This premiere is a banger. The fast pacing paired with the legendary combat animation is just perfect. The cinematic tone helped a lot in setting up some great character development.

mznaufal

2 mo

Verified

Cerita dimulai dimana sang MC melakukan pengejaran terhadap sosok anomali. Set latar belakang tahun 1800an yg menarik dan kental akan sejarah, Episode ini adalah salah satu premiere anime action paling percaya diri di tahun 2017 langsung menyajikan penonton ke tengah aksi tanpa exposition dump yang berlebihan.

paulanime

2 mo

Verified

Katsugeki Touken Ranbu has a fantastic first episode. The fight scenes, animation, and background art all look amazing and feel almost movie-quality. It starts with an intense chase that immediately grabs your attention. Even the regular enemies are surprisingly strong, which makes me excited to see how powerful the future villains will be. The overall vibe reminds me of Demon Slayer and Fate, and I'm really looking forward to the next episode.

Episode Context

As the first of thirteen episodes, this premiere serves purely as foundation, introducing the core duo, the central conflict against the Time Retrograde Army, and the rules of a world where swords become warriors defending history. It establishes the action-forward tone and thematic framework that the rest of the season will build on, setting up an expanding cast and deeper exploration of the warriors' roles and relationships in episodes to come.

Runtime23 min

Filler StatusCanon

Plot ImportanceHIGH

Air DateJul 2, 2017

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