Online card games continue to be popular in Japan and elsewhere and one more has gotten the nod for an anime adaptation with Touken Ranbu. Revealed at AnimeJapan 2016, the new series is being planned for a 2017 debut with ufotable handling the animation. The project doesn’t have any more than that known about it at the moment. The game itself kicked off in January 2015 and was developed by Nitroplus and DMM Games.
Plot concept: In the game, players assume the role of a Saniwa sage who travels into the past to defeat evil forces that are trying to change the course of history. As a sage, the player has the ability to breathe life into inanimate objects, including famous historical swords.
[Source: Hachima Kikou via MAL]