The Ambition of Oda Nobuna

The Ambition of Oda Nobuna (織田信奈の野望, Oda Nobuna no Yabō) is a Japanese light novel series written by Mikage Kasuga and illustrated by Miyama-Zero. It was adapted into an anime television series animated by Madhouse and Studio Gokumi that aired from July to September 2012. Sentai Filmworks licensed the series in 2014 and released the series on December 16, 2014, along with an English dub.

Synopsis
High school student Yoshiharu Sagara wakes up and finds himself in the middle of a raging Sengoku period battle. He is saved by the legendary Hideyoshi Toyotomi, but at the cost of the hero's life. With his dying breath, the warrior pleads for Yoshiharu to become a feudal lord in his place. Now that the course of history has been changed, Yoshiharu pledges to keep the timeline from diverging any further. Yet, after rescuing Nobuna Oda—whom he discovers is actually the fabled Nobunaga Oda's female counterpart—Yoshiharu realizes he has been transported to an alternate reality where most of Japan's historical warlords are now cute girls!

To set things right and find a way back home, Yoshiharu agrees to become one of Nobuna's retainers and assist her in a conquest of Japan. As Nobuna initiates her campaign, Yoshiharu discovers that the history he learned from playing the video game "Nobunaga's Ambition" allows him to predict future events and turn the tide of war. Using this invaluable gift to aid the Oda clan's beautiful generals, Yoshiharu hopes to help his new lord fulfill her dream and win the hearts of women everywhere.

Light Novel
The Ambition of Oda Nobuna began as a light novel series written by Mikage Kasuga and illustrated by Miyama-Zero. Volume 1–10 and a spin-off novel were published between August 15, 2009 and March 16, 2013 by SB Creative under their GA Bunko imprint. On April 19, 2014, volume 11 was published by Fujimi Shobo under their Fujimi Fantasia Bunko imprint and all further releases were published this way.


 * Main story:
 * August 31, 2009 - First Edition (released August 15) - ISBN  978-4-7973-5450-8
 * February 28, 2010 - Edition (released February 15) - ISBN 978-4-7973-5744-8
 * May 31, 2010 - First Edition (released May 15) - ISBN 978-4-7973-5875-9
 * September 30, 2010 - First Edition (released September 15) - ISBN 978-4-7973-6123-0
 * February 28, 2011 - First Edition (released February 15) - ISBN 978-4-7973-6222-0
 * June 30, 2011 - First Edition (released June 15) - ISBN 978-4-7973-6442-2
 * November 30, 2011 - First Edition (released November 15) - ISBN 978-4-7973-6749-2
 * March 31, 2012 - First Edition (released March 15) - ISBN 978-4-7973-6898-7
 * July 31, 2012 - First Edition (released July 15) - ISBN 978-4-7973-7000-3
 * March 31, 2013 - First Edition (released March 15) - ISBN 978-4-7973-7234-2
 * April 25, 2014 - - First Edition (released April 19) - ISBN 978-4-04-712970-2
 * October 25, 2014 - First Edition (released October 18) - ISBN 978-4-04-070290-2
 * May 25, 2015 - First Edition (released May 20) - ISBN 978-4-04-070291-9
 * January 25, 2016 - First Edition (released January 20)- ISBN 978-4-04-070704-4
 * May 25, 2016 - First Edition (released May 20) - ISBN 978-4-04-070896-6
 * September 25, 2016 - First Edition (released September 17) - ISBN 978-4-04-070900-0
 * January 1, 2017 - First Edition (released on the same day) - ISBN 978-4-04-072171-2
 * May 5, 2017 - First Edition (released on the same day) - ISBN 978-4-04-072304-4
 * September 9, 2017 - First Edition (released on the same day) - ISBN 978-4-04-072306-8
 * February 2, 2018 - First Edition (released on the same day) - ISBN 978-4-04-072312-9
 * December 12, 2018 - First Edition (released on the same day) - ISBN 978-4-04-072763-9
 * June 6, 2019 - First Edition (released on the same day) - ISBN 978-4-04-072764-6

New Edition
The original author and illustrator are KADOKAWA , all 11 volumes, just like the regular version (Same Visual Illustration).


