyuki & Hiromi Ariga | February 12, 2023 | |
Takemichi is sent inside the church to confront Hakkai and Taiju while Kisaki, Hanma, and Chifuyu stay behind as back-up, but Kisaki and Hanma tie up Chifuyu and leave. Takemichi prevents Hakkai from stabbing Taiju, causing Taiju to retaliate and threaten to reveal Hakkai's secret. After being told by Kisaki, Yuzuha attempts to stab Taiju herself, but Takemichi narrowly causes her to miss. Takemichi then realizes that Yuzuha killed Taiju in the original timeline, and Kisaki used this as leverage to control Hakkai. | |||||||
31 | 7 | "Sibling rivalry" | Kazuhisa Ōno | Kazuhisa Ōno | Kenichi Ōnuki | February 19, 2023 | |
Enraged at Yuzuha, Taiju vows to kill her. Mitsuya is called in by Chifuyu and intervenes in the fight, but he is heavily wounded once Inui and Koko arrive to assist Taiju. Realizing they are at a disadvantage, Mitsuya forms a plan where Takemichi and Chifuyu will fight Koko and Inui while he and Hakkai will fight Taiju. However, Hakkai still fears Taiju and the Tokyo Manji Gang quickly gets taken down. Powered by his resolve, Takemichi persists against Taiju, declaring he will take over the Black Dragons. | |||||||
32 | 8 | "Strive together" | Koji Aritomi | Koichi Hatsumi | Miki Urashima | February 26, 2023 | |
Once Takemichi convinces Hakkai to trust him, Hakkai reveals that Yuzuha had been taking his beatings from Taiju and that she had protected him instead of the opposite. The Tokyo Manji Gang boost his morale, encouraging him to help them defeat Taiju. However, Taiju, Koko, and Inui still overpower them, and the church is surrounded by 100 members of the Black Dragons. Suddenly, Mikey arrives at the church, arising concern among the Tokyo Manji Gang for breaking their truce with the Black Dragons. | |||||||
33 | 9 | "Dawning of a new era" | Yoshifumi Sueda | Yoshifumi Sueda | Hisama Kinoshita | March 5, 2023 | |
Recalling that Mikey had killed his friends in the current timeline, Takemichi worries about his emotionally weak state. Inui reveals he revived the Black Dragons and recruited Taiju as its leader for his strength, but Mikey quickly defeats him and states that his friends keep him strong, reassuring Takemichi that Mikey has changed. Taiju loses his resolve to fight after seeing that Draken has defeated all 100 Black Dragon members. The Tokyo Manji Gang celebrate their victory, while Hakkai and Yuzuha vow to never submit to Taiju again. Mikey then brings Takemichi to Hinata. | |||||||
34 | 10 | "The light of my life" | Shōji Ikeno | Takayuki Tanaka | Asuka Yamaguchi | March 12, 2023 | |
Takemichi and Hinata make up, with Takemichi realizing that his break-up with Hinata had caused Mikey and Draken to come to the church. Mikey tells Takemichi about Shinichiro and discusses their resemblances. Mitsuya and Draken reminisce on their first meeting. The Tokyo Manji Gang go to the shrine to celebrate the New Year and prepare for their next meeting. | |||||||
35 | 11 | "On my way home" | Yoshinobu Kasai | Hideki Fukushima | Mazumasa Kihara & Airi Tsuyuki | March 19, 2023 | |
At the next meeting, Mikey announces that Inui and Koko, who both hold the title of being co-leaders of the Black Dragons, have joined the Tokyo Manji Gang under Takemichi's division. In addition, following Chifuyu's report, Mikey removes Kisaki from the gang, with Hanma and all former members of Moebius and Valhalla leaving. Afterwards, Mikey gives Takemichi a motorbike constructed with an engine that Shinichiro had found in the Philippines. Once Takemichi returns to the present, he suddenly finds himself at Mitsuya's funeral. | |||||||
36 | 12 | "Last order" | Takahiro Tanaka | Shūichirō Semura | Airi Tsuyuki | March 26, 2023 | |
Takemichi learns from Naoto that Mikey is suspected of killing all the major members of the Tokyo Manji Gang, as well as Kisaki. He finds a letter from Mikey asking him to meet him in the Philippines. Once there, Mikey confirms that, after Takemichi had left the Tokyo Manji Gang, he became more violent and killed their friends. He gives Takemichi a gun and requests that he kill him. When Takemichi tries to talk him down, Mikey threatens to shoot him instead. Naoto fatally shoots Mikey, and Mikey dies in Takemichi's arms. | |||||||
