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emilyhime19 said: Anything with cute boys has them.rawrX3pounces said: Sure, but the fanbase draws the sword boys appreciating each other's swords. I never read those and so are a majority of fans. Fujoshi is just a small faction of the fanbase. Even Naruto have those you know. Every fanbase has fujoshi. When the entire cast is cute boys, what do? |
emilyhime19 said: It's otome game. Not fujo. Are you confusing something? Touken Ranbu isn't an otome game as it isn't story driven gamewise and rather focuses on relationships between the swords rather than the swords and the player ( in otome games you build a relationship with the characters whereas in touken ranbu its one sided ). You can't romance any of the swords like you can characters in otome games or follow a specific path for any of them and there is, at the moment, no end goal or main goal for this game. Touken Ranbu is merely a browser game geared toward female history buffs and women who like katanas. Being aimed at women doesn't automatically make it an otome game which are traditionally dating sims for girls. Also, if touken ranbu was indeed an otome game, both of the anime's ( Hanamaru and Katsugeki ) would be reverse harem anime's if it got two anime adaptations at all. |
MikazukiRanbu said: yeah right, even when Shokudaikiri Mitsutada a Date Masamune sword that was missing for a very long time was found(it turns out the Tokugawa Museum had him in storage when the game came out), thanks to the growing interest of the touken ranbu enthusiasts in historical swords, also monetarily contributing to museums. Ah, also the reconstruction of Hotarumaru.The original Hotarumaru's whereabouts are unknown, it was lost in a general sword confiscation by Allied occupation authorities after World War II. It has become famous again thanks to the game Touken Ranbu, which features anthropomorphized swords. Fans of Touken Ranbu were doubtless heavy contributors to the crowdfunding project last year that saw a whopping 45 million yen (US$436,376) raised to reconstruct the sword, when the original goal was only 5.5 million yen (US$53,193). And many other sword are being livexevil said: ^this agree. I heard its Toukenjoshi instead of Katanajoshi? well same means tho xD Seen them(Toukenjishi) in japan news, that they and tourabu fans increase the income and the female visitors of the sword museum in japan. They were referred to as Katanajoshi at one point too but I think it might just be Toukenjoshi or Toukenjishi now so you're right. Touken Ranbu restored the interest in the dying art of the katana in people and contributed a lot to things outside of the fandom that are sword and history related ( as well as other things ) so its kind of rude that people just brush it off as fujoshibait just because the characters are attractive and all male. repaired. I think the good thing about this game, besides collecting the humanized renditions of the swords, is learning about some Japanese history alongside with it. Just like you said is kind of rude that people just brush it off as fujoshibait. |
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| I was more engaged than I expected to be, despite not caring one bit about Izumi and Horikawa. When I saw the key visual with Izumi and Mutsu, I lost a bit of the hype I had for the series. The first episode was quite entertaining though, the action scenes were exciting, surprisingly. I say surprisingly because while ufotable does always deliver flashy action, it's not always interesting (as in, the watcher may not feel engaged in the action). I couldn't care less about the action scenes in Zestiria. Here was different though, although I probably only felt that way because I still have nostalgia and love for the game and certain characters. I agree that Horikawa wasn't portrayed the way he really is in the game, even if it may due to him being attained after Izumi by saniwa. My first reaction to seeing Konnosuke was...why? They explained the reason for his existence in the series, which was actually not half-assed, but still...why? I don't find him annoying though, to my surprise, most likely because I don't want to mute him like I mute yayaya Nakigitsune's fox. I rolled my eyes when Izumi saved that kid though, despite him saying earlier that history can't be changed, especially that they are in a time that is far from the future, or where they were summoned from. Not to mention how they said saniwa could only send two but he arrived and then were able to summon more. I mean sure it looked cool at the end of the episode, like all stories where comrades/backup come to help, but it doesn't make sense. In the game, you always send 6 swords to battles (well unless something's changed since I've stopped playing). Pardon me if this was explained and I somehow missed it. Or I guess if it will be explained. Overall, I still enjoyed it more than I thought I would. And again, probably due to nostalgia and how much time I spent when I played it. Really liked the OP, and while I love Saito Soma, I don't think he was the right person to choose to sing the song. Some songs fit certain voices, but I don't think it fits him :( Looking forward to seeing Tsuru, jiji, and Honebami. |
