Takanori Nishikawa & Tomoyasu Hotei Write Song For Touken Ranbu: The Movie
22.December.2018 | ANIME&GAME / MUSIC
It has been announced that musician, singer-songwriter and record producer Tomoyasu Hotei will feature on Takanori Nishikawa’s new song UNBROKEN. Both musicians are longtime associates; Hotei featured as a guest on Nishikawa’s self-cover album UNDER:COVER 2 (2013). Hotei reacted enthusiastically to Nishikawa’s request to feature on his new track.
The song was written for the upcoming live-action film Touken Ranbu: The Movie which will be released on January 18, 2019. It is a head-to-head battle between Nishikawa’s vocals and Hotei’s guitar playing that captures the feeling of the film in both the sound and lyrics.
Touken Ranbu: The Movie Trailer
Comment: Takanori Nishikawa
“So that I could write an appropriate song for the main theme that has in it both never-before-seen originality and enthusiasm I was able to summon Tomoyasu Hotei, the ultimate savant! He was in the middle of a busy tour at the time, but he gladly and very kindly accepted my request. I have nothing but gratitude for him. Hotei’s recording process is exciting. The tone of his guitar, the originality of each and everyone of his phrases, and his guitar solos. It was like he was just [casually] walking around. I’m putting my all into my vocals too for his unique guitar [playing], so please look forward to our two-man battle!”
Comment: Tomoyasu Hotei
“I have made music with Nishikawa several times but this is our first collaboration where we really face one another. Singing about Touken Ranbu’s showy world together with Nishikawa’s powerful and fast-paced sound is captivating like cherry blossoms dancing in a tempest. They entwine dramatically. My guitar too―I was able to play sharply and make it ever-changing like ninjutsu. Takanori Nishikawa has many different faces, but you cannot dislike his true ability to shout. He’s a real vocalist, there aren’t many of them out there.
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Touken Ranbu: The Movie
Release Date: January 18, 2019
Official Website: touken-movie2019.jp
©2019 “Touken Ranbu: The Movie” Production Committee ©2015-2019 DMM GAMES/Nitroplus
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Chocolate Tins / Touken Ranbu ONLINE
Price: ¥972 each (Tax Included, Shipping and Handling Not Included)
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Hilton Tokyo Odaiba to Hold Second Touken Ranbu ONLINE Collaboration Sweets Buffet
20.September.2022 | ANIME&GAME / FOOD
From October 21 until November 30, 2022, Hilton Tokyo Odaiba will hold the Touken Ranbu ONLINE Special Buffet ~Black & White~ event! This second collaboration with the popular series will be held Grillogy Bar and Grill on the second floor.
Dessert Menu
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Drink Order Bonus: Original Coaster (8 varieties)
At the buffet, guests can enjoy luxurious dishes inspired by characters from the sword-centered game and anime series. The desserts blend Japanese and Western cuisine, and special cocktails will be available during the first phase, each coming with a special coaster as a bonus! In addition, original goods will be on sale at the venue, so don’t miss it!
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Running: October 21 – November 30, 2022
Reservation Start Dates and Times:
Lottery Opens: September 16, 12:00~
General Reservations Open: October 6, 12:00~
*Lottery reservations and general reservations will be open
for the first and second runs.*Please see the official website for the full reservation schedule.
Venue: Hilton Tokyo Odaiba 2F Restaurant, Grillogy Bar and Grill
*Reservations required
Tickets/Details: https://odaiba.site/
Online Shop: https://touken-yorozuya.com/
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Sanrio Inspired Touken Ranbu Collaboration Cafes to Open in Shibuya and Nagoya PARCO
08.May.2022 | ANIME&GAME / FOOD / SPOT
Touken Ranbu has become a worldwide phenomenon over the past decade. The handsome characters are a hit with female fans, and now, PARCO is teaming up with Sanrio to reimagine everyone’s favorite swords-turned-dudes into chibi, pastel versions of themselves. Fans can enjoy seeing the kawaii form of their favorite characters at a special collaboration cafe coming to Shibuya and Nagoya soon.
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Touken Ranbu and PUMA Release First Collaboration Collection in Limited Quantities
06.January.2022 | ANIME&GAME / FASHION
Sporting goods retailer Alpen has begun selling items from the PUMA and Touken Ranbu collaboration. This is the first collection between the PC/smartphone game and the beloved worldwide brand. Items will be available online and at the Harajuku Cat Street PUMA store.
