Tokyo Revengers

Tokyo Revengers (Japanese: 東京卍リベンジャーズ, 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 is set to premiere in April 2021. A live-action film adaptation is scheduled to be released in Japan in July 2021.

Tokyo Revengers
Manga volume 1 cover
東京卍リベンジャーズ
(Tōkyō Ribenjāzu)
Genre
Manga
Written byKen Wakui
Published byKodansha
English publisher
Kodansha USA (digital)
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Magazine
DemographicShōnen
Original runMarch 1, 2017 – present
Volumes20
Anime television series
Directed byKoichi Hatsumi
Written byYasuyuki Muto
Music byHiroaki Tsutsumi
StudioLiden Films
Original run April 2021 – scheduled
Live-action film
Directed byTsutomu Hanabusa
StudioWarner Bros. Japan
ReleasedJuly 2021 (2021-07)

As of February 2020, Tokyo Revengers had over 3 million copies in circulation. The manga won the 44th Kodansha Manga Award for the shōnen category in 2020.

Characters
Takemichi Hanagaki (花垣 武道, Hanagaki Takemichi)
Voiced by: Yūki Shin[3]
Portrayed by: Takumi Kitamura[4]
Hinata Tachibana (橘 日向, Tachibana Hinata)
Voiced by: Azumi Waki[3]
Portrayed by: Mio Imada[5]
Naoto Tachibana (橘 直人, Tachibana Naoto)
Voiced by: Ryōta Ōsaka[3]
Portrayed by: Yosuke Sugino[4]
Manjirō "Mikey" Sano (佐野 「マイキー」 万次郎, Sano Maikī Manjirō)
Voiced by: Yū Hayashi[3]
Portrayed by: Ryō Yoshizawa[4]
Ken "Draken" Ryūgūji (龍宮寺 「ドラケン」 堅, Ryūgūji Doraken Ken)
Voiced by: Tatsuhisa Suzuki[3]
Portrayed by: Yūki Yamada[4]
Masataka "Kiyomasa" Kiyomizu (清水 「キヨマサ」 将貴, Kiyomizu Kiyomasa Masataka)
Portrayed by: Nobuyuki Suzuki[4]
Atsushi Sendō (千堂 敦, Sendō Atsushi)
Portrayed by: Hayato Isomura[4]
Tetsuta Kisaki (稀咲 鉄太, Kisaki Tetsuta)
Portrayed by: Shotaro Mamiya[4]

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Ken Wakui, Tokyo Revengers started in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine on March 1, 2017.[6][7] Kodansha has compiled its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was published on May 1, 2017.[8]

In North America, Kodansha USA started the digital release of the manga in 2018.[9]

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 May 1, 2017[8]978-4-06-395938-3October 16, 2018[10]978-1-64-212515-3
2 July 14, 2017[11]978-4-06-510033-2December 18, 2018[12]978-1-64-212580-1
3 September 15, 2017[13]978-4-06-510188-9January 15, 2019[14]978-1-64-212617-4
4 November 17, 2017[15]978-4-06-510394-4February 19, 2019[16]978-1-64-212686-0
5 February 16, 2018[17]978-4-06-510969-4March 19, 2019[18]978-1-64-212708-9
6 April 17, 2018[19]978-4-06-511206-9April 16, 2019[20]978-1-64-212807-9
7 June 15, 2018[21]978-4-06-511620-3May 14, 2019[22]978-1-64-212840-6
8 September 14, 2018[23]978-4-06-512238-9June 11, 2019[24]978-1-64-212897-0
9 November 16, 2018[25]978-4-06-513248-7July 16, 2019[26]978-1-64-212931-1
10 January 17, 2019[27]978-4-06-513874-8August 13, 2019[28]978-1-64-212966-3
11 March 15, 2019[29]978-4-06-514445-9September 10, 2019[30]978-1-64-212996-0
12 June 17, 2019[31]978-4-06-515086-3October 8, 2019[32]978-1-64-659041-4
13 August 16, 2019[33]978-4-06-515697-1November 12, 2019[34]978-1-64-659113-8
14 October 17, 2019[35]978-4-06-517159-2March 10, 2020[36]978-1-64-659256-2
15 December 17, 2019[37]978-4-06-517549-1May 12, 2020[38]978-1-64-659360-6
16 March 17, 2020[39]978-4-06-518167-6July 14, 2020[40]978-1-64659-594-5
17 May 15, 2020[41]978-4-06-518851-4September 8, 2020[42]978-1-64659-693-5
18 July 15, 2020[43]978-4-06-520106-0November 10, 2020[44]978-1-64659-799-4
19 September 17, 2020[45]978-4-06-520598-3February 9, 2021[46]—
20 December 17, 2020[47]978-4-06-521482-4–—

Anime

In June 2020, it was announced that Tokyo Revengers will receive an anime television series adaptation.[48] The series is produced by Liden Films and directed by Koichi Hatsumi. The series features scripts by Yasuyuki Muto, character designs by Keiko Ōta, sound direction by Satoki Iida and music composed by Hiroaki Tsutsumi. It will premiere in April 2021.[3]

Live-action film

A live-action film adaptation was announced in February 2020.[49] The film will be directed by Tsutomu Hanabusa and the cast includes Takumi Kitamura, Yūki Yamada, Yosuke Sugino, Nobuyuki Suzuki, Hayato Isomura, Shotaro Mamiya and Ryo Yoshizawa.[4] In April 2020, it was announced that the film's crew has halted filming due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[50][51][52] 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.[52] In January 2021, it was announced that the film will premiere in July 2021.[53]

Reception

As of February 2020, the manga had over 3 million copies in circulation.[54] In 2020, the manga won the 44th annual Kodansha Manga Award in the shōnen category.[55][56][57]

See also

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