#Hirano Toushirou

[dojizerker]

Watching the new OP

[bruhger]

A piece that I never finished (early 2016?)

[mulberry-mansion]

*the last pic includes blood

[ask-saniwas]

Nagato!bot

Here is the new visual of Touken Dai Honmaru Haku

Maeda Toushirou (20/10/2024) - 86 days to Anniversary/90 days to Dai Honmaru

Hirano Toushirou (21/10/2024) - 85 days to Anniversary/89 days to Dai Honmaru

[capriciousvisage]

Touken Ranbu Countdown, Day 28:    Hirano Toushirou

Days until 10th Anniversary: 85 Days until Daihonmaru-haku: 89

[starsbegantofall]

March's bullet journal layout is here! I finally drew something that wasn't a shoulders up portrait or a background, I think I should be praised. Read more about my Touken Ranbu themed design here! Or not. I don't care.

[lgbtqmanga]

New Releases Dec. 12, 2023

The Black Cat & the Vampire vol. 2 by Nikke Taino

Studious Yuki Hasegawa found himself pursued by the unbearably popular Jean Michele and embroiled in a potentially deadly search for a monster hiding among the students of Blanc College boarding school. When Jean accidentally bites Yuki after their school dance, Yuki is forced to come to terms with the idea that vampires are real and Blanc College is full of them. When Jean explains the cruel power of a human's love, Yuki wonders if the only way to keep vampires from feeling that cursed urge to drink blood if for humans not love them. Will Yuki be able to stop his budding feelings for Jean now that he knows what fate awaits them...?

Bofuri: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, So I'll Max Out My Defense (novel) vol. 11 by Yuumikan and Koin

A bunch of talented new guilds are ready to give Maple Tree a run for their money. But Maple’s not too worried. The thought of chances for more PvP has her fired up! Between scouting out other guilds for info on their rivals and looking for new skills to make themselves even deadlier, Maple Tree has plenty of work to do as the Ninth Event kicks off!

Hirano and Kagiura vol. 4 by Shou Harusono

Ten seconds a day. That’s how long Hirano agreed to let Kagiura do the touchy-feely thing he insisted on. Hirano’s not sure it’s really doing anything, but whatever floats his boat, right? In any case, between all of Kagiura’s grumbling and Hirano’s friends’ reactions, Hirano is left pondering—what exactly counts as doting on his roommate...?

I Married My Female Friend vol. 1 by Shio Usui

Kurumi and Ruriko made a deal: if they were both single in five years, they would marry each other. Five years later, neither woman is attached, so it’s time for a wedding! Marriage is full of firsts, especially for two friends, so they have a lot to learn about each other in their newly shared home. But will they continue this arrangement like two especially close roommates…or will a different kind of love bloom between them?

MADK vol. 3 by Ryo Suzuri

FINAL VOLUME!

Makoto has long been ostracized because of his odd hobbies and a sexual kink others see as disgusting. After summoning a demon from hell called Archduke J, Makoto sells his soul to him and is reborn himself as a demon in hell. As he learns and grows in his new role, his infatuation with J turns into an obsession - an obsession to surpass the very demon who birthed him!

Magic Knight Rayearth vol. 1 by CLAMP

Contains updated translation and lettering created for the 25th-anniversary release.

Three girls who couldn't be more different meet on a school trip to Tokyo Tower--and find themselves beamed into a parallel world called Cefiro, where the mysterious Pillar has recruited them to avert a calamity! With the help of a motley troop of rogues and wizards, they will unlock the power of three transforming giant dragons known as Rune Gods and rush to the Pillar's aid...but there's more going on at the heart of Cefiro than they know!

My Mate is a Feline Gentleman: UK Arc Over by Arata Asanae

Toushirou, an omega, and Alex, his Nyartigian alpha mate, are now living together in bliss. But one day, Alex is called for a short-term assignment in the UK…and included is a special note that his mate can accompany him. Though Alex hesitates because of the dangers, Toushirou’s desire to visit a foreign country wins out, and the two set off on a journey to a new land…

Pink Heart Jam vol. 1 by Shikke

For college student Haiga, starting school in the big city is a chance to make new friends and try new things. On the first day of classes, he spots an impossibly gorgeous upperclassman named Kanae strumming a guitar and decides to join the school’s rock band. But later, when a drunken dare gives Haiga the opportunity to visit a male brothel, he finds his crush employed there as a sex worker!

Haiga lets Kanae introduce him to gay sex, and afterward his innocent crush on Kanae is replaced with a whole new type of attraction. Even as their bond outside the brothel strengthens, Kanae will only be intimate inside its confines—and only in certain ways. What will it take for the two to go beyond experimentation and forge a real relationship?

The Witches' Marriage vol. 2 by studio HEADLINE

Melissa only entered into a "Witches' Marriage" with Tanya as a means to opening the Door of Truth. But as she gets to know her pure-hearted wife, they grow closer, and Melissa's feelings start to change. Will joining a class for witch couples cement their bond, or undo all their progress?

[goldenteaset]

Hinamori Citadel Sword Timeline (in-game)

...For posterity. I could just do this with images, I know, but I couldn't actually see the dates that way. Wound up bolding the swords that became important to the Citadel's canon (and swords not in bold might become important later). After awhile the memories came flooding back, so there's random bits of Citadel history/headcanon notes too! (I often made choices Airi would be too cautious to attempt, heh.)

Assume that the Government swords/Munechika are still important in the grand scheme of the Citadel history even if they're not in bold, by the way!

