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Touken Ranbu
Touken Ranbu is expanding across games, live performance, and licensed goods. The newest announcement is Fit Boxing Touken Ranbu -Shutsujin! Exercise Honmaru-, set for January 15, 2027 on Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2, while the first Touken Ranbu ice show runs October 3-4, 2026 at Yoyogi National Gymnasium.
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Sep 13
Touken Ranbu's 2026 coverage is dominated by two things: the online game's push into real-world spaces and a wave of licensed merchandise. The ROUND Ichimonji Campaign takes 12 sword warriors into ROUND1 bowling and karaoke locations from July 17 to October 18, 2026, with themed menus, goods, karaoke rooms, and voiced bowling events. It reads as the largest physical activation in the cluster, with a pun tying Fukuoka Ichimonji to the ROUND1 name. The J.League project goes wider: 20 sword warriors are cheer captains for all 20 J1 clubs in the 2026/27 season, with stadium events starting in October.
The game itself keeps adding content. Momotaro Sukesada arrives as a new sword warrior through a pre-registration campaign for the puzzle spin-off Touken Ranbu Puzzgiri, with the voice actor and implementation date still to be announced. The spin-off has a presence at Tokyo Game Show 2026, where DMM GAMES plans its largest booth to date and will run hands-on previews of both Puzzgiri and Muv-Luv Girls Garden.
Live performance is where the coverage diverges from the game news. Touken Ranbu - ICE BLADE - runs October 3-4, 2026 at Yoyogi National Gymnasium, with Kaori Sakamoto as the original character Ice Spirit and skaters including Takahito Mura and Keiji Tanaka performing alongside voice actors. Character visuals for Kashuu Kiyomitsu and Hizamaru followed through June.
Merchandise coverage is steady rather than event-driven. MegaHouse's Rukappu figures of Mikazuki Munechika and Kashuu Kiyomitsu opened reservations on August 6, 2026 with shipping set for April 2027. Bandai Spirits' Chibigurumi plush waves launched June 23, with fourth and fifth waves planned for August 2026. Premium Bandai opened reservations for a 10-sword nail oil line in August, and Bellmaison announced its first collaboration with the game, a New Year osechi box and quilted hanten.
Key facts
- Newest game release
- Fit Boxing Touken Ranbu -Shutsujin! Exercise Honmaru- launches January 15, 2027 on Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 ↗
- Fit Boxing instructors
- Six sword warriors appear as 3D instructors, including Mikazuki Munechika, Oodachi Yasusada, and Tsurumaru Kuninaga ↗
- Ice show
- Touken Ranbu - ICE BLADE - runs October 3-4 at Yoyogi National Gymnasium, with Kaori Sakamoto as the original character Ice Spirit ↗
- J.League project
- 20 sword warriors serve as cheer captains for all 20 J1 clubs in the 2026/27 season, with stadium events starting in October ↗
- ROUND1 campaign
- The ROUND Ichimonji Campaign runs from July 17 to October 18, 2026 at ROUND1 locations nationwide ↗
- New sword warrior
- Momotaro Sukesada is obtainable through a pre-registration campaign for Touken Ranbu Puzzgiri; the voice actor and implementation date are to be announced ↗
- Rukappu figures
- MegaHouse opened reservations on August 6, 2026 for Mikazuki Munechika and Kashuu Kiyomitsu figures, shipping April 2027 at 5,060 yen standard and 5,170 yen for a Premium Bandai edition ↗
- Tokyo Game Show 2026
- DMM GAMES will exhibit at Tokyo Game Show 2026 with its largest booth ever, in Hall 3 of Makuhari Messe, featuring hands-on previews of Touken Ranbu Puzzgiri and Muv-Luv Girls Garden ↗
- Bellmaison collaboration
- Bellmaison's first Touken Ranbu ONLINE collaboration includes a New Year osechi box at 17,800 yen with 30 dishes and a quilted hanten in five colors ↗
- Nail oil lineup
