Moments ago, the first official trailer for Tokyo Revengers’ anime adaptation, Ken Wakui’s award-winning Shonen Manga, was shown. The teaser confirms that the production of the anime is in the hands of the guys at Liden Films, the berserk study and that The series is set to be released next April.
First the staff sees the director Koichi Hatsumi (Berserker: The Golden Age, Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga, Deadman Wonderland) towards e Yasuyuki Muto (Basilisk, Deadman Wonderland) in charge of the script. Kenichi Ohnuki (Golden Kamui, Gundam Build Fighters) e Keiko Ota (Ace Attorney, Hyakko) draw the characters under the supervision of the mangaka while Satoki Iida is Hiroaki Tsutsumi (Children of the Whales, Dr. Stone, Jujutsu Kaisen) deal with the direction of sound and music.
The anime will be a 1: 1 adaptation of the Wakui manga, which is currently still running with 20 volumes published. Liden Films has an enormous amount of material to draw fromSo we can expect a first season with two Cour (24/26 episodes). Details on the broadcast in the west will be announced in the coming months.
For those unfamiliar with the job, remember that Tokyo Revengers follows the exploits of Takemichi Hanagaki, a 26-year-old unemployed man who on a day like many others discovered the body of his ex-girlfriend, Hinata Tachibana. killed by a group of criminals known as Tokyo Manji Gang. The now desperate boy is teleported 12 years back in time, more precisely the time he was in middle school. With a new chance to redeem himself, Hanagaki decides to save Hinata and approach all members of the Tokyo Manji Gang and permanently eliminate them.
What do you think about it? Are you going to follow this series? Let us know with a comment! In the meantime, we’d like to remind you that Tokyo Revengers will soon be receiving a live-action adaptation.
