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Tokyo Revengers: War of the Three Titans Arc

The war with Tenjiku is over. Moved by Takemichi's words, Mikey disbands the Tokyo Manji Gang. Time-traveler Takemichi is finally free of his nemesis Kisaki, so why does he still feel so on edge? Without Kisaki to seize control of the Tokyo Manji Gang and murder Hina in the future, what's left to worry about?

Tokyo Revengers: War of the Three Titans Arc is based on the Tokyo Revengers manga series by Ken Wakui. The anime series is streaming on Disney+ on Fridays.

Where does a story go after its main villain dies? That's a question Tokyo Revengers must answer, and soon. Kisaki was a truly hateful antagonist, and stopping his future reign of terror was protagonist Takemichi's main driving motivation. Without Kisaki's jealousy-driven murder of Takemichi's girlfriend Hina in 2017, Takemichi would never have somehow traveled back a dozen years into his middle school-aged self's body and tried so desperately to prevent it. After 50 episodes of twisty-turny alternate timeline teenage gang shenanigans, it finally seems like history is on course.

There have been casualties, though, not least of which is Emma, Tokyo Manji Gang captain Mikey's sister, who died halfway through last season. Takemichi never knew her in the future, and that's why. She was destined to die, regardless of timeline. We spend much of the first half of the episode at her funeral, with most of the large cast turning up to look mournful. I have to admit, in the three-year gap since the show last streamed, I've forgotten who many of these side characters are.

This episode is mostly a coda to the previous story arc, a bit of emotional table clearing for what will presumably be the story's climax. I've never read the manga, so I have absolutely no idea where Tokyo Revengers is heading next, without Kisaki's shadow looming over everything. Why is Takemichi so nervous? I'm not sure, and I'm also not sure if we as viewers are meant to know.

At one point, Mikey threatened to be the new “big bad”, but Takemichi's actions prevented that timeline. Now the inscrutable leader is surprisingly chilled, and he even makes the completely understandable decision to dissolve his biker gang. My main worry is that this will create a power vacuum any number of violent miscreants could fill. There's also the fact that most of the young men in the Tokyo Manji gang are there for its found-family aspect. They're low socioeconomic class lads, poorly educated, with minimal prospects outside of organized crime. What will they do without their social support network?

At least Takemichi isn't alone. His friends, including Hina, Chifuyu, Mikey, and Draken, all know the truth about his time-traveling ability. Mikey's suggestion of leaving a time capsule for him to open when he returns to twelve years in the future is a nice one. I have to wonder what disturbing surprises the perpetually crying Takemichi might face when he returns to his adult life, though. Surely it can't all be peachy, otherwise there'd be no need for another season. I'm anxious to find out what happens next, even if this wasn't the most instantly compelling opening episode. I hope the show doesn't botch its storytelling, as I have to admit, Kisaki's ultimate fate was somewhat less than satisfying. Some of my anxiety comes from my doubts that the show will stick the landing.