I bet a lot of folks seem to ignore the fact that Tokyo revengers is actually an anime that projects time travel as one of its primary characteristics because the protagonist is such a cry baby. But if you can look past the drooling and continuous wailing from the main character, I bet you'll appreciate the series for its true potential.
The series begins with the protagonist Takemitchi Hanagaki, a 26 year old man working an unfulfilling job at a store that rents videos and is currently experiencing life from a terrible angle. He is constantly struggling, his living conditions are bad and the only thing stuck with him is a life filled with regrets. To make things worse, he comes across a headline on the news where his middle-school sweetheart Hinata Tachibana and her younger brother have been killed by a vicious group known as the Tokyo manji Gang.
This news breaks Takemitchi even more as Hinata was the only person who ever believed in him and now she is no more.
One day Takemitchi heads to the train station, the crowd was intense and he is eventually shoved onto the tracks with a train approaching from the opposite. Thinking these are his final moments alive, Takemitchi closes his eyes expecting a gruesome death but fate had other plans. He opened his eyes to discover himself alive in a strangely familiar room. After a series of verification, he realizes this is no dream or hallucination but he has actually gone 12 years back in time. Determined by this recent development, Takemitchi is filled with one purpose, making alterations in the past to save Hinata from the future that awaits her.
Back in the past Takemitchi continues to investigate and search for loopholes to save Hinata. He instinctively informs her younger brother about the exact date and time both siblings will be killed in the future before waking up back in the present . Now in the present again, Takemitchi meets Hinata's younger Naoto Tachibana who is now a detective in the future and was able to survive death in this new timeline because he listened and believed in Takemitchi. The two allies decide to work together pulling their resources from the past and the present to save Hinata. Takemitchi is now able to freely travel back and forth twelve years in time anytime he makes physical contact ( handshake) with Naoto. With this new power, the future is no longer set in stone but a destination that can be changed one leap at a time.
Everytime Takemitchi travels back in time, he returns to a future filled with more complications but one event still remains unchanged : Hinata's death. However this does not stop him from trying to achieve his desired result, he continues to struggle with an outcome that seems to be against him, creating new memories and bonds that only seem to further complicate his mission yet he still persists.
Takemitchi is not a fighter, has no influence or power but his persistent spirit to never give is his only strength in the face conflict. He is ready to cry, become a punching bag to achieve his objectives and this earns him respect and a leadership role in the gang responsible for Hinata's death in order to reform the group from within thus achieve his goals.
The anime is story filled with emotions showcasing that even the most ruthless thugs displays weakness and a reason for their actions. It is a story of survival, love, struggle, gang conflicts, a race through time to prevent a future that seems set in stone and most importantly protecting those who are precious to you even if you fail continuously to achieve the necessary results.
Thank you and I hope y'all enjoy it.
Images are gotten from imdb