Mikey’s Most Private Battle in Tokyo Revergers is Not As Fair As It Happens

Valhalla is pitted against Toman in Episode 19 of Tokyo Revengers, in one of Mikey’s most vicious and momentous clashes ever.

Tokyo Revengers Episode 19 is difficult to watch. For their clash with Valhalla, Toman is severely outmanned, implying that Takemichi Hanagaki’s bleak vision of the future may possibly come true. Mikey and Kazutora’s eventual confrontation is a clash of traumas, with the latter perceiving his erstwhile best friend as a terrible adversary. Is there any way for Kazutora to turn around, accept responsibility for his previous mistakes, and achieve atonement in the episode “Turn Around”?

The Toman and Valhalla gangs are at odds right away, but Kazutora is solely after Mikey, who stands quietly in the middle of the battlefield. Draken blocks Kazutora’s fist just before it makes contact with Mikey’s face.

Kazutora has expressed his desire to kill Mikey in Tokyo Revengers, but this is impossible with Draken in the way. As a result, Hanma declares himself Draken’s opponent, leaving Kazutora to deal with Mikey alone. Draken and Hanma are initially evenly matched, but Draken is compelled to hold back in order to protect the other Toman members, the majority of whom are already down for the count and have given up in the face of Valhalla’s overwhelming numbers.

Despite his obvious anxiety, Takemichi, the weakest of them all, continues to fight. The sight of him madly pinwheeling his arms is amusing, but it stimulates the Toman members who return to the fight with fresh zeal, allowing Draken to go all out.

Mikey is persuaded to climb a tower of smashed automobiles, narrowly avoiding being knocked down by an unexpected kick. Kazutora has decided not to play by the rules: it’s now a four-man fight between Mikey and three Valhalla members. He also opted to fight on shaky ground, knowing that Mikey wouldn’t be able to use the full force of his kick.

Despite all of the downsides, Mikey is unconvinced. That is, until Kazutora’s henchmen seize his legs, rendering him defenseless. Kazutora swings his steel pipe towards Mikey’s head, eerily similar to when he killed Mikey’s older brother Shinichiro two years ago. Toman feels a surge of shock and panic as he sees Mikey lying motionless on the ground. Draken is the first to shout Mikey’s name, which is eerily similar to Mikey’s reaction when he saw Draken stabbed during the battle on August 3rd.Mikey stands up, blood streaming down his face, and asks Kazutora whether they are enemies. Mikey once told him that Kazutora belonged to him, including his anguish and pain. He also remembers his childhood, when his father abused him and his mother, forcing him to choose between them.

Kazutora’s sense of good and wrong has been tainted by his horrific background, and he is unable to distinguish between the two. His mother has informed him since he was a child that he can only choose one side. He focuses his blame onto Mikey, blaming him for everything that has happened to him. Murdering is wrong, according to Kazutora, unless you’re killing an opponent. If Mikey is an adversary, Kazutora is a hero for eliminating him. According to his twisted logic, if Kazutora is a hero, he can’t be held responsible for Shinichiro’s death, but Mikey can. Kazutora whacks the Toman commander on the head with increasing ferocity, and the Toman members can only watch in fear.

Mikey head-butts the Valhalla member behind him with a deadly look in his eyes. He lifts the leg with the other member and knocks out Kazutora with a strong kick in the same move. Mikey had defeated the three Valhalla members in the blink of an eye. As Tokyo Revengers proceeds, the issue of whether the remainder of Toman will be enough to vanquish Valhalla remains unanswered. And, after everything that’s happened between them, how does Mikey feel about Kazutora?