is a series of 2.5D stage plays co-produced by Marvelous Entertainment, Nitroplus, DMM.com and Toho based on the online browser game Touken Ranbu. The plays were screenplay and directed by Kenichi Suemitsu.[1] The plays were first announced in 2015 at the same time as and features a different cast and production crew.[2]
The first stage play,, ran from May 3, 2016 to May 20, 2016. The play was also live-streamed in 60 theaters in Taiwan and Hong Kong on May 20, 2016, with over 40,000 people in attendance.[1] The success of the play led to a separate re-run of Kyoden: Moyuru Honnoji, revived under the name, which took place from December 15, 2016 to January 17, 2017.[3]
, ran from June 1, 2017, to July 14, 2017.[4] [5]
, ran from December 15, 2017 to December 29, 2017.[6] [7]
ran from June to July 2018.[8] [9]
ran from February 2 to February 12 in Tokyo and February 16 to February 19 in Osaka.[15] The play is the first Touken Ranbu stage with former Takarazuka Revue otokoyaku (male role) in the core formation and all-female cast including the ensemble.
Shiden: Tsuketari Kitan no Soumatou (舞台「刀剣乱舞」心伝 つけたり奇譚の走馬灯)
| Character | Kyoden: Moyuru Honnoji | Kyoden: Moyuru Honnoji ~Saien~ | Giden: Akatsuki no Dokuganryu | Gaiden: Kono Yora no Odawara | Joden: Mitsuraboshi Katana Gatari | Hiden: Yui no Me no Hototogisu | Jiden: Hibi no Ha Yo Chiruran | Iden: Oboro no Shishitachi | Kahakugeki: Kaihen Ikusa Yu no Adabana no Kioku | Tenden: Aozora no Tsuwamono -Osaka Fuyu no Jin- | Muden: Yuukure no Samurai -Osaka Natsu no Jin- | Kiden: Ikusa Yu no Adabana | Guden: Mujun Genji Monogatari | Yamambagiri Kunihiro Tandokuko -Nihontoshi- | Shiden: Tsuketari Kitan no Soumatou | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikazuki Munechika | Hiroki Suzuki | Hiroki Suzuki | Hiroki Suzuki | Hiroki Suzuki (voice) | Hiroki Suzuki (voice) | |||||||||||
| Yamambagiri Kunihiro | Yoshihiko Aramaki | Yoshihiko Aramaki | Yoshihiko Aramaki | Yoshihiko Aramaki | Yoshihiko Aramaki | Yoshihiko Aramaki | Yoshihiko Aramaki | Yoshihiko Aramaki (voice) | Yoshihiko Aramaki | Yoshihiko Aramaki (voice) | Yoshihiko Aramaki (voice) | Yoshihiko Aramaki | ||||
| Soza Samonji | Yoshihide Sasaki | Yoshihide Sasaki | Yoshihide Sasaki | |||||||||||||
| Kosetsu Samonji | Teruma | Yusuke Seto | ||||||||||||||
| Sayo Samonji | Takeru Naya | Takeru Naya | Takeru Naya | Takeru Naya | Takeru Naya | Takeru Naya | ||||||||||
| Yagen Toshiro | Ryo Kitamura | Ryo Kitamura | Ryo Kitamura | |||||||||||||
| Heshikiri Hasebe | Masanari Wada | Masanari Wada | Masanari Wada | Masanari Wada | Masanari Wada | Masanari Wada | Masanari Wada | |||||||||
| Fudo Yukimitsu | Taizo Shiina | Taizo Shiina | Taizo Shiina | Taizo Shiina | ||||||||||||
| Ichigo Hitofuri | Daisuke Hirose | Daisuke Hirose | Reo Honda | |||||||||||||
| Namazuo Toshiro | Taishi Sugie | Taishi Sugie | Yo Maejima | |||||||||||||
| Shokudaikiri Mitsutada | Keisuke Higashi | Keisuke Higashi | Keisuke Higashi | Keisuke Higashi | ||||||||||||
| Tsurumaru Kuninaga | Toshiyuki Someya | Kento | Kento | Kento | Kento | Toshiyuki Someya | Toshiyuki Someya | |||||||||
| Okurikara | Hiroki Ino | Sho Ayanagi | ||||||||||||||
| Taikogane Sadamune | Shohei Hashimoto | |||||||||||||||
| Kasen Kanesada | Takuma Wada | Takuma Wada | Takuma Wada | Takuma Wada | Takuma Wada | Hiroki Nanami | ||||||||||
| Honebami Toshiro | Naoya Kitagawa | Naoya Kitagawa | Ryo Mitsuya | Naoya Kitagawa | Naoya Kitagawa | Ryo Mitsuya | ||||||||||
| Dodanuki Masakuni | Naoki Takeshi | Naoki Takeshi | Naoki Takeshi | |||||||||||||
| Yamabushi Kunihiro | Masafumi Yokoyama | Masafumi Yokoyama | Masafumi Yokoyama | |||||||||||||
| Nihongo | Yoshihiko Narimatsu | Yoshihiko Narimatsu | ||||||||||||||
| Hakata Toshiro | Tsubasa Kizu | Tsubasa Kizu | Tsubasa Kizu | |||||||||||||
| Sohaya-no-Tsurugi | Yuta Iiyama | Yuta Iiyama | Yuta Iiyama | |||||||||||||
| Daihannya Nagamitsu | Shota Kawakami | Shota Kawakami | ||||||||||||||