The long list is under the cut~

First Day: 8/26/2021

Starter Sword: Mutsunokami Yoshiyuki

First Tantou: Sayo Saimonji

First Smith: Akita Toushirou

Battlefield Tantou:

-Midare Toushirou (Airi's BFF and wingman)

-Yagen Toushirou

-Aizen Kunitoshi

-Maeda Toushirou

-Hirano Toushirou

Results of First Day Smithing (figured I'd wing it):

-Nikkari Aoi

-Yamatonokami Yasusada

-Yamanbagiri Kunihiro

-Nakigitsune

-Kasen Kanesada

-Okurikara

-Kashuu Kiyomitsu

-Souza Saimonji

-Tsurumaru Kuninaga (First Tachi)

-Shishio

-Nagasone Kotetsu

-Urashima Kotetsu

Day 2: 8/27/2021

Smithing results:

-Horikawa Kunihiro

-Doudanuki Masakuni

-Yamabushi Kunihiro

-Sengo Muramasa (Airi's soulmate is discovered! Becomes Unit 1 Captain into perpetuity)

Battlefield Tantou:

-Shinano Toushirou (the first sword I decided would pine for Airi, still unsure if it would go anywhere)

-Gokotai

First breaking: Akita Toushirou. Horrified, I decide to forge stronger swords to protect everyone while furiously grinding for Akita.

Stronger Sword Plan Results are as follows:

-Izuminokami Kanesada

-Heshikiri Hasebe

-Shokudaikiri Mitsutada (Got on the pining train before Hasebe, haha)

-Azuki Nagamitsu (his Dad Energy is so powerful he gracefully exits the harem and joins Sayo and Mitsutada in kitchen duty)

-Ichigo Hitofuri

-Hizamaru and Higekiri (back-to-back! They become fixtures in the Citadel rather than on the battlefield)

Day 3: 8/28/2021

Battle Tantou: Akita Toushirou (this felt like weeks)

I took a "break" until the Underground Treasure Chest on 9/1/2021. After this, counting days becomes very difficult ^^;

UTC Swords 9/1/2021:

-Honebami Toushirou

-Imanotsurugi

9/4/2021:

Arrived in the mail:

-Mikazuki Munechika

9/5/2021:

Smithing Results:

-Juzumaru Tsunetsugu (Airi's second BFF! He goes on Unit 1 and stays there almost in perpetuity)

9/9/2021:

UTC Results:

-Namazuo Toushirou

9/10/2021:

UTC Results:

-Atsushi Toushirou

-Houchou Toushirou (one of Airi's adopted sons now like Sayo and Akita)

-Hotarumaru

-Gotou Toushirou

Somewhere around here, I obtain a copy of Hakata Toushirou. Which leads to...

Second breaking: Hakata Toushirou (via boulder to the head ;_;)

9/11/2021:

UTC Results:

-Ishikirimaru

-Taroutachi

9/12/2021:

UTC Results (or possibly smithing? Things get blurry)

-Tomoegata Nanigata

-Monoyoshi Sadamune

-Taikogane Sadamune (is taller than Airi and grows to really, really like that. Biggest "Will They, Won't They?" of the cast so far, sorry bud...)

9/22/2021

-Hakata Toushirou

10/3/2021:

-Mouri Toushirou

-Tonbokiri (after many Tantou copies. Hasn't appeared in fic yet!)

10/4/2021:

-Otegine

10/9/2021:

-Kikkou Sadamune (Airi's third harem member is established immediately)

10/11/2021: (I believe there was a Training Event here?)

-Uguisumaru (Airi's third BFF)

10/17/2021:

-Akashi Kuniyuki

10/18/2021:

-Kogitsunemaru

10/20/2021:

-Jiroutachi

10/22/2021:

-Nenekirimaru (Hinamori Citadel's resident himbo/problem-solver re: The Move)

10/27/2021:

-Koryuu Kagemitsu (Airi is "in danger" and Mutsunokami watches him for any Casanova shenanigans)

11/1/2021:

-Iwatooshi

11/4/2021:

-Nansen Ichimonji

11/6/2021

-Nikkou Ichimonji

Somewhere between here I beat the Ikedaya Inn in World 6!

Third Breaking: Fudou Yukimitsu, who breaks in the aforementioned attempt on that accursed bridge.

11/17/2021:

-Shizukagata Nanigata

November-December 2021 In General: "The Winter of Kiwame".

-Sayo Saimonji

-Mutsunokami Yoshiyuki

-Sengo Muramasa

-Akita Toushirou

-Kikkou Sadamune

12/4/2021: (Hanafuda event for sure)

-Kotegiri Gou

12/5/2021:

-Kuwana Gou

12/7/2021:

-Buzen Gou

12/9/2021:

-Matsui Gou

12/11/2021:

-Samidare Gou (Poetry Club, assemble!)

12/17/2021

-Murakumo Gou

12/24/2021

-Fudou Yukimitsu

Regimental Clash happens with Fukushima Mitsutada, fourth love of Airi's life. For various reasons, he does not come home and I'm despondent about it.

2022 In General: There are so many Kiwame that I don't remember the exact dates of (same with 2023) that they needed their own post [will link here]

1/14/2022:

New Year's Stamp Collection:

-Kokindenju-no-Tachi, who I actually started the game for

1/16/2022:

-Oodenta Mitsuyo

1/26/2022:

-Kenshin Kagemitsu (Airi overprotects him, much to his chagrin)

2/17/2022:

-Nihongou

3/2022 in general: The Great Invasion occurs, bringing with it a sense of truly global scale I had never encountered in a game before. Everyone fights to protect their Citadels, and in Hinamori Citadel Mutsunokami sets out to save Munechika's life and prove his story's worth.

Led by Sengo Muramasa as Unit 1 Captain, Hinamori Citadel does its meager but worthwhile part in the fight to protect everyone's histories.

3/8/2022:

-Hyuuga Masamune (arrives with supplies /half-joking)

In between these two dates, Kashuu Kiyomitsu goes on Kiwame and helps turn the tide. Munechika returns as well, and with Mutsunokami's help Hinamori Citadel is saved.

3/23/2022:

-Hakusan Yoshimitsu (Hinamori Citadel's final reward for their Great Invasion efforts)

5/20/2022: (Edo Castle)

-Kogarasumaru

In Hinamori Citadel canon, Fukushima Mitsutada arrives 6/18/2022. In reality it takes a much longer time for me.

