Katsugeki: Touken Ranbu — Season 1, Episode 12: Battle of Hakodate
Action & Adventure, Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy • 24 min • 1 season, 13 episodes • ★ 7.5/10
Episode synopsis
Unable to stop Horikawa, Izuminokami Kanesada stands there as he walks away. As Izuminokami agonizes over his inability to deny Horikawa’s determination, Saniwa appears in front of him. In order to resolve the regret Izuminokami holds in his heart, Saniwa suggests for them to head to Hakodate – the land where Izuminokami and Horikawa's former master, Toshizou Hijikata drew his last breath. The Time Retrograde Army shows up in Hakodate. With the reinforcement of Yamanbagiri and his unit, Izuminokami will face the Time Retrograde Army and his own regret head on.
About Katsugeki: Touken Ranbu
The year is 1863 as the tumultuous samurai era is coming to an end, Japan is split between the pro-shogunate and anti-shogunate factions. The fate of the world is threatened as an army of historical revisionists are sent from the future to alter the course of history. In order to bring these forces down and protect the real history, two sword warriors, spirits who are swords brought to life by Saniwa (sage), rush to Edo. The polite and thoughtful Horikawa Kunihiro and the short tempered yet skillful Izuminokami Kanesada, who served the same master, confront the invading army along with a lively gang of other warriors including Mutsunokami Yoshiyuki, Yagen Toushirou, Tombokiri, and Tsurumaru Kuninaga. As the fate of history lies in these hero's hands, what meets the blade is yet to be uncovered...