28.02.19

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Shinken Ranbu Sai 2018 Matsuri Write Up - written by @Sicarius130

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mCFZ4Fw8JXhlwE_bF8o_DhdzmvCGQfY2cu5F4_EuyQw/edit

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Which team did you think won?: https://www.strawpoll.me/17503573

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New Year’s events
Cast:
         Kuroba Mario as Mikazuki Munechika
        Kitazono Ryo as Kogitsunemaru
        Sakiyama Tsubasa as Ishikirimaru
        Saeki Daichi as Iwatooshi
        Ohira Shunya as Imanotsurugi
        Sato Ryuji as Kashuu Kiyomitsu
        Torigoe Yuki as Yamatonokami Yasusada
        Arisawa Shotaro as Izuminokami Kanesada
        Sakamoto Shogo as Horikawa Kunihiro
        Takahashi Kensuke as Hachisuka Kotetsu
        Imari Yu as Nagasone Kotetsu
        Araki Hirofumi as Nikkari Aoe
        Oota Motohiro as Sengo Muramasa
        spi as Tonbokiri
        Yokota Ryugi as Monoyoshi Sadamune
        Miura Hiroki as Higekiri
        Takano Akira as Hizamaru
        Tamura Shin as Mutsunokami Yoshiyuki
        Kiyama Haruki as Tomoegata Naginata

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    Such appearances by Musical Touken Ranbu on various broadcasting platforms are not only a very good indication of their rising popularity, but also the effect of the original Touken Ranbu game’s influence in reality, leading to fans of the game becoming interested in Japanese history and the actual swords themselves, prompting thousands of visitors to travel and visit museums in order to see those blades, sometimes even being the driving force behind recreation and reforging of lost swords like Hotarumaru and Yagen Toushirou. Musical Touken Ranbu has already performed in Paris and recently appeared in the Songs of Tokyo programme which showcased Japan’s popular artists to audience drawn in by the 2020 Olympics, which has begun to put a spotlight not only on Touken Ranbu’s Japanese fans, but also the international fans that support it from many different countries to make the franchise what it is today.

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NHK Kouhaku Uta Gassen

In this annual countdown celebratory programme, 19 Touken Danshi appeared all at once for the first time to perform together in front of a widespread audience. First, 6 Touken Danshi including Kogitsunemaru, Mutsunokami Yoshiyuki, Yamatonokami Yasusada, Horikawa Kunihiro, Hizamaru and Nagasone Kotetsu appeared as special guests in fellow artist Yamauchi Keisuke’s song “Sarase Fuyu no Arashi” to fend off the Time Retrograde Army, and later on their official whole formation appearance, a version of the title song “Touken Ranbu”, “Shutsujin: Kouhaku Uta Gassen” was performed, featuring verses by Mikazuki Munechika, Izuminokami Kanesada, Higekiri, Kashuu Kiyomitsu, Imanotsurugi and Tonbokiri.
Throughout the rest of the programme, various Touken Danshi also appeared onscreen in other artists’ performances, such as DA PUMP’s “USA” and Kitajima Saburo’s “Matsuri”.
 

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CDTV Special! New Year Premier Live 2018 → 2019
  CDTV, or Countdown TV, is a late-night music programme and this particular broadcast occurs as a live New Year’s special, featuring interviews and performances by popular music artists to welcome the new year.
This time, the Touken Danshi not only collaborated to perform “Touken Ranbu” with verses sung by Mikazuki Munechika, Kogitsunemaru, Horikawa Kunihiro, Hizamaru, Kashuu Kiyomitsu and Tomoegata Naginata, a song from the live portion was also performed! The Mihotose no Komoriuta cast who were present, comprised of Ishikirimaru, Nikkari Aoe, Monoyoshi Sadamune, Tonbokiri and Sengo Muramasa, sang Can You Guess What? and even changed from their second layer outfits to their third layer in the middle of the song.

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MUSIC FAIR
Cast:
        Ohira Shunya as Imanotsurugi
Takahashi Kensuke as Hachisuka Kotetsu
        Sato Ryuji as Kashuu Kiyomitsu
        Takano Akira as Hizamaru
        Arisawa Shotaro as Izuminokami Kanesada
        Tamura Shin as Mutsunokami Yoshiyuki

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    MUSIC FAIR is a weekly music programme hosted by Fuji TV and is the longest-running music show in Japan, having been broadcasted since 1964. The programme invites and interviews popular artists who will also perform briefly, and Musical Touken Ranbu was invited this time, along with fellow guests Dean Fujioka, DA PUMP and the Backstreet Boys.
The featured Touken Danshi performed “Touken Ranbu” and were mentioned to have participated in NHK Kouhaku, as well as having been in DA PUMP’s “USA” performance at the time. In introducing the franchise, it appeared that this formation was chosen based on the swords’ individual fame, which would in turn help audiences to recognise and remember them. Hizamaru also carried out a brief demonstration of his sword-wielding skills!