July 2022:

-Mitsutada goes on Kiwame, resuming his on-again off-again flirting status.

-Fudou Yukimitsu also goes on Kiwame, and much for the better. ;v;

7/14/2022:

Juurakutei Special Investigation Event tests everyone's mettle and Airi's temper, thanks to...

-Yamanbagiri Chougi

7/22/2022:

-Chiganemaru

7/27/2022:

-Chatan Nakiri

7/28/2022:

-Okanehira (appears out of the sand and will become the next Kiwame a few weeks later)

7/30/2022:

-Chiyoganemaru

7/31/2022:

-Sasanuki (gains the honor of Airi's first dubcon boyfriend)

8/18/2022: (Mutsunokami's Special Investigation)

-Hizen Tadahiro

8/19/2022:

-Nankaitaro Chouson

In late August, Taikogane Sadamune goes on Kiwame and flusters Airi terribly with his "groupies" line.

9/23/2022:

-Minamoto Kiyomaro

-Suishinshi Masahide

10/16/2022:

-Inaba Gou

10/21/2022: (Kasen's Special Investigation)

-Jizo Yukihira

November 2022 in general:

Fourth and Fifth Breakings: Higekiri and Hizamaru in their first time in battle during Training Camp. It's a tragic blow for Hinamori Citadel. Forgings are immediately attempted for a week straight, until...

11/10/2022:

-Hizamaru

11/13/2022:

-Hanjin

11/18/2022: (Kashu's Special Investigation)

-Ichimonji Norimune (Dangerously attractive??)

12/15/2022:

-Higekiri (after Hizamaru as always)

12/23/2022:

-Daihannya Nagamitsu (I finally decide Airi's an "Osafune Saniwa" after all, because goodness)

2023 Kiwame: There are less this time, but still a lot [here]

1/1/2023:

-Ningen Mukotsu (the first successful Winter Regimental Clash for Hinamori Citadel! Poetry Club is now even more powerful)

1/4/2023:

-Nukemaru

1/6/2023:

-Sanchomou

1/14/2023:

New Year's Stamp Pick:

-Onimaru Kunitsuna

Shortly after, in forging:

-Hacchou Nenbutsu

2/19/2023:

-Taiko Saimonji (the whole Saimonji family is reunited!)

3/6/2023:

-Himetsuru Ichimonji

6/27/2023:

-Jikkyuu Mitsutada, the last new sword in Hinamori Citadel

-Fukushima Mitsutada, officially home at last

The Last Kiwames (in the days before EoS):

-Daihannya Nagamitsu

-Higekiri

-Akashi Kuniyuki

-Hyuuga Masamune

[mihotose]

the final honmaru update

my starter was hachisuka and my first smith was hakata

my attendant is nikkari in his yukata! now and forever!

i have 101 unique swords plus some dupes: mikazuki x7, hotaru x7, muramasa x2, higekiri x2 (all level 1) and nikkari x2 (both level 99 and ranbu7, but one is max refinable stats and the other isnt)

ive unlocked and completed every map

touken level, not including dupes:

kiwame 99 - 1 (nikkari)

99 - 82 (chiyoganemaru, ishikirimaru, hotarumaru, nikkari, atsushi, shinano, kogitsunemaru, honebami, imanotsurugi, tsurumaru, namazuo, nakigitsune, ookurikara, gokotai, hachisuka, hakata, maeda, muramasa, hirano, gotou, akita, matsui, kikkou, izuminokami, doudanuki, nagasone, mouri, yagen, aizen, chatannakiri, midare, houchou, sayo, fudou, taikogane, urashima, mutsunokami, kuwana, kotegiri, kashuu, kasen, horikawa, souza, tonbokiri, mikazuki, manba, monoyoshi, yasusada, hasebe, buzen, murakumo, samidare, chiganemaru, higekiri, taroutachi, akashi, kousetsu, hyuuga, nansen, hizamaru, shokudaikiri, yamabushi, shishiou, jiroutachi, iwatooshi, nihongou, azuki, otegine, ichigo, koryuu, nenekirimaru, uguisumaru, sanchoumou, nikkou, juzumaru, himetsuru, tomoe, hanjin, hakusan, daihannya, shichiseiken, inaba, kogarasumaru, kenshin, shizuka, chougi, ookanehira, sasanuki, hizen, chouson, nukemaru, suishinshi, kiyomaro, jizou, kokin, norimune, sohayanotsurugi, oodenta, mukotsu, taikou)

90+ - 2 (shinano, imanotsurugi)

80+ - 3 (izuminokami, ishikirimaru, souza)

70+ - 3 (hakata, gokotai, midare)

60+ - 4 (atsushi, hachisuka, akashi, monoyoshi)

50+ - 2 (chiyoganemaru, kogitsunemaru)

40+ - 2 (akita, shishiou)

30+ - 1 (juzumaru)

20+ - 0

10+ - 0

1+ - 1 (jikkyuu)

all were smiths except:

kotegiri (2-3 drop)

kogitsunemaru (5-4 drop)

urashima and tonbokiri (regiment battle event drop)

chatannakiri, sanchoumou, and chiganemaru (regiment battle event rewards)

otegine, iwatooshi, taroutachi, shinano, and jiroutachi (fireworks event drops)

matsui, kuwana, buzen, murakumo, and samidare (village of treasures event rewards)

juzumaru (sync campaign reward)

mouri (underground treasure chest event drop)

nenekirimaru, nihongou, and hyuuga (war training expansion event rewards)

nikkou and nansen (edo-jou event rewards)

daihannya (regiment battle event reward)

hakusan (seals)

shichiseiken (invasion event reward)

inaba (village of treasures event reward)

kogarasumaru (edo-jou event rewards)

kenshin (wte event reward)

chougi (jurakutei clear)

ookanehira (summer regiment expert drop)

sasanuki (summer regiment event reward)

hizen and chouson (bunkyuu tosahan clears)

suishinshi and kiyomaro (tenpou edo clears)

jizou and kokin (keichou kumamoto clears)

norimune (keiou koufu clear)

sohayanotsurugi (7-4 drop)

oodenta (7-3 drop)

mukotsu (regiment battle event reward)

taikou (seals)

and a few of the toushirou i got from various maps far back enough ago i dont remember which

ranbu level:

