Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo |
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DVD cover art featuring the main characters names in Katakana
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| Created by | Teen Titans (TV series) by Glen Murakami and Sam Register |
| Based on | Teen Titans by Bob Haney and Bruno Premiani |
| Written by | David Slack |
| Directed by | Michael Chang Ben Jones Matt Youngberg |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
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| Executive producer(s) | Sander Schwartz |
| Producer(s) | Glen Murakami Linda Steiner |
| Editor(s) | Joe Gall |
| Running time | 75 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Kadokawa Shoten DC Comics Warner Bros. Animation |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Television Distribution |
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| Original network | Cartoon Network |
| Original release | September 15, 2006 |
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| Preceded by | Teen Titans |
Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo is a 2006 American made-for-TV animated superhero film adaptation of the DC Comics superhero team Teen Titans. It is set in the milieu of the animated series Teen Titans that ran on Cartoon Network from 2003 to 2006, with the film serving as the series finale. It premiered on Cartoon Network, Friday, September 15, 2006 and premiered on Kids' WB the following day. Teen Titans head writer David Slack returned to pen the movie.
Plot
The Teen Titans's hometown, Jump City, is attacked by a Japanese ninja called Saico-Tek. They capture him and discover Saico-Tek was sent by a man called "Brushogun" before he mysteriously vanishes after triggering the tower's fire sprinklers. Subsequently, the Titans head to Tokyo, Japan, to search for his master. Upon arriving there, after overcoming the language barrier and fighting a Gorgo-like giant reptile, the Titans meet Tokyo's own supernatural defense force—the Tokyo Troopers—led by Commander Uehara Daizo. When questioned on Brushogun, Daizo claims that Brushogun is nothing more than an urban legend. Left with no villains to pursue, the Titans decide to enjoy Tokyo.
Robin and Starfire express their feelings for each other and almost share a kiss together when suddenly Robin starts to focus on Brushogun again, upsetting Starfire. Investigating alone, Robin is attacked by Saico-Tek and ends up pummeling the ninja into the ground. When Saico-Tek does not rise, Robin is apprehended by Daizo for killing him. Elsewhere, Starfire is approached and comforted by a little girl, which helps to overcome her depression and makes her realize that despite Robin's earlier objections, their romantic feelings for each other are indeed truly mutual.
The Mayor of Tokyo announces Robin's arrest and orders that the other Teen Titans must either turn themselves in or leave Tokyo. Starfire calls the other Titans, but as they attempt to regroup, Brushogun sends out his minions to destroy the Titans. Meanwhile, as Robin is being transferred to a more secure facility, a slip of paper bearing the name "Brushogun" fits into the armored car carrying him and explodes, freeing him. Robin co-opts the identity of a Shinjuku mugger to collect information that Brushogun is in fact real. He is eventually found by the Tokyo Troopers, which leads to a car chase. Robin is surrounded when Starfire comes to his rescue.
Starfire takes Robin to a shrine, where they try to kiss again when suddenly Cyborg, Raven, and Beast Boy barge in on them. Raven relates from a book she found that Brushogun was an artist who dreamed of bringing his beloved drawings to life using dark magic. The spell ultimately turned against the young artist, and he was transformed into Brushogun, a being of paper and ink capable to bring any creation he could imagine to life until he suddenly disappeared. Robin realizes that he did not kill Saico-Tek because he was an ink-made creature, and he was set up to make him look like a criminal.
The Titans track Brushogun to a comic book publishing factory, where they discover Brushogun trap-wired into a cursed printing press that taps into his powers to create the enemies the Titans have faced. He reveals that he had sent the first Saico-Tek to the Titans to summon them to Tokyo, in order to stop the real culprit who had enslaved him. The said culprit is revealed to be Daizo, who used Brushogun's power to create both his Tokyo Troopers and the monsters that they captured in order to gain a reputation as a hero.
Daizo drops in on the Titans and forces Brushogun to create an army of animated ink minions. A mass battle ensues, culminating in Robin facing Daizo. With no options of escape left, Daizo jumps into the ink reservoir of the press, taking control of Brushogun's magic and transforming himself into a hulking mass of ink and machinery, with Brushogun at the center. As the other Titans battle the creatures Daizo hurls at them, Robin frees Brushogun, causing Daizo to lose control of his power and burst, unfortunately, Brushogun dies peacefully in Robin's arms, dissipating his powers and defeating Daizo. With the battle concluded, Robin and Starfire finally share their very first kiss.
Later on, with Robin's name cleared and Daizo sent to prison, the Titans are awarded by the mayor and Tokyo's citizens for their heroic actions, Robin & Starfire are holding hands, then Beast Boy asks Robin if they have to go home, but Robin says maybe they do need a vacation, however, this cause Beast Boy to say that he wants to go to Mexico for their next vacation, causing Raven to slap him.
As the end credits roll, the Titans sing a literally translated version of their Japanese theme song in celebration for the defeat of Daizo and their award ceremony.
Voice cast
- Scott Menville as Dick Grayson / Robin and Japanese Boy
- Hynden Walch as Princess Koriand'r / Starfire and Mecha-Boi
- Tara Strong as Rachel Roth / Raven and Computer Voice
- Greg Cipes as Garfield Logan / Beast Boy
- Khary Payton as Victor Stone / Cyborg
- Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa as Brushogun
- Keone Young as Commander Uehara Daizo, Saico-Tek and Sushi Shop Owner
- Robert Ito as Bookstore Owner and Mayor
- Janice Kawaye as Nya-Nya and Timoko
- Yuri Lowenthal as Japanese Biker and Scarface
See also
In Spanish: Los Jóvenes Titanes: Misión Tokio para niños
