History YMMV / ToukenRanbu

** Izuminokami is also frequently shipped with Kasen ([=KaneKase=]), and Ōdenta with Sohaya, etc. This also extends to any swords being shipped together that were forged by the same swordsmith or are from the same school; up to being forged in a [[Main/IncestIsRelative branch]] of the same school.

* MemeticLoser: [[spoiler:Yamanbagiri Chougi]] is taken far less seriously after initial introduction. With his OneSidedRivalry with Yamanbagiri, his bragging and almost cartoonish {{Jerkass}} attitude towards some of the other swords, many fans found his bark worse than his bite and like to have fun at his expense.

** Although the game is only available in Japanese, this hasn't stopped from gaining a somewhat big Western fanbase. Hotarumaru is very popular with Western fans.

** Although the game is only available in Japanese, this hasn't stopped from gaining a somewhat big western fanbase. Hotarumaru is very popular with western fans.

* It's also got quite the fanbase in Vietnam as well.

** Hotarumaru is very popular with western fans.

** Horikawa Kunihiro. Is his devotion to and protectiveness of Izuminokami simply an UndyingLoyalty thing, or a BodyguardCrush? And considering his "housewife" tendencies and the fact that he's actually older than [[YoungerThanTheyLook Izuminokami]], is Horikawa mother-henning him?

* PolishedPort: ''Touken Ranbu [[MobilePhoneGame Pocket]]''. This version's performance is much better and faster than the browser counterpart (due to the browser version's reliance of Adobe Flash, which could seriously lag/crash your PC). Mercifully, the browser version would later run in HTML5 in 2019, and now runs ''much'' faster than the Flash version (itself is being discontinued in late 2019).

* IncestYayShipping: Any ship that involves Toushirou swords loving eachother. Ichigo/Namazuo and Namazuo/Honebami seem to be popular. However, like with ''VideoGame/KantaiCollection'', it isn't clear if the characters are actually blood-related or if being "brothers" is just a figure of speech.
** This also extends to any swords being shipped together that were forged by the same swordsmith or are from the same school; up to being forged in a [[Main/IncestIsRelative branch]] of the same school.

** The exact extent of Higekiri's forgetfulness varies in fanworks as well as in canon spinoffs. How much he knows about Hizamaru also varies; either he knowingly messes with him by taking advantage of his cloudy memory, or he is genuinely forgetful of the man.

** It's a common thing in the Japanese fandom to portray Ishikirimaru as a BigBeautifulMan underneath his robes. It might have to do with how bulky his usual garb is and his MightyGlacier gameplay behavior. His Kiwame art officially [[{{Jossed}} josses]] this, showing that he's actually fairly thin under all his bulky clothing.

* MostAnnoyingSound:
** Yamabushi's SignatureLaugh of "KA KA KA KA" is considered an AnnoyingLaugh by players who constantly have him drop for them.
** Nakigitsune's fox's voice can be considered annoying, especially since Nakigitsune is a fairly common drop and players can quickly get tired of hearing his fox's shrill voice whenever it happens.

* PolishedPort: ''Touken Ranbu [[MobilePhoneGame Pocket]]''. This version's performance is much better and faster than the browser counterpart (due to the browser version's reliance of Adobe Flash, which could seriously lag/crash your PC).

** ''VideoGame/KantaiCollection'' has been accused of historical revisionism, especially in [[Anime/KantaiCollection the anime]]. Here, the enemies ''are'' historical revisionists. However, the accusations became HarsherInHindsight since Touken Ranbu had a similar accusation (see InternetBackdraft below).

* InternetBackdraft: A rather massive one happened [[http://myfigurecollection.net/blog/23087 between one of the game's writers and the players.]] It was so intense that Nitro+ publicly apologized for it on [[http://www.nitroplus.co.jp/news/2015/07/150730_4558.php their site]].
** During the time of the third year anniversary where most ( but not all ) of the Touken Danshi were given new sprites, the artist of Mikazuki Munechika and Kogitsunemaru came under fire in the JPN fanbase due to not drawing new sprites for the characters with Mikazuki Munechika being primarily cited as he is the [[FaceOfTheBand Face of the Game]][[invoked]] and an officially recognized EnsembleDarkhorse. It only worsened when it was pointed out that a few days prior, the artist had drawn and posted fan art for ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder''. It had gotten to the point where the staff for the official ''Touken Ranbu'' Twitter had to tell the fandom to not harass the artists. The artist posted a lengthy apology on their own Twitter soon after.

** During the time of the third year anniversary where most ( but not all ) of the Touken Danshi were given new sprites, the artist of Mikazuki Munechika and Kogitsunemaru came under fire in the JPN fanbase due to not drawing new sprites for the characters with Mikazuki Munechika being primarily cited as he is the FaceOfTheGame and an officially recognized EnsembleDarkhorse . It only worsened when it was pointed out that a few days prior, the artist had drawn and posted fan art for Fate/Grand Order. It had gotten to the point where the staff for the official Touken Ranbu Twitter had to tell the fandom to not harrass the artists. The artist posted a lengthy apology on their own Twitter soon after.

** Of the 5 starter swords, there's also Kashuu Kiyomitsu, which explains why the two got nendoroid backgrounds in-game. In a similar vein, Yamanbagiri Kunihiro is working his up to being a popular starter sword due to his portrayal in the adaptations boosting interest in his character.

** Mikazuki Munechika, full stop. To the point he became the face of the game despite (or maybe even because of) the fact that he's one of the most difficult swords to get due to his high rarity value. Fans, non-fans and even {{Hatedom}}'s of ''Touken Ranbu'' tend to like him anytime he appears in an adaptation. He's become widely known as one of the most recognizable sword boys, even stated to be iconic by Digitarou himself. The characters popularity and ascension to official mascot status certainly paid off as he's currently one of the only characters to appear in every adaptation, filling some sort of big role in them, is one of the characters with the most merchandise with more in the making and is the first and currently the ''[[UpToEleven only]]'' character to have an official life sized figure out of the entire cast.

** Heshikiri Hasebe, because of his UndyingLoyalty for the Saniwa, to the point he's the most popular choice in Pixiv during "Master x Sword" fanart and he won the Official Popularity Poll. Not to mention that two stories of the Touken Ranbu Comic Anthology are focused on his yearning and loyalty to the Saniwa, and his background apparitions consist of him gleefully doing chores for the Saniwa.

** It's a common thing in the Japanese fandom to portray Ishikirimaru as a BigBeautifulMan underneath his robes. It might have to do with how bulky his usual garb is. His Kiwame art officially [[{{Jossed}} josses]] this, showing that he's actually fairly thin under all his bulky clothing.

** The swords' lingering affection/adoration or their UndyingLoyalty towards their previous masters can be seen as this as well, since all their masters were male. The most blatant example is Yamatonokami's strong fixation on Souji Okita.

** It's a common thing in the Japanese fandom to portray Ishikirimaru as a BigBeautifulMan underneath his robes. It might have to do with how bulky his usual garb is.

** For PVP, a well-leveled Jiroutachi is not a sword people like seeing on teams. This is because of his high Camouflage stat, which increases your chances of failing the scouting segment, as well as a high Leadership that makes his troops harder to kill. You'll either have to watch your swords waste turns trying to take him down, or pray that they can survive a hit from him, because he's still a strong oodachi.

* [[spoiler:Is Yamanbagiri Chougi's insistence on being known as the original born of genuine haughtiness, or is it coming from an InferioritySuperiorityComplex?]]

* AwesomeMusic: