"About Tenjou Tenge"The anime, directed by Toshifumi Kawase, was broadcast in Japan from April 1 to September 16, 2004. It consists of 24 episodes (yes, 24 NOT 26). There are also a 2-episode OVA named "Ultimate Fight" and 1 movie named "The Past Chapter" (
reference). The OVA and movie have been previously posted under
OVA/Movies.
Spoiler Warning!! [+/-] Show/Hide Synopsis... For most of their lives, Souichiro Nagi and Bob Makihara have been able to take over a school by fighting and beating everyone. Their first day at Todou Academy started as any other new school, they start taking it over by beating up everyone that got in their way. Not until Maya Natsume and Masataka Takayanagi showed up did they realize that this was no ordinary school. This was a school where people have powerful techniques, uncanny skill. They also learned that the ruling Enforcement Group, lead by Mitsuomi Takayanagi, is not to be taken lightly and are not tolerant of their disturbance. In order to get back at the Enforcement group, Souichiro and Bob join the Juuken Club which is the only surviving group that opposes them. The more the two groups interact, the more they begin to realize they are trapped in a conflict they know little about.
The plot deepens as they find out about the history of the Juuken Club and its founder Shin Natsume. They discover Mitsuomi is supported by an alliance of families with special powers and skills simply called 'F'. Souichiro's family line of demon exorcists gives him one of these special powers as well. As F starts to act against Mitsuomi's orders, Souichiro's father (SÅhaku Kago) is revealed to be the true head of F. Sohaku plans to awaken powers in people world wide, and to create an ultimate warrior. The purpose of this is unknown, but it is a conflict that is centuries old.
