Musical: Touken Ranbu

Musical: Touken Ranbu (ミュージカル『刀剣乱舞』) is a series of 2.5D stage musicals co-produced by Nelke Planning, DMM.com, and Euclid Agency based on the online browser game Touken Ranbu. The musicals were directed by Isamu Kayano, with screenplay by Chūji Mikasano and choreography by Tetsuhara.[1] The musicals were first announced in 2015 at the same time Stage: Touken Ranbu, a "straight play" adaptation, was announced.[2]

Musical: Touken Ranbu
BasisTouken Ranbu
by DMM.com
PremiereOctober 30, 2015: AiiA Theater Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Along with the musical, music from the cast members was released under the name Touken Danshi (刀剣男士) and consecutively topped music charts. Furthermore, Touken Danshi has made several television appearances performing as their respective characters.

Production history

The musical had a trial run from October 30, 2015 to November 8, 2015.[3] The success of the trial run led to the musical's first official show, Atsukashiyama Ibun (阿津賀志山異聞), which ran from May to June 2016. To promote the show, Musical: Touken Ranbu began releasing music performed by the cast members under the collective name Touken Danshi (刀剣男士).[4] The opening number for the play, "Touken Ranbu" (刀剣乱舞), was released as a single on January 1, 2016, performed by the cast members under the name Touken Danshi Team Sanjo with Kashuu Kiyomitsu (刀剣男士 team三条 with加州清光). The ending theme, "Kimi no Uta", was released as a single on July 6, 2016.[5] The cast also performed the songs live on the television show Music Japan.[6]

The second musical, Bakumatsu Tenrōden (幕末天狼傳), ran from September 24, 2016 to November 27, 2016.[7] The musical's ending theme, "Yume Hitotsu", was released as a single on March 29, 2017 and was performed by the cast under the name Touken Danshi Team Shinsengumi with Hachisuka Kotetsu (刀剣男士 team新撰組 with蜂須賀虎徹). Songs from the single took the top 8 on Dwango's Weekly Charts upon release.[8] While on a slight break in between the production of Bakumatsu Tenroden, the cast was invited to perform a one-night only showing commemorating the 20th Anniversary of Itsukushima Shrine's UNESCO World Heritage Site Registration called Musical Touken Ranbu in Itsukushima Jinja.

The third musical, Mihotose no Komoriuta (三百年の子守唄),[9] ran from March 4, 2017 to April 23, 2017, and it was also live-streamed in theaters across Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand, and Indonesia. The musical also ran in Zhuhai, China, from May 19, 2017 to May 21, 2017.[10] The musical's theme song, "Shōri no Gaika", was released as a single on September 27, 2017 under the name Touken Danshi Formation of Mihotose (刀剣男士 formation of 三百年). The single sold more than 90,000 copies and debuted at #1 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart.[11]

The fourth musical, Tsuwamono Domo ga Yume no Ato (つはものどもがゆめのあと), was announced at the final show of Mihotose no Komoriuta.[12] The shows ran from November 4, 2017 to January 30, 2018.[13] The musical's theme song, "Be in Sight", was released as a single on March 16, 2017 and was performed by the cast under the name Touken Danshi Formation of Tsuwamono (刀剣男士 formation of つはもの). The single was bundled with a music video and was released six different versions for both preorder and press editions, one for each of the six featured characters, along with a solo song from either of the six characters depending on the version.[14]

Ryuji Sato, who played Kashuu Kiyomitsu, released his first solo single as the character on December 25, 2017, and held a series of concerts from September 12, 2018 to October 13, 2018.[15] Starting from April 8, 2018, the cast of the musicals had their own radio show, Musical: Touken Ranbu Radio (ミュージカル刀剣乱舞ラジオ), with Hisanori Yoshida as the MC. The radio show was broadcast on Monday evenings on Nippon Broadcasting System. [16]

The fifth musical, Musubi no Hibiki, Hajimari no Ne (結びの響、始まりの音), ran from March 2018 to May 2018.[17][18]

A re-run of Atsukashiyama Ibun took place at Japonisme 2018 in Paris, France, before returning to Tokyo in August 2018.[19] Ryo Kitazono, who played Kogitsunemaru, was unable to perform on stage in Paris due to surgery for a retinal detachment and played the character in voice only. The stage part of the performance was played by Daisuke Iwasaki, an ensemble member, for their performances upon returning to Japan. During the live concert part of the Japan performances, the spot for Kogitsunemaru was left empty.[20]

In October 2018, the cast of Musical: Touken Ranbu were invited to perform on NHK's Songs of Tokyo, where they performed under the name Touken Danshi Formation of Tokyo.[21] The cast was also invited to perform at the 69th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen.[22][23]

On January 20, 2019 through March 24, 2019, a re-run of the 3rd musical, Mihotose no Komoriuta, occurred, visiting 3 cities for a total of 73 performances. Kashuu Kiyomitsu's solo Tanki Shitsujin which is on its third year will be having its first Asia Tour will start in April 2019 to May 7, 2019 and will visit Shanghai, Bangkok, Macau, and Japan.

