# Katsugeki/Touken Ranbu

Katsugeki / Touken Ranbu (活撃 刀剣乱舞) 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 Tōken danshi (刀剣男士, lit. "Sword Warrior"), which is a tsukumogami of a historical Japanese blade brought to life by the Saniwa (審神者). With new recruit Horikawa Kunihiro, they chase after the Jikan sokōgun (時間遡行軍, lit. "Time Retrograde Army") 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 Tang |
| Kogitsunemaru | Takashi Kondō | |
| Shokudaikiri Mitsutada | Takuya Satō | |
| Ookurikara | Makoto 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 tankōbon volumes, published from November 2017 to August 2019.
| No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
| 1 | November 2, 2017 | 978-4-08-881260-1 |
| 2 | April 4, 2018 | 978-4-08-881386-8 |
| 3 | September 4, 2018 | 978-4-08-881570-1 |
| 4 | February 4, 2019 | 978-4-08-881730-9 |
| 5 | August 2, 2019 | 978-4-08-882031-6 |

### 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.
| No. | Title | Original air date |
| 1 | "To the Frontlines" Transliteration: "Shutsujin" (Japanese: 出陣) | July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01) |
| 2 | "Commander" Transliteration: "Butai chō" (Japanese: 部隊長) | July 8, 2017 (2017-07-08) |
| 3 | "Master's Orders" Transliteration: "Aruji no Inochi" (Japanese: 主の命) | July 15, 2017 (2017-07-15) |
| 4 | "What I Wanted to Protect" Transliteration: "Mamori takatta mono" (Japanese: 守りたかったもの) | July 22, 2017 (2017-07-22) |
| 5 | "The Fires of War" Transliteration: "Sen-ka" (Japanese: 戦火) | July 29, 2017 (2017-07-29) |
| 6 | "The Citadel" Transliteration: "Honmaru" (Japanese: 本丸) | August 5, 2017 (2017-08-05) |
| 7 | "The First Unit" Transliteration: "Dai ichi butai" (Japanese: 第一部隊) | August 12, 2017 (2017-08-12) |
| 8 | "Protect History" Transliteration: "Rekishi o mamoru" (Japanese: 歴史を守る) | August 19, 2017 (2017-08-19) |
| 9 | "Former Master" Transliteration: "Moto no Aruji" (Japanese: 元の主) | August 26, 2017 (2017-08-26) |
| 10 | "Where Loyalty Leads" Transliteration: "Chūgi no Mukau saki" (Japanese: 忠義の向かう先) | September 2, 2017 (2017-09-02) |
| 11 | "Iron Law" Transliteration: "Tetsu no Okite" (Japanese: 鉄の掟) | September 9, 2017 (2017-09-09) |
| 12 | "Battle of Hakodate" Transliteration: "Hakokan sensō" (Japanese: 箱館戦争) | September 16, 2017 (2017-09-16) |
| 13 | "Katsugeki" Transliteration: "Katsugeki" (Japanese: 活撃) | September 23, 2017 (2017-09-23) |