Welcome to Hoshijima

Hi, Chiharu here!
(@chiharu-tanaka on tumblr/@guavariki on twt & bsky)Hoshijima (星島 aka ‘Star Island’) is a fictional island off the coast of Hiroshima, Japan where my TKRB tousani stories takes place!(tousani is derived from “touken danshi” x “saniwa”)A brief intro to Touken Ranbu & more about Hoshijima: About
Some tousani fanarts: ContentEnjoy!

About

THE BASIC PREMISE OF TOUKEN RANBUTouken Ranbu (abbreviated to TKRB) is a mobile & PC gacha game developed by Nitro Plus in 2015.The simplest premise of this game is that in the year 2205, you play as the Saniwa (loosely translated as “sage”) who is appointed by the Ministry of Time to turn historical Japanese swords into men (i.e. the Touken Danshi, lit. “sword men”), and send them out to fight the History Retrograde Army (abbreviated to HRA) who wants to change history. Which means there’s a lot of time travel involved.The swords all live in a citadel complex known as a honmaru, which is a traditional Japanese estate, basically, where they are almost self-sufficient with farmwork and horses to care for, on top of other duties such as scouting for resources and training for combat.Exactly how, where and what happens in various Touken Ranbu media revolves around this basic premise, and thus is kinda open to interpretation.***HOSHIJIMA AU

Hoshijima is an island off the coast of Honshu (specifically north of Matsue, in the Sea of Japan, facing Korea) that is placed in a specific one-year time-loop dimension created in the year 2205. This means the entire year (in terms of weather, seasons) loops while the rest of the world moves on as usual.Because time there loops on a yearly basis, the Ministry of Time counts the passage of 1 year/365 days as "cycles" as in "one cycle of 4 seasons" since Hoshijima’s inception in 2205.There are 7 honmaru in Hoshijima, and one southern port town that faces the mainland, which is run by employees of the Ministry of Time (kudagitsune).Each Saniwa is selected from a reasonable time period in Japan, and forms a contract with Konnosuke for a 1 Cycle service.They each can summon a minimum of 6 and a maximum of 12 Touken Danshi. This limit is to ensure their life expectancy is not cut short.The contract can be extended for another two Cycles maximum (total 3 Cycles) for the same reason. While in the contract, the Saniwa will not physically age.The Saniwa are compensated for their service by having a wish (with T&C) fulfilled by the Ministry of Time.Once the contract ends, they will return to their own time, in the exact place they were taken from, with all their memories of the service wiped. The same goes for the Touken Danshi (they only retain procedural memories aka ‘how to fight/do things/use things’ and memories of their original master).However, should they create a strong enough bond with a Touken Danshi, said danshi may petition a request to the Ministry of Time to follow their Saniwa to the appointed time to live as a normal person, and not a tsukumogami (Thanks to @monocots for this idea). Once they leave the service, the Touken Danshi cannot be summoned again by any other Saniwa.The Saniwa are selected due to their strong magical abilities regardless of age or gender. They do not normally participate in sorties or expeditions, but some have been known to do so in the past, if they are skilled in battle.***BASIC TIMELINE:My Saniwa are appointed in this order (click to enlarge):

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MAP OF HOSHIJIMAThere are 7 honmarus in total, each located at different spots of the island.- H1 (黄, ki, yellow), on the east
- H2 (赤, aka, red), on the northeast
- H3 (紺, kon, dark blue), on the southeast
- H4 (緑, midori, green), in the centre, Mayumi’s half of the largest honmaru complex
- H5 (紫, murasaki, purple) is Kaori’s half of the largest honmaru complex
- H6 (橙, daidai, orange), in the southwest up the foot of a mountain (Akiko’s honmaru)
- H7 (縹, hanada, light blue) in the west, near the lake (recently completed in early C35)

***SIGNIFICANT EVENTS IN HOSHIJIMAThe island is first established in 2205, and Kominatsu (a 500 year old fox spirit) is appointed as the first Saniwa. After the premature death of several human Saniwa appointed after her, the Ministry imposed a 12 Toudan + 3 Cycles limit for all subsequent Saniwa. Komi isn't affected as she has a longer lifespan.In Cycle 13, the Saniwa of the southwestern honmaru (orange) became tainted by the History Retrograde Army (HRA), and turned against the Ministry. As a result, the HRA invaded the island, forcing the Ministry to deploy additional resources to take the island back. Komi is then offered the position as Guardian of Hoshijima, which she takes, thus ending her service as a Saniwa.To accomodate new Saniwas, the central honmaru is renovated to accomodate 2 Saniwas in the same complex, while the Ministry slowly works on decontaminating the cursed honmaru.In Cycle 28, Kikkou Sadamune becomes the first Toudan to leave the roster and is reborn as a human after petitioning to the Ministry of Time to follow his saniwa back into their timeline; and thus relinquishing his status as tsukumogami.All current Saniwas in this AU are recruited in Cycles 33-34.***

