The upcoming Touken Ranbu Kai -Kyoden Moyuru Honnouji- anime series revealed eight additional cast members. The eight Touken Danshi, or sword boys that are joining the cast are:
The new cast members are a part of the 30 Touken Danshi that will appear as supporting characters in the series. They will join the previously announced cast members who are also a part of the 30 Touken Danshi. The original voice actors from the Touken Ranbu Online web browser game will also be reprising their roles for the series.
Touken Ranbu Kai -Kyoden Moyuru Honnouji- is based on the 2016 Touken Ranbu stage play adaptation, Touken Ranbu: Kyouden Moyuru Honnouji. Aya Ichikawa is directing the series while Mari Takada is in charge of the character designs. Studio Domerica (Romantic Killer, Seven Knights Revolution: Hero Successor) is in charge of animating the series. The series composition is handled by Kenichi Suemitsu, who was also the original script writer for the 2016 stage play adaptation. Touken Ranbu Kai -Kyoden Moyuru Honnouji- will premiere on April 2, 2024.
Known for its personified historical Japanese swords, Touken Ranbu is a franchise that first started as an online web browser game by DMM and Nitroplus. The game, Touken Ranbu Online, was launched in 2015 and has grown and inspired several anime, musical, and stage play adaptations, live-action movies, and a hack-and-slash game since. In the game, players play as the Saniwa sage whose mission is to defeat the evil forces known as the Historical Revisionists. To fight them, the Saniwa can bring famous, historical swords to life as Touken Danshi. Players get to summon personified swords, create an army, and fight off the evil forces trying to change history. There are currently over 200 Touken Danshi that players can summon in the game.
Source: Official Website
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