Two Key Visuals Released For Katsugeki/Touken Ranbu Movie

Ufotable released two teaser trailers and key visuals for the Katsugeki/Touken Ranbu movie in development. They feature Izuminokami Kanesada and Mutsunokami Yoshiyuki. The other main characters from the show, such as Horikawa Kunihiro and Tsurumaru Kuninaga, will likely get their own key visuals in the near future. [Thanks, Dengeki Online!]

The beginning of the both teaser trailers are the same. They use short clips of the six main characters from the Katsugeki/Touken Ranbu show, and then show off the key visual. The official Twitter account for Katsugeki/Touken Ranbu has also posted them.

Here are the tweets of the key visuals:

劇場版「活撃 刀剣乱舞」企画進行中。
ufotable描き下ろしティザービジュアルを公開しました。

『活撃 刀剣乱舞』というタイトルや第1弾キービジュアルを発表した2016年12月29日に準えて、本日、発表させていただいた次第です。

引き続き、何卒よろしくお願いいたします。https://t.co/EKVMMu49Ea pic.twitter.com/hLgT6xZEo2

— TVアニメ『活撃 刀剣乱舞』 (@katsugekitouken) December 29, 2021

劇場版「活撃 刀剣乱舞」企画進行中。
ufotable描き下ろしティザービジュアル第２弾を公開しました。
引き続き、何卒よろしくお願いいたします。https://t.co/yL27vxPnmM pic.twitter.com/3ExZwkFhsB

— TVアニメ『活撃 刀剣乱舞』 (@katsugekitouken) December 29, 2022

Katsugeki/Touken Ranbu ran from July to September 2017. At the time, the show concluded with the news that a movie adaptation was in development. However, there have not been a lot of updates since then. This is likely due to the majority of ufotable’s resources and manpower going into Demon Slayer, which was its next production. Katsugeki/Touken Ranbu is an anime series based on the Touken Ranbu video game. Unlike the more episodic Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru, Katsugeki had a plot and focused on a core group of sword boys.

The Katsugeki/Touken Ranbu movie is in development and more news on its release date will appear in the future. The show is available on streaming services such as Crunchyroll.