The official website for the Tōken Ranbu: Hanamaru television anime began streaming a 15-second ad for the series on Sunday that reveals the show’s October 2 premiere.
DMM’s Tōken Ranbu “sword personification training game” takes famous swords from Japanese history and interprets them as bishōnen.
Takashi Naoya is composing the music. ufotable is producing another anime adaptation of the game tentatively titled Tōken Ranbu, which is slated for 2017.
The game has acquired a large female fanbase and inspired a wide range of merchandise, as well as several manga and stage productions.