The delinquents of Tokyo Revengers are set to make their epic anime return in a new season.
The Season 2 announcement teaser was shared on YouTube, giving viewers a glimpse of the upcoming Christmas Showdown arc and confirming a release window of January 2023. The voice actors for several new characters have been confirmed; Junya Enoki (Jujutsu Kaisen) joins the cast as Inui Seisyu alongside Natsuki Hanae (The Case Study of Vanitas) as Kokonoi Hajime and Tasuku Hatanaka (My Hero Academia) as Hakkai Shiba.
Moreover, Masaya Fukunishi, who previously appeared in Attack on Titan and Banana Fish, is the new voice of Ken "Draken" Ryūgūji. The character was previously played by Tatsuhisa Suzuki (My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!), who decided to take an extended hiatus from all public activities at the end of last year after an alleged extramarital affair between the actor and a 20-year fan was revealed. Suzuki is married to pop star LiSA, who is likely best known for performing Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba's iconic theme song, "Gurenge."
Ken Wakui began publishing his ongoing Tokyo Revengers manga in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine in March 2017 and so far, it has produced 28 volumes worth of content. The series tells the story of Takemichi Hanagaki, a burnout in his twenties who is transported back in time to when he was a high schooler. Using his knowledge of future events, he plans to fix his mistakes and save the life of his childhood sweetheart by infiltrating the Tokyo Manji gang. Wakui's manga won the Kodansha Manga Award in the shōnen category in 2020, and as of 2022, over 50 million copies have been sold around the world, making it Kodansha's most successful series since Attack on Titan.
The Tokyo Revengers manga finally received an English physical release thanks to Seven Seas Entertainment. A limited edition collection became available in Barnes and Noble stores in the US and Canada last month, retailing for $22.99 USD.
Liden Films, the studio behind Build Divide -#00000 (Code Black)- and Tribe Nine, is adapting the manga into an anime series. Directed by Koichi Hatsumi (Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga) and written Yasuyuki Mutō (Deadman Wonderland), the first season originally aired from April to September 2021, and it was one of the most-discussed television series on Twitter that year.
Wakui's story can be read digitally through MangaPlaza, and the first season of the Tokyo Revengers anime is available on Crunchyroll.
Source: YouTube, Crunchyroll