is a Japanese anime television series produced by Doga Kobo and Toho, directed by Takashi Naoya and written by Pierre Sugiura, with character designs by Junichiro Taniguchi and music composed by Kenji Kawai. It is based on the video game Touken Ranbu. A compilation film titled Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru – Makuai Kaisōroku premiered in December 2017. An anime film trilogy titled Toku Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru – Setsugetsuka premiered from May to September 2022.
Plot The year is 2205. The "historical retrograde army" have begun attacks on the past in their plot to change history. The Saniwa, who have been charged with protecting history, can imbue life into objects. Strongest among these are the Token Danshi, swordsmen who had originally lived as legendary swords. The story centers around their cheerful lives.
Characters Season 1 Characters Japanese EnglishYamatonokami YasusadaMitsuhiro IchikiDallas ReidKashuu KiyomitsuToshiki MasudaGarret StormsHeshikiri HasebeTarusuke ShingakiAaron RobertsImanotsurugiDaiki YamashitaAnastasia MuñozMaeda TōshirōReona IrieRyan ReynoldsNikkari AoeJunji MajimaRobby GemaehlichHachisuka KotetsuKazuyuki OkitsuIan SinclairMutsunokami YoshiyukiKento HamaJason LiebrechtNamazuo TōshirōSōma SaitōRachel RobinsonKasen KanesadaKaito IshikawaOscar SeungSōza SamonjiYūki TaiJ. Michael TatumYagen TōshirōSeiichirō YamashitaDerick SnowShokudaikiri MitsutadaTakuya SatōMarcus D. StimacGokotaiYuuta KasuyaLeah ClarkYamanbagiri KunihiroTomoaki MaenoClifford ChapinShishiōRyōta ŌsakaBlake ShepardIshikirimaruHidenori TakahashiJustin DuncanAkita TōshirōYoshitaka YamayaJad SaxtonMidare TōshirōKazutomi YamamotoAlexis TiptonNakigitsuneShintarō AsanumaAlison ViktorinAizen KunitoshiSeiichirō YamashitaAnthony BowlingDōdanuki MasakuniTooru SakuraiCris GeorgeTsurumaru KuninagaSōma SaitōRicco FajardoHirano TōshirōRyōta AsariJustin BrinerHonebami TōshirōYūto Suzuki Daman MillsAtsushi TōshirōDaiki YamashitaBrandon McInnisSayo SamonjiAyumu MuraseMorgan BerryUguisumaruTetsuya KakiharaJerry JewellHorikawa KunihiroJunya EnokiJustin PateTaroutachiYūki TaiKent WilliamsJirōtachiEiji MiyashitaRandy PearlmanIzuminokami KanesadaRyōhei KimuraRobert McCollumOokurikaraMakoto FurukawaChris RyanMikazuki MunechikaKōsuke ToriumiVic MignognaHakata TōshirōJun OosukaAustin TindleYamabushi KunihiroTooru SakuraiBryan MasseyOtegineKenji HamadaJarrod GreeneKōsetsu SamonjiTakuya SatōBlake McNamaraUrashima KotetsuJun FukushimaStephen SandersIchigo HitofuriAtsushi TamaruJosh GrelleTonbokiriTooru SakuraiChris Guerrero NihongōKenjiro TsudaChris RagerKogitsunemaruTakashi KondōChuck HuberIwatooshiEiji MiyashitaIan Ferguson HotarumaruYūichi IguchiDawn M. BennettAkashi KuniyukiRyōta AsariMicah SolusodNagasone KotetsuTarusuke ShingakiChristopher SabatOkita SōjiDaisuke OnoChris Cason
Season 2 Characters Japanese EnglishHigekiriNatsuki HanaeMatt ShipmanHizamaruNobuhiko OkamotoChris WehkampJuzumaru TsunetsuguHikaru MidorikawaAaron DismukeTaikogane SadamuneKoji TakahashiAlejandro SaabFudo YukimitsuDaisuke SakaguchiKyle IgnecziKogarasumaruSoichiro HoshiGreg AyresOdenta MitsuyoDaisuke NamikawaTyler WalkerSohayanotsurugi UtsusunariRyota AsariKyle PhillipsGoto ToshirouTaishi MurataStephen FuShinano ToshirouYusuke KobayashiChris BurnettMonoyoshi SadamuneKensho OnoApphia YuHouchou ToushirouKouki MiyataMegan ShipmanKonnosukeTakuma NagatsukaYuuki ShinSonny StraitSengo Muramasa Junichi SuwabeDavid WaldKikō SadamuneMasahiro YamanakaHoward WangŌkanehiraYūki OnoJeremy Inman
Media Anime The first season aired from October 3 to December 19, 2016. Funimation has licensed Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru for an English language release. A sequel was announced at the Hanamaru Biyori! special event in Japan on February 5, 2017. The second season aired from January to March 2018.
Season 1 (2016)
Season 2 (2018)
Manga A manga adaptation of the television series illustrated by Saru Hoshino was serialized on the Shōnen Jump+ website and app between December 9, 2016, and April 4, 2019.
A manga adaptation of the Setsugetsuka films illustrated again by Saru Hoshino began serialization on the same platform on May 24, 2023.
Films Before the airing of the second season, a compilation film titled Touken Ranbu Hanamaru Makuai Kaisōroku premiered in Japanese theaters on December 1, 2017.
During the "Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru Special Event: Hanamaru Haru Ichiban!", it was announced that the series is receiving a new film trilogy titled Toku Touken Ranbu Hanamaru Setsugetsuka. The first film, Yuki no Maki premiered on May 20, 2022, the second film, Tsuki no Maki premiered on July 8, 2022, and the third film, Hana no Maki premiered on September 1, 2022.
Crunchyroll will stream all of its movies on May 15, 2025.
References
External links Anime official website