Touken Ranbu

There are also several official comic anthologies and three manga series that use an anthology format.

• Developer — Nitroplus • Publisher — DMM Games • Platforms — Adobe Flash (EoL),.NET Core • Genre — Online web browser game

• Illustration — Touken Ranbu Logo (from 2015 - 2022) Players assume the role of a 審神者 who travels into the past to defeat evil forces, and has the ability to animate legendary swords, which are depicted as attractive young men. Touken Ranbu is essentially a gender-swapped clone of Kantai Collection, another game by DMM, which uses moe anthropomorphism to portray historical warships as young girls. Character designs in Touken Ranbu are inspired by the type of sword they portray as well as the period of history they come from. Combat is largely automated, with progress mainly dependent on resource management and grinding. Farming the four types of materials available in the game is required to forge and collect more swords. A number of actions in game are controlled by real time countdowns, such as repairs and forging or collecting new swords. Touken Ranbu can be played in a web browser or in a phone application. The worldwide version of the game was hosted on the website of Chinese game developer Johren, but ended service in 2023. However, the mainland China version of the app is still available.

The game has received two anime adaptations. The first is Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru (2016) by Doga Kobo and Toho, and the second is Katsugeki/Touken Ranbu (2017) by Ufotable and Aniplex. An anime adaptation of the series' 2016 stage play Touken Ranbu Kyoden Moyuru Honnōji, produced by DOMERICA, aired from April to May 2024. An anime adaptation of the Wanpaku! Touken Ranbu mixed-media project by Sanrio has been announced.

Since 2015, Touken Ranbu has inspired various Manga adaptations, primarily in the form of anthologies published in various magazines such as Monthly Bushiroad, Hana to Yume, B's Log, G Fantasy, and Monthly Comic Gene, among others. In 2022, three more manga adaptations were announced for serialization: Touken Ranbu: Outdoor Ibun Touken Camp, a Iyashikei manga adaptation centered on the main cast borrowing the camping equipment of the Saniwa for their missions or adventures. The series is illustrated by Ikra and serialized in Princess (magazine). Touken Ranbu Side Story Tale Of Ayakashi, a manga adaptation telling an original story in the franchise. The series is illustrated by Yaeko Ninagawa and published by Monthly Comic Zenon. Touken Ranbu: Nihongo Tsurezure Sake, a Cooking manga centered on the great spear Nihongou as he serves exceptional sake and snacks for his comrades in the citadel. The manga is illustrated by Okamura Kenji and serialized in Nichibun Comics.

Touken Ranbu has inspired a series of 2.5D stage plays and musicals since 2016. The stage plays and musicals were both announced simultaneously in 2015 with different companies and cast members behind the two separate productions. Musical: Touken Ranbu, produced with Nelke Planning, first ran on October 30, 2015. Stage: Touken Ranbu, produced by Marvelous and Dentsu, began running on May 3, 2016. Touken Ranbu has also inspired a traditional Kabuki stage production titled Touken Ranbu: Tsuki no Tsurugi Enishi no Kiri no wa, which was announced in 2022 and performed in Shinbashi Enbujo theater in Tokyo in July 2023.

Touken Ranbu has inspired an ice show titled Touken Ranbu - ICE BLADE -, which was performed at Yoyogi National Stadium on October 3 and 4 in 2026. It is notably the first 2.5D Touken Ranbu performance to blend live actors with voice acting from the sword casts original voice actors.

In August 2021, Koei Tecmo announced they were developing Touken Ranbu Warriors, a hack and slash game based on their Warriors franchise. The game was developed by Omega Force and Ruby Party, with DMM Games and Nitroplus distributing. The game was released for the Nintendo Switch and Microsoft Windows on February 17, 2022, in Japan. It was later released on May 24, 2022, in North America and Europe. In January 2025, the Touken Ranbu franchise announced a spin-off mobile Match-3 role-playing game titled Touken Ranbu Pazugiri. The game is developed by DMM Games, in collaboration with NHN PlayArt. It is set to release in Autumn 2026 on PC and mobile devices. In September 2026, Nintendo Direct announced a crossover title for Touken Ranbu with the Fitness Boxing series titled Fitness Boxing: Touken Ranbu – Shutsujin! Exercise Honmaru. It is set to release in January 15, 2027 on the Nintendo Switch and the Nintendo Switch 2.