Tokyo International News Agency

DMM GAMES' popular sword-raising simulation game, "Touken Ranbu ONLINE," entered emergency maintenance on the 15th. The official operational account (@TOUKEN_STAFF) announced, "We are currently conducting emergency maintenance to investigate an issue that has occurred. The end time is undecided," and apologized for the significant inconvenience caused to users. This emergency maintenance is believed to be caused by server load due to concentrated access to the boss "Senki" (War Demon), which appears in the currently ongoing event "Hihou no Sato ~ Kurabaraba Kosou Uruwashiki ~" (Treasure Village ~Beautiful in Darkness~). On social media, many comments were posted, such as "I was going to beat Senki-chan during my lunch break, but it's emergency maintenance," "Is it because all the Saniwa rushed in too much?", and "Did the Saniwa go too hard and tire out the demon-san?" This suggests that the intense progress o...

The keyword "3 hours later" has become a trending topic on X (formerly Twitter), revealing a wide range of user interests, from an event for the popular game "Touken Ranbu ONLINE" to various "3-hour" moments in daily life. The primary driver of this trend is the "Counter-Hyakki Yagyō Interception Operation" event, held by "Touken Ranbu ONLINE" on August 13. The operating team reported the successful defeat of enemy groups on the same day, announcing, "The arrival of a new enemy group is expected in approximately 3 hours." In response, many players posted comments expressing surprise, urgency, and determination for the next battle, such as "A second wave in 3 hours? The Time Retrograde Army is a black company!", "Wait, the next round is in 3 hours?! Isn't that fast?", and "It's like a Yakult Swallows game! I'm going to burn out! 🔥⚾️" Furthermore, "3 hours later" is mentioned ...