<s>
is	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
collectible	O
card	O
browser	B-Protocol
video	I-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
developed	O
by	O
Nitroplus	O
and	O
DMM	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Touken	B-Application
Ranbu	I-Application
is	O
essentially	O
a	O
gender-swapped	O
clone	O
of	O
Kantai	B-Application
Collection	I-Application
,	O
another	O
game	O
by	O
DMM	O
,	O
which	O
uses	O
moe	O
anthropomorphism	O
to	O
portray	O
historical	O
warships	O
as	O
young	O
girls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Character	O
designs	O
in	O
Touken	B-Application
Ranbu	I-Application
are	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
type	O
of	O
sword	O
they	O
portray	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
period	O
of	O
history	O
they	O
come	O
from	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combat	O
is	O
largely	O
automated	O
,	O
with	O
progress	O
mainly	O
dependent	O
on	O
resource	O
management	O
and	O
grinding	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Farming	B-Application
the	O
four	O
types	O
of	O
materials	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
required	O
to	O
forge	O
and	O
collect	O
more	O
swords	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Touken	B-Application
Ranbu	I-Application
can	O
be	O
played	O
in	O
a	O
web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
or	O
in	O
a	O
phone	O
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Touken	B-Application
Ranbu	I-Application
quickly	O
became	O
very	O
popular	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
particularly	O
with	O
young	O
women	O
,	O
and	O
had	O
over	O
1.5	O
million	O
registered	O
players	O
by	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
trend	O
had	O
been	O
started	O
a	O
few	O
years	O
previously	O
with	O
the	O
Sengoku	B-Application
Basara	I-Application
video	O
games	O
,	O
which	O
made	O
katana	B-Operating_System
fans	O
a	O
distinct	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Japanese	O
subculture	O
of	O
female	O
history	O
aficionados	O
(	O
reki-jo	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
popularity	O
of	O
Touken	B-Application
Ranbu	I-Application
was	O
such	O
that	O
a	O
Japanese	O
women	O
's	O
interest	O
magazine	O
published	O
an	O
article	O
about	O
exercise	O
routines	O
based	O
on	O
sword	O
fighting	O
techniques	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
2015	O
Tokyo	O
Wonder	O
Festival	O
's	O
figure	O
exhibition	O
was	O
reportedly	O
"	O
completely	O
dominated	O
by	O
hot	O
male	O
swordsmen	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Touken	B-Application
Ranbu	I-Application
has	O
inspired	O
various	O
restoration	O
campaigns	O
for	O
swords	O
represented	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
which	O
were	O
destroyed	O
or	O
damaged	O
in	O
real	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
is	O
Touken	B-Application
Ranbu	I-Application
:	O
Hanamaru	O
(	O
2016	O
)	O
by	O
Doga	O
Kobo	O
and	O
Toho	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
second	O
is	O
Katsugeki/Touken	O
Ranbu	O
(	O
2017	O
)	O
by	O
Ufotable	O
and	O
Aniplex	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2022	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
2016	O
stage	O
play	O
Touken	B-Application
Ranbu	I-Application
Kyoden	O
Moyuru	O
Honnōji	O
will	O
be	O
adapted	O
as	O
an	O
anime	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Touken	B-Application
Ranbu	I-Application
has	O
inspired	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
2.5D	O
stage	O
plays	O
and	O
musicals	O
since	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Musical	O
:	O
Touken	B-Application
Ranbu	I-Application
,	O
produced	O
with	O
Nelke	O
Planning	O
,	O
first	O
ran	O
on	O
October	O
30	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stage	O
:	O
Touken	B-Application
Ranbu	I-Application
,	O
produced	O
by	O
Marvelous	O
and	O
Dentsu	O
,	O
began	O
running	O
on	O
May	O
3	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cast	O
from	O
Stage	O
:	O
Touken	B-Application
Ranbu	I-Application
reprised	O
their	O
roles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
film	O
was	O
distributed	O
by	O
Toho	B-Application
and	O
Universal	O
Pictures	O
,	O
directed	O
by	O
Saiji	O
Yakumo	O
,	O
and	O
written	O
by	O
Yasuko	O
Kobayashi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2021	O
,	O
Koei	O
Tecmo	O
announced	O
they	O
were	O
developing	O
Touken	B-Application
Ranbu	I-Application
Warriors	O
,	O
a	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
game	O
based	O
on	O
their	O
Warriors	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
(	O
through	O
DMM	O
Games	O
)	O
on	O
February	O
17	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
24	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
Steam	O
.	O
</s>
