Katsugeki TOUKEN RANBU
Katsugeki Touken RanbuSummary
The year is 1863, the tumultuous samurai era is coming to an end. Japan is split between the pro-shogunate and anti-shogunate factions. The fate of the world is threatened as an army of historical revisionists are sent from the future to alter the course of history. In order to bring these forces down and protect the real history, two sword warriors, spirits who are swords brought to life by Saniwa (sage), rush to Edo with a lively gang of warriors to confront the invaders.
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Details
- Format
- TV series
- Number of Episodes
- 13
- Episode length
- 23 min
- Estimated total length
- ≈ 4 h 59 min (13 × 23 min)
- Season
- Summer 2017
- Start date
- July 2, 2017
- End date
- September 24, 2017
- Status
- Finished
- Source
- Video game
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Studios
- ufotable
- Romaji title
- Katsugeki Touken Ranbu
- English title
- Katsugeki TOUKEN RANBU
- Native title
- 活撃 刀剣乱舞
Characters 21
Main characters
- Izuminokami Kanesada和泉守兼定Main
- Mutsunokami Yoshiyuki陸奥守吉行Main
- Horikawa Kunihiro堀川国広Main
- Yagen Toushirou薬研藤四郎Main
- Tonbokiri蜻蛉切Main
- Tsurumaru Kuninaga鶴丸国永Main
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- Honebami Toushirou骨喰藤四郎Supporting
- Kogitsunemaru小狐丸Supporting
- Mikazuki Munechika三日月宗近Supporting
- Higekiri髭切Supporting
- Kunihiro Yamanbagiri山姥切国広Supporting
- Hizamaru膝丸Supporting
- Shokudaikiri Mitsutada燭台切光忠Supporting
- Ookurikara大倶利伽羅Supporting
- Oodenta Mitsuyo大典太光世Supporting
- KonnosukeこんのすけSupporting
- Saniwa審神者Supporting
- Toshizou Hijikata土方歳三Supporting
- Ryouma Sakamoto坂本龍馬Supporting
- Tetsunosuke Ichimura市村鉄之助Supporting
- Miyoshi Shinzou三吉慎蔵Supporting
Staff and studios
Studios
Key staff
- Toshiyuki ShiraiDirector
- Nitro PlusOriginal creator
- DMM GAMESOriginal creator
- Hideyuki FukasawaMusic
- Hikaru KondouSound director
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- Hikaru KondouScript
- Souma SaitouTheme Song Performance (OP)
- KalafinaTheme Song Performance (ED)
- Yuki KajiuraTheme Song Composition (ED)
- Masato NagamoriEpisode Director (ep 11)
- Masato NagamoriAnimation Director (ep 6)
- Masato Nagamori2nd Key Animation (eps 1, 4, 7, 12, 13)
- Masato NagamoriKey Animation (eps 3, 6)
- Jin HaganeyaScript (ep 7)
- Kazuki NishiwakiCG Director
- Yuuichi TeraoDirector of Photography
- hotaruTheme Song Lyrics (OP)
- YamazoTheme Song Composition (OP)
- Yuki KajiuraTheme Song Arrangement (ED)
- YamazoTheme Song Arrangement (OP)
- Yuki KajiuraTheme Song Lyrics (ED)
- Tatsuya YamamuraHistory Research
- Kiyotaka KawadaSound Effects
- Manabu KaminoEditing
- Mika MatsuokaColor Design