7 - 50 (hizamaru, maeda, gokotai, akita, yagen, midare, aizen, nikkari, sayo, namazuo, honebami, imanotsurugi, horikawa, shokudaikiri, shishiou, ishikirimaru, yamabushi, tsurumaru, taroutachi, uguisumaru, ichigo, kasen, souza, kashuu, mutsunokami, yasusada, hachisuka, manba, nakigitsune, izuminokami, doudanuki, ookurikara, otegine, kousetsu, atsushi, houchou, shinano, hakata, iwatooshi, hasebe, hotarumaru, jiroutachi, tonbokiri, gotou, nagasone, higekiri, mikazuki, hirano, mouri, muramasa)

6 - 3 (kogitsunemaru, juzumaru, urashima)

5 - 5 (koryuu, kikkou, akashi, monoyoshi, kogarasumaru)

4 - 3 (azuki, fudou, taikogane)

3 - 4 (kotegiri, tomoe, hakusan, ookanehira, tomoe)

2 - 26 (buzen, kuwana, matsui, samidare, murakumo, nikkou, chiganemaru, inaba, kenshin, nihongou, chatannakiri, chiyoganemaru, sasanuki, nansen, hyuuga, suishinshi, shizuka, daihannya, nukemaru, shichiseiken, himetsuru, mukotsu, nenekirimaru, chougi, kiyomaro, jizou)

1 - 10 (everyone else: sohayanotsurugi, oodenta, hanjin, taikou, sanchoumou, hizen, chouson, kokin, norimune, jikkyuu)

stats:

all swords are toku max refinable stats (ATK/LEA/MBT/FOR), order below

chiyoganemaru, ishikirimaru, nikkari, hotarumaru, nakigitsune, imanotsurugi, higekiri, ookurikara, shinano, kogitsunemaru, tsurumaru, honebami, namazuo, gokotai, atsushi, hachisuka, muramasa, hakata, kikkou, hirano, tonbokiri, manba, maeda, gotou, akita, matsui, sayo, izuminokami, nikkari, shinano, imanotsurugi, aizen, yagen, midare, fudou, taikogane, chatannakiri, houchou, mouri, mutsunokami, doudanuki, kashuu, kasen, nagasone, kotegiri, urashima, kuwana, souza, horikawa, yasusada, yamabushi, shokudaikiri, mikazuki, chiganemaru, monoyoshi, jiroutachi, shishiou, taroutachi, otegine, iwatooshi, tomoe, hasebe, hizamaru, buzen, murakumo, samidare, ichigo, koryuu, sanchoumou, himetsuru, uguisumaru, kousetsu, juzumaru, azuki, izuminokami, nenekirimaru, nihongou, ishikirimaru, akashi, hyuuga, souza, nikkou, nansen, tomoe, hanjin, daihannya, hakusan, hakata, gokotai, midare, atsushi, shichiseiken, inaba, kogarasumaru, kenshin, shizuka, hachisuka, akashi, chougi, monoyoshi, chiyoganemaru, ookanehira, sasanuki, hizen, chouson, nukemaru, suishinshi, kiyomaro, jizou, kokin, norimune, sohayanotsurugi, oodenta, mukotsu, taikou, kogitsunemaru, akita, shishiou, juzumaru, jikkyuu

daihannya, kokin, jikkyuu have toku max RCN

hachisuka and akashi have max HP

nikkari, ishikirimaru, shinano, imanotsurugi, izuminokami, souza, hakata, gokotai are all max (HP/ATK/LEA/MBT/FOR/HST/RCN/STH)

(toku max includes the stats increase for those who’ve hit ranbu7)

kiwame:

nikkari (returned on sep 17) - level 99

shinano (returned on oct 4) - level 93

imanotsurugi (returned on oct 19) - level 90

izuminokami (returned on oct 25) - level 87

ishikirimaru (returned on oct 29) - level 84

souza (returned on nov 2) - level 81

hakata (returned on mar 13) - level 78

gokotai (returned on mar 30) - level 75

midare (returned on apr 3) - level 72

atsushi (returned on apr 7) - level 69

hachisuka (returned on jun 28) - level 66

akashi (returned on jul 2) - level 62

monoyoshi (returned on jul 19) - level 60

chiyoganemaru (returned on jul 28) - level 58

kogitsunemaru (returned on dec 1) - level 50

akita (returned on dec 7) - level 45

shishiou (returned on jan 1) - level 41

juzumaru (returned on mar 4) - level 36

complete kiwame (99 + all max):

nikkari aoe - 16 jul 2022

others:

backdrops: evergreen garden (default), irises (summer uchiban trade), seaside (regiment battle reward), sunflowers (login reward), fireworks, konnosuke fireworks (fireworks event rewards), cosmos (login reward), lycoris (autumn uchiban trade), osaka-jou, memorial of osaka-jou (underground treasure chest rewards), gentian (login reward), crescent moon, autumn garden (rabbit chase event rewards), dango, onigiri, confectionary, big onigiri, tea cakes (bought with koban), chrysanthemum (login reward), camellia (login reward), winter peony (winter uchiban trade), sasanqua (login reward), year of the tiger (2022 gift), setsubun (setsubun), big konnosuke, fifth anniversary, year of the ox (seals), seventh anniversary (2022 gift), spring garden at night (bought with koban), plum (login reward), mustard (login reward), quince (login reward), white magnolia (spring uchiban trade), osaka-jou ii (underground treasure chest reward), wisteria (login reward), lily (login reward), hollyhock (summer uchiban trade), osaka-jou iii (underground treasure chest reward), seaside dusk (summer regiment reward), shaved ice fireworks, uchiwa fireworks, mosquito coil fireworks (fireworks event rewards), osmanthus (autumn uchiban trade), osaka-jou iv (underground treasure chest reward), year of the rabbit (2023 gift), setsubun big konnosuke (setsubun), year of the monkey, year of the rooster, year of the dog (seals), eighth anniversary (2023 gift), osaka-jou v (underground treasure chest reward), daffodils (winter uchiban trade) spring garden, rainy summer garden, summer garden after rain, summer garden at night, autumn garden, autumn garden at night, winter garden, winter garden window screen, winter garden decorative screen (bought with koban), corn poppy (spring uchiban trade), lotus (summer uchiban trade)

