Touken Ranbu the Stage (舞台 刀剣乱舞) is a series of 2.5D stage plays co-produced by Marvelous Entertainment, Nitroplus, DMM.com and Toho based on the online browser game Touken Ranbu. The plays were screenplay and directed by Kenichi Suemitsu.[1] The plays were first announced in 2015 at the same time as Musical: Touken Ranbu and features a different cast and production crew.[2]
Production history
The first stage play, Kyoden: Moyuru Honnoji (舞台『刀剣乱舞』虚伝 燃ゆる本能寺), ran from May 3, 2016 to May 20, 2016. The play was also live-streamed in 60 theaters in Taiwan and Hong Kong on May 20, 2016, with over 40,000 people in attendance.[1] The success of the play led to a separate re-run of Kyoden: Moyuru Honnoji, revived under the name Kyoden: Moyuru Honnoji: Saien (舞台『刀剣乱舞』虚伝 燃ゆる本能寺〜再演〜), which took place from December 15, 2016 to January 17, 2017.