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 is serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine since March 2017. A live-action film adaptation has been announced. An anime television series adaptation is set to premiere in 2021.

Tokyo Revengers
Manga volume 1 cover
東京卍リベンジャーズ
(Tōkyō Ribenjāzu)
GenreAction, drama, romance[1]
Manga
Written byKen Wakui
Published byKodansha
English publisher
Kodansha USA (digital)
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Magazine
DemographicShōnen
Original runMarch 1, 2017 – present
Volumes17
Live-action film
Directed byTsutomu Hanabusa
StudioWarner Bros. Japan
ReleasedTBD
Anime television series
Original run 2021 – scheduled

The manga won the 44th Kodansha Manga Award for the shōnen category in 2020.

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Ken Wakui, Tokyo Revengers started in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine on March 1, 2017.[2][3] Kodansha has compiled its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was published on May 1, 2017.[4] In North America, Kodansha USA started the digital release of the manga in 2018.[5]

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

Live-action film

A live-action film adaptation was announced in February 2020.[39] 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.[40] In April 2020, it was announced that the film's crew has halted filming due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[41][42][43] 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.[43]

Anime

In June 2020, it was announced that Tokyo Revengers will receive an anime television series adaptation to premiere in 2021.[44]

Reception

In 2020, the manga won the 44th annual Kodansha Manga Award in the shōnen category.[45][46][47]

See also

References
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  2. 「新宿スワン」の和久井健が描くサスペンス「東京卍リベンジャーズ」開幕. Natalie (in Japanese). March 1, 2017. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
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