yukata: nikkari, ishikirimaru, hachisuka (bought with token), kikkou, matsui, muramasa (bought with token), mikazuki, kogitsunemaru, ishikirimaru, iwatooshi, imanotsurugi, juzumaru, akashi, nansen, chiyoganemaru, chougi, buzen, hakusan, chouson, hizen, chatannakiri, kuwana, chiganemaru, samidare, murakumo, himetsuru, shichiseiken, monoyoshi

i BROKE my level 98 ranbu3 toku max tomoe

[cardfight-casual]

It’s Yamanbagiri time, the sword that I picked first when I started playing the actual Touken Ranbu game. He didn’t even have a Kiwame yet back then. Of the five Touken Ranbu lists I’m sharing, this is the only one that is not budget friendly. I built him and have been playing the deck since the set released, so it’s had much more play-testing than the others, but it also has the most expensive cards because I either pulled them, got them when they were cheaper, or they were gifted to me. Plus I wanted to show off with more or less the actual rarities I run. The alternatives for this list will be more about budget friendly options than cards that might work better for certain players.

Deck Log Code: KU3W Ride Deck: -x1 Yamanbagiri Kunihiro Kiwame -x1 Yamanbagiri Kunihiro Toku -x1 Yamanbagiri Kunihiro Sentou -x1 Yamanbagiri Kunihiro Main Deck:     Grade 3 -x3 Yamanbagiri Kunihiro Kiwame -x1 Gratias Gradale (Regalis Piece)     Grade 2 -x3 Mikazuki Munechika -x3 Onimaru Kunitsuna -x3 Tsurumaru Kuninaga -x4 Yamanbagiri Chougi -x3 Sanchoumou -x3 Kuwanagou     Grade 1 -x3 Kenshin Kagemitsu -x4 Hakusanyoshimitsu     Grade 0 -x1 Hirano Toushirou (Draw Trigger) -x4 Gotou Toushirou (Critical Trigger) -x1 Maeda Toushirou (Draw Trigger) -x4 Mouri Toushirou (Heal Trigger) -x4 Atsushi Toushirou (Critical Trigger) -x1 Hakata Toushirou (Draw Trigger) -x1 Yamanbagiri Kunihiro Shinken Hissatsu (Over Trigger) I’m sure most people don’t currently have an opinion on this ride line since Touken Ranbu isn’t terribly relevant to the meta right now, but when he came out, Yamanbagiri was basically considered the best choice of the five available. The main reason being because he could get four to five attacks per turn very easily. The second reason being that he gains a critical when you persona ride, and his grade 2 in the line searches for a copy of the persona ride when you go up to 3. Aside from gaining a critical when persona riding, Yamanbagiri’s main skill allows you to call a new rearguard from hand to an open circle when he attacks. This costs either a counterblast or a soulblast of a copy of your vanguard, but it allows you to draw a card before calling. You can also choose not to call if you don’t have any good choices. You may be wondering what good calling a unit to an open circle during the battle phase is. Obviously your front row is probably already full, so how are you getting more than three attacks? Well that’s where the rearguards come in. One of the most important units for opening up your front row during battle is Yamanbagiri Chougi. What he allows you to do, is soulblast to give him 5k and the ability to move to the back row at the end of that battle as long as you have no other units in the same column as him. Typically what you want to do is put him in a column by himself, call your new unit in front of him, and then use that new unit to intercept during your opponent’s turn. Your other option for opening a front row circle is Onimaru Kunitsuna. For a counterblast and a soulblast, he gains 5k and a critical, then sends himself to the bottom of your deck. You do have to be on grade 3 to use this skill, but you wouldn’t need to use him before then anyway. He’s also a decent candidate for placing in front of Chougi during battle since he will send himself away with his skill. Tsurumaru Kuninaga doesn’t open any circles, but what he does do is just as useful. Unfortunately he doesn’t gain any attack, but when the battle where he attacked ends, you can counterblast and soulblast to have him and the unit in the back row behind him exchange their positions. That means now the unit that was previously in the back gets their chance to attack. This is part of why the deck runs so few boosters. The man, the myth, the legend that is Mikazuki Munechika finally gets to be in the deck list proper this time. If you’ve read my posts about the other Touken Ranbu lists so far, you know why he’s here. In a deck that already gets four or five attacks every turn, how could I pass up the opportunity to potentially get seven attacks with Mikazuki’s ability to re-stand? You might need five damage to use him to full effect, but if your board is set up properly and you happen to have the over trigger in hand, then the game might as well be over. Sanchoumou and Kuwanagou are both here once again for resource management. Kuwanagou tends to be better early on, especially if you can get more than one, since your opponent will have a smaller hand and more likely to let his attacks hit. Sanchoumou is another reason this deck really only plays one unit as a booster, since you want to persona ride every turn, you can just toss him in the back row for your countercharges. The reason Kenshin Kagemitsu is even here is mostly because he sends himself to soul and draws you a card. The 2k power to a unit may as well not be there since it’s never going to be enough of a difference for it to affect shield needed to guard. Since Mikazuki is already here and he costs big money at the time of writing this, might as well also include Gratias Gradale. This is the only card in the deck that isn’t from the Touken Ranbu -ONLINE- 2021 set. It’s also another expensive card, but you’ll see why it’s here. Since Yamanbagiri gains a critical when you persona ride, you obviously want to maximize the number of times you get to persona ride. Since Gratias Gradale activates persona ride without needing a copy of your vanguard, you could persona ride four times, as opposed to the usual three, if the game actually manages to run that long. These more budget options will make the deck less deadly, but they’re certainly more affordable and should still work just fine: -Shokudaikiri Mitsutada     He essentially took Mikazuki’s spot in every list before this one, so it’s only fitting that he would be a more budget friendly option in this deck. Shokudaikiri is a card I initially wanted to run in my build, but I just couldn’t find the space. You would mainly be taking advantage of his skill to boost your front row by 5k. His second skill is an option if you can afford it, but the soulblasts are better saved for multi-attacks. -Kuwanagou     What’s that? He’s already on the list? Yes well, we need a budget friendly alternative to Gratias Gradale, and before that card came out, I ran a fourth copy of Kuwanagou. -Sanchoumou     Yes, like with Kuwanagou, he’s already on the list. But he’s another option for a card that could be upped to four copies if you don’t have Gratias Gradale. -Buzengou     Not really a budget alternative, just a possible choice to replace Kuwanagou if you want the soul and +5k to a unit. It depends on player preference and how much soul your turns are eating through. -Trigger Lineup     Unlike the other lists so far, I wouldn’t recommend changing the ratios here much. You could opt for seven crit and four draw instead, but I can’t recommend changing it any more than that. The criticals and extra draw are too important and fronts are basically useless since your front row isn’t going to be consistent if you’re playing the deck correctly. Remember, these deck lists are for fun and not necessarily optimized. If you have another card that you think would make a better fit, then go for it and test it out. If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to send me a message! Next time will bring an end to the Touken Ranbu deck lists for a while as Hachisuka Kotetsu is the last.

