Stage: Touken Ranbu
Touken Ranbu the Stage 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, Kyoden: Moyuru Honnoji, 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 Kyoden: Moyuru Honnoji: Saien, which took place from December 15, 2016 to January 17, 2017.Giden: Akatsuki no Dokuganryū, ran from June 1, 2017, to July 14, 2017.
Gaiden: Kono Yora no Odawara
Joden: Mitsura Boshi Katanagatari, ran from December 15, 2017 to December 29, 2017.
Hiden: Yui no Me no Hototogisu ran from June to July 2018.
Jiden: Hibi no Ha Yo Chiruran
Iden: Oboro no Shishitachi
Kahakugeki Butai "Touken Ranbu / Tomoshibi" –
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 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 in the core formation and all-female cast including the ensemble.
Yamambagiri Kunihiro Tandokuko -Nihontoshi-
''Shiden: Tsuketari Kitan no Soumatou''
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.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.