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TOKYO NEVER FOLDS.
ANIME & MANGAIn production at MangaNow Studio
A night with no last train. On the back seat of a taxi, an invitation:
“Take the twenty-three wards. Be one of the last nine.”
A watch repairer, a record-shop clerk, a bathhouse keeper, a boat carpenter: grown-ups rooted in their own streets, met one table at a time.
No cell phones, no internet. People meet by pay phone and pager; music comes on records and cassettes. In Shinjuku the new city hall is still going up, and the bay is still a district of warehouses. We draw that Tokyo, checking every detail as we go.
Walk the 23 wards on 1988 aerial photos
From the game onward, we keep the work ready for broadcast and publishing standards.
Lead / The quiet observer, 22
A man of few words who watches the table more closely than anyone. He finds his answers in an opponent's hesitation and breathing, and when the moment comes, he never hesitates.
“The answer is already on the table.”
Lead / The cool analyst, 24
What matters, always, is the premise behind a decision. Behind her sharp analysis she hides a fierce refusal to lose to anyone.
“Winning doesn't mean you were right.”
Lead / The bold mood-maker, 23
Big bluffs and a bigger laugh change the air at any table. With his friends, he learns the difference between bold and reckless.
“It's fine. Next hand, we start again.”
Signature rival / Owner of a members-only lounge, 42
Master of a small poker lounge in Shinjuku. Mostly jokes, until the moment of truth, when his eyes change.
“I saved that seat for you.”
Signature rival / Watch repairer, 32
He hears you out to the last word before he answers. A precise strategist.
“Waiting is a move too.”
Signature rival / Night-shift taxi driver, 34
The man who drives the story to its start. Friendly with anyone, even on first meeting.
“I'll bet on that silence too.”
Signature rival / Record-shop clerk, 29
Ask her for a recommendation and she smiles, just a little proud of herself. A gambler you can't read.
“Don't count on the same thing twice.”
Signature rival / Publishing-house proofreader, 36
Quiet, but he remembers every small change. An analyst searching for balance.
“Not the single move. What the moves add up to.”
In every ward, one grown-up who works there. Their job becomes their playing style and their character, and each neighborhood becomes a story of its own.
ShinjukuKaiNight-shift taxi driverShibuyaMiraRecord-shop clerkToshimaRayWatch repairer
NakanoTomoSecondhand bookseller
SuginamiYuiCinema projectionistChiyodaJinPublishing-house proofreader
ChuoAyaGinza tailor
MinatoRenjiJazz café owner
BunkyoSenaBookbinder
ShinagawaShunRailway mechanic
MeguroNagiCoffee-shop waiter
OtaGakuMachine-shop lathe operator
SetagayaHanaFlorist
KotoUmiWarehouse dispatcher
KitaIsaoBathhouse keeper
ArakawaSuzuBaker by the streetcar line
ItabashiKeiSign painter
NerimaRitsuAnimation camera assistant
AdachiTetsuBicycle mechanic
TaitoSachiStage-costume mender
SumidaGenGlassblower
KatsushikaFumiPortrait-studio owner
EdogawaAkioRiverside boat carpenterYour own pace, your first move.
The numbers, and what the numbers don't show.
The chips you have left change your choices.
Once you're read, how do you change?
Nine seats. Nine reasons.
The invitations came from the people you met in the streets. The last seat is saved for you.
The theme song and its music video, the anime, and a video series that teaches poker, all on our official YouTube channel.
THEME SONG
Vocal · 3:30 · the chorus sings “Tokyo never folds”
MV“Yoake no Itte” MUSIC VIDEOOne night in Shinjuku, from the last train to dawn
COMING SOON...ANIMEAnimeMangaNow Studio is bringing the 23 neighborhoods and their players to anime. We'll announce the release on YouTube and X
PLAYLISTPoker Lessons till DawnHands, odds and reads: learn poker in one night with Reiji and friends (in Japanese)The Poker Tokyo anime and manga are being made by MangaNow Studio, the manga and anime studio of IMAKAI Inc. The original game and its screen and print adaptations grow together under one roof.
01 / ORIGINAL
Stories for the 23 wards, about 30 characters, the world of 1988 Tokyo. The original we wrote for the game is the foundation of the manga and the anime.
02 / STUDIO
From planning and scripts to drawing and direction, MangaNow Studio does it all, so the characters and the period look the same in the manga and the anime.
03 / GAME
In the game you can sit down against the players of the story. It's a way in for readers and viewers who don't know the rules yet.
The character and background images on this page are game visuals. The anime and manga are produced by MangaNow Studio.
For questions about the work and its production, and for broadcasting, streaming, publishing or merchandising, write to us. We send setting materials individually, and we reply in English or Japanese.
About the studio: MangaNow Studio.
Companies to support our tournaments and events, run tie-ins with the game and the series, or make goods and giveaways with us.
Ask about sponsorship →Amusement poker rooms, cafés and bars that would host Poker Tokyo tournaments, events or collaborations.
Ask about partnering →Poker Tokyo is played for points only. We do not take part in events with real-money stakes, cash-outs or prizes.
Please put “IP”, “Sponsor” or “Partner venue” in the subject. IMAKAI Inc. / MangaNow Studio, Poker Tokyo team
