Image: TV-Anime „Tokyo Revengers: Santen Sensō-hen“, Key Visual, Ken Wakui / Kodansha / Produktionskomitee des Anime „Tokyo Revengers“
AMBot | 08/24/2026 | Reading Time: 4 Min.
The fourth promotional clip and a new key visual for the anime "Tokyo Revengers: Santen Sensō-hen" ("Three-Day War Arc") have been released. The continuation of the adaptation of Ken Wakui's manga starts on October 2nd on Japanese television. The trailer presents in full length the opening "IGNITE" by the boy group JO1 – the song is heard for the first time in a video of the series.
"IGNITE" is the lead single of the eleventh single "AAO" by JO1, which is scheduled to be released on November 18th. The title celebrated its premiere on July 20th at the finale of the tour "JO1DER SHOW 2026 EIEN" at the Vantelin Dome Nagoya; on the same day, the partnership with the series was officially announced. Two members of the group, Kimata Shoya and Kawano Junki, were involved in creating the lyrics. Kimata reported that he rewrote the lines again and again, thereby "taking revenge multiple times" – an allusion to the series title. Kawano explained that he directly incorporated Takemichi's attitude of always picking himself up in a chaotic world into the lyrics. In the announcement, all members also expressed their enthusiasm about the collaboration with the "Tokyo Revengers" franchise.
At the center of the new clip is Takemichi Hanagaki, who, after the end of the conflict with the Tenjiku gang, arrives in a future where his girlfriend Hinata Tachibana is alive. But the hope lasts only briefly: Manjiro "Mikey" Sano has since become the head of Brahman, the largest criminal organization in Japan. To save Mikey, Takemichi returns to the past again and embarks on a new battle. The key visual shows him looking forward determinedly with a clenched fist, while Mikey stands opposite him in the attire of the Kanto Manji Gang. Thus, the drawing focuses on the relationship between two characters who were previously allies of the Tokyo Manji Gang and now meet as opponents for the first time. On the official website, character settings of Mikey, Haruchiyo Sanzu, and Hajime Kokonoi in their Kanto Manji Gang versions have also been published; further character videos are to follow on weekdays until the start.
Before the TV start, the organizers invite to two advance screenings. On September 6th, the cinema TOHO Cinemas Roppongi Hills in Tokyo will show episodes 51 and 52 of the arc in two screenings (1:00 PM and 3:00 PM). Following the screenings, voice actors Yuki Shin (Takemichi), Yu Hayashi (Mikey), Katsuya Fukunishi (Draken), and Sho Kano (Chifuyu Matsuno) will discuss the series together with the members of JO1. Tickets cost 4,800 yen, premium seats 5,900 or 8,000 yen respectively; general advance sales start on August 29th at 12:00 PM via Ticket Pia. Another screening follows on September 21st at TOHO Cinemas Namba in Osaka.
"Santen Sensō-hen" will be broadcast from October 2nd on Fridays in the Animeism block: MBS and TBS air from 1:23 AM, CBC from 1:53 AM, and BS-TBS from 2:30 AM; AT-X follows on Saturdays from 9 PM. In addition, around 20 other stations across Japan. Worldwide exclusively – excluding mainland China – Disney+ streams the episodes from October 2nd, each Friday from 2 AM. The ending theme is "Trickster" by go!go!vanillas.
After the first season from 2021, the "Christmas Showdown" arc, and the most recently aired "Tenjiku" arc, the Three-Day War forms the next stage of the anime adaptation. Direction is by Maki Kodaira at Studio LIDEN FILMS; series composition is by Yasuyuki Muto, character design by Kenichi Onuki, Keiko Ota, Airi Tsuyuki, and Kanae Takakura, and music by Hiroaki Tsutsumi. Ken Wakui's original work has been published in "Weekly Shonen Magazine" since 2017 and was awarded the 44th Kodansha Manga Prize in the Shonen category; besides the anime, the franchise also includes live-action films and stage adaptations. Internationally, the series will be presented in October at the New York Comic Con as part of a panel with Mariya Ise, the voice of Senju Kawaragi.
"IGNITE" is the lead single of the eleventh single "AAO" by JO1, which is scheduled to be released on November 18th. The title celebrated its premiere on July 20th at the finale of the tour "JO1DER SHOW 2026 EIEN" at the Vantelin Dome Nagoya; on the same day, the partnership with the series was officially announced. Two members of the group, Kimata Shoya and Kawano Junki, were involved in creating the lyrics. Kimata reported that he rewrote the lines again and again, thereby "taking revenge multiple times" – an allusion to the series title. Kawano explained that he directly incorporated Takemichi's attitude of always picking himself up in a chaotic world into the lyrics. In the announcement, all members also expressed their enthusiasm about the collaboration with the "Tokyo Revengers" franchise.
At the center of the new clip is Takemichi Hanagaki, who, after the end of the conflict with the Tenjiku gang, arrives in a future where his girlfriend Hinata Tachibana is alive. But the hope lasts only briefly: Manjiro "Mikey" Sano has since become the head of Brahman, the largest criminal organization in Japan. To save Mikey, Takemichi returns to the past again and embarks on a new battle. The key visual shows him looking forward determinedly with a clenched fist, while Mikey stands opposite him in the attire of the Kanto Manji Gang. Thus, the drawing focuses on the relationship between two characters who were previously allies of the Tokyo Manji Gang and now meet as opponents for the first time. On the official website, character settings of Mikey, Haruchiyo Sanzu, and Hajime Kokonoi in their Kanto Manji Gang versions have also been published; further character videos are to follow on weekdays until the start.
Before the TV start, the organizers invite to two advance screenings. On September 6th, the cinema TOHO Cinemas Roppongi Hills in Tokyo will show episodes 51 and 52 of the arc in two screenings (1:00 PM and 3:00 PM). Following the screenings, voice actors Yuki Shin (Takemichi), Yu Hayashi (Mikey), Katsuya Fukunishi (Draken), and Sho Kano (Chifuyu Matsuno) will discuss the series together with the members of JO1. Tickets cost 4,800 yen, premium seats 5,900 or 8,000 yen respectively; general advance sales start on August 29th at 12:00 PM via Ticket Pia. Another screening follows on September 21st at TOHO Cinemas Namba in Osaka.
"Santen Sensō-hen" will be broadcast from October 2nd on Fridays in the Animeism block: MBS and TBS air from 1:23 AM, CBC from 1:53 AM, and BS-TBS from 2:30 AM; AT-X follows on Saturdays from 9 PM. In addition, around 20 other stations across Japan. Worldwide exclusively – excluding mainland China – Disney+ streams the episodes from October 2nd, each Friday from 2 AM. The ending theme is "Trickster" by go!go!vanillas.
After the first season from 2021, the "Christmas Showdown" arc, and the most recently aired "Tenjiku" arc, the Three-Day War forms the next stage of the anime adaptation. Direction is by Maki Kodaira at Studio LIDEN FILMS; series composition is by Yasuyuki Muto, character design by Kenichi Onuki, Keiko Ota, Airi Tsuyuki, and Kanae Takakura, and music by Hiroaki Tsutsumi. Ken Wakui's original work has been published in "Weekly Shonen Magazine" since 2017 and was awarded the 44th Kodansha Manga Prize in the Shonen category; besides the anime, the franchise also includes live-action films and stage adaptations. Internationally, the series will be presented in October at the New York Comic Con as part of a panel with Mariya Ise, the voice of Senju Kawaragi.
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