Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru (刀剣乱舞-花丸-)

The year is 2205 A.D.

To annihilate the History Retrograde Army, who scheme to alter history,

we, who were born from swords,

engage in mortal combat today as well!

Dance with this little fox.

Touken Ranbu Hanamaru

"This anime is about the stories of the Hanamaru days

of a certain group of Sword Warriors in a certain citadel."

This is for me?

Thanks.

Let's see...

Eh, what's that?

Well, I think that's appropriate.

45 - Ootachi Hotarumaru

Right. If I think of anything, I'll ask Hotarumaru and the others.

46 - Tachi Akashi Kuniyuki

Man, what a talkative person.

Now then, what time is dinner?

No one saw us, right?

Yeah.

What's this? Looking at your guardian with such scary expressions...

Hey, Kuniyuki.

We're going to go greet everyone in the citadel now,

so could you act a bit more proper, please.

"A bit more proper"?

You mean me?

Yes.

Well, none of that particularly suits me.

First impressions are important!

Be friendly and proper, please.

Aren't I?

I'm proper.

The "Friendly Strategy" might be a bit difficult.

What? Getting all secretive all of a sudden? What's up?

We've been talking about how we might get you more used to being here.

Gosh, you're really worried about that, aren't you?

Well, you hate working, don't you?

Having no motivation is my specialty.

That's what we're worried about!

Caring is kind of an important part of living here.

Right, Hotarumaru?

Yeah.

Try not to expect anything from me.

Don't look at me like that. I can't just suddenly care because you tell me to.

There's lot's of things, like—

Helping people when they're in trouble.

That's right!

And more of us means more housework.

Like weeding!

Cleaning!

Folding laundry and washing dishes.

My specialty is eating, though.

I want you to like it here,

and I want everyone here to like you.

Kuniyuki?

Bathroom.

Ah, I'll take you to it.

It's just down the hall, right?

I know where it is, we passed it earlier.

But...

We probably said too much.

He did only just get here.

But if we didn't go that far, he wouldn't get it.

You're right, but...

You're worried.

I get it.

Knowing Kuniyuki,

he'd start out saying stuff like, "There's no need to greet one another."

Well, we probably did go a bit too far, though.

He's taking a while.

Yeah...

You think he knows the way back?

What is it?

I just took my eyes off it for a moment and the crops...

They're all destroyed!

They were just about ready to be harvested!

This is awful.

Ah, what an atrocity.

What could have done this?

Some kind of beast?

The number of traps may not be enough.

Aren't these shoe prints?

What is it?

We were getting ready to roast some sweet potatoes.

Wh-When we came back from getting the potatoes, all the fallen leaves were gone.

Maybe someone thought they were trash and threw them away?

I guess I'll rake some up again.

Wh-What is this?!

They were white and elegantly blowing in the autumn wind until just now.

Now they're all filthy and messed up.

Filthy?

The bedding.

Look at this.

Rather than falling from the clothes line, they've all been taken down and neatly folded.

Who in the world could have done this?

There's no way, is there?

It can't be. Kuniyuki wouldn't do that.

Eating is his specialty, after all.

What is it, you two?

Do you know something?

No!

Nope!

Could it be an intruder?

That would mean the History—

Retrograde Army?!

You don't think Kuniyuki could have done this, do you?

Do you think Kuniyuki's a likely culprit?

Either way, we need to find him, and fast.

Yeah.

Huh?

Where are the rice balls I just made?

The plate disappeared, too?

What's going on?

I wonder if that jerk Kuniyuki was hungry.

Eating is his specialty, after all.

Kuniyuki!

Oh, how scary. Why are you two so pale?

Was it you, Kuniyuki?

Let's go. We'll apologize with you, if you've got an excuse.

What are you talking about?

You were the one behind everything, right?

What's the meaning of this?

I haven't seen you around here before.

Are you a newcomer?

I'm Akashi Kuniyuki.

Nice to meet you.

What's that?

Ah, I was hungry.

You're the one who dirtied the bedding?

My hand slipped.

And the one who damaged the crops?

Yes.

And threw away the fallen leaves.

It was all me.

He's quite the mischievous type.

No!

He's not!

Kuniyuki was only doing what we told him to do, but he just got a bit carried away!

You don't have to lie.

But—

Who was it that took some medicine from my room?

Huh?

You did that, too?

It was me.

Why would you do that?

What is that?

Eh?

You shouldn't come out.

It can't be.

This is...

Then are these leaves...

Kuniyuki?

This has become rather troublesome.

What's going on?

I heard them when I was coming back from the bathroom.

These guys were wailing.

I wondered where the mother went since she left her pups behind, so I went looking.

Good grief...

Well, she's a pretty careless tanuki.

Then, the ones who caused all that mischief were the tanuki?

No, I was the one doing all the borrowing.

But all that was for the tanuki, right?

Well, yeah.

How kind of you.

Man, you had us worried.

All this sure isn't like you.

Well, it's because I know how a guardian feels.

Besides, caring is an important part of living here, right?

All's well that ends well.

I'll just rewash the laundry.

Okay, we'll start prepping for Akashi-kun's welcome party.

Ah, I'll help you.

You don't have to do that for me.

Don't give it a second thought.

It's not every day a new comrade joins us.

That's right!

Hey, let me look me take a look at her.

I'll treat her wound.

Thank you.

He's going to fit in pretty well.

There was no reason for us to worry.

Nope.

Hotarumaru, Aizen Kunitoshi,

I need you to show me around after all.

Sure!