| Uguisumaru | Takahisa Maeyama | Takahisa Maeyama | ||||||||||||||
| Okanehira | Sho Kato | Sho Kato | ||||||||||||||
| Kogarasumaru | Yuki Tamaki | Yuki Tamaki | ||||||||||||||
| Odenta Mitsuyo | Dai Isono | |||||||||||||||
| Maeda Toshiro | Natsuki Osaki | |||||||||||||||
| Gokotai | Ginga Shitara | |||||||||||||||
| Tarotachi | Ryo Kobayashi | |||||||||||||||
| Jirotachi | Ryotaro Kosaka | |||||||||||||||
| Nansen Ichimonji | Riki Tanimizu | Shuu Shiotsuki | ||||||||||||||
| Yamambagiri Chogi | Mizuki Umetsu | Mizuki Umetsu | Mizuki Umetsu | |||||||||||||
| Mutsunokami Yoshiyuki | Jin Aoki | Jin Aoki | ||||||||||||||
| Hizen Tadahiro | Keito Sakurai | |||||||||||||||
| Nankaitaro Choson | Daiki Miyoshi | |||||||||||||||
| Izuminokami Kanesada | Rui Tabuchi | Rui Tabuchi | ||||||||||||||
| Horikawa Kunihiro | Eito Konishi | Eito Konishi | ||||||||||||||
| Nikkari Aoe | Mashiro Sano | Mashiro Sano | ||||||||||||||
| Kikko Sadamune | Yuho Matsui | Yuho Matsui | ||||||||||||||
| Shishio | Ryujiro Izaki | Ryujiro Izaki | ||||||||||||||
| Kotegiri Go | Takuto Omi | Takuto Omi | ||||||||||||||
| Kokindenju-no-Tachi | Ryo Tsukamoto | Ryo Tsukamoto | ||||||||||||||
| Jizo Yukihira | Yuzuki Hoshimoto | Yuzuki Hoshimoto | ||||||||||||||
| Kashuu Kiyomitsu | Ryo Matsuda | Ryo Matsuda | ||||||||||||||
| Taiko Samonji | Satsuki Kitano | |||||||||||||||
| Juzumaru Tsunetsugu | Gaku Takamoto | |||||||||||||||
| Ochidori Jumonjiyari | Shori Kondo | |||||||||||||||
| Hanjin | Kaito Kumagai | |||||||||||||||
| Ichimonji Norimune | Ouka Aya | Taiki Naito | ||||||||||||||
| Sanchoumou | Yuuko Mao | |||||||||||||||
| Himetsuru Ichimonji | Sayato Sumiki | |||||||||||||||
| Yamatonokami Yasusada | Keisuke Ueda | |||||||||||||||
| Nagasone Kotetsu | Gaku Matsuda | |||||||||||||||
| Magoroku Kanemoto | Shuya Sunagawa |
Approximately 40,000 people watched the final show of Kyoden: Moyuru Honnoji on May 20, 2016.[1] The Blu-ray release of Kyoden: Moyuru Honnoji debuted at #1 on the Oricon Weekly Blu-ray Charts sold 24,175 copies in its first week, while the DVD release debuted at #2 on the Oricon Weekly DVD Charts with 18,242 copies.[10]
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN | ||||
| 14[11] | |||
| 12[12] | |||
| 12[13] | |||
| TBA[14] |
| Touken Ranbu Kai: Kyoden Moyuru Honnōji | |
| Ja Kanji: | 刀剣乱舞 廻 -虚伝 燃ゆる本能寺- |
| Type: | tv series |
| Director: | Kazuya Ichikawa |
| Music: | Ryūnosuke Kasai |
| Studio: | DOMERICA |
| Licensee: | Crunchyroll |
| Network: | Tokyo MX, BS11 |
| First: | April 2, 2024 |
| Last: | May 21, 2024 |
| Episodes: | 8 |
| Type: | film |
| Ranbu Dо̄den: Chikashi Samuraira Umonora | |
| Director: | Kazuya Ichikawa |
| Music: | Ryūnosuke Kasai |
| Studio: | DOMERICA |
In May 2022, it was announced that the series' 2016 stage play Touken Ranbu Kyoden Moyuru Honnōji would be adapted into an anime. Kenichi Suemitsu, the play's director and playwright, will return to handle the scripts.[15] In January 2024, it was confirmed to be a television series produced by DOMERICA and directed by Kazuya Ichikawa, with Mari Takada designing the characters and Ryūnosuke Kasai composing the music. Titled Touken Ranbu Kai: Kyoden Moyuru Honnōji, the series aired from April 2 to May 21, 2024.[16] [17]
A prequel anime film titled was announced after the final episode of the series on May 21, 2024. The staff and cast members from the series are reprising their roles. It premiered in Japanese theaters on August 16, 2024.[18]
| Characters | Japanese |
|---|---|
| Mikazuki Munechika | Kohsuke Toriumi |
| Yamanbagiri Kunihiro | Tomoaki Maeno |
| Sōza Samonji | Yūki Tai |
| Fudō Yukimitsu | Daisuke Sakaguchi |
| Heshikiri Hasebe | Tarusuke Shingaki |
| Yagen Tōshirō | Seiichiro Yamashita |
| Kōsetsu Samonji | Takuya Satō |
| Shokudaikiri Mitsutada | |
| Sayo Samonji | Ayumu Murase |
| Namazuo Tōshirō | Soma Saito |
| Tsurumaru Kuninaga | |
| Ichigo Hitofuri | Atsushi Tamaru |