is a Japanese anime television series produced by Ufotable and Aniplex and directed by Toshiyuki Shirai, with music composed by Hideyuki Fukasawa. It is based on the video game Touken Ranbu. The anime series aired between July 1 and September 23, 2017. An anime theatrical film project is currently in production.
Plot In the year 1863, Japan is split between the warring pro-shogunate and anti-shogunate factions. Izuminokami Kanesada is a , which is a tsukumogami of a historical Japanese blade brought to life by the . With new recruit Horikawa Kunihiro, they chase after the to reclaim a mysterious cargo capable of changing history. Joined by Tonbokiri, Yagen Toushirou, Mutsunokami Yoshiyuki, and Tsurumaru Kuninaga, the Second Unit fights to maintain the rightful course of time.
Characters Character Japanese English Izuminokami Kanesada Ryōhei Kimura Robbie Daymond Mutsunokami Yoshiyuki Kento Hama Ben Diskin Horikawa Kunihiro Junya Enoki Zach Aguilar Yagen Tōshirō Seiichirō Yamashita Billy Kametz Tonbokiri Tooru Sakurai Xander Mobus Tsurumaru Kuninaga Sōma Saitō Mark Whitten Saniwa Junko Minagawa Cristina Vee Konnosuke Takuma Nagatsuka Khoi Dao Yamanbagiri Kunihiro Tomoaki Maeno Alan Lee Honebami Toushirou Yuto Suzuki Griffin Burns Mikazuki Munechika Kōsuke Toriumi Todd Haberkorn Higekiri Natsuki Hanae Kyle McCarley Hizamaru Nobuhiko Okamoto Joe Zieja Oodenta Mitsuyo Daisuke Namikawa Kaiji TangKogitsunemaruTakashi KondōShokudaikiri Mitsutada Takuya SatōOokurikaraMakoto Furukawa Sakamoto Ryōma Daisuke Ono Hijikata Toshizō Tetsu Inada Ichimura Tetsunosuke Haruki Ishiya Tom Bauer
Media Manga A manga version of the anime was serialized in Shueisha's Jump Square magazine from July 4 to December 4, 2017. It was then serialized in Jump Square website from January 4, 2018, to April 4, 2019. Shueisha collected its chapters in five volumes, published from November 2017 to August 2019.
Anime The series aired from July 1 to September 23, 2017. Aniplex of America licensed the anime series on April 14, 2017. At the end of the final episode, an anime theatrical film project was announced.
References
External links Anime official website Anime official website