emilyhime19 said: Zuraki said: Much better animation, much darker, deeper, thrilling. It's so amazing seeing different sides of the same characters who were drinking sake under cherry trees in Hanamaru. The vibe of the first episode was so damn good, I felt like I was at the cinema watching Pirates of the Caribbean (lol idk) or something. And...the Master is him?! I knew I would be surprised after seeing him lol No. He is not the master from Hanamaru. The master is supposed to be the player of the game so the master of Hanamaru is not the master of Katsugeki. Ooooh I see lol I forgot it's based on a game |
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emilyhime19 said: MikazukiRanbu said: Touken Ranbu isn't an otome game as it isn't story driven gamewise and rather focuses on relationships between the swords rather than the swords and the player ( in otome games you build a relationship with the characters whereas in touken ranbu its one sided ). You can't romance any of the swords like you can characters in otome games or follow a specific path for any of them and there is, at the moment, no end goal or main goal for this game. Touken Ranbu is merely a browser game geared toward female history buffs and women who like katanas. Being aimed at women doesn't automatically make it an otome game which are traditionally dating sims for girls. Also, if touken ranbu was indeed an otome game, both of the anime's ( Hanamaru and Katsugeki ) would be reverse harem anime's if it got two anime adaptations at all. Otome game means it's target is female not only reverse harem games. On the DMM website, it is listed under otome game category along with Bungo to Alchemist. The literal definition of Otome Game is " An otome game (乙女ゲーム otome gēmu, literally "maiden game") is a story-based video game that is targeted towards the female market. Generally one of the goals, besides the main plot goal, is to develop a romantic relationship between the female player character and one of several male or female characters. " Touken Ranbu as a game meets none of this criteria, as i stated above which i was not incorrect about. Translated media and official media does not list Touken Ranbu as an otome game. Not even DMM itself. I checked. On DMM, Touken Ranbu is marked under the " 女性向け " genre along with Bungo Alchemist and some osomatsu game. however, " 女性向け " does not mean otome game. It means ' Josei - Muke " which translates in English to, " for women ". DMM does not refer to Touken Ranbu as an otome game as you claimed. Otome game is not a blanket term for games directed at females. It's most commonly used to refer to romance games directed at female audiences which Touken Ranbu is not. It is a sword-breeding ' strategic simulation ' ( also listed as the game genre ) game. I hope I cleared that up for you. |
MikazukiRanbuJul 5, 2017 5:52 PM
livexevil said: MikazukiRanbu said: yeah right, even when Shokudaikiri Mitsutada a Date Masamune sword that was missing for a very long time was found(it turns out the Tokugawa Museum had him in storage when the game came out), thanks to the growing interest of the touken ranbu enthusiasts in historical swords, also monetarily contributing to museums. Ah, also the reconstruction of Hotarumaru.The original Hotarumaru's whereabouts are unknown, it was lost in a general sword confiscation by Allied occupation authorities after World War II. It has become famous again thanks to the game Touken Ranbu, which features anthropomorphized swords. Fans of Touken Ranbu were doubtless heavy contributors to the crowdfunding project last year that saw a whopping 45 million yen (US$436,376) raised to reconstruct the sword, when the original goal was only 5.5 million yen (US$53,193). And many other sword are being They were referred to as Katanajoshi at one point too but I think it might just be Toukenjoshi or Toukenjishi now so you're right. Touken Ranbu restored the interest in the dying art of the katana in people and contributed a lot to things outside of the fandom that are sword and history related ( as well as other things ) so its kind of rude that people just brush it off as fujoshibait just because the characters are attractive and all male. repaired. I think the good thing about this game, besides collecting the humanized renditions of the swords, is learning about some Japanese history alongside with it. Just like you said is kind of rude that people just brush it off as fujoshibait. Yeah they even made a restored replica of one of the celebrated Tenka Goken - the Mikazuki Munechika blade. Go to most of these other fandoms and ask if they've done so much to help in their communities before they try to brush off Touken Ranbu as if it's fujoshi pandering trash. This is coming from a fujoshi and even we don't like to hear people just write it off like that. Given, its natural that a lot of the people who don't know the source material wouldn't know this but it would be nice if they did some research before smack talking. |
