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The staff for Tokyo Revengers: War of the Three Titans Arc (Tokyo Revengers: Santen Sensō-hen), the latest arc of the Tokyo Revengers anime, revealed on Monday its fourth trailer and a new key visual. The staff also announced that Mariya Ise will attend New York Comic Con, which is taking place from October8-11, to promote the arc.
go! go! vanillas will perform the ending theme titled"TRICK STAR."
The arc will get advance screening events on September 6 at TOHO Cinemas Roppongi Hills in Tokyo, and on September 21 at TOHO CINEMAS Namba in Osaka.
Pony Canyon describes the new arc's story:
The conflict between Tokyo Manji Gang and Tenjiku came to a gruesome end. As each individual carries their sorrow and moves forward on their own path, Takemichi Hanagaki(TAKE‐MITCHY)finds himself in awe of the late Tetta Kisaki.
Upon hearing the full truth behind the time leaps, Manjiro Sano (Mikey) makes a crucial decision.
After leaving the past behind, Takemichi finally reaches the ultimate future where his beloved Hinata is alive. However, "he" is nowhere to be found.
Inthe era of the “Three Titans,” where three teams battle for dominance, the final revenge begins!
New cast members for the anime include:
Maki Kodaira (TheSeven Deadly Sins: Four Knights of the Apocalypse) is directing the anime at LIDEN FILMS, replacing Kōichi Hatsumi from previous anime seasons. Hatsumi is now credited with collaborating on overseeing the series scripts. Airi Tsuyuki and Kae Takakura join previous character designers Keiko Ōta and Kenichi Ōnuki. (Tsuyuki and Takakura were animation directors previously in the anime.) Yoshitomo Hara joins Hideki Fukushima as bike and prop designer. Hiroshi Yataka, who worked on photography for previous seasons, is the new compositingdirector of photography, replacing Hisayoshi Yamamoto from the previous season. LIDEN FILMS is credited for 3D CG work.
Returning staff members include Yasuyuki Mutō in charge of series scripts, Rumi Matsumoto as art director, Kunio Tsujita as color key artist, Satoki Iida as sound director, and Hiroaki Tsutsumi as music composer.
Boy band JO1 will perform the new arc's opening theme song "IGNITE."
Ken Wakui launched the manga in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine in March 2017, and ended the series in November 2022. Kodansha USA Publishing is releasing the mangain English.
The manga's first television anime adaptation premiered in April2021. Crunchyroll streamed the anime as it aired in Japan. The anime's Tokyo Revengers: Christmas Showdown arc premiered in January 2023 and aired for 13 episodes. Disney+ and Hulustreamed the arc as it aired.
Tokyo Revengers: Tenjiku Arc (Tokyo Revengers: Tenjiku-hen), the third season, premiered in Japan in October 2023. Disney+ exclusively streamed the anime worldwide (except in Mainland China).
The franchise has also inspired three live-action films.