Without a doubt, Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru is one of next season’s most anticipated new anime, and as fans are patiently waiting for this new anime’s arrival, TOHO Animation has started streaming the series’ main visual, which also introduces us to the characters and their seiyuu:

A shorter 30-second CM was also posted:

The cast introduced in the longer video is made up of:

  • Mitsuhiro Ichiki as Yamatonokami Yasusada
  • Toshiki Masuda as Kashuu Kiyomitsu
  • Tarusuke Shingaki as Heshikiri Hasebe
  • Daiki Yamashita as Imanotsurugi
  • Reona Irie as Maeda Toushirou
  • Junji Majima as Nikkari Aoe
  • Kazuyuki Okitsu as Hachisuka Kotetsu
  • Kento Hama as Mutsunokami Yoshiyuki
  • Souma Saitou as Namazuo Toushirou
  • Kaito Ishikawa as Kasen Kanesada
  • Yuuki Tai as Souza Samonji
  • Seiichirou Yamashita as Yagen Toushirō
  • Takuya Satō as Shokudaikiri Mitsutada
  • Yuuta Kasuya as Gokotai
  • Tomoaki Maeno as Yamanbagiri Kunihiro
  • Ryota Ohsaka as Shishiou
  • Hidenori Takahashi as Ishikirimaru

The TV anime will be set in the year 2205, where historical revisionists are attacking to change the course of history, and only the “Touken Danshi,” the strongest objects imbued with life, can stop them from their goals.

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Produced by ufotable (Fate/Zero) and directed by Takashi Naoya (Luck & Logic), Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru will be premiering on 2 October 2016. It will be based on the PC browser game by DMM and Nitroplus, which is another game along the lines of Kantai Collection, which features anthropomorphic ship girls. However, unlike KanColle, the series features anthropomorphic sword boys