The official website of the Toku: Touken Ranbu – Hanamaru – Setsugetsuka anime movie trilogy announced production staff and opening dates on Friday. The first movie, subtitled Yuki no Maki, is scheduled to open in theaters on May 20, followed by the second and third movies, subtitled Tsuki no Maki and Hana no Maki, on July 8 and September 1.
Staff (Movie 1)
Director: Takashi Naoya (Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru)
Script: Kou Nekota (Sword Art Online: Alicization)
Character Design, Chief Animation Director: Junichirou Taniguchi (Tada-kun wa Koi wo Shinai)
Sub-character Design: Mitsue Mori (Uta no☆Prince-sama♪ Maji Love 1000% character design), Eriko Iida (Kageki Shoujo!!)
Sword Design: Akishino Denforword Hiyori (Youjo Senki weapon design), Eri Nakajima (Senpai ga Uzai Kouhai no Hanashi prop design)
Prop Design: Tamami Izawa (Uchi no Maid ga Uzasugiru! animation director), Akishino Denforword Hiyori, Kazumi Ono (To LOVE-Ru Darkness chief animation director)
Art Design: Takeyuki Takahashi (Dumbbell Nan Kilo Moteru?)
Art Director: Yukari Yasuda (Olive) (Jouran: The Princess of Snow and Blood)
Color Design: Yuka Itou (Koisuru Asteroid)
Director of Photography: Takehiro Kure (Ikebukuro West Gate Park)
Editing: Kentarou Tsubone (Meikyuu Black Company)
Sound Director: Fumiyuki Gou (Takt Op. Destiny)
Sound Effects: Katsuhiro Nakano (The God of High School)
Music: Kenji Kawai (Mob Psycho 100)
Studio: Doga Kobo
Tomoaki Koshida (Zoku Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru) and Sumie Noro (Maoujou de Oyasumi assistant director) are helming the second and third movie, respectively.
Doga Kobo produced two Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru anime seasons in Fall 2016 and Winter 2018, each running for 12 episodes. Crunchyroll simulcast both seasons with subtitles, while Funimation streamed an English dub.
The anime series is based on Nitroplus and DMM Games’ online card collectible game, which was released in Japan in January 2015. Game platform Johren released the game in English on April 27. The franchise also received stage plays, musicals, and two live-action films.
Teaser Trailer
Source: Comic Natalie
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