Tenkai Knights
Four boys become robots to defend two worlds.
Tenkai Knights is a 2013 Japanese-Canadian mecha anime series based on a toy line by Spin Master. It was produced by Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions, Spin Master Entertainment and TV Tokyo, animated by Bones, and directed by Mitsuru Hongo. The series aired on Cartoon Network in the United States in August 2013 and later on TV Tokyo in April 2014.
Quick Facts
- Genre
- Action
- Mecha
- Science Fantasy
- Isekai
- Creator
- Spin Master
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Story
Eons ago, the cube-like planet Quarton was home to the Tenkai, alien robots that could shape-shift into living bricks. A war erupted between the Corekai Soldiers, led by Commander Beagle, and the Corrupted Army, led by Lord Vilius. The four Legendary Tenkai Knights—Bravenwolf, Tributon, Valorn, and Lydendor—defeated Vilius, but his Tenkai Dragon was shattered and scattered across the planet. A year later, Vilius returned more powerful. In 2034 on Earth, four teenage boys in Benham City—Guren Nash, Ceylan Jones, Toxsa Dalton, and Chooki Mason—discover a portal to Quarton. Chosen by Boreas of the Guardians, they become the new Tenkai Knights to stop Vilius from conquering both worlds. They learn teamwork and face enemies including Slyger, Granox, Dromus, and Venetta.
Media
The English-language version of Tenkai Knights debuted on Cartoon Network in the United States on August 24, 2013, at 7:30 am, followed by a Canadian premiere on Teletoon on September 28, 2013. Studiopolis handled the English dub. Before the main series aired, a ten-episode prequel web series called Tenkai Knights Origins was produced by Spin Master and Kickstart Entertainment, with music by John Majkut. It appeared on YouTube and the brand’s official website from September to December 2013, and also ran as short interstitials on Cartoon Network and Teletoon. In Japan, the show started on TV Tokyo on April 5, 2014, but only TV Aichi and TV Osaka aired it simultaneously with the production station; other TV Tokyo affiliates broadcast it a week later on Saturday mornings at 7:00. A second season was announced but canceled before production began. Spin Master’s toy line falls under the Ionix brand of construction bricks, which the company calls “Bricks that shapeshift.” These bricks unfold into mini-figures and are sold in the United States, Canada, and Thailand by Spin Master, while Happinet handles Japanese distribution. A manga adaptation by Ryo Takamisaki ran in CoroCoro Ichiban! from June 2014 to March 2015, collected into two tankōbon by Shogakukan, with a French edition from Kazé. Penguin Random House released four novelizations by Brandon T. Snider and two choose-your-own-adventure books by Ray Santos in 2014 and 2015, and iStoryTime put out an interactive iOS book in January 2014.
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