 * 1) "Oda Nobuna no Yabō: National Version 1" September 25, 2015 - First Edition (released September 19) - ISBN 978-4-04-712949-8
 * 2) "Oda Nobuna no Yabō: Nationwide Version 2" September 25, 2015 - First Edition (released September 19) - ISBN 978-4-04-712950-4
 * 3) "Oda Nobuna no Yabō: National Version 3" September 25, 2015 - First Edition (released September 19) - ISBN 978-4-04-712951-1
 * 4) "Oda Nobuna no Yabō: National Version 4" September 25, 2015 - First Edition (released September 19) - ISBN 978-4-04-070159-2
 * 5) "Oda Nobuna no Yabō: National Version 5" September 25, 2015 - First Edition (released September 19) - ISBN 978-4-04-070154-7
 * 6) "Oda Nobuna no Yabō: National Version 6" September 25, 2015 - First Edition (released September 19) - ISBN 978-4-04-070155-4
 * 7) "Oda Nobuna no Yabō: National Version 7" September 25, 2015 - First Edition (released September 19) - ISBN 978-4-04-070157-8
 * 8) "Oda Nobuna no Yabō: National Version 8" September 25, 2015 - First Edition (released September 19) - ISBN 978-4-04-070158-5
 * 9) "Oda Nobuna no Yabō: Nationwide Version 9" September 25, 2015 - First Edition (released September 19) - ISBN 978-4-04-070156-1
 * 10) "Oda Nobuna no Yabō: National Version 10" September 25, 2015 - First Edition (released September 19) - ISBN 978-4-04-070160-8
 * 11) "Oda Nobuna no Yabō: Nationwide Gaiden Evil Eye Dragon Masamune" September 25, 2015 - First Edition (released September 19) - ISBN 978-4-04-070678-8

Manga
A manga adaptation written by Mikage Kasuga and illustrated by Futago Minazuki was serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's Comp Ace magazine from July 2011 to June 2014 and the serial chapters were collected into 6 volumes. The first volume was released in February 2012 and the last volume was released in August 2014.


 * The story follows the original story.
 * February 24, 2012 - First Edition (released on February 23) - ISBN 978-4-04-120135-0
 * July 6, 2012 - First Edition (released July 5) - ISBN 978-4-04-120341-5
 * January 24, 2013 - First Edition (released January 23) - ISBN 978-4-04-120595-2
 * June 23, 2013 - First Edition (released June 22) - ISBN 978-4-04-120795-6
 * December 27, 2013 - First Edition (released December 26)  - ISBN 978-4-04-120958-5
 * August 10, 2014 - First Edition (released August 9) - ISBN 978-4-04-101913-9

Related Books

 * "Oda Nobuna no Yabō: Hime Busho Roku" (Fanbook) Released on May 5, 2017 - ISBN 978-4-04-072309-9

Character
The main heroine of this work, and another protagonist. she is 16 years old. She is the head of the Oda family and the princess daimyo of Owari Her childhood name is "Kichi". When he first appeared, he called herself Kazusasuke. His favorite phrase is "de aru ka". In the early days, she used Gifu Castle as his residence, but in Volume 12, she completed the gorgeous Azuchi Castle, and since then she has been using it as his base to supervise senior vassals in various fields.

She is a beautiful girl who is recognized by both herself and others and calls herself "Owari's most beautiful girl", and her clothes are fashionable. There are many variations such as "Machi Musume". On the other hand, in addition to her rough behavior, she is called "Owari no Utsukehime" because of her eccentric appearance and behavior. However, at the bottom of his heart, there is a part that can not be completely ruthless, and the Oda vassals, including Yoshiharu, understand that he has a kind-hearted personality, and he is always on the verge of reckless driving, and is sometimes encouraged. being helped. In addition, due to the bereavement of his father, Nobuhide, and the missionary, Xavier, who he met in Sakai, he was traumatized by the thought that "a man he trusts and likes will die.", and hungry for love. All retainers of the Oda family are underpaid.

While thinking about Yoshiharu, who is not afraid of herself, from the beginning, he always quarrels with Yoshiharu, who does not get what he wants, and then repeats the fights that develop into violence (according to the people around her, "Couple Manzai"). She became aware of his love for Yoshiharu from around the time of "Kanegasaki's Exit", but he struggled with the disparity in social status that prevailed in the world because of his high pride and inability to be honest. From the end of Volume 5, they become lovers, but they spend days hiding from the surroundings (especially Mitsuhide) considering the difference in social status. However, Nobuna, who has more emotions than normal, has an unusually high desire for possession and jealousy. On the flip side, he loves Yoshiharu so much. After parting with Yoshiharu, recently, although she is jealous, she is less likely to be punished, and has shown growth as a human being and a woman, such as wanting to be frankly spoiled. It was also pointed out that he only thinks about things (about herself). Both Nobuna and Yoshiharu are positive about making children, but she is being postponed because she is disturbed by Mitsuhide and cannot leave the front due to maternity leave, etc., considering the situation the Oda family is in. Surprisingly, she is more active with Nobuna than Yoshiharu, and she has already decided on the names of her three children, such as "Kimyō", "Chasen" and "Sanshichi".