| This first episode is pretty solid. I like the way their approached this. Good animation & likable characters. Definitely gonna enjoy this. Hope the quality doesn't decrease as episodes go by though. |
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MikazukiRanbu said: yup, agree with you. Lol same, fujoshi here xD But when watching Katsugeki, I never watch it with fujo-google even hanamaru lol. Idk why it makes me doesnt want to ship them, just enjoying their character and interaction.livexevil said: yeah right, even when Shokudaikiri Mitsutada a Date Masamune sword that was missing for a very long time was found(it turns out the Tokugawa Museum had him in storage when the game came out), thanks to the growing interest of the touken ranbu enthusiasts in historical swords, also monetarily contributing to museums. Ah, also the reconstruction of Hotarumaru.The original Hotarumaru's whereabouts are unknown, it was lost in a general sword confiscation by Allied occupation authorities after World War II. It has become famous again thanks to the game Touken Ranbu, which features anthropomorphized swords. Fans of Touken Ranbu were doubtless heavy contributors to the crowdfunding project last year that saw a whopping 45 million yen (US$436,376) raised to reconstruct the sword, when the original goal was only 5.5 million yen (US$53,193). And many other sword are being repaired. I think the good thing about this game, besides collecting the humanized renditions of the swords, is learning about some Japanese history alongside with it. Just like you said is kind of rude that people just brush it off as fujoshibait. Yeah they even made a restored replica of one of the celebrated Tenka Goken - the Mikazuki Munechika blade. Go to most of these other fandoms and ask if they've done so much to help in their communities before they try to brush off Touken Ranbu as if it's fujoshi pandering trash. This is coming from a fujoshi and even we don't like to hear people just write it off like that. Given, its natural that a lot of the people who don't know the source material wouldn't know this but it would be nice if they did some research before smack talking. |
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| I liked this episode, but I didnt watch Hanamaru since I didnt like the 1st episode. Should there be any problem? |
| It Was Ok. The OP wasn't bad. btw |
| Fight scenes were so good, it kinda reminds me of Fate series. |
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| It's like the concept of timeless or Drifters with the animation of Tales of Zestiria the X...and I kinda like it so far. Interesting and well animated is a good combo to hook me into any anime but then if you can make the characters likable and create a good story you're on your way to a very good anime in my book! I see good things coming for this anime and I can't wait to get more invested in the characters and story in future episodes |
| I shall rule over the realms of anime and manga! Mwahhahahahaha!!! |
| I like the historical theme mixed with the amazing animation. The characters are kinda bland though. Lets how this goes. |
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| Great visuals and a pretty interesting story so far, I am definitely in on this one! |
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Clefairiess said: If you like historical anime, I think u will like this :)I like the historical theme mixed with the amazing animation. The characters are kinda bland though. Lets how this goes. All of the char(except the saniwa) are based their previous master/real owner sword, they even have a bit their master personality. Even swordplay you see in the katsugeki are real and throughly researched before production with the help kougyoku watanabe from sougetsukai. Heard everytime a storyboard is done they(ufotable) send it to the historian to check for inaccuracies, because they say it was really hard to based accurate history with fictional setting they had actual historians' help lol XD |
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Swaheelee said: rating a show based on 1 episode is just stupid. Discussion is fine, but being negative and down about a show you know nothing about leaves me blown away. I couldn't read any more comments without getting angry, my conclusion, is that most people who watch animes are really dumb. And that fact is proven with resident sleeper, I mean death note being the most popular anime. I think assuming an entire show is going to be shit based on a single episode is dumb but most of the people in the forum are rating the quality of the first episode, not the entire series and some of them are deciding that based on the first episode, this isn't going to be the right series for them. Which isn't a bad thing entirely. You can sometimes assume that a show isn't something you would want to sit through