Katsugeki/Touken Ranbu poster

Katsugeki/Touken Ranbu (2017)

Action · Adventure · Animation

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...

IMDb rating
6.2 (172 votes)
Seasons
1
Streaming (US)
Crunchyroll
Language
JA
Type
TV series

Ratings refreshed Jul 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2017)

6.85 avg 13 episodes 6.8 → 7.4 23 min avg

Ep 1: 6.8 · 16 votesEp 2: 6.4 · 14 votesEp 3: 6.4 · 15 votesEp 4: 6.7 · 13 votesEp 5: 7.7 · 17 votesEp 6: 6.6 · 14 votesEp 7: 7.1 · 15 votesEp 8: 6.8 · 13 votesEp 9: 6.5 · 12 votesEp 10: 6.5 · 12 votesEp 11: 6.9 · 14 votesEp 12: 7.2 · 13 votesEp 13: 7.4 · 13 votes
Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1To the Frontlines6.816
2Commander6.414
3Master's Orders6.415
4What I Wanted to Protect6.713
5The Fires of War7.717
6The Citadel6.614
7The First Unit7.115
8Protect History6.813
9Former Master6.512
10Where Loyalty Leads6.512
11Iron Law6.914
12Battle of Hakodate7.213
13Katsugeki7.413