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Where to Buy:
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Popular Game Touken Ranbu To Celebrate Stage Show’s Fifth Anniversary with Exhibition at Ikebukuro PARCO
26.August.2021 | ANIME&GAME / SPOT
Super popular sword simulation game Touken Ranbu-ONLINE- will be celebrating the fifth anniversary of its 2.5D stage show with a special exhibition, held at Ikebukuro PARCO Factory between September 10 and 27, 2021. A travelling exhibition is also scheduled to visit Nagoya and Shinsaibashi.
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There will also be limited anniversary goods available – A must-have for any Touken Ranbu fan!
Look back on five years of Touken Ranbu on stage with this special exhibition!
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Duration: September 10 ~ 27, 2021
Opening Hours: 11:00 ~ 20:00 *Last admission is 30 minutes before closing. Closes at 18:00 on the final day.
Location: PARCO Factory (Ikebukuro PARCO 7F)
Entry Fee: ¥500 (Tax Included)
※Free postcard included with tickets
※Free entry for children in elementary school and younger.
※Admission benefits are available for those with paid tickets.
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Application Period: September 10 ~ September 13, 2021
Pre-order Period: August 18, 18:00 ~ August 22, 23:59
※Not offered on a first-come first-serve basis. A lottery will be held for those who applied during the pre-order period.
Lottery Results: August 26, 2021, from 12:00 onwards
Payment Period: 12:00 on August 26 until 23:00 on August 27, 2021
Touken Ranbu Stage Official Site: https://fc.stage-toukenranbu.jp/
※ Paid membership is required to enter the lottery.
※Applicable to those who entered during the application period.
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Touken Ranbu -ONLINE- Themed Cafes Open in Akihabara and Osaka Nipponbashi
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Two branches of Animate Cafe, Good Smile x Animate Cafe Akihabara and Good Smile x Animate Cafe Osaka Nipponbashi, are collaborating with Touken Ranbu -ONLINE- from June 23 to August 2, serving up food, drinks, and desserts inspired by the game as well as selling exclusive merchandise.
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Utage no Maku no Nai Bento | ¥1,100 (Tax Included)
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Touken Ranbu -ONLINE- x Animate Cafe
Running: June 23, 2021 – August 2, 2021
Address: Good Smile x Animate Cafe Akihabara / Good Smile x Animate Cafe Osaka Nipponbashi
Details: https://cafe.animate.co.jp/event/tohken-online2106/
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Fukuyama Museum of Art to Collaborate With Touken Ranbu -ONLINE- On National Treasure
28.June.2021 | ANIME&GAME / SPOT
The Japanese longsword and national treasure meichiku shūjūsa is being displayed at Fukuyama Museum of Art this summer from June 24 to September 12, and to celebrate, a special collaboration with the PC browser and mobile game Touken Ranbu -ONLINE- is being held.
This includes the displaying of a life-size panel of Kosetsu Sanmonji as well as a free Touken Ranbu -ONLINE- bookmark given to all visitors.
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Setonai no Fūkei Exhibition
Japanese Exhibition Title: ふくやま美術館2021年度夏季所蔵品展「瀬戸内の風景」
Running: June 24, 2021 – September 12, 2021
Opening Hours: 9:30-17:00
Closed: Mondays (Open on August 9 / Closed on August 10)Location: Fukuyama Museum of Art (Address: 2-4-2 Nishimachi, Fukuyama, Hiroshima 720-0067, Japan)
Official Website: http://www.dmm.com/netgame/feature/tohken.html
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Access the Touken Ranbu -ONLINE- Exhibition Online This Summer
20.June.2021 | ANIME&GAME
The Touken Ranbu -Honmaruhaku- 2020 exhibition was originally set to take place in seven cities across Japan from January 2020 to March 2021. Dedicated to the PC browser and mobile game Touken Ranbu -ONLINE-, the event was only able to take place in Tokyo in January 2020 due to the outbreak of COVID-19, forcing all other dates to be cancelled.
Fans who were looking forward to the exhibition will be excited to hear that it has returned in an all-new online experience. The exhibition opened on the Japanese event app MiloQ+ on Wednesday and is now running until the end of July.
Touken Ranbu -Honmaruhaku- exhibition main visual
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One of the exhibits
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Exhibits not to be missed
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One must-see area is a hallway lined with illustrations of 81 swordsmen. If you click on the image at the online exhibition, you’ll get more details about that character.
Toaru Honmaru map
Toaru Honmaru interactive images
Another exhibit not to be missed is a 1/100 scale diorama of Toaru Honmaru from the game. There are 49 interactive locations across the map which offer lots of interesting details.
Haiku area
Haiku area
Read through 314 different haiku poems, which are about Honmaru, in full CG.
Though the exhibition is taking place online, the venue itself is a real location in Aichi. The venue was prepared like an in-person exhibition and turned into a virtual experienc, so visitors can access it whenever they like.