- Touken Ranbu ONLINE Fuwari to Hana Mau Nail Oil Vol.2 covers all 10 swords, sold in five sets of two bottles at 3,630 yen per set ↗
Timeline
- Sep 9, 2026 Fit Boxing Touken Ranbu Launches January 15, 2027
- Aug 29, 2026 Touken Ranbu Nail Oil Vol.2 Reservations Open With 10 Swords
- Aug 29, 2026 DMM GAMES to Bring Largest Booth Ever to Tokyo Game Show 2026
- Aug 7, 2026 Touken Ranbu ONLINE Gets First Osechi and Hanten From Bellmaison
- Aug 6, 2026 Touken Ranbu ONLINE Figures Join Rukappu Series
- Jul 22, 2026 Touken Ranbu Online Adds New Sword Warrior Momotaro Sukesada Via Puzzgiri Collab
- Jul 18, 2026 Touken Ranbu Online and ROUND1 Launch ROUND Ichimonji Campaign
- Jul 16, 2026 Touken Ranbu and ROUND1 Collaboration Launches July 17 With 12 New Illustrations
- Jul 10, 2026 Touken Ranbu Ice Show Debuts With Key Visual and Skater Cast
- Jun 28, 2026 Touken Ranbu Ice Show Releases Hizamaru Character Visual
- Jun 27, 2026 Touken Ranbu ONLINE and Round One Launch ROUND One Character Campaign July 17
- Jun 19, 2026 Touken Ranbu Online Names 20 Sword Warriors as J.League Cheer Captains
- Jun 15, 2026 Touken Ranbu Online Chibigurumi Plush Toys Get Second and Third Waves
- Jun 5, 2026 Touken Ranbu Ice Show Releases Kashuu Kiyomitsu Character Visual
- Jun 1, 2026 Touken Ranbu Mejirushi Accessory #Hashtag Version Launches in June 2026
- May 29, 2026 Kaori Sakamoto Cast as Ice Spirit in Touken Ranbu Ice Show
Synthesized by Yomimono from the cited Yomimono stories below, each itself
sourced, then editorially reviewed. Every
fact links the story it came from.
Facts
- Announced
- collaboration campaign 'ROUND Ichimonji Campaign' with ROUND1, featuring 12 new illustrations, exclusive goods, and themed experiences · 2026-07-16
- Announced
- new character visual of Kashuu Kiyomitsu · 2026-06-05
- Release
- live_action · 2026-10-03 to 2026-10-04 · Japan · 2026-06-05
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All coverage
4d ago
Touken Ranbu ONLINE added the sword warrior Asakura Toushirou to smithing after maintenance on October 13, 2026. He costs 700 of each resource and is available until 12:59 on October 27. He is a tantou of the Awataguchi school, voiced by Sho Komura with art by ZeroGo Iwamoto. A support pack and a Refinement Enhancement 2x Campaign run alongside.
Oct 9
Pre-orders for the Touken Ranbu ONLINE x THE KISS Collaboration Rings Wave 1 opened on October 9, 2026 at 19:00 on Premium Bandai and FanFunMARKET. The lineup has four silver rings, each inspired by a Touken Danshi: Mikazuki Munechika, Shokudaikiri Mitsutada, Kashuu Kiyomitsu, and Goke Kanemitsu. Each ring has a center stone in its image color and an engraving on the inside, and ships in an original box.
Oct 6
Touken Ranbu - ICE BLADE - ran October 3 and 4, 2026 at the National Yoyogi Stadium First Gymnasium. The Blu-ray and DVD arrive February 24, 2027 through KING RECORDS STORE and Animate mail order. Packages pair the main feature with a two-disc original soundtrack, and first-production-run orders include a script replica. Kaori Sakamoto appears as the ice show original character Ice Spirit.
Oct 6
Touken Ranbu ONLINE will collaborate with Special Edition Oshiro EXPO in Kumamoto 2026, held October 3 and 4 at Kumamoto Castle Hall. A third-floor corner features six Touken Danshi linked to Kumamoto and Kumamoto Castle, among them Kasen Kanesada, Hotarumaru, and Doudanuki Masakuni. Okkii Konnosuke appears at an October 3 stage event from 14:45 to 15:15. Two collaboration goods sell for 770 yen each.
Oct 6
Toyota announced on October 6, 2026 that it will exhibit a special vehicle, the Crown Crossover x Touken Danshi Mikazuki Munechika, at the second Kyoto Station Building Art Festival, Geijutsu no Eki 2026. The Crown carries blue and gold lines and a large Mikazuki Munechika emblem on the hood. The exhibition runs October 17 to November 3, 13:00 to 20:00 daily on the first floor Station Front Plaza. More collaboration plans are to be announced.
