Tokyo Revengers
Tokyo Revengers
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Tokyo Revengers

"I'm not gonna let you die."

8.4
Yr 2021
Rt 24m
Status Returning Series
Animation Action & Adventure Crime Drama
Your Verdict
Unrated

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Series Brief

Overview

Takemichi Hanagaki is a freelancer that’s reached the absolute pits of despair in his life. He finds out that the only girlfriend he ever had, in middle school, Hinata Tachibana, had been killed by the ruthless Tokyo Manji Gang. The day after hearing about her death, he’s standing on the station platform and ends up being pushed over onto the tracks by a herd of people. He closes his eyes thinking he’s about to die, but when he opens his eyes back up, he somehow had gone back in time 12 years. Now that he’s back living the best days of his life, Takemichi decides to get revenge on his life.

Status

Latest

  • Tokyo Revengers returns for season 4 — reported October 3, 2026 (comicbook.com)
Critical Reception

What critics are saying

Score 65 /100

Critical reception for Tokyo Revengers is decidedly mixed, driven by strong praise for its high-stakes drama on one hand and severe frustration with its protagonist on the other. Critics who enjoyed the series commend its gritty blend of gang warfare and time travel, pointing out that its dramatic climaxes and strong ensemble of supporting characters produce genuine tension and excitement.

Conversely, other reviewers found the series difficult to recommend. The primary grievance centers on protagonist Takemichi Hanagaki, whose frequent crying and repeated beatings struck some viewers as exasperating rather than endearing. Detractors also felt that the time-travel mechanics were clumsily integrated and that the adaptation did not entirely live up to its surrounding hype.

“an excellent title, one that thrives on both story and context, and none that definitely stands out from the plethora of similar anime titles.”

“falls into the "just okay" category -- the premise is intriguing but clashes with the execution of the time traveling elements”

“this series had no choice but to build an amazing cast of characters and give them equally amazing stories in order to mask and overshadow the main character’s own weaknesses.”

“I honestly have never seen such a horrible show as Tokyo Revengers, but then again I haven’t watched every anime out there.”

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Why fans love it

*Tokyo Revengers* takes the classic delinquent school drama and fuses it with a high-stakes time-travel plot. Instead of an all-powerful action hero, the narrative centers on Takemichi Hanagaki, voiced by Yuuki Shin, an adult trapped in despair who suddenly slips twelve years into his past. His goal is painfully specific: alter the timeline, undo his personal regrets, and stop the ruthless Tokyo Manji Gang from killing his middle school girlfriend, Hinata Tachibana.

The appeal lies in that friction between teenage rebellion and genuine tragedy. Street brawls and classic furyo rivalries sit alongside fierce bromance and shifting gang loyalties, giving the schoolyard conflicts real weight. Every leap backward is an attempt to rewrite a wasted adulthood, transforming what could be standard juvenile turf wars into a desperate race against a grim future.

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Keywords

time travel delinquent revenge romance school bromance based on manga shounen anime furyo
Technical Sheet

Details

First Aired
April 11, 2021
Status
Returning Series
Episode Runtime
24 minutes
Origin
JP
TMDB Votes
1,361