The " Santen Sensou-hen " of the TV anime " Tokyo Revengers, " based on Ken Wakui 's popular manga "Tokyo Revengers," will begin airing on MBS, TBS, and CBC every Friday at 1:53 AM starting October 2nd. It will also be broadcast on BS-TBS and AT-X, and will be exclusively streamed on Disney+.
The third promotional video has also been released on YouTube. The video begins with a video letter from Mikey addressed to "Takemichi 12 years from now," and shows Mikey appearing before Takemichi in the world 12 years later, along with Sanzu Haruchiya. A tense scene is also depicted where Takemichi has a gun pointed at him. Character designs for Mikey and Sanzu Haruchiya in the world 12 years later have also been revealed.
The manga, by Wakui, known for works such as "Shinjuku Swan," was serialized in "Weekly Shonen Magazine" (Kodansha) from 2017 to 2022. It depicts Takemichi, a hopeless part-timer at rock bottom, seeking revenge to save his girlfriend and change himself after constantly running away. When Takemichi learns that his middle school girlfriend, Hinata, was killed by the Tokyo Manji Gang, the most vicious and evil gang, he time-leaps back to his middle school days 12 years prior, the peak of his life. A live-action film adaptation has also gained popularity.
The TV anime series "8/3 Conflict Arc" and "Bloody Halloween Arc" aired from April to September 2021, "Christmas Showdown Arc" aired from January to April 2023, and "Tenjiku Arc" aired from October to December 2023.
