Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru Episode 11 Discussion

Stark700 said:
THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE.
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Hmm this was a more serious episode, first half was buildup while the second part was execution. Surprisingly, I think they planned that out quite well.

Plus, we got guys like Kiyomitsu and Taroutachi who were so eager to fight anyway.
The action was pretty fast paced and actually by the looks of it, all the guys were fired up for the fight. Fun stuff.

vikki7783 said:
Barasone-niichan in all his bara glory
HORIKAWA HELPS KANE-SAN GET DRESSED
And that Horikane double attack <3
holy shiT OKITA-KUN IS GORGEOUS
HE LOOKS LIKE KANDA FROM DGM WHO IS ALSO GORGEOUS

I would have preferred Shinsengumi singing ED but oh well <3

MikazukiRanbu said:
Cant say i agree with some of these comments. I thought the Okita reveal very anticlimactic ( it seriously felt like even the show was treating his reveal like it was nothing special ) and predictable. Honestly, who didnt see this coming. The secret character that Hanamaru teased at HAD to be either Saniwa or Okita. They wouldnt reveal Saniwa ( Most likely ) because it would be pointless to do so so late in the series and because the point of the game ( and by hanamaru ) if for the player/Viewer to project themselves onto the faceless and genderless sage. So i knew all along that Okita was coming. I just didnt expect his reveal to be so.. you know.

Him looking exactly like a cross between Yamato and Kashuu ( Kashuus face and Yamatos everything else ) didnt surprise me but did bother me a bit because he has blue eyes. Episode was okay and i definitely think i can predict whatll happen in the next. Regardless of what Yamato does, he cant save Okita because itll change History. I do hope hell at least get to spend a bit of time with Okita before he dies though.

First half of episode was cute but slow as usual. Im definitely glad this episode had better fight scenes. Horikawa and Kanesan were honestly the highlight of everything. Im torn between liking Hanamaru Okita and being ; meh about him. Hes not as aggressively bishounenized as other portrayals of Okita but at the same time i feel like they could have made him look more like an ordinary japanese man, at least with his hair and eye color. Revealing him at all sort of took away the mystery of not knowing what the previous masters look like but its better that it was him over them revealing Saniwas appearance.

Loved the dramatic ED and the cute end card. Tsundere Hachisuka tho... Overall pretty average episode but looking forward to the next. Also, Mikazukis narration. and kogitsunemaru got a next episode shout out from Iwatooshi?? Hmmm

MikazukiRanbu said:


No. I think if Ufotable touken ranbu and Hanamaru were connected, it would be announced at the END of the series. Theres still one episode left and its been made pretty clear that Hanamaru will be over on episode 12. In the next episode synopsis, They said Kashuu will be going after Yamato which will likely lead to him stopping Yamato from changing History, therefore ending the conflict before it can happen. Ufotable TOuken Ranbu will follow shinsengumi events but that doesnt mean itll in any way have anything to do with Hanamaru. You gotta remember that theyre both based off of the same game which recounts historical events. These events are NOT exclusive in Hanamaru and have been briefly touched upon in game. There would be no point in dragging Hanamaru over to ufotables anime when Dogakobo has enough manpower and time to just make a season 2 for it, regardless. I believe that hanamaru will end on Sunday like its meant to and Ufotable will tell the stories of Touken Ranbu in a new medium. I wont subscribe to the theory that theyre in anyway connected until Ufotable or Nitro+ tells us otherwise.