Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo

A high-tech ninja called Saico-Tek who is clad in pink and blue goes on a spree of destruction in Jump City with color coordinated glaives that explode. The Teen Titans intervene but he is always one step ahead of them with his arsenal of weapons, martial arts skills and an ability to regenerate limbs.

Saico-Tek then launches an attack on Titans Tower. Robin dives from the roof and takes his jetpack before capturing him. The Titans attempts to interrogate him, but he only speaks Japanese.

Robin uses a translation program to understand what Saico-Tek is saying. Saico-Tek expresses fear of failing his master, Brushogun, who is based in Japan. He then triggers a fire sprinkler, causing him to dissolve into black goo. Subsequently the Titans head to Tokyo, Japan to search for Brushogun.

Beast Boy is excited to be in Japan because he is in need of a vacation. He wants to tour a manga publishing company called “Wakamono Shuppan” while they are in Tokyo, but Robin reminds the team that they are in Japan in order to apprehend Brushogun. Unbeknownst to them, a shadowy figure who is seemingly Brushogun is using computer monitors in order to spy on them. Robin decides to start investigating in Shinjuku, but his inability to speak Japanese makes it impossible to ask questions. Starfire kisses a random teenage Japanese boy in order to learn Japanese, much to Robin’s horror.

When a green kaiju-scale reptilian monster named Deka-Mido attacks Tokyo, the team attempts to fight it, but it has the same regenerative power as Saico-Tek and they hardly slow it down. A defense force called the Tokyo Troopers uses an energy cage to stop the creature. Their commander, Uehara Daizo, shows the Titans around the Troopers’ headquarters. When Robin requests to use the Troopers’ equipment in order to find Brushogun, Daizo reveals that Brushogun is an urban legend. He reminds the Titans that they are welcome to enjoy Tokyo, but only if they refrain from superheroics.

Beast Boy decides to tour Wakamono Shuppan but it is closed. The Titans split off on their own unique side plots: Cyborg eats at a sushi restaurant. His appetite that is under an “all-you-can-eat” offer angers the owner who decides to make it a challenge. Beast Boy falls in love with a teenage Japanese girl while he sits on the steps of Wakamono Shuppan. She leads him to a karaoke bar where he wins the hearts of girls by singing. Raven searches for something to read out of boredom. Robin and Starfire watch a sumo match, go on a rowboat ride and play games at an arcade before going to Tokyo Tower.

They express their feelings for each other until Robin becomes distracted by a new clue to Brushogun’s location, causing Starfire to fly away out of sadness. The shadowy figure sends a new version of Saico-Tek, who is now clad in all pink, to eliminate him.

They get into a violent duel where Robin barely manages to hold his ground against Saico-Tek. When he pummels Saico-Tek into the ground, the ninja is seemingly killed by the force of his blows. He notices pink stains that are on his gloves, causing him to think that he broke his code of honor. Daizo is forced to arrest him for seemingly committing murder. Elsewhere, Starfire meets a little girl who helps to overcome her depression and make her realize that despite Robin’s earlier objections, their feelings for each other are indeed mutual.

Just then, 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 his minions to destroy the Titans. Meanwhile, Robin escapes the truck transferring him to a more secure facility and is eventually found by the Tokyo Troopers. Starfire rescues him and takes him to a shrine, where they attempt to kiss again until they are interrupted by Cyborg, Raven, and Beast Boy’s arrival. There, Raven relates from a book she found that Brushogun was an artist whose foolish attempt to bring his drawings to life using sorcery transformed him into an evil being of paper and ink. Robin realizes that he did not kill Saico-Tek because he was an ink creature, and that he had been framed to look like a criminal.

The Titans track Brushogun to an abandoned comic book publishing factory and discover him trapped in a cursed printing press that harnesses his powers. He reveals that he had sent Saico-Tek to bring them to Tokyo and stop Daizo, who had secretly used Brushogun’s powers to create the Troopers and invent various monsters to make him look like a hero. In the process, Brushogun has been gradually drained of his life essence and is close to death.

Daizo drops in on the Titans and forces Brushogun to create an army of animated ink minions. Robin corners Daizo, who takes control of Brushogun’s magic and transforms into a mechanical ink monster with Brushogun at the center. As the other Titans battle Daizo’s creatures, Robin frees Brushogun, who dies peacefully in his arms, dissipating his creations and depowering Daizo. With the battle concluded, Robin and Starfire finally confess their feelings and share their first true kiss.

With Robin’s name cleared and Daizo imprisoned, the Titans are awarded medals of honor for their heroic actions. Robin then allows the group to stay in Tokyo a little longer and enjoy a well-earned vacation.

During the end credits, the Titans sing a literally translated version of their Japanese theme song in celebration for the defeat of Daizo and their award ceremony.

Last Updated: October 01, 2025 at 23:30