For Mitsuhide, he is a disciple of Dosan, and like Yoshiharu, he has been treated as a confidant who understands his thoughts, and he has been appointed as a successor when an unforeseen situation occurs. rice field. Because Mitsuhide also worshiped Nobuna, their relationship was good at first, but when Mitsuhide began to admire Yoshiharu, Nobuna was unable to reveal to Mitsuhide about her relationship with Yoshiharu, and they both respected Yoshiharu. They often competed over each other, and at one point they were in a situation that was unthinkable at first because of good weather. Later, Yoshiharu told them, the two are like the front and back of the same mirror, sharing the same dream of "Tenka Fubu".

With Yoshiharu's emotional support, he avoided the murder of Nobukatsu and the quagmire religious war with Honnekoji. While confronting Honnekoji and Saikashu, he strives to unify the world, but at the time of the "Osaka Honnekoji Battle", Ujisato guided the three sacred treasures, and when the Amano Iwato opening occurred, it spread all over the country. While watching over her, he declared that he would "get both the world and the good weather", finally revealing their relationship. She was seen as an enemy by Shingen and Kenshin, but girls all over the country felt empathy when they saw Nobuna, who was different from her rumors, and boys came to worship her. From that point on, I was able to win people's hearts without even thinking about it. Against the anti-Oda siege network of Takeda, Uesugi, Mori, and Hojo, in order to unify the whole country in a short-term decisive battle, he envisions a big decisive battle with an alliance with the Matsudaira family, the Date family, and the Kyushu forces, and defends Kyoto. Mitsuhide entrusted Katsuie and Nagahide to hold back the Uesugi army, and Yoshiharu to work for an alliance with the Kyushu army, and herself was preparing a strategy to ensure victory against the Takeda army in Nagashino, but suddenly he was attacked by the Matsudaira (Tokugawa) family. Induced to a situation where he had no choice but to accept the abandonment of the alliance, he abandoned his hometown of Owari. Before the fierce invasion of the Takeda army, Gifu Castle also fell, and after Nobusumi's death in desperation, he went alone to the Takeda and Tokugawa forces to recover her remains, but risked Yoshiharu's life. Restraint restored her sanity. Yoshiharu heard about the possibility of Mitsuhide's betrayal, and while he was shaken by the ruthlessness of burying the Takeda army, he touched Yoshiharu and Mitsuhide's mutual feelings in Sekigahara, and renewed their unity with Momozono.

Because of his desire to unify the world by herself and because he doesn't want to be in Yoshiharu's hands, he is strictly prohibited from telling Yoshiharu about his future. However, looking at Yoshiharu who is doing his best, I had a feeling that my ambitions would end halfway. In order to overcome his fate before the Battle of Sekigahara, he lifted the above-mentioned ban and was told by Yoshiharu that he would be half-hearted due to Mitsuhide's rebellion, and that Mitsuhide would soon follow suit. However, like Yoshiharu, he did not doubt that he believed in Mitsuhide.

In Volume 3, she was given the rank of Shoshiinoge, Danjo Daibutsu, and in Volume 7, she was given the rank of Right Guard General. Only Nobuna's name is different from the historical fact, but the origin of the name was revealed in the new edition, and the name that was prepared after coming of age was forcibly changed to "Nobuna" because it was "not girly". The truth is that I lost it.

Yoshimoto's role in "The Tale of Genji" (gokko) is Murasaki no Ue, who was favored by Hikaru Genji. However, Nobuna herself disliked "The Tale of Genji" and criticized Hikaru Genji as "the worst man who has replaced girls". If I admit my mistress, my happiness will be one-third.

Abilities
Because her is a high-ranking, short-tempered and passionate person, when she confronts people and matters that are a hindrance to the world's martial arts, she becomes the cold-hearted and cruel "Demon King of the Sixth Heaven" that intimidates allies and foes. He is an outstanding strategist and has the ability to take action, and is highly regarded by his enemy, Shingen, for his creativity. However, due to the excessive realism, his paranormal abilities have drawbacks such as being unusually weak, and Hanbei's abilities were quite difficult.

She has her eyes on the world strategy after unifying the world, but is recognized as a timeless intellectual genius by Yoshiharu and others. There are so many people who do not understand, and they are treated as heretics. She has a flexible way of thinking, such as acknowledging Nanban as a cutting-edge concept, and because she has an excellent economic concept, she is picky about money, and is good at financial measures such as popularizing tea utensils and soaring prices, but she is stingy.


