The legend of the Katana Maidens continues... this time, on stage!

Katana Maidens ~ Toji no Miko is warming up for a stage show, featuring members of SKE48 as the sword-wielding heroines. Taking the five lead roles are the five members who won a popularity poll run on the group's official smartphone app. The main cast consists of:

Makiko Saito as Kanami Etou:

Yoshino Kitagawa as Mai Yanase:

Ryoha Kitagawa as Yukari Origami:

Saki Takeuchi as Sayaka Itomi:

Marika Tani as Hiyori Juujou:

The five idols will be joined by a cast of (at least) fifteen more performers for the show, which will go up this November.

>> Katana Maidens ~ Toji no Miko Stage Show Website

>> Watch Katana Maidens ~ Toji no Miko on Crunchyroll

Source: Anime! Anime!

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Kara Dennison is responsible for multiple webcomics, and is half the creative team behind the OEL light novel series Owl's Flower. She blogs at karadennison.com and tweets @RubyCosmos. Her latest book, Black Archive #21 – Heaven Sent, is currently available from Obverse Books.