The second season of Tokyo Revengers has found its streaming home on Hulu.After the announcement that Tokyo Revengers would stream on Disney+, Season 2, otherwise known as the "Christmas Showdown" arc of Tokyo Revengers, will actually premiere on the Disney-owned Hulu for U.S. viewers. A previous announcement revealed that the second season would stream on Disney+ as a result of the deal with Kodansha, Tokyo Revengers' digital publisher. Tokyo Revengers' "Christmas Showdown" arc will hit Hulu on Jan. 7 and Disney+ in other countries the next day.
The "Christmas Showdown" arc will focus on the conflict between the Black Dragons, led by Toman and the 10th-generation leader Taiju Shiba. A violent menace, Taiju Shiba prefers using his fists to communicate rather than his words -- but in a rather odd contrast, the trailer also reveals that Taiju is a surprisingly religious man and often goes to the church to pray. The new season will also dive deeper into the history between the captain of the Second Division, Takashi Mitsuya, and the vice-captain, Hakkai Shiba. Hakkai, often portrayed as a quiet and soft-spoken individual, has a darker side -- especially when it comes to facing off against his brother Taiju.
One of 2021's Most Popular Anime Series
Season 1 of Tokyo Revengers, produced by Liden Films (Call of the Night and Otherside Picnic) with Koichi Hatsumi directing, premiered in April 2021. The first season won in the anime category of the Yahoo! Japan Search Awards and won the Anime Award for its popularity at the 2021 Twitter Japan's Trend Awards. It also ranked seventh in the most-tweeted shows of 2021 worldwide. The series hasn't been without controversy, however. international distribution of Season 1 saw the removal or censoring of the Buddhist manji swastika due to its likeness to the Nazi swastika symbol -- a matter that raised criticism from fans. Judging by the Hulu trailer, it's likely Season 2 will undergo the same treatment.
Written and illustrated by Ken Wakui, Tokyo Revengers is a time-traveling thriller story following 26-year-old veritable loser Takemichi Hanagaki, who hears that his middle-school ex-girlfriend Hinata Tachibana and her brother died at the hands of the Tokyo Manji Gang. One day, Takemichi finds himself transported 12 years into the past after someone pushes him into the path of a speeding train. There, he realizes he has a chance to save Hinata, but the Tokyo Manji Gang of 12 years ago is not the same one he knows in the present day. Led by the quietly charismatic leader Mikey, Takemichi realizes that something drastic happened to the Tokyo Manji Gang to change it to the way it is now. Instead of channeling his efforts into saving just Hinata, Takemichi vows to save Toman as well.
Fans in the U.S. can enjoy the second season of Tokyo Revengers on Hulu when it premieres on Jan. 7. Viewers outside the U.S. can catch it on Disney+.
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