From July 4 through 14th, 2019, Higekiri Hizamaru Sōki Shutsujin 2019: Soga (髭切膝丸 双騎出陣 2019~SOGA~) ran for 17 performances at the Shinagawa Prince Hotel Stellar Ball in Tokyo. The musical featured the characters of Higekiri (Hiroki Miura) and Hizamaru (Akira Takano) interpreting the story of Soga in a kabuki-style manner. A re-run of the same play is scheduled to run through from August to October in 2020.

The franchise released its sixth full-scale musical, Kishou Hongi (葵咲本紀), which ran from August 3 through October 27, 2019, touring in 4 cities across Japan for a total of 74 performances.

The franchise will release its seventh full-scale musical, Shizuka no Umi no Paraiso (〜静かの海のパライソ〜), which is slated to run from March 21 through May 31, 2020, touring in 4 cities across Japan for a total of 64 performances.[24]

In addition, the franchise has regularly run a year-end series of live performances since 2016, entitled Shinken Ranbu Sai.

In 2019, The franchise changed the name and format of its year-end live performance to Uta Awase Ranbu Kyouran (歌合 乱舞狂乱) which ran through nine cities in Japan between 2019 and 2020.

The franchise announced on January 16, 2020 that it has accumulated a total of 1 million audience members after 4 and a half year from the started of the production[25]

Principal cast and characters

Main cast
Character Atsukashiyama Ibun Bakumatsu Tenroden Mihotose no Komoriuta Tsuwamono Domo ga Yume no Ato Musubi no Hibiki, Hajimari no Ne Kishou Hongi Shizuka no Umi no Paraiso
Mikazuki Munechika Mario Kuroba — — Mario Kuroba — — —
Kogitsunemaru Ryo Kitazono — — Ryo Kitazono — — —
Ishikirimaru Tsubasa Sakiyama — Tsubasa Sakiyama — — — —
Iwatooshi Daichi Saeki — — Daichi Saeki — — —
Imanotsurugi Shunya Ohira — — Shunya Ohira — — —
Kashuu Kiyomitsu Ryuji Sato Ryuji Sato — — — — —
Yamatonokami Yasusada — Yuki Torigoe — — Yuki Torigoe — —
Izuminokami Kanesada — Shōtarō Arisawa — — Shōtarō Arisawa — —
Horikawa Kunihiro — Yuuki Ogoe — — Shōgo Sakamoto — —
Hachisuka Kotetsu — Kensuke Takahashi — — — — —
Nagasone Kotetsu — Yu Imari — — Yu Imari — —
Nikkari Aoe — — Hirofumi Araki — — — —
Sengo Muramasa — — Motohiro Ota — — Motohiro Ota —
Tonbokiri — — Spi — — Spi —
Monoyoshi Sadamune — — Ryugi Yokota — — — —
Ookurikara — — Takuma Zaiki

Hikaru Makishima (2019 re-run)

 — — — Hikaru Makishima
Higekiri — — — Hiroki Miura — — —
Hizamaru — — — Akira Takano — — —
Mutsunokami Yoshiyuki — — — — Shin Tamura — —
Tomoegata Naginata — — — — Haruki Kiyama — —
Akashi Kuniyuki — — — — — Hiroki Nakada —
Tsurumaru Kuninaga — — — — — Kurumu Okamiya Kurumu Okamiya
Otegine — — — — — Ryousei Tanaka —
Kotegiri Gou — — — — — Shogo Tamura —
Buzen Gou — — — — — — Yuta Tachibana
Matsui Gou — — — — — — Hiroki Sasamori
Urashima Kotetsu — — — — — — Yojiro Itokawa
Hyuuga Masamune — — — — — — Hiroki Ishibahi

