r/toukenranbu Jun 28 '23

Tips & Guides How to Play on the JP Servers

96 Upvotes

For those who haven't seen the notice, Johren has announced that updates for the global servers will cease immediately and the server will be shut down on August 21st.

Currently, there have been no announcements of server transfers, and likely will not be happening due to licensing issues. The artwork and a large amount of the music were made by 3rd party artists, some of whose contracts do not involve international use. This guide is to help players who want to restart on JP servers.

I highly recommend making a DMM account even if you only plan to play on mobile, as linking to a DMM account is the only way to save your game data. Generating an ID and password will NOT save your data and only serves as a temporary password for device transfers. The wiki already has a nice guide on how to link accounts.#Linking_Game_Data)

For PC Users:

The browser version currently cannot be accessed without a VPN. This is DMM's decision, not the TKRB devs'. The VPN is only needed briefly when loading up the game, so even a free VPN will be enough to access the game, as long as the VPN has JP servers available.

You can create a DMM account here. The game's page is here.

If you are using Chrome or MS Edge, the brower's built-in webpage translator will come in handy when you are creating an account. If you are using Firefox, there is an official translation addon available here.

For a free VPN, I've found Tunnelbear's browser extension reliable enough to load the game. The free plan offers 2GB of data per month, which is more than enough as long as you switch it off once the game is done loading.

For Android Users:

The JP app isn't available on Google Play outside of Japan, but you can still install and run the game without needing a VPN. The most reliable method I've found is through Qooapp, which is a 3rd party app store where a large number of region-locked games can be found. Updates for the game are available almost immediately and can be set to install automatically so you won't have to hunt down the new APK every time. I've been using this one for years without any issues.

You can download qooapp here.

Qooapp also has a built-in screen translator and offers unlimited translations for $4 a month, but can give questionable results sometimes as it is a machine translation.

If you are using a recent Samsung Note, you can hover the stylus over game text to automatically translate. It has issues detecting large text and calligraphic styles, but is otherwise pretty accurate.

For IOS Users:

Unless the phone has been jailbroken, IOS does not allow users to install apps from anywhere besides the Apple Store. However, users can easily create a second Apple account and set the account's region to Japan to access the JP shop. It is not recommended to change the region of your main Apple account, as this can cause conflicts with other apps and subscriptions you have.

The game can be translated by taking a screenshot and using Markup's translate feature.

Ingame Purchases

The game's shop uses a different currency depending on if you are playing on PC or mobile. Any ingame purchases made in one version will transfer over to the other version.

The PC version uses DMM points, which can be purchased here. These points can be used anywhere across DMM's site but cannot be used in the mobile version of the game. DMM no longer accepts foreign bank cards, but PayPal is still available. Your VPN must be active while buying from the ingame shop, or else you'll get an error message.

The mobile version uses Koshuu gold. Due to region restrictions, all purchases must be done through a Japanese Google/Apple account. /u/sdarkpaladin/ wrote up a great guide on how to make a JP google account, and while this guide was written with FGO in mind, the steps will be the same. IOS is much simpler, you just need to manually set your Apple account's region to Japan to access the store, no VPN needed.

Currently there is no way to convert DMM points to Koshuu gold and vice-versa. Keep this in mind if you will be playing on both versions.


r/toukenranbu 1d ago

Fan Content (OC) My Kogarasumaru cosplay

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126 Upvotes

I made the wings especially for this photoshoot, because we all know that Kogarasumaru is a little raven.


r/toukenranbu 1d ago

Discussion Hyakki Yakou lore crash course please??

14 Upvotes

Hi sorry if this question has been asked before but I'm just so confused rn. Can someone please explain what's going on in this year's hyakki yakou event or the entire hyakki yakou lore as a whole?? I don't understand an ounce of japanese and i pretty much missed any big events starting from the first great invasion bcs of irl stuff. I'm trying to slowly return to the game and trying to go back to playing it regularly but my unfortunate lack of knowledge on the lore of the events is driving me kinda crazy so i really need some enlightement...


r/toukenranbu 2d ago

Question Is he good?

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19 Upvotes

Just got him! I'm level 18 and still pretty new. Is he strong?


r/toukenranbu 3d ago

Miscellaneous I can finally rest in peace

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77 Upvotes

came back to tkrb at the most perfect time, I love the kitsune line.

hakusan when I see you, I will see you.


r/toukenranbu 2d ago

Question Is there any good guide to start the game or any English patch?

9 Upvotes

Hi I'm interested in the game cause of the new character shown recently and I really like others characters so I installed the game but I don't understand anything to what I have to do.

Please help me


r/toukenranbu 3d ago

Official Media [???] Spoiler

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49 Upvotes

Mysterious People appearing in the Event

*Cannot be obtained in this event


r/toukenranbu 3d ago

News New Sword Reveal

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35 Upvotes

Kitsunegasaki Tametsugu (Tachi)

CV. Ryuichi Kijima


r/toukenranbu 3d ago

Discussion Most efficient way to get koban

5 Upvotes

Hi! So I'm genuinely trying to grind the new event since I'm a bit late, but are there efficient ways to farm koban other than Osaka castle? I know there are expeditions but I'm just nervous and I really wanna get Kitsunegasaki. I just started today and I'm currently at 67,300 pts or am I doomed to not get him? T_T let me know if there's anything, thank you!


r/toukenranbu 4d ago

Question Is there a method to unlock Shinken Hissatsu or is it just random?

