Tokyo Revengers

Tokyo Revengers follows Takemichi Hanagaki, a 26-year-dol loser trapped in a dead-end career and run-down flat. Takemichi's dreary existence is exacerbated when he learns that the one girl he has ever genuinely loved, Hinata Tachibana, has just been killed by the vicious Tokyo Manji gang member. Takemichi's life, however, takes an unexpected turn when someone pushes him in front of an approaching train, and he awakens in the body of his twelve-year-old self.

To rescue Hinata, Takemichi pervades the Tokyo Manji Gang when most of its founders are still juvenile delinquents. Takemichi attempts to alter past events to avoid the disastrous future he previously endured.

Tokyo Revengers, launched in 2017 by Ken Wakui, has grown to be one of the greatest anime and manga brands in Japan in only four short years. The series has sold over 39 million copies and won a Kodansha comic award. Liden Films made an anime adaption. Later, the series was also turned into a live-action film, released earlier this year in Japan. The film has surpassed big films such as The Legend of the Tend Rings, Shang-Chi, and Fast & Furious 9 to become Japan's top-earning live-action film of the year.

Year of Release: 2017

Author: Ken Wakui

2021 Sales: ~25M copies