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TV Anime
The Ambition of Oda Nobuna (織田信奈の野望, Oda Nobuna no Yabō) is a 2012 anime series based on the light novels written by Mikage Kasuga and illustrated by Miyama-Zero. The series follows high school student Yoshiharu Sagara, who finds himself in an alternative timeline during the Sengoku period. Having rescued Nobuna Oda, a teenaged girl version of his world's Oda Nobunaga, he helps Nobuna in her ambition to conquer and unite Japan under her rule.

The anime aired from July 9, 2012 to September 24, 2012 at 1:05 a.m. on TV Tokyo. The anime is jointly produced by Studio Gokumi and Madhouse and directed by Yūji Kumazawa, scripted and produced by Masami Suzuki and music by Yasuharu Takanashi. The opening theme song is "Link" by Aimi and the closing theme song is "Hikari" (ヒカリ, "Light") by Makino Mizuta.

Names in this article are re-written in Western format, i.e. the given name appears before the clan name. In Japanese format, however, family name appears before the given name, a fact that English dub of the series (Sentai Filmworks) did not take into proper consideration.

Production
Director Yuji Kumazawa was approached as he had participated in the past works of Madhouse, which is in charge of animation production. They were appointed because they were invited to participate in the audition.

Takao Aoki, an associate producer, is a big fan of light novels. What I thought was an interesting subject was the trigger for making this work into a TV animation. Before long, when Aoki and others, who launched Studio Gogumi in 2010, proposed to the person in charge of Pony Canyon, who was close to them, that this work be made into a TV animation, the person in charge had read this work, so they immediately moved. became. Aoki was strongly attracted to this work, saying, "The characters by Mikage Kasuga are catchy," "The story is in line with historical facts," and "By focusing on historical interpretation, the work has a serious and profound feeling."

It's a world where women are fighting, but the efforts of the men who support them and the way they die in the battle scenes are also consciously shown. Neneya and Nobuna, who is trying to fulfill her responsibilities as the head of the Oda family but are pushing herself too hard, are portrayed with a focus on her interaction with Yoshiharu, a future person who understands her. At the same time, Aoki discussed with Masashi Suzuki, the series composition and screenwriter, in order to realize his desire to "draw until Kanegasaki's exit" with the limited length of one course

The average number of cuts per episode is 310 at the end of episode 9, which is less than the average 350 cuts of "Saki-Achiga Hen" that Studio Gogumi worked on before this work. While it is possible to improve the efficiency of the work, it is necessary to show one scene for a long time, so it tends to be a monotonous and boring film. The number of cuts was saved by having the chief animation directors, Takashina and Shinichi Miyamae, draw the pictures and important scenes exactly. Also, in the battle scene, 3DCG infantry and horse modeling is used to depict a heavy battle scene with high screen density, but that is due to the hard work of director Kumazawa and other staff and creators, and the good teamwork. Aoki takes pride in the fact that the film reflects his high level of awareness and passion for his hands.

Differences from the original
Basically, it is made according to the story of the original novel, and the main incidents and events are digested properly. However, there are places where the details of the progress of the corresponding incidents and events and the settings of the characters have been changed significantly. In particular, the last episode, the battle from Kanegasaki to Mt. Hiei, follows the outline of the original story, but the characters on the enemy side who confront the main characters are different from the original, making it an episode with a strong anime original flavor.

It is also characterized by the appearance of many anime original characters such as Tsuneoki Ikeda and Narimasa Sasa (although they are all modeled after real people).

Web Radio
It was distributed on HiBiKi Radio Station from June 19, 2012 to October 30, 2012 under the title "Kanae Ito and Sayuri Yahagi's de aru ka Radio". Updated every Tuesday.

Social Game
Started distribution on August 31, 2012 as a social game for GREE. Service provision is an index. User registration exceeded 100,000.

External Link

 * The Ambition of Oda Nobuna ─ Official Light Novel Website (National Edition) | Fujimi Shobo
 * The Ambition of Oda Nobuna Gaiden: Heaven, Earth, and Princess ─ Fujimi Shobo | Fantasia Beyond Website
 * TV Anime "The Ambition of Oda Nobuna" Official Website (in Japanese)
 * The Ambition of Oda Nobuna Official (@nobuna_official) - Twitter
 * Author's Illustration Website (Haunibu, Rei Miyama's blog)
 * The Ambition of Oda Nobuna ─ CD Drama Website
 * TV Anime "The Ambition of Oda Nobuna" ─ TV Tokyo Official Website (in Japanese)
 * The Ambition of Oda Nobuna Official (@anime_odanobuna) - Twitter
 * The Ambition of Oda Nobuna ─ Wikipedia (in Japanese)
 * The Ambition of Oda Nobuna ─ Wikipedia (in English)
 * The Ambition of Oda Nobuna ─ Pachinko Game

Trivia
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