My Saniwa(s)

I have 5 Saniwa in total (my sister owns the other 3); they are all appointed at different eras.Mine are listed chronologically based on appointment:

  • Kominatsu (狐美夏)

  • OC status: Supporting Character

  • Title: Guardian of Hoshijima

  • 526 years old

  • Born 3 August 1499 (Leo)

  • Appointed as Saniwa in 1946 (as the first Saniwa)

  • Fox spirit (kitsune)

  • ENFP (Campaigner)

  • Originally from Kyoto, Japan

  • Loves: Friendly people, running, the outdoors, dancing, DDR

  • Dislikes: Mean people, gunshots, swimming

  • Food pref: Abuurage, tofu, ice cream

  • Fav. season: Summer

  • She had witnessed World War II and its devastating effects on Japan

  • She decides to take the role of Saniwa/Guardian as she is unwilling to return to her time period, preferring to serve the Ministry of Time instead

  • Nakano Mayumi (中野 真由美)

  • OC/Yume status: Reworking

  • Title: Saniwa of the green (Midori) honmaru

  • 15 years old

  • Born 10 Jul 1970 (Cancer)

  • Appointed as Saniwa in 1985

  • High school student

  • 🧡 Urashima Kotetsu

  • INFP (Mediator)

  • Originally from Beppu, Japan

  • Loves: Animals, the outdoors, reading, swimming, 80s J-pop

  • Dislikes: Bullies, blood, competitive sports

  • Food pref: Vegetarian, especially nabe, dango, tamagoyaki

  • Fav. season: Summer

  • She is the youngest of 4 siblings, and has 3 older brothers

  • She is Akiko's childhood friend back when Akiko used to live in Beppu

  • Shimura Kaori (志村 香)

  • OC/Yume status: Active, mostly on priv acc

  • Title: Saniwa of the purple (Murasaki) honmaru

  • 26 years old

  • Born 19 June 1982 (Gemini)

  • ESFP (Entertainer)

  • Appointed as Saniwa in 2008

  • Works as a nurse

  • 💛 Nagasone Kotetsu

  • Born in Beppu, raised in Tokyo

  • Loves: Karaoke, spending time with friends, going to the gym, cycling, swimming, playing the piano, gardening (eventually)

  • Dislikes: Rude or lazy people, the outdoors, bugs

  • Food pref: Fried food, Western food, coffee

  • Fav. season: Spring

  • Akiko is her stepsister; Kaori is younger by 12 years

  • She was 2 years old when she left Beppu, and has met Mayumi before as a toddler

  • She was part of the swim team in high school

  • More about her here

  • Shimura Akiko (志村 明子)

  • OC/Yume status: Active, and the main OC

  • Title: Saniwa of the orange (Daidai) honmaru

  • 30 years old

  • Born 18 Nov 1970 (Scorpio)

  • ESFJ (Consul)

  • Appointed as Saniwa in 2000

  • Works as an attorney

  • 🩷 Azuki Nagamitsu

  • Born in Beppu, later moved to Tokyo

  • Loves: Shopping, baking, cooking, children, jazz bars, romantic movies, horror movies

  • Dislikes: Misogynists, computers, driving

  • Food pref: Sweets and pastries of any kind

  • Fav. season: Autumn

  • Kaori is her stepsister; Akiko is older by 12 years

  • She is Mayumi's childhood friend back when she lived in Beppu

  • She was part of the school council in school, and is popular

  • More about her here

  • Shimura Yuika (志村 結海)

  • OC/Yume status: Reworking

  • Title: Saniwa of the light blue (Hanada) honmaru

  • 21 years old

  • Born 7 Dec 1990 (Sagittarius)

  • INTP (Logician)

  • Appointed as Saniwa in 2011

  • University student: studying world history

  • ❤️ [REDACTED]

  • Born in Los Angeles, California; but visits Japan more often as an adult

  • Loves: Plein air painting, reading, antiques, history, travelling

  • Dislikes: Liars, hospitals, pain, running

  • Food pref: Spicy, sour, Korean/Chinese/Thai food, Middle Eastern food, Indian curries

  • Fav. season: Summer

  • Akiko & Kaori’s youngest stepsister (the 3 share the same father)

  • Is 8 years younger than Kaori, and 20 years younger than Akiko

  • Has a bad right leg from an accident and uses a cane to walk

  • More about her here (WIP)

Content

More fanart & fanfiction on my twitter & bsky
I’ll list them properly someday…