based on the quality of first episode though Most Anime watchers do a three-episode before dropping the show rule because usually if an animes quality doesn't pick up by the third episode, a person can decide whether or not they want to waste time and continue to watch it if they didn't enjoy it. But not everyone has the time or patience to do that. Considering how the first episode of this particular Anime went, especially with people who have previous experience with watching Anime adapted by Ufotable or people who still have a bad taste in their mouth because of Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru ( Even though it has almost nothing to do with Katsugeki outside of the concept and being adapted from the same game ), i can understand why some of them would feel like this anime isn't worth carrying on. SOME of them. That doesn't make them dumb. Different people have different tastes and experiences with anime and some judge more harshly than others based on the amount of anime they've watched before. While I don't think it's entirely wise to jump the gun at the first episode and that it's better to wait until the anime is further along before dropping it, if people want to do that, then they can. It has nothing to do with the intelligence of the average Anime watcher. Who knows, the people who are saying the Anime is trash now might come back and change their mind about it later on if they decide to pick it up again. And i don't think Death Note being the most popular has anything to with people being dumb. Death Note is popular because it's a good anime and it kept people interested until the end ... of season 1. lmao. |
| Interesting premise, ufotable's animation, it has it's problems but may be good Really like Kane's design too |
| On hold. I don't think I will enjoy this, but I'm willing to wait and ask for people's comments. |
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| Liked the 1st episode. This anime's story is pretty unique to me, so it had me curious and convinced me to continue watching it with just an episode. Rated it 8/10 already, I hope it gets better and interesting. |
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| ufotable strikes again so I am curious as to what is to come. |
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| Not a great start but it wasn't bad either. The first two action sequences weren't all that impressive, just barely average fight scenes with some ufotable after effects. The two main protags were horribly boring. The episode only got interesting near the end when we saw the rest of the cast who were way more interesting. |
| It wasn't bad. Decent visuals. Good action. I couldn't help but notice, there are no female heroes. Most anime try to even things out... |
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| So mediocre and cliche, I dont see any hope for this. Dropping. |
| Visuals seem pretty cool, although I'm starting to feel as if they didn't put up much of an effort to conceal the CGI 3Dness. Kind of bugs me, but I guess life will have to go on just like that. By the way, everyone seems to be awfully familiar with the story and characters. Do they originate in some sort of franchise, or...? |
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DodoNi said: Visuals seem pretty cool, although I'm starting to feel as if they didn't put up much of an effort to conceal the CGI 3Dness. Kind of bugs me, but I guess life will have to go on just like that. By the way, everyone seems to be awfully familiar with the story and characters. Do they originate in some sort of franchise, or...? The anime is adapted from a browser/mobile game called Touken Ranbu. This is the second Anime adaptation so even those who don't know about the game probably saw the other anime which aired last year called Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru by a different studio. |
BurntJelly said: It wasn't bad. Decent visuals. Good action. I couldn't help but notice, there are no female heroes. Most anime try to even things out... There are no female characters in Touken Ranbu so it would make sense that an Anime adaptation of a game with an all male cast would have an all male cast. Unless you count the background/lesser important characters that you see here in there ( some background charas, charas with one line etc. In this show are female ) |
| Well.. shit. I found that incredibly boring even with the action :p I literally fell asleep |
| For an Ufotable project, there's no surprise that it looks visually compelling and frankly beautiful. I always love their background art, and much like Kimetsu no Yaiba, I get the feeling that'll be the show's standout aspect for me. For the plot, it's as standard as you'll get. Summoned "swords" fighting a time army, it seems. If anything, the whole time manipulation via the opposing enemy is the biggest attraction regarding the plot. If it can flesh out the characters a little, this might be worth a watch, tbh. |
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