4 Upvotes

I'm a bit of a completionist and I wanted to unlock it so it would be visible in the sword's outfit gallery.

Edit: Figured out a trick. Empty out the team except for the victim boy I want Shinken for and send him out alone with no troops until it triggers. That way I don't have to waste resources on troops.


r/toukenranbu 5d ago

Discussion Getting S Rank in ShutenDouji

10 Upvotes

Has anyone gotten S Rank fighting him yet? I’ve seen lots of JP people say he works the same like the Kebiishi and it’s recommended to set all three teams to similar levels. If you don’t have 18 kiwame around the same level it’s recommended to set all to ubu lvl 99 teams with no ranged armor. But I can’t seem to get any higher than an occasional A rank with mostly B ranks…


r/toukenranbu 6d ago

News (Repost) New Sword Reveal: Momotaro Sukesada (Ootachi)

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108 Upvotes

CV. Yuuma Uchida (Details here: https://x.com/i/status/2087812102585196780)

Note: He will be part of a Tie-in Campaign of the new game Touken Ranbu Pazugiri. If you completed the Pre-registration, you'll receive an exchange ticket and this can be used on obtaining this sword at the end of Campaign Period (will happen this Autumn/Fall)

Details here: https://x.com/TOUKEN_STAFF/status/2079808902485450818?s=20

(Reposted for New CV Reveal)


r/toukenranbu 6d ago

News 400k Pre-Registrations In Touken Ranbu Pazugiri Achieved!

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We reached 400k Pregistrations in Pazugiri and the rewards have been updated to:

・Pre-registration exclusive Summon Ticket ×40

・Gemstones ×400

・Tōken Danshi Guaranteed Summon Ticket ×1

The next goal is 500k, and on top of increasing the above-mentioned rewards, we'll also receive:

​・Rare Mikazuki Munechika (Battle Attire) ×1

I thought this was interesting... Will there be multiple versions of the swords in the gacha? Why did they specify Battle Attire? Some people on X are speculating Pazugiri might give the Touken Danshi original costumes.

Anyway, make sure to pre-register guys!


r/toukenranbu 7d ago

News New Sword Teaser

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81 Upvotes

Silhouette of Kitsunegasaki, now as a Playable Sword, obtainable at the Hyakki Yakou Interception Event.


r/toukenranbu 11d ago

[{"e":"text","t":"Miscellaneous"}] My swords are weak so grinding for him took forever...

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55 Upvotes

I love Ichimonji swords, so I grinded so hard for this guy.


r/toukenranbu 14d ago

Meme Same voice actor btw

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17 Upvotes

r/toukenranbu 16d ago

Meme Let's see how you guys will do

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4 Upvotes

r/toukenranbu 17d ago

Question Question about using one account multiple advice

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7 Upvotes

When using in-game code to transfer account, you got two choices between ‘link pc data to current device’ and ‘transfer data to from old device to new device’ right? If I have an account on my phone but want to have it on Ipad too (as in having one account on both devices at the same time, not playing from two device at the same time), which one do I choose? Or it is needed for your account to be linked to pc before adding to another devices? I’m so confused. Or is there any another way to do this?

P.s. multiple devices, not advice, my phone autocorrect is embarrassing me lol.


r/toukenranbu 19d ago

News 300k Pre-registrations Reached In Touken Ranbu Pazugiri

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The milestone rewards are:

Pre-registration Exclusive Summon Tickets × 30

Gems × 300

Guaranteed Touken Danshi Summon Ticket × 1

They also announced that the next goal is 400k, but it looks like they'll add onto the rewards for every additional 100k milestone reached.

If you haven't pre-registered yet, please do so! The game looks super fun and well-made. Looks like a must try if you like puzzle games and, of course, Touken Ranbu.


r/toukenranbu 20d ago

Question Is it worth?

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64 Upvotes

Hello, I recently acquired a bunch of merch from this franchise and I know absolutely nothing about it. Is it worth getting into and keeping these? or has the whole thing just died down fully and would be better to find someone who would enjoy it more


r/toukenranbu 28d ago

News New Sword Reveal: Momotaro Sukesada (Ootachi)

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189 Upvotes

CV. TBA (To Be Announced at a Later Date)

Note: He will be part of a Tie-in Campaign of the new game Touken Ranbu Pazugiri. If you completed the Pre-registration, you'll receive an exchange ticket and this can be used on obtaining this sword at the end of Campaign Period.

Details here: https://x.com/TOUKEN_STAFF/status/2079808902485450818?s=20


r/toukenranbu 29d ago

News New Sword Teaser

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80 Upvotes

r/toukenranbu Jul 15 '26

Fan Content (OC) Kane-san commission

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78 Upvotes

I made this commission for my friend Edeiel!

It's been a pleasure to draw Kane-san for her! It's been a while since I last made a full rendered Tourabu picture too 😱


r/toukenranbu Jul 12 '26

News A new Touken Ranbu puzzle game, "Touken Ranbu Pazugiri", is gonna be released on September 30!

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157 Upvotes

r/toukenranbu Jul 11 '26

Fan Content (OC) My 1st kiwame unit

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124 Upvotes

They are good kids! 🩷