活撃　刀剣乱舞

Katsugeki TOUKEN RANBU

🚪 Often abandoned

The year is 1863, the tumultuous samurai era is coming to an end. Japan is split between the pro-shogunate and anti-shogunate factions. The fate of the world is threatened as an army of historical revisionists are sent from the future to alter the course of history. In order to bring these forces down and protect the real history, two sword warriors, spirits who are swords brought to life by Saniwa (sage), rush to Edo with a lively gang of warriors to confront the invaders.

Names

Original	活撃　刀剣乱舞 (han)
Romaji	Katsugeki Touken Ranbu
English	Katsugeki TOUKEN RANBU
Chinese	活擊刀劍亂舞 (traditional · via wikidata)

Facts

Format	TV series · 13 ep · 23 min · 5h total
Aired	2017-07-02 → 2017-09-24 (Summer 2017)
Status	FINISHED
Studio	ufotable
Source	Video game
Origin	Japan (Anime)
Genres	Action Drama Fantasy
Themes	Samurai Historical Swordplay Primarily Male Cast Ensemble Cast
Streaming	Crunchyroll · Hulu · Amazon Prime Video · Netflix

Reception

Community score	6.35 / 10
Bayesian score	6.56 / 10
Composite	40.5
On lists	32,650
Favourited	319 (1.0%)
Completion	52.9%
Drop rate	25.5%
In backlog	48.4%
Score spread σ	1.87

Score distribution

111121283302459051,06561,57971,75281,025960410298

Where it places

Cohort	Value	Tier	Rank
Studio	ufotable	E	61 of 63
Broadcast season	Summer 2017	D	68 of 88
Year	2017	E	311 of 376
Source material	Video game	E	438 of 530
Season (all years)	Summer	E	1,456 of 1,662
Era	Late 2010s	E	1,549 of 1,863
Genre	Drama	E	1,776 of 1,917
Genre	Fantasy	E	1,916 of 2,142
Length	Single-cour	E	2,245 of 2,668
Genre	Action	E	2,452 of 2,765
Format	TV series	E	2,889 of 3,322
Origin	Japan	E	6,265 of 7,157