The following contains spoilers for Season 1 of Tokyo Revengers, streaming now on Crunchyroll.
After a very successful first season, the highly-anticipated second season of Tokyo Revengers is finally set to air in January 2023. The second season of the delinquent sc-fi anime series will be focusing on the Christmas Showdown Arc, which encompasses both The Black Dragon Arc and the Tenjiku Arc. Considering the stretch of time from the conclusion of the first season to the Christmas Showdown arc, it's curcial to revisit many of the key story points from Season 1.
The first season of Tokyo Revengers aired in September 2021. The series has also received a live-action adaptation, which aired in the same year. The series is based on the completed shonen manga of the same name. The first season consists of two cours with 12 episodes in each part. The second season is set to air exclusively on Disney+, though the specific air date is yet to be announced.
It All Started With A Leap Back In Time
Tokyo Revengers follows Takemichi, a young man in his twenties who has lost his way in life. He quickly becomes wrapped up in a time-traveling mystery, in which he must travel twelve years into the past to relive his middle school days, and find a way to prevent a terrible tragedy in the present day. The anime, however, isn't just a simple time hopping story, since Takemichi can voluntarily travel between the past and the future. He only has to shake hands with Naoto, a detective and younger brother of his ex-girlfriend Hina who dies in the aforementioned tragedy, of his current timeline. Of course, Takemichi's actions in the past permanently alter the future. That's a key point to the story.
Even though the discovery of his peculiar ability is accidental, Takemichi has a mission he wants to accomplish. He wants to go to the past and prevent Hina's death from occurring. However, Takemichi can't do it alone. That's why he has teamed up with Naoto to make it possible. With Naoto's brain and Takemichi's ability, the pair combine their strengths to try and find a timeline with a picturesque, happy ending.
The Epic, Bloody Halloween
Given that Tokyo Revengers is an anime series about juvenile delinquency, it is only natural for it to feature a lot of gang fights. This is especially true since Tokyo Manji Gang is bound to become one of the most notorious criminal gangs in Takemichi's original timeline. However, the most remarkable and important fight during the anime's first season is undeniably the battle between the Tokyo Manji Gang and the Valhalla, which would eventually be known as Bloody Halloween. The fight is big enough for other big-named delinquents, like the Haitani brothers and Leanman, to spectate it. But that's not the reason it becomes an important point in the story.
Bloody Halloween is a very important event because that's when Tokyo Manji Gang lost one of its founding members. The war is started by yet another founding member -- Kazutora Hanemiya. He wants to destroy Toman and make its members suffer. Even though Keisuke Baji has joined Valhalla with him, the former only does so to secretly save Mikey from peril. He launches a secret operation all by himself, since he is well-aware that there is a secret mastermind making all of these unfortunate events come into fruition. Unfortunately, Baji loses his life in Kazutora's hands. Mikey also almost dirties his hand with Kazutora's blood if Takemichi hasn't stopped him.
Tokyo Manji Gang Expands Big Time
Despite the overwhelming odds against them, Toman is declared as the victor of Bloody Halloween. Even so, it's difficult to say that they've actually won. Not only did they lose Baji, but Kazutora is also put behind bars. Nonetheless, their feat remains etched in the history of delinquents. After the fight with Valhalla, the Tokyo Manji Gang experiences a few changes. Bloody Halloween has specifically made it clear how much Toman is lacking in manpower. They are undeniably an up-and-coming gang, but their lack of manpower becomes a handicap during gang wars. Mikey finally addresses that after Toman's victory over Valhalla.
Toman's members are confused to see Valhalla members on a Toman meeting, especially since it's the first official meeting that the group held after the notorious Bloody Halloween. However, Mikey finally clears their worries with his announcement. Given than Valhalla actually has no standing leader, Toman takes the opportunity to absorb the gang into their ranks. Mikey appoints Shuji Hanma as Toman's new Sixth Division Captain, and every former member of Valhalla are under his command. Mikey has another announcement to make. Baji's death has left the First Division Captain position empty. As Baji's vice captain, Mikey appoints Chifuyu to succeed him. Chifuyu, however, declines and nominates Takemichi instead. Takemichi accepts the offer and is officially appointed as Toman's First Division Captain.
Takemichi Meets The Devil's Eye
Having stopped Mikey from killing Kazutora, Takemichi has essentially accomplished his mission, and so, he ultimately returns to the future. This time, he's back to the rental shop, but he's no longer an employee, instead, he's just a normal customer. After leaving the shop, he is greeted and asked by a shady-looking individual to enter a car. He is then taken to a high-rise building, where he finally realized that the shady-looking individual is no other than his childhood friend. He also learns of his status as an executive after meeting Chifuyu, who then takes him into the executive meeting.
It's during that meeting that Takemichi finally sees more common faces. There are the original members of Toman, including Pah-chin and Nahoya, then there are also those who are unfamiliar to him, like Shiba and Kokonoi. However, the biggest shocker comes when the group greets their stand-in leader. It's not Mikey who will be heading the meeting, but Kisaki Tetta. After the meeting, Kisaki confronts Takemichi. He asks both Takemichi and Chifuyu what they think of him, then confesses that he knows they don't like him. He also confesses that the feeling is mutual. He has drugged the two's drinks. When they've woken up, they're already bound on a chair. Kisaki pulls out a gun and kills Chifuyu. But just as he points the gun at Takemichi and refers to Takemichi as his hero, the season ends.
Since there is a second season bound to release on January next year, it's clear that Takemichi somehow survives his confrontation with Kisaki. It also makes it crystal clear to Takemichi who the big bad of Tokyo Revengers is that he must get rid of. After all, Kisaki has literally killed Chifuyu in front of him.