The manga series Tokyo Revengers has been a huge success, selling over 65 million copies worldwide and winning the Best Shonen Manga prize at the 44th Kodansha Manga Awards.
Tokyo Revengers debuted in April 2021 and aired for 24 episodes. The first season’s cliffhanger ending had fans waiting for Season 2. As a result, Tokyo Revengers renewal for a second season was announced in December 2021 and was scheduled to release in January 2023.
The first episode of Season 2 was aired on Sunday, 8 January 2023 at 3 am JST.
The same animation studio, Liden Films, will produce the second season. They produced 24 episodes for Season 1, but they haven’t revealed how many there will be in Season 2.
The anime is set to resume right after from where the first season ended, with Takemichi being held at gunpoint, and focuses mainly on the battle between the Tokyo Manji Gang and the Black Dragons.
What do we know about Season 2?
Tokyo Revengers Season 2 is officially titled “Tokyo Revengers: Seiya Kessen” also known as “Tokyo Revengers: Christmas Showdown”. It will be adapted as the Christmas Showdown arc, also known as the Black Dragon Arc.
It covers Chapters 73-121 of the manga if you wish to read it yourself.
The second season will revolve around the Shiba siblings – Taiju Shiba and Yuzaha Shiba. Taiju Shiba is the leader of the Black Dragon.
But judging by Yuzuha Shiba’s decision to join the Tokyo Manji Gang, it appears that they are at odds. She plans to join their enemy in order to take revenge on her brother.
Tokyo Revengers Season 2 Episode 1 Recap
Episode 1 Tokyo Revengers season 2 episode 1 is titled “It Is What It Is“. The episode begins as Kisaki is about to shoot Takemichi, however, someone cut the power supply and rescues Takemichi.
As Takemichi opens his eyes he sees someone standing in front of him, for a mere second he mistakes that person for Baji but seconds later realizes that it was Kazutora.
He beats up Takemichi stating that he saw members of Toman harassing a woman like that. He informs Takemichi about the current corrupted state of Toman and Chifuyu’s will to fight against it.
Kazutora admits that he wasn’t there to save Takemichi but to save Chifuyu. He further informs Takemichi about a young detective who approached Chifuyu to work together. The detective was later revealed to be Naoto, who urges Takemichi to go back in time and save the future once and for all.
Encouraged by Naoto’s words, Takemichi shakes his hand and is returned to the past.
Where to watch Tokyo Revengers Season 2 Episode 2
The second episode is set to air on Saturday, January 15, 2023. Only a few more hours to go before the English subbed episode airs for fans to watch around the world.
The anime will only be streamable on Disney+, along with Disney+ Hotstar, as well as Hulu. Disney has extended their partnership with Kodansha in an effort to add additional original animation produced by the publishing firm to its streaming service.
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What to expect from Season 2 Episode 2 (Contains Spoilers)
Episode 1 of Season 2 ends on a cliffhanger. Who is that person and why is Takemichi startled when he sees him? Does he have an important role to play in the coming saga? Hopefully, we’ll get the answers in the upcoming episodes.
For those who want to know right away here’s the answer. The person Takemichi meets while bowling is none other than Hakkai Shiba, younger brother of Taiju Shiba and Yuzuha Shiba, and the current Vice Captain of the second division of Black Dragons.
He’s the person who killed his brother (Taiju Shiba) in the future for money and took over the gang.
When Yuzuha tells Takemichi that Hakkai looks up to Mitsuya, he ponders that maybe breaking things off with Mitsuya had led him into joining the Black Dragons. And if that were the case Takemichi has to prevent it from happening and henceforth stop the Black Dragons from corrupting Toman in the future.
Tokyo Revengers Season 2 Episode 2 trailer and English dub will be available to watch soon. So stay tuned and keep visiting Recent Highlights for more news.
