- This page is about the in-universe fiction series. For the twelfth episode of the Oshi no Ko anime adaptation titled "Tokyo Blade", see Episode 12.
Tokyo Blade「東京ブレイド, Tōkyō Bureido?」 is a fictional manga series written by Abiko Samejima.
Summary[]
Tokyo Blade is a true battle manga in which several groups fight each other, but before they know it, they've deepened their bonds of friendship and love along the way.[1] The manga is extremely popular, having sold over 50 million copies, along with a successful anime and animated movie.[2] Its chapters are collected in 14 volumes.
2.5D Stage Play Adaptation[]
The 2.5D Stage Play's adaptation of the series' scenario is centered on the "Shibuya Conflict" Arc, where the main characters of the "Shinjuku Faction" fight the "Shibuya Faction."[3]
The play was produced by event operating company Magic Flow, represented by the lead producer Sumiaki Raida. While some of the cast were recommended by Masaya Kaburagi, most of them come from the famous Lala Lai Theatrical Company, along with the director for the Stage Play, Toshirou Kindaichi. The Stage Play adaptation was first written by the famous screenwriter Goa.
After a visit by the author herself, Abiko, she has voiced her disapproval of the script, and Goa was set to be fired as the screenwriter. To make amends, Raida suggested that both Abiko and Goa work together to rewrite the script, which the two managed to do two weeks before the opening night.
The rewritten script has been stated to prioritize the characters' characteristics, and relied heavily on the actors' ability to present emotions.
Cast[]
| Cast | Role | Faction | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taiki Himekawa | Blade「ブレイド, Bureido?」 | Shinjuku | Protagonist |
| Kana Arima | Tsurugi「ツルギ?」 | Shinjuku | Supporting Character |
| Melt Narushima | Kizami「キザミ?」 | Shinjuku | Supporting Character |
| Akane Kurokawa | Princess Saya「鞘姫, Sayahime?」 | Shibuya | Main Antagonist |
| Sakuya Kamoshida | Monme「匁?」 | Shibuya | Antagonist |
| Aqua Hoshino | Touki「刀鬼?」 | Shibuya | Antagonist |
| Rio Mitano | Hyakume「百目?」[4] | Shibuya | |
| Mei Adashino | Tome[5] | Shinjuku | Kizami's Teammate |
| Koyuki Yoshidomi | Ajiro[6] | Shinjuku | Kizami's Teammate |
| Kiiro Hayashibara | Kan[5] | Shibuya | |
| Ryouma Funato | Unknown | Shibuya |
Trivia[]
- In interviews, Aka Akasaka and Mengo Yokoyari explain they initially approached the director and staff members of Musical: Touken Ranbu for research but as the story develops, it became a stage play and they watched Stage: Touken Ranbu at the theater.[7]
- Coincidentally, Touken Ranbu once had an anime adaptation produced by Doga Kobo, the studio behind the anime adaptation of Oshi no Ko.
- Animator Tasuku Yamatogawa is credited for the comic design of Tokyo Blade for the anime adaptation.[8]
- Assistant director Ciao Nekotomi and animators Amoji and Danny Cho are credited for the image board illustrations of Tokyo Blade in the anime. [9]
- The main characters' names are sword-related terms.
- The Protagonists' Shinjuku faction are written in Katakana, the script used for foreign words.
- "Blade" (Bureido), the protagonist, is simply a loan word reading of "Blade" from English.
- "Tsurugi" means "Blade" (Kanji:
剣 ). - "Kizami" means "Carve" (Kanji:
刻 み ).
- The Antagonists' Shibuya faction are written in Kanji, the script of Chinese characters.
- "Princess Saya" (Sayahime) means "Princess Sheath".
- "Touki" means "Blade Demon".
- "Monme" is not a sword related term, but instead a measurement unit. The Kanji for "Monme" itself (匁) contains the Kanji radical for "Blade" (刀).
- The Protagonists' Shinjuku faction are written in Katakana, the script used for foreign words.
References[]
- ↑ Oshi no Ko Manga: Ch. 42 (p. 5), Aqua explains the premise of the Tokyo Blade series.
- ↑ Oshi no Ko Manga: Ch. 40 (p. 7), Raida Sumiaki talks about Tokyo Blade with Masaya Kubaragi.
- ↑ Oshi no Ko Manga: Ch. 42 (p. 6), Aqua explains the Tokyo Blade stage play adaptation.
- ↑ Stage: Oshi no Ko 2.5D Stage Play Arc.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Oshi no Ko Anime: S2, Ep. 20.
- ↑ Oshi no Ko Anime: S2, Ep. 19.
- ↑ Da Vinci Magazine (Japan) issue September 2024.
- ↑ Oshi no Ko Anime: S1, Ep. 11.
- ↑ Oshi no Ko Anime: S2, Ep. 12.