Tokyo Revengers

• 1. The Subway Platform Leap

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  In 2017, a twenty-six-year-old part-time worker named Takemichi Hanagaki learns that his ex-girlfriend Hinata Tachibana has been murdered. The next day, while returning from work, an unknown assailant pushes him onto a train platform. Facing imminent death, he is suddenly transported twelve years into the past to 2005. This physical contact triggers a time leap that allows him to witness events before they happen. He discovers that Naoto Tachibana, Hinata's younger brother, deduces their connection causes these jumps. Takimichi makes the decision to do everything possible to prevent her death.

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• 2. Gang Wars And Betrayals

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  In the past, Takemichi finds his friends coerced into underground fights orchestrated by Kiyomasa, a member of the Tokyo Manji Gang. His growing friendship with Mikey alters the present, preventing Akkun from being imprisoned. Akkun later takes his own life out of fear. The gang declares war on the rival Moebius group to avenge Pah-chin's friend. Draken, Mikey's second-in-command, will be killed, leading to Mikey's descent into brutality. An attack is revealed as a betrayal by Peh-yan, angered over Pah-chin's arrest. Kiyomasa stabs Draken for humiliating him. The Tokyo Manji Gang emerges victorious, and Takemichi defeats Kiyomasa. Later, Kisaki transforms the gang into a violent syndicate. A decisive battle occurs on the 31st of October 2005, known as Bloody Halloween. Baji dies during this conflict, but Takemichi prevents Mikey from killing Kazutora.

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• 3. Creator Development History

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  Ken Wakui wrote and illustrated the series. It was serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine from the 1st of March 2017, to the 16th of November 2022. Kodansha collected its 278 individual chapters in 31 volumes. These volumes were released from the 17th of May 2017, to the 17th of January 2023. In North America, Kodansha USA started the digital release of the manga in 2018. Seven Seas Entertainment began releasing the manga in a print omnibus edition in 2022. A parody spin-off manga by Shinpei Funatsu ran from the 3rd of November 2021, to the 29th of March 2023. Another spin-off series by Yukinori Kawaguchi ran from the 27th of July 2022, to the 10th of March 2025.

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• 4. Multimedia Adaptation Expansion

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  An anime television series adaptation produced by Liden Films aired from April 11 to the 19th of September 2021. The second season aired from January 8 to the 2nd of April 2023. A third season aired for 12 episodes from October 4 to the 27th of December 2023. A fourth season is set to premiere in 2026. A live-action film adaptation was released in Japan on the 9th of July 2021. Its two-part sequel premiered on April 21 and the 30th of June 2023. A free-to-play action role-playing game titled Last Mission was released on the 7th of November 2024. It was originally set to be released in 2023 but faced delays due to production schedules. Stage play adaptations ran from the 6th of August 22, 2021, and again from the 18th of March 21, 2022.

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• 5. Commercial Sales Milestones

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  By February 2020, the manga had over 3 million copies in circulation. It reached over 17 million copies by May 2021. Over 25 million copies were in circulation by July 2021. By September 2021, sales exceeded 40 million copies. The series hit over 50 million copies by January 2022. By July 2022, there were over 65 million copies in circulation, including 7 million outside of Japan. December 2022 saw over 70 million copies sold. By June 2024, the total surpassed 80 million copies. Tokyo Revengers was the third best-selling manga series in the first half of 2021 with over 5 million copies sold. Volumes 25 through 29 ranked among the 25 best-selling volumes of that year.

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• 6. Cultural Impact And Awards

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  In 2021, Tokyo Revengers won the Anime Category at the Yahoo! Japan Search Awards. The series topped the list of Trend Rankings Selected by Teens in 2021. Nikkei Entertainment highlighted it as one of the biggest hits of the year. The anime adaptation became the seventh most discussed TV show worldwide on Twitter in 2021. It won the 44th Kodansha Manga Award in the Shonen category in 2020. The series ranked ninth on Da Vinci magazine's Book of the Year list for 2021. It also secured the Best Antagonist award for Tetta Kisaki at the 6th Crunchyroll Anime Awards. The opening theme song Cry Baby won Video of the Year at the MTV Video Music Awards Japan.

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