Episode 19 – Tokyo Revengers [2021-08-17]

Without further ado, it’s time for the long-awaited Bloody Halloween. And I gotta say, after weeks of questionably paced buildup, it’s nice to have essentially 20 minutes of teenagers beating the snot (among other things) out of each other. There’s a little bit of wiggle room to fit in some backstories and a bit of character development, but the vast majority of “Turn Around” is pure violence and chaos as the Lord intended.

Unfortunately, the actual presentation of that violence leaves a lot to be desired. Revengers has never touted very impressive visuals, but it’s gotten by well enough with a few solid fight sequences and strong emotional narratives to back up its most important confrontations. Sadly, that’s not really an option here; so much of this episode is spent panning over still images, with impact effects or shaky cam applied to trick us into thinking they’re…