Touken Ranbu Timeline ( Real )

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January 14, 2015

Release of Touken Ranbu

Touken Ranbu, a free-to-play online collectible card browser video game developed by Nitroplus and DMM Games, is officially released in Japan.

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July 3, 2016

Touken Ranbu Anime Adaptation Announcement

Announcement of the anime adaptation of Touken Ranbu, expanding the franchise beyond video games.

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October 3, 2016

Release of Touken Ranbu Anime

The television anime adaptation of Touken Ranbu begins airing in Japan.

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May 2016

Touken Ranbu Stage Play Debut

The Touken Ranbu franchise expands with the debut of its stage play adaptation.

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March 25, 2017

Touken Ranbu Dance CD Release

Release of a dance CD featuring music inspired by the Touken Ranbu franchise.

Touken Ranbu Timeline ( Fictional )

creation
Year 0 in the Eternal Factory timeline

Creation of the Touken Danshi

Saniwa, a sage with time-traveling abilities, creates the Touken Danshi by imbuing famous historical swords with human form to protect history.

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Year 1 in the Eternal Factory timeline

First Dispatch to the Past

The Touken Danshi are initially sent back in time to prevent the Time Retrograde Army from altering historical events.

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June 21, Tensho 10 (1582)

Battle at Honno-ji

The Touken Danshi intervene in the attempted betrayal of Oda Nobunaga at Honno-ji, ensuring history remains intact.

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Early Edo Period, 17th century

Defense of Edo Castle

The Touken Danshi protect Edo Castle from temporal invasions aimed at disrupting Tokugawa shogunate's rule.

conflict
Year 10 in the Eternal Factory timeline

Encounter with the Time Retrograde Army's Leader

The Touken Danshi confront the mysterious leader controlling the Time Retrograde Army, deepening the conflict over history's fate.

discovery
Year 12 in the Eternal Factory timeline

Revelation of the Eternal Factory

The Touken Danshi discover the source of their time-traveling missions and the origin of their creation.