The anime adaptation of the Touken Ranbu Kyoden Moyuru Honnōji stage play became a reality as it saw an April 2024 premiere. The series saw 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 with the final episode, it was revealed that a new prequel film is in the works. It’s set to arrive for a three-week run in Japan on August 16th, 2024 as Touken Ranbu Kai – Douden Chikashi Samuraira Umonora–. Now, as we’re just a week away from it, a new Tsurumaru Kuninaga character teaser spot has been released to promote it.
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
- 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.
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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.
Tsurumaru Kuninaga