[shhheep]

[mariaantonnietta]

Touken Ranbu: Gaiden Ayakashi Cap1 Translation

Hello! @the-red-haired-saniwa posted the link to this official manga a week? back, Thank you so much, I was really excited!! This manga is literally someone going "Don't let your Onmyoji x Touken Ranbu crossover be dreams "!!! Heian-period, our boy Seimei, it has everything!!

So I decided to try my best and translate it. I will leave the link to the raw comic again and then I will post the translation under the cut.

Here's the comic: https://comic-zenon.com/episode/3269754496764329571

Now I will post the translation. This is MT and is my first time doing a whole chapter, I hope it's okay! I recommend you follow along with the raws.

[]← Narration

(TN: cmx,mx) <-Translation Note

*<- clarification in the next *

Front Page (colorized)

Strange things often happen in this honmaru---.

Drawn beautifully, the incredible touken danshi!

Page 1

[ History isn’t created only by humans ]

[An history that belongs to both people and those who are not people ]

[ that may not be as important as the story of uprising turbulence in the old imperial court ]

[which real facts will become unknown]

[and as it is passed down the generations]

[becomes “Just a story” that is still passed on ]

Special Purple Text:

Bewitchingly beautiful. The curtain opens to a mysterious tale.

Page 2

Title Touken Ranbu -Gaiden Ayakashi* Tai

*Ayakashi means yokai(demon), but you can say it is more general than yokai and includes all types of spirits. The author makes sure to include the spelling as ayakashi everywhere, so I will be using that.

Chapter 1: Nine Tails Fox, Beginning

[This is the story of the “ Touken Danshi“, spun by the tellings of both human and non-human beings.]

Blue Text:

What do Touken Danshithink when they meet with a monster that is out of the bounds of human reason?

Advance, Touken Danshi!

Page 3

Lady: Tamamo no Mae, are you still serving the Emperor this late?

Lady: A….fo….

Retrograde army?: Can a man blessed by heaven*be so blind to the presence of such a monstrous thing by his side?

*(the emperor)

Retrograde Army?: the capital and country* won’t last much longer

*if the capital fails so will the country is implied here.

Page 4

Chougi: This guy's leaves are small and withered

Chougi: Could it be that there isn’t enough water for them?

Mutsunokami: No, according to this book, you don't need to water them.

Chougi: Then how do they grow? I don’t understand these"southern vegetables"...

Minazuki: Oh! I envy your young vigor, both of you working in the fields this early in the morning.

Mutsunokami: Mikazuki!

Chougi: I'm just doing what I have to do because I'm on duty, why I am working in the fields…

Mikazuki: Maa, you can say that I've come to tell you something in place of Aruji attendant, Ishikirimaru-dono.

Mikazuki: You two have been summoned.

Mikazuki: The Time Retrograde army has appeared.

Page 5

Mutsunokami: Again they are trying to change history!

Chougi: When did they show up this time?

Mikazuki: The time is the year 1135

Mikazuki: The landing place is Yamaboshi Capital, “Heian-kyo”*

*Yamaboshi is a Province in Japan, where Kyoto is located. “Heian-kyo” is old Kyoto when it was the imperial capital in the Heian era.

Page 6

[Onmyoji Yasuchika Abe(TN: most known as Abe no Seimei)]

Yasuchika Abe: Your Majesty, I, Yasuchika Abe are here to serve you as you ordered.

Emperor Sutoku: Welcome, Yasuchika.

Official: Then, What did the fortune-telling say?!

Yasuchika: Misfortune surfaces from the east

Yasuchika: The shadow that affects Emperor Toba is not a disease but the work of an ayakashi

Emperor Sutoku: An Ayakashi?!

Official: It's true that his face has been looking a little pale lately...but to say is an ayakashi

Emperor Sutoku: No, I believe in him.

Page 7

Emperor Sutoku: Yasuchika, I have known you since I was a child.

Emperor Sutoku: You use a mysterious technique called Fangshi.

Emperor Sutoku: It is said by people in Kyoto and Chūkyū that your fortune-telling accurately predicts even the end of people.

Emperor Sutoku: Yasuchika, you're my only hope... to use your magic to defeat the demons.

Emperor Sutoku: Save my Fat... Save the Former Emperor.*

Official: So says Emperor Sutoku

Official: Ready yourself

Yasuchika: ...I have taken upon the duty you give me.