37 | 13 | "When it rains, it pours" | Moe Katō & Rei Nakahara | Moe Katō | Miki Urashima | April 2, 2023 | |
Once Takemichi returns to the past, he declares to Chifuyu that he will take over the Tokyo Manji Gang in order to stop Mikey from becoming violent. Meanwhile, Tenjiku, a gang from Yokohama, initiate an attack on the Tokyo Manji Gang, beginning with Takemichi and his division. During their escape, Takemichi is eventually cornered by Tenjiku and encounters Kisaki, who has joined the gang. |
Season 3: Tenjiku Arc (2023)
No. overall | No. in season | Title [16] | Directed by [16] | Storyboarded by [16] | Chief animation directed by [16] | Original air date [17] | |
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38 | 1 | "The longest day" | Yoshitaka Moshino | Masao Suzuki | Kenichi Ōnuki | October 4, 2023 | |
Fourth division captain Smiley and his twin brother and vice captain, Angry, rescue Takemichi and his friends. They force several Tenjiku members to reveal their hideout, where they encounter Kakucho. Takemichi recognizes Kakucho to be his childhood friend. While Kakucho makes his alliances clear, he also tells Takemichi there is a traitor within the Tokyo Manji Gang. | |||||||
39 | 2 | "Mortal enemy" | Kayona Yamada | Hayato Sakoda | Airi Tsuyuki & Miki Urashima | October 11, 2023 | |
After returning to the present, Takemichi meets Taiju while investigating. Taiju reveals to him and Naoto that Shinichiro founded the Black Dragons, and Naoto realizes that Kisaki had faked his death. The three are ambushed by several Tokyo Manji Gang members led by Inui and Koko. Taiju fights to allow Takemichi and Naoto to escape, but midway, Takemichi decides to turn back to talk to Inui and Koko. They are stopped by Kisaki, and Naoto is mortally wounded after taking a bullet meant for Takemichi. Izana orders Kakucho to shoot Takemichi as revenge for causing Mikey's death. Before Takemichi and Naoto die, they shake hands. | |||||||
40 | 3 | "Run out of patience" | Yoshinobu Kasai | Yukiko Imai | Asuka Yamaguchi | October 18, 2023 | |
With Naoto dead in the future, Takemichi cannot return to the future, and he loses morale. He mistakes Hinata for Naoto and accidentally reveals that he is time-traveling to her, but she cheers him up. Regaining his resolve, Takemichi visits Mikey's house and learns that Izana is his half-brother. Mucho (Yasuyuki Muto) and Haruchiyo Sanzu, the captain and co-captain of the fourth division who are tasked with punishing traitors, arrive to capture Takemichi. The two take him to a warehouse, where Inui and Koko are also held captive. | |||||||
41 | 4 | "Come back to life" | Yoshifumi Sueda | Yoshifumi Sueda | Airi Tsuyuki | October 25, 2023 | |
Mucho reveals that he was part of the S-62 generation, a group of violent juvenile delinquents consisting of Izana and several top executives of Tenjiku, and announces he will leave the Tokyo Manji Gang for Tenjiku. In doing so, he forces Koko to join him by torturing Takemichi and Inui, as Koko's financial knowledge is a valuable asset in making Tenjiku grow. After Inui brings Takemichi to safety, he shares with him about Shinichiro's life and influence as the leader of the Black Dragons. Inui pledges his loyalty to Takemichi and passes on the title of the leader of the Black Dragons to him. | |||||||
42 | 5 | "A bad hunch" | Koji Aritomi | Kenji Sato | Asuka Yamaguchi & Airi Tsuyuki | November 1, 2023 | |
At the next Tokyo Manji Gang meeting, Takemichi learns that Tenjiku has been targeting the division captains, with Mitsuya and Smiley severely injured and hospitalized. Inui reveals that Tenjiku may be planning an attack on February 22, on the Black Dragons' 11th anniversary, and Tokyo Manji Gang prepare to fight them on that day. The next morning, Mikey entrusts Takemichi to watch over Emma as he confronts Izana at Shinichiro's grave. Just as Takemichi realizes he's never seen Emma in the future, Kisaki mortally wounds her in a hit-and-run. | |||||||
43 | 6 | "Rise against" | Kazuhisa Ōno | Kazuhisa Ōno | Kae Takakura | November 8, 2023 | |
