is a series of 2.5D stage plays co-produced by Marvelous Entertainment, Nitroplus, DMM.com and Toho based on the online browser game Touken Ranbu. The plays were screenplay and directed by Kenichi Suemitsu. The plays were first announced in 2015 at the same time as Musical: Touken Ranbu and features a different cast and production crew.
Production history The first stage play, , ran from May 3, 2016 to May 20, 2016. The play was also live-streamed in 60 theaters in Taiwan and Hong Kong on May 20, 2016, with over 40,000 people in attendance. The success of the play led to a separate re-run of Kyoden: Moyuru Honnoji, revived under the name , which took place from December 15, 2016 to January 17, 2017.
, ran from June 1, 2017, to July 14, 2017.
, ran from December 15, 2017 to December 29, 2017.
ran from June to July 2018.
ran from February 2 to February 12 in Tokyo and February 16 to February 19 in Osaka. The play is the first Touken Ranbu stage with former Takarazuka Revue otokoyaku (male role) in the core formation and all-female cast including the ensemble.
Shiden: Tsuketari Kitan no Soumatou (舞台「刀剣乱舞」心伝 つけたり奇譚の走馬灯)
Principal cast and characters Main cast Character Kyoden: Moyuru Honnoji Kyoden: Moyuru Honnoji ~Saien~ Giden: Akatsuki no Dokuganryu Gaiden: Kono Yora no Odawara Joden: Mitsuraboshi Katana Gatari Hiden: Yui no Me no Hototogisu Jiden: Hibi no Ha Yo Chiruran Iden: Oboro no Shishitachi Kahakugeki: Kaihen Ikusa Yu no Adabana no Kioku Tenden: Aozora no Tsuwamono -Osaka Fuyu no Jin- Muden: Yuukure no Samurai -Osaka Natsu no Jin- Kiden: Ikusa Yu no Adabana Guden: Mujun Genji Monogatari Yamambagiri Kunihiro Tandokuko -Nihontoshi-Shiden: Tsuketari Kitan no Soumatou Mikazuki Munechika Hiroki Suzuki Hiroki Suzuki Hiroki Suzuki Hiroki Suzuki (voice) Hiroki Suzuki Hiroki Suzuki (voice) Hiroki Suzuki Yamambagiri Kunihiro Yoshihiko Aramaki Yoshihiko Aramaki Yoshihiko Aramaki Yoshihiko Aramaki Yoshihiko Aramaki Yoshihiko Aramaki Yoshihiko Aramaki Yoshihiko Aramaki (voice) Yoshihiko Aramaki Yoshihiko Aramaki (voice) Yoshihiko Aramaki (voice) Yoshihiko Aramaki Soza Samonji Yoshihide Sasaki Yoshihide Sasaki Yoshihide Sasaki Kosetsu Samonji Teruma Yusuke Seto Sayo Samonji Takeru Naya Takeru Naya Takeru Naya Takeru Naya Takeru Naya Takeru Naya Yagen Toshiro Ryo Kitamura Ryo Kitamura Ryo Kitamura Heshikiri Hasebe Masanari Wada Masanari Wada Masanari Wada Masanari Wada Masanari Wada Masanari Wada Masanari Wada Fudo Yukimitsu Taizo Shiina Taizo Shiina Taizo Shiina Taizo Shiina Ichigo Hitofuri Daisuke Hirose Daisuke Hirose Reo Honda Namazuo Toshiro Taishi Sugie Taishi Sugie Yo Maejima Shokudaikiri Mitsutada Keisuke Higashi Keisuke Higashi Keisuke Higashi Keisuke Higashi Tsurumaru Kuninaga Toshiyuki Someya Kento Kento Kento Kento Toshiyuki Someya Toshiyuki Someya Okurikara Hiroki Ino Sho Ayanagi Taikogane Sadamune Shohei Hashimoto Kasen Kanesada Takuma Wada Takuma Wada Takuma Wada Takuma Wada Takuma WadaHiroki Nanami Honebami Toshiro Naoya Kitagawa Naoya Kitagawa Ryo Mitsuya Naoya Kitagawa Naoya Kitagawa Ryo Mitsuya Dodanuki Masakuni Naoki Takeshi Naoki Takeshi Naoki Takeshi Yamabushi Kunihiro Masafumi Yokoyama Masafumi Yokoyama Masafumi