Tokyo Revengers

Takemichi Hanagaki's second year of middle school was the highest point in his life. He had respect, a gang of friends he could count on, and even a girlfriend. But that was twelve years ago. Today, he's a nobody: a washed-up nonentity made fun of by children and always forced to apologize to his younger boss. A sudden news report on the Tokyo Manji Gang's cruel murder of the only girlfriend he ever had alongside her brother only adds insult to injury. Half a second before a train ends his pitiful life for good, Takemichi flashes back to that same day 12 years ago, when he was still dating Hinata Tachibana.

After being forced to relive the very same day that began his downward spiral, Takemichi meets Hinata's younger brother. Without thinking, he admits to his seeming death before flashing back to the past. Takemichi urges him to protect his sister before inexplicably returning to the future. Miraculously, he is not dead. Stranger still, the future has changed. It seems as though Takemichi can alter the flow of time. Given the chance to prevent his ex-girlfriend's tragic death at the hands of the Tokyo Manji Gang, Takemichi decides to fly through time to change the course of the future.

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Sano, Manjirou Main

Hayashi, Yuu Japanese

Ryuuguuji, Ken Main

Suzuki, Tatsuhisa Japanese

Hanagaki, Takemichi Main

Shin, Yuuki Japanese

Matsuno, Chifuyu Supporting

Karino, Shou Japanese

Baji, Keisuke Supporting

Mizunaka, Masaaki Japanese

Mitsuya, Takashi Supporting

Matsuoka, Yoshitsugu Japanese

Hanemiya, Kazutora Supporting

Toki, Shunichi Japanese

Hanma, Shuuji Supporting

Eguchi, Takuya Japanese

Tachibana, Hinata Supporting

Waki, Azumi Japanese

Kawata, Nahoya Supporting

Kawanishi, Kengo Japanese

Kamei, Hiroshi Producer

Naya, Ryousuke Producer

Furukawa, Shin Producer

Itou, Hirofumi Producer

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Oct 6, 2024

Altafinut

Recommended

An anime series called Tokyo Revengers presents an unusual storyline envising a situation where teenage brawlers are mixed with popular science fiction vibes of time travel. The narrative arc surrounds Takemichi Hanagaki, a rather emotionally distant man whose social life becomes unexpectedly better when he’s presented with chances to revisit the history of his friends and save them from the seeds of their own destruction. Even though the storyline is new and amusingly undertaken, there is still a lot of work to be done in the first season in terms of cectable depth.

The beginning of the series is quite engaging when long-inconvenienced Takemichi uses time ... travel as a cheat code to fight for whom he cares, and his regret for the past and will to protect Hinata and prevent the incidents that would eventually happen makes him a very endearing character. Saving the girl you’re interested in is wonderful in itself, but there were a lot of points where his inward nature together with reside in me was not mind Haram feelings could become an issue and tiring. Sure, making a character suitable in a fantasy also includes showing his vulnerabilities. Yet sometimes, it feels like trying too hard and his changing is slower than the way it is supposed to be within the duration of one season.

However, the cast are more vibrant than anyone else in Tokyo Revengers. People like Draken even the ever worthless Mikey are indispensable. Draken is the strong survivor loving his friends and brotherhood, and Mikey is the soft, enticing leader but with a hint of hostility in him, they give a beautiful turn and more life to the narrative. And they being alongside Takemichi is what really hits home in the series taking to a different truth many of the happenings over and enhancing the several action stories and conflicts.

That being said, a specific drawback to the show is the cadence. If the storyline of a particular episode provides some suspense, others are extended unnecessary and seem like a mere repetition of scenes and conflicts. Takemichi’s recurrent fall back to the situations that already happened and are yet again presenting themselves with similar troubles can sometimes plant that the particular set is stuck at one place in time. Some of the episodes are flatout overly heated and full of drama, yet the majority others are either fillers or just drags with no plot progression in any significant way.

From the aspect of the quality of animation, it must be said that it is adequate in all fairness but does not impress in any particular way. Some of the battle scenes come without the necessary energy that would be expected in a gang fighting piece. Conversely, the drawing of the characters is outstanding, expressing perfectly the period’s delinquent character in roughness and resistance. Concerning the music and its additional elements, they are in place and perform their function during the most important episodes, still, they are not striking.

Another strong side of the series is when it combines the personal development of characters with other depicted violent gruesome incidents. The battle that the world is stuck in, that Takemichi is out to salvage a life from, does not only equate to saving of time but an eternity that accomplishes additional meaning; it is availing his own. There is a propensity towards the submissive and the traits are uncharacteristic. This is probably the only thing I criticise rather than the storytelling, even if it is somewhat engaging.

To sum it up, Tokyo Revengers season 1 is a worthwhile investment with scope for improvement, though it does not achieve the objectives it has set for itself. The emotional appeals in the show are well crafted and so is the secondary setting of the story but the primary one of the main character leaves a lot to be desired and it is where the show is wanting. It is a delightful show, more so if you have an interest in time travelling and yakuza stories. Nonetheless, there is a need for prioritisations and more cautious execution as one looks into the upcoming seasons.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Nov 15, 2023

Harlock_Phantom

Mixed Feelings

Honestly this would have been a really solid series if the protagonist wasn't so painfully unlikeable.
Story wise it's fascinating. A person with a limited ability to time travel using that ability to change past events to protect loved ones in the modern day is a great concept when used correctly. The tight limitations of Takemichi's abilities are brilliant in terms of drama as there's no "reset button", if he fails in what he sets out to do then there's no do over which makes the sense of danger feel far more genuine.
The gang warfare elements are also well done. The tensions between organisations as well ... as personal loyalties and relationships are fairly well established. Though some story elements do fall a little flat, some animosities carrying more weight than seems necessery.

The majority of characters are interesting. Mikey and the founding members of Toman are probably the strongest in terms of characterisation and it is really difficult to not sympathise with these kids.
Takemichi's friends could have been developed a little better and Hina, Naoto, and Akkun honestly feel like they only exist as plot devises with no real substance. It's a shame but it's not really that easy to care about these characters but I'm going to assume that's due to the number of major characters making it difficult to build on every one of them.
Takemichi, our protagonist, is probably the worst character in it, though. Where other characters may not make much of an impact due to simply not being built upon much, Takemichi is just simply unlikeable. He comes off as obnoxious and kind of gross to an extent. He's a 26 year old man who ends up back as his 15 year old self and is probably the most immature of the teen era characters. His obsession with being a virgin is just annoying and it genuinely feels like he doesn't really bring anything to the plot. Most of the time he stands there screaming and something or someone else steps in to deal with the situation then Takemichi gets all the praise for doing absolutely nothing.

A lot of the comic relief moments feel kind of lazy,relying on crude humour or misunderstandings which overall aren't that funny to me personally but humour is subjective so that's not that big a deal.

The animation style is decent.

If the show was just a gang story that focussed on Mikey and Draken it'd probably be more to my tastes personally but you can't win them all.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Sep 19, 2024

Rudiculous_07

Not Recommended

The protagonist was the worst part of this anime. about this anime and manga. his antics made this anime unbearable and his lack of resolve was overwhelming. his overwhelming urge to cry for everything problem made it seem like theirs no personal growth. There was no urge to get strong to fight for the people he cares about. story art sound was good but what saved this anime as its cat or side character. it seemed like h was along for the rid only did a little influence the plot which wasn't much at all. the influence he showed was minuscule to other well-done characters.
Story ... is only good because of the surroundings character .

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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