#Wakui Ken

[just-sp-in-inginthevoid]

MY HEART IS??? BROKEN???

[mochiswifey]

Always thought this was something familiar

So, is South really good at singing or did he beat everyone forcing them to vote him as the best?!

[southside-otaku]

Some Things Never Change~

Like How I’m Holding On Tight

To ✨You✨🥰

[stargirlstabber]

[ichigopanhpff]

TR "Final Timeline" Experiential Exhibition's 2nd Key Visual Released

I've always loved how Wakui-sensei plays with dynamic perspectives. He has also drawn 11 key visuals (Sanzu, Izana, Haitani Ran and Rindou, Takemichi, Mikey, Draken, Mitsuya, Chifuyu, Baji, and Shinichiro), for this upcoming exhibition. I saw on Twitter and IG there were some Kazutora fans who were upset he wasn't included.

Pre-sale tickets for this will go on sale 9/22 at 7pm Japan time.

Source: https://x.com/revengers_ex/status/1701611633531867502?s=20

[frozenmoonshine]

Is it just me, or something about about TR anime at this point just feels... idk, kinda off? I mean, aside from all the discrepancies with manga, and the scenes they skipped for no reason. 😑 But somehow, even the opening feels like the song and the video do not match, it looks more like an amateurish YouTube AMV, than an anime opening. Weird. 🤔

And the pacing of this episode was just off. Randomly switching from scene to scene... I'm just getting uncanny vibes, can't really put it into words.

But in any case, the hype is real, I'm still super happy Tokyo Revengers is back, cause my life feels like it finally has a purpose once again! 🥹

I legit let out the nastiest squeal of fangirling when KokoNui showed up in that cringy opening! And I'm sooo excited to see Haru finally getting some real screentime!!! I just hope the studio does justice to his character and presents him the way he should be presented. 'Cause I am livid with the fact that that poor excuse of a failed Wednesday Addams cosplay was given some serious beauty filters, and even the "pretty boy" voice. Such a damn waste... 😑 (Yes, I am aware how much hate I'll get from all y'all Hoetani stans, but I just organically cannot stand them cowardly bitchez!)

Anyhow, we'll see how this season goes... There's still so much to look forward to! 🤞

[theacstories]

After a need for a successor, Tokyo Revengers creator, Ken Wakui is ready to do gangbusters with the new Weekly Shonen Jump series Astro Royale!

[fendaira]

[raamitsu]

From Ken Wakui :

Happy New Year!

This year will be full of excitement with the start of the second season of the anime "Seiya Kessen Hen" (Christmas Conflict/Showdown) in January and the release of the final volume of the book!

Please look forward to Tokyo Manji Revengers in 2023!

side note: happy new year to those who’s celebrating it now ^^

[just-sp-in-inginthevoid]

Guys, I think Wakui loves Cheshire

[mochiswifey]

NEGAI NO ASTRO

Don’t be shy we all know who I’m talking about.

[q-the-rockaholic]

Currently collecting physical copies of the "Tokyo Revengers" manga volumes...

So freaking beautiful side-by-side!! 😍💓💗💖

[oratokyosaigunda]

Weekly Shonen Jump cover 2024年20号 issue

[tokyo-daaaamn-ji-gang]

Ahhh a look at the official colour version for negai no astro! As well as a bunch of sneak peaks at new panels!!!

[ichigopanhpff]

TR Sequel Announced and Another Stage Play!

There was another anniversary TokRev in-person event in Japan, where all the voice actors from the previous season all got together and did their usual hijinks e.g. live voice acting episodes, games, etc.

And of course, they announced the next season of the anime, calling it a "sequel" to the previous season.

And IYKYK, a LOT of people are looking forward to the Bonten/3 Deities arcs. Commence all the drooling at the execs and Brahman.

Source: https://x.com/toman_goods/status/1802305126528590224, https://x.com/ponycan_anime/status/1802302602266501580

On the stage play side, they released a teaser for the Tenjiku arc with a shadowed side profile of Izana.

