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Tokyo Revengers · Season 1 · MBS / Crunchyroll

Tokyo Revengers Season 1

Tokyo Revengers Season 1 is a WORTH-IT, BollyMeter 7.8/10. 25 episodes on MBS / Crunchyroll from 11 April 2021.

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BollyMeter7.8/10Season 1 earned an 83 percent Rotten Tomatoes score from 4 critics and a MAL score of 8.02, with critics highlighting its momentum and emotional stakes despite a protagonist whose passivity occasionally strains the premise.

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What BollyAI Thinks

Tokyo Revengers Season 1 aired in Spring 2021 on MBS, produced by Liden Films from Ken Wakui's manga. The time-travel hook is deployed with more emotional intelligence than the premise suggests: each loop back raises the stakes for characters the show has spent real time building. Asian Movie Pulse highlights it as an excellent title that stands out from similar anime. The 25-episode first season covers the Bloody Halloween arc and establishes Mikey and Draken as genuinely compelling antagonist-adjacent figures.

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The Room

83%critics positive · n=48/10MyAnimeList audience
  • Tokyo Revengers is an excellent title, one that thrives on both story and context, standing out from similar anime titles.
    Asian Movie Pulse
  • Tokyo Revengers was a hit, and certainly an emotional roller coaster.
    But Why Tho?

Standout Episodes

The hours worth arguing about - premieres, finales, and the turning points. BollyAI reads the room episode by episode.

  1. E1Reborn8.0

    The premiere establishes Takemichi's total failure as an adult before pushing him backward twelve years. The tonal leap from present-day defeat to past-life intensity is handled with enough speed that the mechanics of the time travel feel secondary to the emotional engine.

    The moment: The moment Takemichi realizes he is back in his own middle school body - the show's premise landing with real stakes.

    Full review of E1 →
  2. E25A Cry Baby8.2

    The season finale closes the Bloody Halloween arc with consequences that confirm Tokyo Revengers is willing to pay the emotional cost of its time-loop premise. The resolution sets up Season 2 while functioning as a complete dramatic statement about loyalty and loss.

    The moment: The cost of the Bloody Halloween resolution - the series making clear that changing the past has its own grief.

    Full review of E25 →