Sep 20
EXNOA announced at Tokyo Game Show 2026 that Touken Ranbu Pazugiri, a puzzle RPG for iOS, Android, and PC, launches September 24, 2026. At launch the main story runs through Chapter 3, drawn from Momotaro, Issun-boshi, and Urashima Taro, and 42 Touken Danshi from Touken Ranbu ONLINE are implemented. Five swords appear as rare: Mikazuki Munechika, Kasen Kanesada, Taro Tachi, Ran Toshiro, and Ichigo Hitofuri.
Sep 18
KOUGEI EXPO in KANAGAWA runs from Saturday, November 7 to Monday, November 9 at Pacifico Yokohama. The event includes a KOUGEI x Touken Ranbu ONLINE Collaboration Gallery featuring Higekiri, Hizamaru, Heshikiri Hasebe, Hyuga Masamune, Yamanbagiri Chougi, and Futasuji-hi Sadamune, with collaborated works on display and collaboration goods sold. A high school student flower arrangement performance and a GREEN x EXPO 2027 collaboration project are also planned.
Sep 9
During the Nintendo Direct broadcast on September 9, 2026, Imagineer announced a collaboration between its exercise game series Fit Boxing and the sword training simulation Touken Ranbu ONLINE. The new title, Fit Boxing Touken Ranbu -Shutsujin! Exercise Honmaru-, is scheduled for release on January 15, 2027, for Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2. Players exercise alongside six sword warriors who appear as 3D instructors, including Mikazuki Munechika, Oodachi Yasusada, and Tsurumaru Kuninaga. The game includes a Nito Kenbu Mode that lets players train with two sword warriors at once. Continuing exercise unlocks daily episodes in which players communicate with the characters. The Fit Boxing series has previously released collaboration titles such as Fit Boxing Fist of the North Star and Fit Boxing feat. Hatsune Miku. Touken Ranbu content had appeared in Fit Boxing 2 only as BGM DLC from the anime Touken Ranbu -Hanamaru-, making this the first full collaboration between the two franchises. The announcement was part of the Nintendo Direct 2026.9.9 showcase.
Aug 29
Reservations for Touken Ranbu ONLINE Fuwari to Hana Mau Nail Oil Vol.2 began on Premium Bandai. The lineup covers all 10 swords, including Ookurikara, sold in five sets of two bottles each at 3,630 yen per set. Each bottle contains real flowers and a scent tied to a Touken Danshi.
Aug 29
EXNOA announced DMM GAMES will exhibit at Tokyo Game Show 2026 with its largest booth ever, located in Hall 3 of Makuhari Messe. The booth will feature hands-on previews of Touken Ranbu Puzzgiri and Muv-Luv Girls Garden, plus stage events with special guests, including a fripSide live and a Touken Ranbu joint stage.
Aug 7
Bellmaison announced its first collaboration with Touken Ranbu ONLINE, featuring a New Year osechi box and a quilted hanten. The osechi, priced at 17,800 yen, includes 30 dishes and items like a calendar and furoshiki. The hanten comes in five colors based on Touken Danshi. Pre-orders begin August 3 on Bellmaison Net.
Aug 6
MegaHouse began accepting reservations on August 6, 2026 for two new figures in its Rukappu series, featuring Mikazuki Munechika and Kashuu Kiyomitsu from the sword training simulation game Touken Ranbu ONLINE. Each figure stands approximately 110mm tall and uses the Rukappu series' signature looking-up and sitting pose, designed to make eye contact easy when displayed on a desk. The neck is movable, allowing for different expressions. The standard edition of each figure is priced at 5,060 yen including tax, while a Premium Bandai limited edition priced at 5,170 yen includes an original mini cushion as a purchase bonus. Shipping is scheduled for April 2027. The Rukappu series is produced by MegaHouse and features deformed figures in poses that appear to look up at the viewer. The Touken Ranbu ONLINE game is available on PC browser, iOS, and Android platforms.