Mikey and Draken are distraught over Emma's death, and at the Tokyo Manji Gang's next meeting, the rest of the members decide to drop out of the fight with Tenjiku, as they are outnumbered by 350 people. However, Takemichi's determination convinces them to continue the fight, and they meet Tenjiku at the docks. | |||||||
44 | 7 | "Turn the tide" | Rei Nakahara | Masao Suzuki | Kenji Matsuoka & Airi Tsuyuki | November 15, 2023 | |
Peh-yan wins the opening match against Shion Madarame, giving the Tokyo Manji Gang a morale boost. However, the gang faces trouble when confronted with Tenjiku's top four and when Izana knocks out Peh-yan. Meanwhile, Inui reunites with Koko, but Koko insists on staying with Tenjiku for financial gain. | |||||||
45 | 8 | "I know in my head" | Yukiko Imai | Yukiko Imai | Airi Tsuyuki | November 22, 2023 | |
In a flashback, Koko reveals that his obsession with money was because he was in love with Inui's older sister, Akane, who was gravely injured from a house fire and died as a result of her family not being able to afford her surgery. Mucho replaces Koko in his fight against Inui. Meanwhile, Hakkai and Angry struggle in their match against the Haitani brothers due to their lack of coordination. | |||||||
46 | 9 | "The blue ogre" | Yoshitaka Makino | Yoshitaka Makino | Kenichi Ōnuki | November 29, 2023 | |
When the Haitani brothers are about to brutalize Hakkai, Angry begins crying and defeats them, as well as Mocchi and Mucho. However, Kakucho manages to defeat him, as well as Inui and Chifuyu. With Takemichi left, he stands up to Kakucho but struggles in their match. Chifuyu attempts to convince Takemichi to withdraw, but he refuses. Kisaki later walks into the match and draws a gun against Takemichi. | |||||||
47 | 10 | "Brave heart" | Koji Aritomi | Masao Suzuki | Airi Tsuyuki | December 6, 2023 | |
Takemichi refuses to stand down against Kisaki and knocks him down with one punch, but Izana steps into the fight. Though Takemichi is no match against Izana, he holds him off long enough for Mikey and Draken to arrive. The two also surprisingly bring Hinata to the brawl, who admits that she told them that Takemichi was time-traveling in order to bring back their resolve. Mikey declares his intent to fight Izana, and the two begin to battle. | |||||||
48 | 11 | "Nothing is left" | Yoshinobu Kasai | Kayona Yamada | Kenji Matsuoka, Takayuki Onoda & Airi Tsuyuki | December 13, 2023 | |
Mikey and Izana fight, and though they are evenly matched, Izana begins to panic when Mikey states that he would have accepted him as family. Though Izana loses, he refuses to admit defeat and grabs Kisaki's gun, threatening to shoot Mikey. Kakucho attempts to calm him down, and in the midst of their struggle, Kisaki takes the gun and suddenly shoots him. | |||||||
49 | 12 | "Paradise lost" | Kazuhisa Ōno | Kazuhisa Ōno | Kae Takakura, Kenichi Ōnuki & Takayuki Onoda | December 20, 2023 | |
Kisaki attempts to shoot Kakucho again for interfering, but Izana sacrifices himself to protect him and is mortally wounded. As he dies, he confesses to Mikey that he is not blood-related to the Sanos and struggles to find family. When Takemichi confronts Kisaki, Hanma helps him escape on his motorbike, leading to a chase. While Draken fights Hanma, Takemichi continues to pursue Kisaki and corners him in the parking lot where Hinata died in the present. | |||||||
50 | 13 | "Meet his fate" | Koji Aritomi | Yoshifumi Sueda | Airi Tsuyuki | December 27, 2023 | |
Takemichi and Kisaki continue to brawl, while Kisaki explains to Takemichi that he plans to turn the Tokyo Manji Gang into a nationwide Yakuza gang to impress to Hinata. When Mikey and Hinata intervene, Kisaki flees with Takemichi in pursuit. Takemichi asks Kisaki if he is also a time traveler, and before Kisaki can answer, he is run over by a truck and dies. Afterwards, the police arrest the top officers in Tenjiku, while Takemichi visits Kakucho, who had survived the gunshots, at the hospital, uneasy at Kisaki's death. |
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External links
- Tokyo Revengers official anime website (in Japanese)
- Tokyo Revengers at IMDb