To promote the upcoming premiere of its second season “Zoku” and celebrate the beginning of year 2018, which is the year of the dog in Chinese Astrology, the official website for the Touken Ranbu -Hanamaru- TV anime series is now streaming a four-minute special video featuring its main six sword boys with dog ears and tail, as “刀犬男子/Touken Danshi (Sword-Dog Boy),” using 犬 (dog) instead of the original character 剣 (sword).
Touken Ranbu -Hanamaru-is set to premiere on Tokyo MX, Kansai TV, and BS11 on January 7, 2018.