*(in English it would be Emperor Emeritus, I think former Emperor is more clear)

Page 8

[In this Kyoto every day and every night mysterious ghosts appear ]

[The boundary between humans and non-humans is blurred.]

Page 9

[The people you meet as you travel now, you never know which kind they are…]

Yasuchika: This corpse, was it abandoned after being killed by a bandit?

Yasuchika: If this continues, it could turn into a vengeful spirit and attack people…

Yasuchika: Says Mantra*

*Here I’m pretty sure Yasuchika does a mantra to cleanse the spirit. The kanji were too blurry to read, sorry!

Page 10

Yasuchika sees a spirit passing by his right

Yasuchika(thinking): ...It wasn’t a person

Yasuchika(thinking):...How many spirits are still wandering about?

Yasuchika(thinking): No, that’s wrong.

Yasuchika(thinking): What’s that?…

Page 11

Yasuchika(thinking): This Malevolence!?

Yasuchika(thinking): Are those Oni?

Yasuchika(thinking): They’re fast

Page 12

Yasuchika(thinking): Now’s the time---

Page 13

Mutsu Appears and Slays!

Page 14

No text Again!

Page 15

Hirano:

Here I come!

Page 16

No text Again, Hurray!!

Page 17 & 18 (Double Page)

Page 18 up (goes first)

Yasuchika(narrating): That obscure atmosphere corrupting the air brought by the demons ...It's clearing up.

Page 17 down(goes second)

Mikazuki: That man over there...Are you all right?

Page 19

Yasuchika: Thank you very much for your help.

Yasuchika:I am Yasuchika Abe, an onmyoji that serves here on Kyoto Kogitsunemaru: Yasuchika Abe...? You are…

Yasuchika: Hmn!?

Page 20

Kogitsunemaru: Mikazuki-dono

Mikazuki: I think this year 1135 appears to be a strange era.

Mikazuki: But even if the supernatural is involved, that alone doesn't tell us how they're going to proceed.

Yasuchika(down panel):...And you people are...? Do you know me?

Mikazuki(to Yasuchika): I would like to talk in detail

Mikazuki: But it is better to move to another place first

Mikazuki: Their companions may still be lurking around.

Page 21

Yasuchika:Their ...?

Yasuchika:…

Yasuchika: I understand... in that case.

Mutsunokami: O—oh!!

Mutsunokami: It’s a gigantic mansion!

Page 22

Mutsunokami: What is that!?

Hirano: You can't just mess around on your own, this is someone else house.

Mikazuki: A fine residence indeed…

Mikazuki: This is a safe place to start.

Page 23

Mutsunokami: Yasuchika-san Don’t you have something to eat!? I haven't had anything in my stomach since I came to Kyo!

Chougi: Stop it!

Monoyoshi: You’re really brave (TN: too bold)

Hirano: Please be a good boy!

Mutsunokami: So...sorry…

Kogitsunemaru: …...We are really sorry…

Yasuchika:No, it’s okay. I think it’s good that they are healthy.

Yasuchika(comment): What to do to calm them down...**

Really unsure about this line.

Yasuchika: I said this earlier but...Once again, thank you.

Page 24

Yasuchika: I've never seen you in Kyo. Are you a member of one of the vassal families?

Mikazuki: We are beings who protect history.

Mikazuki: We’re called touken danshi.

Mutsunokami:Eeh!?

Kogitsunemaru: Mikazuki-dono!?

Monoyoshi: It’s okay to tell him that!?

Page 25

Mikazuki: Sorry. I see that in this matter the help of Mr. Abe is indispensable.

Mikazuki: And a man who knows how to distinguish the human from the non-human will see through a lie.

Kogitsunemaru:Jeez, you are…

Mutsunokami:A wicked old manas usual

Chougi:I don't think it's a good idea, though

Yasuchika: Touken Danshi ….who protect History?

Mikazuki: It’s a time far away in the future from now.

Page 26

[In the year 22X5 of the western calendar, Historical Revisionist attacks on the past began]

[In accordance with the laws of the world we punish those who try to change history itself at will]

Page 27

[To resist them, “tsukunogami” are created from swords]

[Those are “Touken Danshi”]

Mikazuki:Hirano Toushirou, Kogitsunemaru, Monoyoshi Sadamune, Yamanbagiri Chougi, Mutsunokami Yoshiyuki

Page 28

Mikazuki: And I’m am Mikazuki Munechika.

Mikazuki: We have come here to preserve the history of this era.

Page 29

Yasuchika: The technique to manifest puppets of Tsukumogami ...It’s hard to believe...but

Yasuchika: this presence ... certainly isn’t human.

Page 30

Yasuchika: So the people who attacked me...?

Mutsunokami: They are called Time Retrograde Army.

Mutsunokami: They’re serving the ones who want to change history

Yasuchika: Change history ... but how?

Chougi: We are trying to figure it out

Chougi: What are their aims and what are they trying to do in this era?

Mikazuki: To change doesn’t mean to make something out of nothing. Has there been any recent unrest in Kyoto?

Mikazuki: They're just trying to use force to twist the outcome, and since they're coming after you, they must have had something to do with it.

Page 31

Yasuchika: I?

Mutsunokami: Just tell us about what comes to your mind!

Yasuchika: no...however...

Mikazuki: Any idea of what it could be?

Yasuchika: This is a matter of my duty as an officer as well. I can't just…

Kogitsunemaru: It’s the Prince of Heavens, Emperor Toba.*

*the wiki told me that in this period the former emperor(emeritus as said before) is in control of politics even though he isn't the emperor anymore. I see it as a minister of politics.

Page 32

Mutsunokami: Yasuckika san, they will be coming after you again

Mutsunokami: We don't know what they're after, if we don't understand it, I don't think we'll ever get to the end of it.

Mutsunokami: Whatever you do, you have to do your duty even if you risk your life. That's what it's all about, isn't it? We're in this kind of role too, we wouldn’t risk our role to save our lives, but...

