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Dec 17, 2017
This is a short anime I found really enjoyable. At the beginning, I found it confusing but after looking into the details and plot of the game it is based off, it was easy to understand the gist of it. Touken Ranbu Hanamaru focuses on the daily lives of a bunch of sword boys and how they interact with each other. This anime just shows the viewers what happens in their daily lives - something not seen much in the game.

The amount of characters and trying to remember all of their names was a challenge though, as most has long and complicated names, but after some time, you could basically recognise the character anywhere due to their unique characteristics.

The music was nice and though it was not the most memorable, it was still recognisable. The art style, however was outstanding. Most anime character designs are simple so it would not take too long to draw but there is a lot of detail and effort put into designs, especially being able to have scenes where the characters are in their intricately designed battle gear.

The anime was funny and had many moments where you could just laugh at the characters getting up to no good or just generally doing their own thing. Besides being just a slice of life comedy, there are some action parts like battles and serious moments.

There is a lot of character development and history behind the characters that may not be explained in the game and it is commendable that it is done in such a short series. The episodes are split up into two parts and showcases the different antics of characters which gives them a fair amount of screen time rather than a few seconds and the rest to the main character, however, the main character does get more time but that is to be expected.

The anime does need some knowledge of some important Japanese historical figures and events but other than that and the idea of the actual plot in the game, this anime can be easily understood and enjoyable.
Reviewer’s Rating: 10
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