Katsugeki! Touken Ranbu

TV (13 eps)
ufotable
2017
Summer 2017
3.41 out of 5 from 1,795 votes
Rank #7,803
Katsugeki! Touken Ranbu

The year is 1863 as the tumultuous samurai era is coming to an end, Japan is split between the pro-shogunate and anti-shogunate factions. The fate of the world is threatened as an army of historical revisionists are sent from the future to alter the course of history. In order to bring these forces down and protect the real history, two sword warriors, spirits who are swords brought to life by Saniwa (sage), rush to Edo. The polite and thoughtful Horikawa Kunihiro and the short tempered yet skillful Izuminokami Kanesada, who served the same master, confront the invading army along with a lively gang of other warriors including Mutsunokami Yoshiyuki, Yagen Toushirou, Tombokiri, and Tsurumaru Kuninaga.

Source: Aniplex

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To the Frontlines

Episode 1

To the Frontlines

Commander

Episode 2

Commander

Master's Orders

Episode 3

Master's Orders

What I Wanted to Protect

Episode 4

What I Wanted to Protect

The Fires of War

Episode 5

The Fires of War

The Citadel

Episode 6

The Citadel

The First Unit

Episode 7

The First Unit

Protect History

Episode 8

Protect History

Former Master

Episode 9

Former Master

Where Loyalty Leads

Episode 10

Where Loyalty Leads

Iron Law

Episode 11

Iron Law

Battle of Hakodate

Episode 12

Battle of Hakodate

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Reviews

angelicafowl
10

I want season 2! The characters are so interesting! And sorry, spoiler: Kanesada is such a righteous man, like seriously. To be able to separate your feelings and put saving history first before his previous master...He has such a strong will. Also, I think I like this one than Hanamaru. 
Yorkie2403
10

I was blown away by this series. The first thing i noticed ws the animation. It is amazing! It looks SO good! The story is so well written. It makes you want to watch it all without stopping. The sounds are brilliant. The characters are all interesting and perfect. I definitely recommend this series. 
Granreycero
10

I just finished this anime today and I WAS BLOWN AWAY. I wish there were more episodes the characters are each very well designed and the story kept me on edge and wanting to binge it all just to see what happens next as soon as possible. The animation is amazing and I was shocked it wasn't made in 2020 or 2021 when I learned it was made in 2017. Absolutely love this show and definitely recommend it for all types of anime fans especially ones who prefer shorter animes. 
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Characters

Horikawa Kunihiro
Junya Enoki
1
Izuminokami Kanesada
Ryohei Kimura
1
Mutsunokami Yoshiyuki
Kento Hama
2
Higekiri
Natsuki Hanae
Hizamaru
Nobuhiko Okamoto
Honebami Toushirou
Yuuto Suzuki
1
Mikazuki Munechika
Kohsuke Toriumi
2
Oodenta Mitsuyo
Daisuke Namikawa
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Staff

Toshiyuki SHIRAI
Director
Hideyuki FUKASAWA
Music
Toko UCHIMURA
Character Design
Mika MATSUOKA
Color Design
Jun MORITA
Producer
Yoshiki USA
Producer
Takurou TAKAHASHI
Episode Director
Kalafina
Song Performance
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