Mutsunokami: I think there are times when you have to put yourself ahead of others.

Mutsunokami: To do that when you have to do it's also loyalty.

Page 33 & 34 (Double Page)

Yasuchika: About a year ago. A woman named Tamamo Mae appeared at the palace.

Yasuchika: It seemed that she was the daughter of a resident of Yamashina.

Yasuchika: In addition to her beauty, she excelled in poetry, song, and orchestration, and was so intelligent that the favor of the emperor became focused on her.

Yasuchika: However, not long after she became a palace maiden, people said that something strange happened to the Emperor.

Yasuchika: His complexion was pale, his mind was blocked, and he became distant from his subjects.

Yasuchika: National politics gradually became more and more turbulent.

Yasuchika: This is not an ordinary thing. The opinion that something important was amiss is spreading from the inside of the palace, so my Lord ordered me to investigate it.

Yasuchika: And...Tamamo-no-Mae turned out to be the cause of it all.

Yasuchika: From ancient times effective countries in many lands have been taken down by occult and devilish forces

Yasuchika: This malevolence is disturbing the country and shortening His Highness' life.

Yasuchika: It won't last long as it is...And that's exactly what that witch was aiming for

Yasuchika: My lord gave me the duty of protecting the Emperor...and repel the ayakashi.

Page 35

Kogitsunemaru: I’m going to talk now

Kogitsunemaru: It should be still later in history when Emperor Toba collapses.

Kogitsunemaru: In other words, the retrograde time army objective is to take advantage of the ayakashi called Tamamo-no-mae to kill Emperor Toba ...?

Page 36

Yasuchika:... Tamamo Mae is a strong opponent that is at the pinnacle of the palace and the country.

Yasuchika: I thought it was because it wasn’t a straightforward enemy, but …

Yasuchika: The time retrograde army who was targeting me may have been also trying to prevent me from getting rid of that ayakashi.

Mikazuki: Then, that demon-slaying...Could you consider taking us with you for it?

Yasuchika: Eh?

Page 37

Mikazuki: It's your job to get rid of Tamamo-no-Mae, and It's our job to defeat the time retrograde army.

Mutsunogami: Until Yasuchika exterminates the demon we'll hold the retrogrades off.

Chougi: It may also create a good opportunity for them, but...It's the only way.

Page 38

Mutsunokami:Let us help you, Yasuchika. And please, help us out too.

Page 39

Mikazuki: Those are shikinigami? Onmyoji, how convenient.

Kogitsunemaru: ... Even though I assumed that the case was usually you being the one pushing me around.

Kogitsunemaru: I didn't expect you to tell him about us since you’ve just been assigned to the second unit.

Kogitsunemaru: I was surprised

Mikazuki: There’s is no problem if simpler ghosts are involved

Mikazuki: They come to this world from time to time, but ayakashi are stronger than the retrograde army.

Page 40

Mikazuki: If it’s about spirit’s extermination, an onmyoji is the expert

Mikazuki: Wouldn’t it be nice to take advantage of it?

Kogitsunemaru: He has agreed to do it, but will it work?

Mikazuki: There's only so much we can do while we're dealing with them, But we will be relying on everyone in the second unit too.

Mikazuki: The rest will later pass.

Kogitsunemaru: ...again being unreasonable

Mikazuki: It’s not unreasonable

Page 41

Mikazuki: This world may be ours, but where will it develop next? I don't know how it will continue (TN: implication may be: "if it will remain unchanged").

Mikazuki: Emperor Toba's imperial rule was the foundation of the later Minamoto and the Heike family.

Mikazuki:If you change that history, we may lose some of our own histories.

Mikazuki: An old man can be selfish too.

Page 42

Kogitsunemaru:...Well, after all, isn't this what we always do?

Yasuchika: Is this fate too…?

Page 43 (BackPage)

Red Text: Will they be able to break the conspiracy swirling in Kyoto and protect the history of the city?

[mulberry-mansion]

*tw: violence and death in the last pic

[incorrect-joseimuke]

*At a night battle*

Sada: So what's the plan? We go in there and just- pow, pow, pow! *Sticks his fingers out with each "pow"* And kill the HRA?

Hirano: What was that noise?

Sada: Musket Troops.

Aizen: No, Sada, I think you mean- *Kneels and sticks his arm out with each shot* BGHOW! BGHOW! BGHOW! *"Charges up" with both arms* BGHOW!

Sada: That sounds like fireworks.

Sayo: Technically, they're more like- *Mimics holding a gun and recoils with each shot* Ba-choo! Ba-choo! Ba-choo!

Kenshin: Okay, enough with the bad sounds effects.

*Beat*

Kenshin: Besides, it's more like- Blam! Blam! Blam! *Poses with each shot*

Hirano: What?!

Sayo: You're crazy.

Sada: No way!

Aizen: Uh, wrong.

[yukippetodo]

Even More TKRB Headcanons

Don't mind me, this is the third night in a row that I've cried over angsty sword boy MMD videos on nico nico

Izuminokami has abandonment issues

Mouri and Atsushi are closest to each other; and while Mouri hates how much he gets babied, sometimes it's nice.

Imanotsurugi, Yamatonokami, and Fudou are the three swords most likely to get corrupted

Ichigo showed up at the citadel and didn't know any of his brothers' names except for Hirano

Midare likes braiding hair. No one with long hair is safe.

Hachisuka and Nagasone are the definition of drama at the citadel, and poor Urashima ends up in the middle of it

Murakumo climbs trees when he gets scared. The problem is he can't come down afterward because he's also scared of heights

Hakusan, Kogitsunemaru, and Nakigitsune are very quiet when they communicate with each other

Tsurumaru is everyone's weird uncle

Food fights are a regular occurrence between Ookurikara and Kasen. Tsurumaru's usually the one that escalates it.

[namikala]

Official art from the 2020 Touken Ranbu Honmaru Inspection event

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