game news A free game for the first adaptation of this hugely popular manga? That’s good news !
And a new adaptation of a manga video game. Plus, it’s free to play! We’ll tell you about it.
Tokyo Revengers, a very popular shōnen
In the shōnen world there are such giants Naruto, Dragonball or One piecerising stars (Demon Slayer, Jujutsu Kaisen…) and the lesser-known but almost equally appreciated little sweets. Tokyo Revengers falls into this latter category. The story of this manga begins in 2017 on the pages of Weekly Shōnen Magazine
That’s the technical aspect. But what does that mean then? Tokyo Revengers ? This shōnen tells us the story of Takemichi Hanagaki, a 26-year-old young man whose life will be completely changed when he learns that his ex-girlfriend Hinata Tachibana is dead. Shortly after, he accidentally manages to go back 12 years when he was dating this young girl. Then he has only one idea in mind: prevent Hinata’s death. And to achieve that, this funky boy will get closer to the Manji-kai gang from Tokyo, with all the adventures and dangerous situations that entails. And these adventures obviously met the taste of the viewers. Tokyo Revengers is not only the second best-selling manga in Japan from November 2021 to 2022, but also the best shōnen of 2020 according to the Kōdansha Manga Award.
It is free to play on PS5, PS4, Nintendo Switch, PC, iOS and Android
The information just came in: Victor Entertainment is preparing a game for us Tokyo Revengers. A priori, the effect ofa free-to-play 3D RPG with microtransactions. So we can certainly expect a game with gacha mechanics, as is often the case with anime adaptations. Note that this title follows the story told in the manga. And it’s planned for this winter, only in Japan.
Of course, this isn’t officially the first Tokyo Revengers game. Ken Wakui’s manga was notably eligible for a mobile puzzle game and collaboration with the (also mobile) title Kotodaman. But as for our RPG planned for this year, we’re talking about a title available both on mobile (iOS and Android) and on PC, PS5, PS4 and Nintendo Switch. Unfortunately, we still know very little about it and the communication surrounding this title doesn’t seem to be very generous. We’ll have to wait a little longer to find out if this announcement effect really is the game fans are waiting for. case follows.