Autumn Anime "Toukendanbu - Hanamaru-", Report on Cast & Staff Talk Event!

An event report has arrived from the TV anime "Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru," which will start in October.



Since its launch on January 14, 2015, "Touken Ranbu," a sword training simulation game in which players take on the role of the master of "sword men," famous swordsmen from history transformed into warriors, and form the "Shirahaidai" to defeat enemies,has exploded in popularity, especially among women, due to its unique and attractive male characters, relationships based on historical facts, and other characteristics. The TV anime "Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru" is directed by Takashi Naotani (first-time director of a TV anime series), with character design by Junichiro Taniguchi, series composition and script by Pierre Sugiura, and production by Animation Studio. In addition, "Sword Dance (tentative title)," produced by ufotable, is scheduled to air by the end of 2017.

At Machi★Asobi vol. 16 on May 5, a talk event was held with Mitsuhiro Ichirai, who plays Yamato Mamoru Stable, Pierre Sugiura, who composed the series and wrote the script, and Deji Tarou, the original producer, as guests, with Toho producer Ito as MC. Below is the report.

When the MC called for all three to take the stage together, the packed house on the sunny stage erupted in applause. The talk proceeded according to several themes written on a flipchart in advance.

The first theme was "W-anime adaptation. Dejitaro, the producer of the original work, commented that he was looking forward to seeing the world of sword fighting expand as the W2.5 dimensional, stage, musical, and W anime adaptations were realized under the production of two different types of companies, Animation Studio and ufotable.

He then went on to talk about the story and the direction of the worldview of the anime "Touken Ranbu - Hanamaru-," which is based on the theme of "Hanamaru. The production team talked about the origin of "Hanamaru" and their enthusiasm for the production, saying, "While each of the goddesses across the country has their own "Honmaru," this "certain Honmaru" is named "Hanamaru" because it depicts a "Honmaru with flowers" (Pierre)," and "We will deliver a heart-warming and heartfelt work, which is typical of the production by Video Studio (Producer Ito). The audience's enthusiasm for the production of "Hanamaru" was growing as the excitement of the audience increased.

The audience's enthusiasm for the show had risen, and the discussion moved on to the next theme, "Yamatomori Yasusada" and "Famous (or Lost?) Lines". The conversation moved on to the next theme, "Yamatomori Yasusada" and "Famous (stray?) lines. The audience requested "welcome back" and "fall on your head and die! and "Drop your head and die!" The audience cheered loudly when Mr. Ichigori-San voiced Yamatomamori Yasusada's lines in live. Ichigori-San said of Yamatomori-Yasushi, "Yamatomori-Yasushi, with his dual nature, is a lot of fun to play, and I am very happy to see his worldview expanding with more dialogue in the anime.

In the "Future of the original game "Touken Ranbu-ONLINE-" corner, Dejitaro asked the audience to look forward to more characters to be added and a new system called "Kiwame" that will be revealed in detail in the future. Three days before the event, it was also announced that the game would be ported to China. He also introduced the collaboration with the Kyoto Museum and participation in the Hotarumaru restoration project to promote the Japanese sword, one of Japan's most popular cultural assets, throughout the world.

The stage was full of stories, but then the navigator of the original game, Konosuke, made an appearance! As promised from the AnimeJapan 2016 stage, the appearance of Kon-nosuke triggered the release of a teaser PV. The audience was filled with excitement to see the first animated video of the anime "Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru" and the voice of Yamato Mamoru Yasuyoshi by Ichirai, which was recorded for this purpose. Especially in the latter half of the PV, when Yamatomori Yasusada was about to swing his sword with a serious expression on his face, but was forced off-screen by the Hanamaru logo and said, "Oh my gosh!

In his closing speech, he said, "We will see you again at the Machiai Sobi in October, when "Touken Ranbu - Hanamaru-" has already started airing! (Mr. Dejitaro)" and "I will do my best to write! (Pierre)" "I look forward to the recording and broadcast with the same feelings as everyone else. Let's look forward to October together! （The event ended on a high note.

Please look forward to the future development of the anime "Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru"!