Source: https://x.com/revengers_stage/status/1802174263224336663

[frozenmoonshine]

A serious post ahead:

I know it's become super trendy to hate on Takeomi, and I'm guilty of joining the trend myself, after seeing the info in CB#4, but!

It got me thinking about his character, and just how damn unfair Wakui was towards him. He introduced Takeomi with all the hype possible (cocky, sarcastic chainsmoker who was Shinichiro's right hand man, the Vice-Commander of the OG Black Dragon, the so-called "God of War", etc), and signaled very clearly that he's going to be super important to the story (the "3 mysterious Akashi siblings", in Senju's own words), only to completely abandon him in the last arc!

And before you ask, no, I am not defending him in any way, and I am even less of his apologist. This is not about the character's likeability and morality, but about the way he is written.

However, I'm not a (professional) writer, and I can't really talk much about character development, plot resolution, etc. 'cause I don't wanna talk out of my ass about something I'm not competent enough to talk about, but I do think it's more than clear that Wakui did him dirty.

He made us squint at Takeomi, like: "Is he a good guy, is he a bad guy, what is his deal, really?" And it was interesting, it made us think. And then we saw a tiny bit of his backstory, he became slightly more relatable, we realized he isn't inherently evil, but... then there came the chapter 241 and we saw what a shitty brother he was to Haru. And yet again, we were left wondering if Takeomi is someone to hate or not.

But that was it, we were left there, hanging on the cliff of his character arc that never happened for real. We never got to see what had really happened between him and Haruchiyo, and most importantly - why it happened. We can all agree that Takeomi is a horrible big brother, it's just a fact. But I also have a strong impression that there was supposed to be an explanation for his attitude towards Haru. Just like how Taiju was abusive to Hakkai and Yuzuha because he wanted them to become "strong", maybe Takeomi had his own similarly warped idea to make Haruchiyo "toughen up" by being unreasonably harsh and strict towards him.

It is one of my greatest disappointments in the manga, that Takeomi as a character was never expanded on. I'm pretty sure he'd have become one of the most relatable and compelling, if not likeable, characters. We see him being flawed, very flawed, and with very real, mundane flaws, that all of us have to some extent. He's suffering from low self esteem, he's trying to make a name/reputation for himself, he's struggling with the responsibility of parenting two kids who are not his kids but siblings, and at such a young age! If you have younger siblings, you most likely know from personal experience how wrong it is to push older children in the family to parent the younger ones, instead of parents parenting all of them!

And yeah, we could argue now that the Mitsuya were in a very similar situation, but Takashi turned out just fine.

First of all, in real life, every person is an individual, and every person's experience is different, and no family circumstances are the same. And since TR depicts family issues, social issues, and (inter)personal issues in an exceptionally realistic manner (main reason why I love it so much!), same can be said for the Akashi and the Mitsuya. Mama Mitsuya is a single mother, but she seems to be as present in her kids' lives as possible, while working her ass off to provide for them. She seems to be a good parent, and therefore the Mitsuya family is not toxic. They all love and support each other.

And to retrace to the abovementioned hypothesis that "Takashi turned out just fine" - did he, really?! He's in a delinquent biker gang, he ran away from home at least once because he couldn't deal with the pressure, he drew (illegall) graffitti, he got a temple tattoo, spent time in a brothel playing poker... His character is very understated and lowkey, so we don't exactly tend to think of him in that light, but when we look at the facts... he's not as much of an angel as he may seem.

Back to the analysis of Takeomi, his parents are not present in his and his siblings' lives. We never got a single hint about what happened with their mother, and all we know about their father is that he left, so the three of them were brought up by their grandma. And therefore, Takeomi had to shoulder the role of the "father". I wish we got to see at least a glimpse of his perspective on that. A glimpse of his own relationship with his parents. With his grandmother. Or why Shinichiro gave him the nickname 'Rainbringer'. Why he was so obsessed with money and "success", why he felt the need to be famous. Why he pushed Haruchiyo to his limits. So damn many unanswered questions, and it's just one single character! Wakui still owes us countless answers, and I will totally not be bitter about it forever!

Just make Tokyo Revengers 2 and answer everything properly, damn it!