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Touken Ranbu -Honmaruhaku- 2020 Online Exhibition
Running: June 16, 2021 – July 31, 2021Entry Price: ¥1,480 (Tax Included)
App: MiloQ (for smartphones) *App Store/Google Play
MiloQ Official Website: https://www.miloq-plus.com
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Guarantee Yourself a Win of Touken Ranbu -ONLINE- Merch
04.June.2021 | ANIME&GAME / FASHION
Minna no Kuji, a Japanese lottery draw service that guarantees a win every time, is set to release a new collection of Touken Ranbu -ONLINE- towels at FamilyMart, Touken Ranbu Yorozuya Honpo, hobby shops, bookstores, and elsewhere in Japan on June 26.
The Line-Up
A-Tier Prize: Kashuu Kiyomitsu Towel
B-Tier Prize: Kokindenjunotachi Towel
C-Tier Prize: Matsui Gou Towel
D-Tier Prize: Taikou Samonji Towel
E-Tier Prize: Sports Towels (10 Designs)
F-Tier Prize: Pocket Towel Handkerchiefs (4 Towels)
G-Tier Prize: Motif Hand Towels (14 Designs)
The towel collection features designs inspired by the characters from DMM Games and Nitroplus’s free to play collectable card video game Touken Ranbu -ONLINE-. Prizes A through C feature a claok design so you ccan dress up like the characters. the D-tier prize is a large bath towel inspired by Taikou Samonji, and E-tier prizes are sports towels with designs of several characters. There are also handkerchiefs and hand towels too.
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Minna no Kuji x Touken Ranbu -ONLINE- Towels
Release Date: June 26, 2021発売日:2021年6月26日(土)
Where: Japan (FamilyMart / Touken Ranbu Yorozuya Honpo / hobby shops / bookstores)
Price: ¥700 Per Turn (Tax Included)Official Website: http://f-ch.jp/tohken50/
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Touken Ranbu -ONLINE- Releases Cloth Face Masks With Filters
19.March.2021 | ANIME&GAME / FASHION
Bandai has released a new set of face masks inspired by the free-to-play collectible card browser and smartphone video game Touken Ranbu -ONLINE- which are now available to purchase on their official shopping site Premium Bandai.
Set A: Yagen Toushirou & Hakusan Yoshimitsu / Set B: Kashuu Kiyomitsu & Yamatonokami Yasusada / Set C: Taikogane Sadamune & Shokudaikiri Mitsutada – ¥1,650 (Tax Included)
The lightweight face masks are made by CHARA-MASK, a long-standing Japanese mask specialist store. They use replaceable filters and are made from a special mesh material that makes them more comfortable to wear over long periods of time without getting stuffy. They are also equipped with adjustable strings to fit many face types, and of course are washable so can be reused.
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CHARA-MASK Touken Ranbu -ONLINE- Face Masks
Order Window: March 11, 2021 – March 31, 2021
Shipping: July 2021
Buy Here: https://p-bandai.jp/item/item-1000155040/?rt=pr
Official Website: http://p-bandai.jp/?rt=pr
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The Japanese online anime and manga merchandise website CharaDepa is now selling a new collection of plush toy key chains of the characters from Touken Ranbu Online, a free-to-play collectible card video game developed by Nitroplus and DMM Games.
The Line-Up
Are you a player of Touken Ranbu Online, and if so, which of these cute key chains do you want the most?
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Touken Ranbu -ONLINE- Key Chains
Order Window: March 4, 2021 – March 22, 2021
Release Date: August 2021
Price: ¥2,100 Each (Before Tax)
Designs: 8
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Touken Ranbu Key Rings to Release This Summer
09.February.2021 | ANIME&GAME / FASHION
Ram Corporation has revealed the release of a new collection of key rings based on the characters from the popular online web browser and mobile game Touken Ranbu Online. The collection will drop at hobby shops, bookstores, and online shops in Japan on June 12, 2021. Pre-orders opened last Wednesday (February 3).
Character Line-Up: ¥780 Each (Before Tax) / Box of 10 ¥7,800 (Before Tax)
Size sample
Box of all 10 key rings available
This is the section collection to be released, featuring cute and tiny 3.5cm tall plush key rings of faces that are sure to be familiar to players of Touken Ranbu Online.
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Release Date: June 12, 2021
Pre-Orders: From February 3, 2021
Available: Hobby shops, bookstores, and online shops in Japan
Product Page: https://www.ram-corp.info/post/202102-release-kewpie02
Ram Corporation Official Website: https://www.ram-corp.info/