TV Anime 'Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru' Gets Sequel

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Feb 4, 2017 11:07 PM | 26 Comments

A special event titled "Hanamaru @ Biyori!" held today in Makuhari Messe, Chiba, Japan has announced that the production for the sequel to the TV anime series Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru has been decided. To commemorate this announcement, an illustration of Yamatonokami Yasusada and Kashuu Kiyomitsu drawn by character designer Junichirou Taniguchi was released. The story of the sequel as well as other production details will be revealed at a later date.

Touken Ranbu is an online card collectible game which spawned two TV anime adaptations. The first adaptation by studio Doga Kobo, Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru, aired from October 3, 2016 to December 19, 2016 with 12 episodes. The second adaptation by studio ufotable, Katsugeki/Touken Ranbu, is slated to premiere in July 2017.

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Well. More hasebe is nice at least.

Feb 18, 2017 7:17 PM by Brb

Ummmm this anime went under my radar for some reason, is it good ?

Feb 13, 2017 12:00 PM by Xaxeth

I loved S1 to pieces I'm happy I needed more sword boys together.

Feb 12, 2017 11:47 AM by Shadow-Chan

Oh yes! These gorgeous men are the cure to my cancer!

Feb 7, 2017 12:36 PM by Machination

TypicalShoujoLOL said:

Huh? What are you talking about? Touken Ranbu Season 2 katsugeki will be directed at UFOTABLE not Doga Kobo get your facts right lol you're embarrassing.

Katsugeki isn't Hanamaru's season 2 though. Katsugeki and Hanamaru are different anime inside the same franchise, but with no correlation between each other.
What was announced here was Hanamaru's season 2. DogaKobo is the responsible for Hanamaru, so they're doing its s2.

Feb 6, 2017 8:21 AM by amakki

Paulo27 said:
Is this the sequel Doga Kobo was gonna do this year?
What a waste.
Still waiting on Nozaki-kun's S2 (or for Doga Kobo to make something good again).

Huh? What are you talking about? Touken Ranbu Season 2 katsugeki will be directed at UFOTABLE not Doga Kobo get your facts right lol you're embarrassing.

Feb 6, 2017 6:10 AM by TypicalShoujoLOL

I wonder if Sengo will make it lol

Feb 5, 2017 7:02 PM by petalshreds

I'm guessing Doga Kobo is working on multiple sequels. Not a big fan of this series but good for the fans.

Feb 5, 2017 1:59 PM by Stark700

Paulo27 said:
Is this the sequel Doga Kobo was gonna do this year?
What a waste.
Still waiting on Nozaki-kun's S2 (or for Doga Kobo to make something good again).

Pretty sure it was this one.
https://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=1588648

Feb 5, 2017 9:27 AM by Z4K

Paulo27 said:
Is this the sequel Doga Kobo was gonna do this year?
What a waste.
Still waiting on Nozaki-kun's S2 (or for Doga Kobo to make something good again).

Dogakobo has almost no say in whether Nozaki-kun gets a season 2 or not. That's for Square Enix to decide. Dogakobo is just the studio. And apparently the people behind TouRabu Hanamaru felt it did a good job so they're making more of it.

It may be a waste to you, but to the production committee, it's anything but a waste.

Feb 5, 2017 9:25 AM by phoenixalia

Never expected hanamaru to ever get a season 2.
More cute guys doing cute things anime is always appreciated.

Feb 5, 2017 8:54 AM by puffyram

Need to watch the first season soon.

Feb 5, 2017 8:45 AM by Chibi-Alice

Ehhhhh it had it's ups and downs, I'll probably try a few eps and see who's getting animated. Will watch if Higekiri is in.

moe sol kancolle remake when tho?

Feb 5, 2017 7:46 AM by Lemon

I don't think I'll binge watch this season, it wasn't a really interesting series but I didn't hate it so I'll probably watch it whilst it's airing.

Feb 5, 2017 7:43 AM by NanDemoNai_

Paulo27 said:
Is this the sequel Doga Kobo was gonna do this year?
What a waste.
Still waiting on Nozaki-kun's S2 (or for Doga Kobo to make something good again).

Most of DogaKobo's works were good imo. Tho they could have made something else out of their lineup (tho they only made like... 2 sequels or 1 if I recall, not really sure, but I know they made Yuru Yuri which is a sequel except for San Hai)

Feb 5, 2017 7:25 AM by removed-user

Is this the sequel Doga Kobo was gonna do this year?
What a waste.
Still waiting on Nozaki-kun's S2 (or for Doga Kobo to make something good again).

Feb 5, 2017 6:55 AM by Paulo27

Not really surprising considering it sold very well over there plus the fanbase is pretty damn big in Japan (Note that I haven't finished S1 yet). But at the same time though if I recall they only made like 1-2 sequels but I can't remember much (the studio's end). I think it's a rare occasion for them to do this though.

Feb 5, 2017 6:19 AM by removed-user

Not really surprised, after all it sold pretty well.

Feb 5, 2017 3:15 AM by joe_g7

I thought season 1 was quite fun, so I'll probably end up watching it.

Feb 5, 2017 3:07 AM by morshuwarrior

While I didn't find it groundbreaking, it was a cute little show and I liked it despite knowing next to nothing about the original game. I'm glad it's getting a sequel.

Feb 5, 2017 2:18 AM by phoenixalia

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