Forum - View topicKatsugeki! Tōken Ranbu (TV)
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Stark700
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Katsugeki! Tōken Ranbu (TV) Source: Video Game (developed by Nitroplus, published by DMM Games) Demographic: Shounen Animation Studio: ufotable Genres: action, drama Themes: Bakumatsu era, historical, samurai, swordplay Plot Summary: The year is 1863 as the tumultuous samurai era is coming to an end, Japan is split between the pro-shogunate and anti-shogunate factions. The fate of the world is threatened as an army of historical revisionists are sent from the future to alter the course of history. In order to bring these forces down and protect the real history, two sword warriors, spirits who are swords brought to life by Saniwa (sage), rush to Edo. The polite and thoughtful Horikawa Kunihiro and the short tempered yet skillful Izuminokami Kanesada, who served the same master, confront the invading army along with a lively gang of other warriors including Mutsunokami Yoshiyuki, Yagen Toushirou, Tombokiri, and Tsurumaru Kuninaga. As the fate of history lies in these hero's hands, what meets the blade is yet to be uncovered. Air Date & Platform: July 1, 2017 (Saturday) Available on: Amazon Prime, Crunchyroll, Hulu Episode Count / Runtime: 13 episodes ---------------------------------- Another series from the Touken Ranbu franchise. However, this time it's adapted by ufotable. |
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Stark700
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Episode 1
Well, animation definitely improved thanks to ufotable working on this Touken project. This imo also took on a more serious approach at the franchise compared to the other series; not to mention, there's actual more violence and even some blood. The world setting is what I had expected. For some reason, I find Kunihiro to be more likeable already. Kanesada is badass and he should be with since that's the type of guy he is. I think it's a decent start. Wasn't a big fan of the Touken franchise but I'm impressed by the ufotable version so far. Oh and I think soundtrack improved too. I think this show is also going to be 1 cour again? |
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DuskyPredator
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Oh, this from the same series as that sword boys anime that I could only watch one episode of. This did look really pretty, which seems expected by being done by Ufotable, but also having gone through Tales of Zestiria the X, I don't think that animation alone can be what decide if something will be good to me. So in general despite some good presentation, I have my expectations fairly low right now.
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Dessa
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I haven't seen anything else from Touken Ranbu, but I'm enjoying this. Except for the kid's outfit, which seems too modern/British to fit in very well.
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