Katsugeki/Touken Ranbu

In 1863, Izuminokami Kanesada and his partner, Horikawa Kunihiro, arrive in the streets of Edo from the future to investigate their master's reports of an upcoming enemy invasion. As humanoid manifestations of the famous Toshizou Hijikata's swords, they have been tasked with protecting history from the Retrograde Army that seeks to alter it. Soon enlisting the help of other sword warriors, they continuously battle the mysterious army throughout the Bakumatsu period.

However, their journey will not be an easy one. Fraught with blood and betrayal in the chaotic era closest to their hearts, the duo will be forced to make difficult decisions with everything they care about on the line.

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Kuninaga, Tsurumaru Main

Saitou, Souma Japanese

Kanesada, Izuminokami Main

Kimura, Ryouhei Japanese

Yoshiyuki, Mutsunokami Main

Hama, Kento Japanese

Kunihiro, Horikawa Main

Enoki, Junya Japanese

Toushirou, Yagen Main

Yamashita, Seiichirou Japanese

Tonbokiri Main

Sakurai, Tooru Japanese

Munechika, Mikazuki Supporting

Toriumi, Kousuke Japanese

Mitsutada, Shokudaikiri Supporting

Satou, Takuya Japanese

Kunihiro, Yamanbagiri Supporting

Maeno, Tomoaki Japanese

Kogitsunemaru Supporting

Kondo, Takashi Japanese

Kondou, Hikaru Producer, Sound Director, Planning

Kurosaki, Shizuka Producer

Usa, Yoshiki Producer

Digitarou Producer

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Aug 30, 2021

RauLeCreuset

Recommended

This anime I thought was very amazing, in fact, the only thing I didn't like about, was the fact the way the enemies were slaughtered. I thought it was going to be gory and limbs and heads were going to be cut off and decapitated. But, instead it was just red smoke and then they disappeared. Otherwise, this is the first samurai historical anime that I watched, that swords actually had human forms, it was a very interesting anime to watch to say the least. At least I thought so, it was one of those short, but sweet kind of animes. You know the anime ... series is short, but packed everything into a certain amount of episodes. But, I enjoyed it.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Dec 16, 2017

JackYagami

Mixed Feelings

There are benefits on watching a show without knowing the source material: you don't create expectation.

I was interested on this anime because the amazing artwork, especially Tsurumaru and Mikazuki. I know nothing of the game, the mechanics, the enemies, or anything else: to me there is only cool looking samurais fighting evil looking enemies (and lots of fujoshi artwork)

Somehow my desire to see a character I personally find amazing, made me break the Three Episode Rule and when he finally appearead I just... continued watching the show with a blank expression on my face.

This anime is a redundant (pretty looking) shallowness.

Also... I know from the ... first episode that the sole purpose of the touken danshi is to preserve history... but they tell this to the viewer at least 7 times per episode. If you play a drinking game and take a shot everytime you hear a character saying "rekishi o mamoru" you'll be wasted in no time.

Unless you are a fan of the game, skip it

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Jun 2, 2020

Rain_Feather

Not Recommended

This anime is based off a browser game, and as such, having a good, working knowledge of said game will help you enjoy the anime- you'll know about the characters, the story, and pretty much make your enjoyment that much better... the problem is, though, said game is a) an internet browser card game, and b) only available in Japanese.

Yes, I know there are wikis and things that talk about the characters, but honestly, it's a 13-episode anime that you could binge in a weekday if you so wanted. It's just... even a little hint of what was going on would be appreciated, instead of ... just having to dig up everything on our own. It's why Pokemon was so successful in getting popular over here- because you could watch a few episodes and understand what was going on, instead of just going "Okay, who is this guy... and who are they... and why are they traveling through time?" Granted, you learn a little bit, but still, it leaves more questions than answers- I think this is aimed at the people who already have a good background in the game.

I'll give this one props on how pretty it looks- it is pretty visually appealing. But also, well... that's the only thing it has going for it. It looks good, but everything else... eh.

If you're a fan of the game, you'll get more out of it, but if you're just binging it out of boredom and wanting to try something new, well... you're not going to get all that much out of it. I mean, there's worse out there, but not all that much.

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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