The anime adaptation of the Touken Ranbu Kyoden Moyuru Honnōji stage play was announced awhile ago and set for an April 2024 premiere. The series has Kazuya Ichikawa directing it from the scripts overseen by Kenichi Suemitsu. Mari Takada is handling the character designs with Domerica on board for the animation production.
The show saw an April 2nd, 2024 premiere and TOHO is the production partner handling the home video releases in Japan. They’ve set a four-volume release on separate DVD and Blu-ray editions where they’re all listed as limited editions. The DVDs priced at 5,000 yen each and the Blu-rays at 6,000 yen with two episodes per set for the eight-episode run.
With the third set coming up soon we now have a look at the full packaging spread for it and the third volume – though the official site still isn’t listing any extras. Check out the full schedule and known details below.
The Japanese cast includes Kousuke Toriumi as Mikazuki Munechika, Tomoaki Maeno as Yamanbagiri Kunihiro, Yuuki Tai as Sōza Samonji, Daisuke Sakaguchi as Fudō Yukimitsu, Tarusuke Shingaki as Heshikiri Hasebe, Seiichirō Yamashita as Yagen Tōshirō, Takuya Satō as Kōsetsu Samonji, Takuya Satō as Shokudaikiri Mitsutada, Ayumu Murase as Sayo Samonji, Sōma Saitō as Namazuo Tōshirō, Sōma Saitō as Tsurumaru Kuninaga, Atsushi Tamaru as Ichigo Hitofuri, Takashi Kondo as Kogitsunemaru, Tarusuke Shingaki as Nagasone Kotetsu, and Jun Fukushima as Urashima Kotetsu.
The series features the opening theme song “Whatever Happens” from INI. The series also features the ending theme song “DAYBREAK” from the main cast.
Check out the official site and Twitter.
Plot Concept: Touken Ranbu Kyoden Moyuru Honnōji is the first of 15 non-musical stage plays based on the Touken Ranbu Online game (thus far). The play follows Fudō Yukimitsu, the (anthropomorphized) sword that real-life legendary leader Oda Nobunaga received from his attendant Mori Ranmaru.
| Volume | Date | Extras |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 06/19/24 | Booklet, TBA |
| 2 | 07/17/24 | Booklet, TBA |
| 3 | 08/21/24 | Booklet, TBA |
| 4 | 09/18/24 | Booklet, TBA |
[Source: Touken Ranbu Kai: Kyoden Moyuru Honnoji]
