A new trailer and key visual for the Touken Ranbu Kai: Kyoden Moyuru Honnōji prequel anime, titled Touken Ranbu Kai: Dōden Chikashi Haberau Monora, have been revealed. The prequel anime will air in Japanese theaters on August 16 with a three-week run.
Check out the new Touken Ranbu Kai: Dōden Chikashi Haberau Monora trailer and key visual below, via the anime’s official website:

Here are the cast members for Touken Ranbu Kai: Kyoden Moyuru Honnōji:
- Kōsuke Toriumi as Mikazuki Munechika
- Tomoaki Maeno as Yamanbagiri Kunihiro
- Yūki Tai as Sōza Samonji
- Daisuke Sakaguchi as Fudō Yukimitsu
- Tarusuke Shingaki as Heshikiri Hasebe
- Seiichirō Yamashita as Yagen Tōshirō
- Takuya Satō as Kōsetsu Samonji and Shokudaikiri Mitsutada
- Ayumu Murase as Sayo Samonji
- Sōma Saitō as Namazuo Tōshirō and Tsurumaru Kuninaga
- Atsushi Tamaru as Ichigo Hitofuri
The staff of the anime includes:
- Director: Kazuya Ichikawa
- Scripts: Kenichi Suemitsu
- Character Designer: Mari Takada
- Composer: Ryūnosuke Kasai
- Art Director: Hiroyuki Nemoto
- Compositing Director of Photography: Tatsuya Nomura
- Sound Director: Hiromi Kikuta
- Sound Production: Rakuonsha
- Editing: Domerica
The Touken Ranbu Kyoden Moyuru Honnōji stage play follows follows Fudō Yukimitsu, the (anthropomorphized) sword that real-life legendary leader Oda Nobunaga received from his attendant Mori Ranmaru.
The latest entry in the long-running Touken Ranbu series is Touken Ranbu Warriors, a Musou spin-off by Koei Tecmo, Omega Force, and Ruby Party. Touken Ranbu Warriors is available now for Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam worldwide, and a free demo is available now. The upcoming prequel anime, Touken Ranbu Dōden -Chikashi Samuraira Umonora- will air in Japanese theaters on August 16.