Touken Ranbu Warriors: What Is A Touken Danshi?
Touken Ranbu Warriors is pretty quick to thrust you into action - there are History Retrograde forces to deal with, a whole armory of characters to get to know, and a lot of terms to learn - some of which you'll be familiar with, some of which you might never have heard of before.
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While the game does provide a handy glossary that helps demystify some of the most confusing concepts, it isn't perfect. Here's a quick rundown on the lore and the world of Touken Ranbu Warriors and the original mobile game.
Touken Danshi, or Toudan, are spirits born from weapons - usually swords. They represent the swords and the techniques associated with them given human form, and these forms are exclusively male.
These spirits are one type of tsukomogami - spirits born from inanimate objects in Japanese folklore.
In Touken Ranbu, Touken Danshi are generally born from the swords of famous, historical swordsmiths. For example, one playable Toudan is Hyuga Masamune, a spirit born from a tanto crafted by Masamune, whose swords were legendary.
Within the games, Toudan are summoned to combat the History Revisionists and their History Retrograde Army. It is saniwa who summon them.
Saniwa are individuals who have the power to draw the spirits of inanimate objects out by "rousing their hearts and souls." When a sword's spirit is summoned, a Touken Danshi is the result.
Roughly translated, Touken Danshi means "sword men." This is likely why all the Touken Danshi are male.
Saniwa are entrusted with Touken Danshi and sent back in time to combat the History Retrograde Army - they do this under orders from the Government of the Time, which is the authority in charge of sending saniwa to threatened time
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