Critical reception

Justine Mouron from Journal du Japon described the stage design as limited, yet immersive, with praise towards the costume design and energy of the actors. However, due to the lack of change in choreography to make up for Ryo Kitazono's physical absence (who was unable to appear on stage due to a retinal detachment), she pointed out there was a "vacuum" at times.[26]

Discography

Soundtrack albums
Title Details Peak chart positions Sales
JPN
Musical: Touken Ranbu: Atsukashiyama Ibun (ミュージカル『刀剣乱舞』〜阿津賀志山異聞〜)
(Touken Danshi Team Sanjo with Kashuu Kiyomitsu)
  • Released: August 10, 2016
  • Label: Euclid Music Entertainment
  • Formats: CD
 2[27]
Musical: Touken Ranbu: Bakumatsu Tenrōden (ミュージカル『刀剣乱舞』〜幕末天狼傳〜)
(Touken Danshi Team Shinsengumi with Hachisuka Kotetsu)
  • Released: June 28, 2017
  • Label: Euclid Music Entertainment
  • Formats: CD
 7[28]
Musical: Touken Ranbu: Mihotose no Komoriuta (ミュージカル『刀剣乱舞』〜三百年の子守唄〜)
(Touken Danshi Formation of Mihotose)
  • Released: November 8, 2017
  • Label: Euclid Music Entertainment
  • Formats: CD
 4[29]
Musical: Touken Ranbu: Tsuwamono Domo ga Yume no Ato (ミュージカル『刀剣乱舞』 ～つはものどもがゆめのあと～)
(Touken Danshi Formation of Tsuwamono)
  • Released: July 25, 2018
  • Label: Euclid Music Entertainment
  • Formats: CD
 5[30]
Musical: Touken Ranbu: ～Musubi no Hibiki, Hajimari no Ne ～ (ミュージカル『刀剣乱舞』 ～結びの響、始まりの音～)
(Touken Danshi Team Bakumatsu with Tomoegata Naginata)
  • Released: November 14, 2018
  • Label: Euclid Music Entertainment
  • Formats: CD
 4[31]
Musical: Touken Ranbu: Mihotose no Komoriuta 2019 (ミュージカル『刀剣乱舞』〜三百年の子守唄〜 2019)
(Touken Danshi Formation of Mihotose)
  • Released: November 20, 2019
  • Label: Euclid Music Entertainment
  • Formats: CD
 4[32]

Singles
Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album
JPN
Oricon Weekly Hot 100
"Touken Ranbu" (刀剣乱舞)
(Touken Danshi Team Sanjo with Kashuu Kiyomitsu)		 2016 2 1[33] — Musical: Touken Ranbu: Atsukashiyama Ibun
"Kimi no Uta" (キミの詩)
(Touken Danshi Team Sanjo with Kashuu Kiyomitsu)		 3[34] 3[35] —
"Yume Hitotsu" (ユメひとつ)
(Touken Danshi Team Shinsengumi with Hachisuka Kotetsu)		 2017 3 11[36] — Musical: Touken Ranbu: Bakumatsu Tenrōden
"Shōri no Gaika" (勝利の凱歌)
(Touken Danshi Formation of Mihotose)		 1[37] 1[38] 90,000+ (Oricon)[11] Musical: Touken Ranbu: Mihotose no Komoriuta
"Mitsumete Kureru Nara" (見つめてくれるなら)
(Touken Danshi Kashuu Kiyomitsu)		 7[39] 20[40] — Musical: Touken Ranbu: Kashuu Kiyomitsu Tanki Shutsujin 2017
"Be in Sight"
(Touken Danshi Formation of Tsuwamono)		 2018 2[41] 2[42] 102,563 Musical: Touken Ranbu: Tsuwamono Domo ga Yume no Ato
"Kessen no Toki" (決戦の鬨)
(Touken Danshi team Bakumatsu with Tomoegata Naginata)		 2[43] 2[44] — Musical: Touken Ranbu: Musubi no Hibiki, Hajimari no Ne
"Promise You"
(Touken Danshi Kashuu Kiyomitsu)		 2019 14[45] 15[46] — Musical: Touken Ranbu: Kashuu Kiyomitsu Tanki Shutsujin 2018
"Kodou" (鼓動)
(Touken Danshi Formation of Mihotose)		 2[47] 2[48] 85,000+ Musical: Touken Ranbu: Mihotose no Komoriuta 2019
"Lost The Memory"
(Touken Danshi team Sanjou with Kashuu Kiyomitsu)		 2020 4[49] 4[50] 48,500+ Musical: Touken Ranbu: Atsukashiyama Ibun Paris 2018

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