Tenkai Knights facts for kids
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Cover for the show's first rental DVD volume featuring Guren Ōgami and Bravenwolf.
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Quick facts for kids テンカイナイト(Tenkai Naito) |
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| Genre | Action, Mecha, Science Fantasy |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Mitsuru Hongo |
| Produced by | Tsutomu Mori Ryo Sasaki Tomoya Negishi |
| Written by | Jin Kanada (1–26) Hiroshi Ōnogi (27–51) |
| Music by | MONACA |
| Studio | Bones |
| Licensed by | |
| Network | TV Tokyo |
| English network | |
| Original run | August 24, 2013 – December 6, 2014 |
| Episodes | 52 |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Ryo Takamisaki |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Magazine | CoroCoro Ichiban! |
| Original run | April 21, 2014 – March 27, 2015 |
| Volumes | 2 |
| Game | |
| Tenkai Knights: Brave Battle | |
| Developer | Namco Bandai Games |
| Publisher | Namco Bandai Games |
| Genre | Action |
| Platform | Nintendo 3DS |
| Released | |
Tenkai Knights (テンカイナイト (Tenkai Naito)) is an exciting animated TV show from Canada and Japan. It was made by Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions and Spin Master, with animation by Bones. The show first aired in the United States on Cartoon Network on August 24, 2013. Canadian viewers could watch it on Teletoon starting September 28, 2013. Later, it came to Japan on TV Tokyo on April 5, 2014. This series was created to help promote Spin Master's cool Ionix building toys.
Contents
The Tenkai Knights Story
A War on Quarton
Long, long ago, there was a peaceful, cube-shaped planet called Quarton. It was home to amazing living bricks called Tenkai. But peace didn't last forever. A big war broke out between two groups. The good guys were the Corekai Soldiers, led by the brave Commander Beagle. The bad guys were the Corrupted Army, led by the mean Lord Vilius. He wanted to control all the Tenkai energy for himself.
Legendary Heroes Emerge
Only four special heroes were strong enough to stop Lord Vilius. They were the Legendary Tenkai Knights: Bravenwolf, Tributon, Valorn, and Lydendor. They fought hard and even defeated a giant monster called the Tenkai Dragon. After their big victory, the four legendary knights disappeared.
New Heroes for a New Threat
One year later, Lord Vilius and his Corrupted Army returned. They were even stronger than before! Meanwhile, on Earth in the year 2034, four regular teenage boys lived in Benham City. Their names were Guren, Ceylan, Toxsa, and Chooki. They found a secret portal that led to Quarton.
These boys were chosen by Boreas, one of the Guardians, to become the new Tenkai Knights. Their mission was huge: stop Lord Vilius and his evil army from taking over both Quarton and Earth!
Main Characters
You can learn more about all the characters in the show by checking out the main list.
Media and More
Animated Series
The Tenkai Knights TV show first aired in the United States on Cartoon Network on August 24, 2013. In Canada, it started on Teletoon on September 28, 2013. The English voices for the show were recorded by a company called Studiopolis.
To get fans excited, Spin Master and Kickstart Entertainment also made a short online series. It was called Tenkai Knights Origins and had 10 episodes. These short videos were released on YouTube and the show's official website. They even played as short clips on Cartoon Network and Teletoon.
The show was delayed in Japan until April 5, 2014, when it began airing on the TV Tokyo Network. Some other channels in Japan started showing it a bit later. Sadly, a second season of the show was planned but was later cancelled.
Awesome Toys
The Tenkai Knights toys are made by Spin Master. They are part of their Ionix brand of building bricks. Spin Master calls Ionix the "next generation of construction." These special bricks can actually change shape and unfold into cool mini-figures! Spin Master sells the toys in the United States and Canada. Happinet handles the toy distribution in Japan.
Books and Comics
A manga (Japanese comic book) version of the Tenkai Knights story was created by Ryo Takamisaki. It appeared in a magazine called CoroCoro Ichiban! starting in April 2014. The manga finished quickly and was collected into two books called tankōbon. The last book, released in March 2015, even had extra pages! This manga was not released in English.
Penguin Random House also published four novelizations (books based on the show) written by Brandon T. Snider. They also released two "choose your own adventure" books by Ray Santos in 2014 and 2015. An interactive book for iOS devices was released by iStoryTime in January 2014.
Home Video Releases
In Canada and the United States, a company called Phase 4 Films released the first few episodes of the show as a movie. It was called Tenkai Knights: Rise of the Knights. This movie came out on DVD and digital platforms on February 4, 2014. A manufacture on demand Blu-ray version was released later, on May 4, 2016.
In Japan, Happinet and Victor Entertainment released the entire series on four DVD box sets. These came out between August 2, 2014, and May 2, 2015. You could also rent the first 18 episodes on six separate DVDs.
Show Music
The Tenkai Knights show uses different theme songs. The opening song is "Get the Glory" by Ayako Nakanomori. There are three different ending songs: "Shunkan Diamond" by Rurika Yokoyama, "Shōri no Hanataba o -gonna gonna be hot!-" by Cyntia, and "Densetsu no FLARE" by Pile. For the English version, John Majkut created the opening theme music. He also made an instrumental version for the credits. The background music for the show was composed by Majkut and MONACA.
A soundtrack with 82 songs from the show was released on CD in Japan on March 25, 2015.
Video Games
On January 30, 2014, Namco Bandai Games announced a video game called Tenkai Knights: Brave Battle for the Nintendo 3DS. It was released in Japan on September 25, 2014, and in North America on October 7, 2014.
Spin Master and Game Pill also launched a free-to-play game called Tenkai Knights: Battle for Quarton on February 27, 2014. You could play it on iOS devices or through web browsers using the Unity plug-in. Other browser games included Bravenwolf's Run, Race to Redemption, and Tenkai Boost.
Images for kids
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A robot that looks like it could be a Tenkai Knight.
See also
In Spanish: Tenkai Knights para niños
