Touken Ranbu Ties Six Swords to Kumamoto Castle Expo
The tie-in puts a sword-training game's cast on the historical ground their blades came from, and routes part of the merchandise revenue to earthquake relief.
Reporting from 1 source: Anime Anime.
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.
The six characters shown on the third floor are Kasen Kanesada, Kokin Denju no Tachi, Jizo Yukihira, Matsui Go, Doudanuki Masakuni, and Hotarumaru, each with a stated connection to the region. Panels pair introductions of the Touken Danshi with the history and origins of the swords behind them. A first-floor photo spot lines the characters up against Kumamoto Castle as a backdrop, next to a Touken Ranbu ONLINE PR booth.
- Kasen Kanesada: a famous sword passed down in the Hosokawa family of Kumamoto
- Kokin Denju no Tachi: given when the Kokin Denju transmission was made from Hosokawa Yusai to Karasumaru Mitsuhiro
- Jizo Yukihira: said to have been presented by Hosokawa Tadaoki to Akechi Mitsuhide
- Matsui Go: owned by Matsui Okinaga, head retainer of the Hosokawa family
- Doudanuki Masakuni: a work by the swordsmith Doudanuki Masakuni, favored by Kato Kiyomasa
- Hotarumaru: an odachi that was kept at Aso Shrine
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