Yokoyama Nihongo Yoshihiko Narimatsu Yoshihiko Narimatsu Hakata Toshiro Tsubasa Kizu Tsubasa Kizu Tsubasa Kizu Sohaya-no-Tsurugi Yuta Iiyama Yuta Iiyama Yuta Iiyama Daihannya Nagamitsu Shota Kawakami Shota Kawakami Uguisumaru Takahisa Maeyama Takahisa Maeyama Okanehira Sho Kato Sho Kato Kogarasumaru Yuki Tamaki Yuki Tamaki Odenta Mitsuyo Dai Isono Maeda Toshiro Natsuki Osaki Gokotai Ginga Shitara Tarotachi Ryo Kobayashi Jirotachi Ryotaro Kosaka Nansen Ichimonji Riki Tanimizu Shuu Shiotsuki Yamambagiri Chogi Mizuki Umetsu Mizuki Umetsu Mizuki Umetsu Mutsunokami Yoshiyuki Jin Aoki Jin Aoki Hizen Tadahiro Keito Sakurai Nankaitaro Choson Daiki Miyoshi Izuminokami Kanesada Rui Tabuchi Rui Tabuchi Horikawa Kunihiro Eito Konishi Eito Konishi Nikkari Aoe Mashiro Sano Mashiro Sano Kikko Sadamune Yuho Matsui Yuho Matsui Shishio Ryujiro Izaki Ryujiro Izaki Kotegiri Go Takuto Omi Takuto Omi Kokindenju-no-Tachi Ryo Tsukamoto Ryo Tsukamoto Jizo Yukihira Yuzuki Hoshimoto Yuzuki Hoshimoto Kashuu Kiyomitsu Ryo Matsuda Ryo Matsuda Taiko Samonji Satsuki Kitano Juzumaru Tsunetsugu Gaku Takamoto Ochidori Jumonjiyari Shori Kondo Hanjin Kaito Kumagai Ichimonji NorimuneOuka AyaTaiki NaitoSanchoumouYuuko MaoHimetsuru IchimonjiSayato SumikiYamatonokami YasusadaKeisuke UedaNagasone KotetsuGaku MatsudaMagoroku KanemotoShuya Sunagawa
Critical reception Approximately 40,000 people watched the final show of Kyoden: Moyuru Honnoji on May 20, 2016. The Blu-ray release of Kyoden: Moyuru Honnoji debuted at #1 on the Oricon Weekly Blu-ray Charts sold 24,175 copies in its first week, while the DVD release debuted at #2 on the Oricon Weekly DVD Charts with 18,242 copies.
Discography Soundtrack albums Title Details Peak chart positions SalesJPN Released: January 1, 2017 Label: Marvelous Entertainment Formats: CD 14 Released: November 29, 2017 Label: Marvelous Entertainment Formats: CD 12 Released: May 2, 2018 Label: Marvelous Entertainment Formats: CD 12 Released: November 28, 2018 Label: Marvelous Entertainment Formats: CD TBA
Anime adaptation
In May 2022, it was announced that the series' 2016 stage play Touken Ranbu Kyoden Moyuru Honnōji would be adapted into an anime. Kenichi Suemitsu, the play's director and playwright, will return to handle the scripts. In January 2024, it was confirmed to be a television series produced by Domerica and directed by Kazuya Ichikawa, with Mari Takada designing the characters and Ryūnosuke Kasai composing the music. Titled Touken Ranbu Kai: Kyoden Moyuru Honnōji, the series aired from April 2 to May 21, 2024.
A prequel anime film titled was announced after the final episode of the series on May 21, 2024. The staff and cast members from the series are reprising their roles. It premiered in Japanese theaters on August 16, 2024.
Cast CharactersJapaneseMikazuki MunechikaKohsuke ToriumiYamanbagiri KunihiroTomoaki MaenoSōza SamonjiYūki TaiFudō YukimitsuDaisuke SakaguchiHeshikiri HasebeTarusuke ShingakiYagen TōshirōSeiichiro YamashitaKōsetsu SamonjiTakuya SatōShokudaikiri MitsutadaSayo SamonjiAyumu MuraseNamazuo TōshirōSoma SaitoTsurumaru KuninagaIchigo HitofuriAtsushi Tamaru
References
External links Official website Official anime website