Jul 22
EXNOA announced a new sword warrior, Momotaro Sukesada, for Touken Ranbu ONLINE. The great tachi is obtainable through a collaboration campaign tied to pre-registration for Touken Ranbu Puzzgiri. Players can acquire a Special Exchange Ticket from a designated page to guarantee the sword. The voice actor and implementation date are to be announced.
Jul 18
Touken Ranbu ONLINE is collaborating with bowling and karaoke chain ROUND1 from July 17 through October 18, 2026. The ROUND Ichimonji Campaign features collaboration menus, packs, bowling events with recorded voice by Shunichi Kojima, and limited goods at select stores nationwide.
Jul 16
The Touken Ranbu ONLINE x ROUND1 collaboration campaign 'ROUND Ichimonji Campaign' runs from July 17 to October 18, 2026, at ROUND1 locations nationwide. It features 12 sword warriors in new bowling and karaoke themed illustrations, collaboration food and drinks, exclusive goods, themed karaoke rooms, and a bowling event with recorded voice lines.
Jul 10
Axel Entermedia revealed the key visual for Touken Ranbu - ICE BLADE -, the first ice show based on the Touken Ranbu franchise. The event runs October 3-4 at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo. Top skaters including Kaori Sakamoto, Takahito Mura, and Keiji Tanaka perform alongside voice actors. The story involves a five-headed dragon attacking a honmaru and an Ice Spirit awakening. Ticket sales begin July 3.
Jun 28
The Touken Ranbu - ICE BLADE - production committee released a new character visual for Hizamaru, drawn by the original game staff. The ice show runs October 3-4, 2026 at National Yoyogi Stadium First Gymnasium, with a cast including figure skaters and voice actors. Advance ticket reservations open July 3.
Jun 27
Round One and Touken Ranbu ONLINE will hold a collaboration campaign titled "ROUND One Character Campaign" from July 17 to October 18, 2026. The campaign was announced on Round One's official website and X account. The key visual features Fukuoka Ichimonji, Mikazuki Munechika, and the initial sword. The campaign name combines "ROUND1" with the sword warrior Fukuoka Ichimonji, and the catchphrase is "Enjoy ROUND '1' with Fukuoka Ichimonji!" The campaign will take place at Round One amusement facilities nationwide, which offer activities such as bowling and arcade games. Details about prizes and specific campaign content have not yet been announced and will be released later. Social media reactions included comments like "I'll go bankrupt..." and "Alright, let's go!"
Jun 19
The Touken Ranbu ONLINE and J.League collaboration project Shutsujin! J.League Ouen Honmaru opened a special site and began advance goods sales. Twenty sword warriors from the game serve as cheer captains for all 20 J1 clubs for the 2026/27 season, with illustrations by lack. Collaboration events at stadiums start in October.
Jun 15
Bandai Spirits is releasing the second and third waves of its Chibigurumi plush toy series for Touken Ranbu Online as prize items. The second wave includes Mikazuki Munechika, Odotari, Yamatonokami Yasusada, Kote Kiri E, and Buzen E. The third wave includes Ichigo Hitofuri, Yakushi Tosiro, Izuminokami Kanesada, Horikawa Kunihiro, and Tsurumaru Kuninaga. Both waves launch June 23, with fourth and fifth waves planned for August 2026.
Jun 5
The production committee for "Touken Ranbu - ICE BLADE -" released a new character visual of Kashuu Kiyomitsu drawn by the original game staff. The ice show will take place October 3-4, 2026 at Yoyogi National Gymnasium First Gymnasium, featuring skaters and voice actors from the franchise.
Jun 1
The Touken Ranbu ONLINE Mejirushi Accessory #Hashtag Version will appear in Gashapon machines from the second week of June 2026. The 9 cm charms feature 10 Touken Danshi from the O-tomo Sanpo series, each with a character line and a hashtag motif. Each capsule costs 300 yen.
May 29
The first ice show for Touken Ranbu, titled Touken Ranbu - ICE BLADE -, has announced its full cast and schedule. Olympic silver medalist Kaori Sakamoto will appear as the original character Ice Spirit. Top skaters including Takahito Mura and Keiji Tanaka will perform as Touken Danshi alongside voice actors from the game. The show runs October 3-4 at National Yoyogi Stadium First Gymnasium.