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.
Bibliographic Information[]
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
- Short story:
- "Oda Nobuna no Yabō: Azuchi Diary (I) - Honnoji Tea Ceremony Record" September 25, 2015 - First Edition (released September 19) - ISBN 978-4-04-070705-1
- "Oda Nobuna no Yabō: Azuchi Diary (II) - Takakage Kobayakawa's First Love" Released on January 1, 2018 - ISBN 978-4-04-070897-3
- "Oda Nobuna no Yabō: Azuchi Diary (III) - Gluttonous Shogun Imagawa Yoshimoto Traveling" Released on June 20, 2018 - ISBN 978-4-04-072765-3
- Side Story:
- "Oda Nobuna no Yabō: Gaiden Evil Eye Dragon Masamune" December 31, 2012 - First Edition (released December 15) - ISBN 978-4-7973-7209-0
- "Heaven and Earth and Hime and Kenshin Uesugi The Birth of a Dragon 1 - Oda Nobuna no Yabō: National Version" September 25, 2016 - First Edition (released September 17) - ISBN 978-4-04-072002-9
- "Heaven and Earth & Hime and Shingen Takeda Tiger's Awakening 2 - Oda Nobuna no Yabō: National Version" October 25, 2016 - First Edition (released October 20) - ISBN 978-4-04-072003-6
- "Heaven, Earth, Princess and Kawanakajima Ryuko's Encounter 3 - Oda Nobuna no Yabō: Nationwide Edition" February 18, 2017 - First Edition (released on the same day) - ISBN 978-4-04-072170-5
- "Heaven and Earth & Hime and Kawanakajima Dragon's Rise to Raku Nobuna's Rise to Raku 4 - Oda Nobuna no Yabō: National Version" Released on June 20, 2017 - ISBN 978-4-04-072333-4
- "Heaven and Earth & Hime and Meteor Light Base Kawanakajima Legend 5- Oda Nobuna no Yabō: National Version" Released on October 20, 2017 - ISBN 978-4-04-072334-1
- Special Edition:
- "Oda Nobuna no Gakuen" Released January 1, 2021 - ISBN 978-4-04-073885-7
New Edition[]
The original author and illustrator are KADOKAWA <Fujimi Fantasia Bunko>, all 11 volumes, just like the regular version (Same Visual Illustration).
- "Oda Nobuna no Yabō: National Version 1" September 25, 2015 - First Edition (released September 19) - ISBN 978-4-04-712949-8
- "Oda Nobuna no Yabō: Nationwide Version 2" September 25, 2015 - First Edition (released September 19) - ISBN 978-4-04-712950-4
- "Oda Nobuna no Yabō: National Version 3" September 25, 2015 - First Edition (released September 19) - ISBN 978-4-04-712951-1
- "Oda Nobuna no Yabō: National Version 4" September 25, 2015 - First Edition (released September 19) - ISBN 978-4-04-070159-2
- "Oda Nobuna no Yabō: National Version 5" September 25, 2015 - First Edition (released September 19) - ISBN 978-4-04-070154-7
- "Oda Nobuna no Yabō: National Version 6" September 25, 2015 - First Edition (released September 19) - ISBN 978-4-04-070155-4
- "Oda Nobuna no Yabō: National Version 7" September 25, 2015 - First Edition (released September 19) - ISBN 978-4-04-070157-8
- "Oda Nobuna no Yabō: National Version 8" September 25, 2015 - First Edition (released September 19) - ISBN 978-4-04-070158-5
- "Oda Nobuna no Yabō: Nationwide Version 9" September 25, 2015 - First Edition (released September 19) - ISBN 978-4-04-070156-1
- "Oda Nobuna no Yabō: National Version 10" September 25, 2015 - First Edition (released September 19) - ISBN 978-4-04-070160-8
- "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
- Kasuga Mikage (Original) / Minazuki Futago (Drawing), "Oda Nobuna no Yabō: Himesama to Issho Shutchōban" Fujimi Shobo <Dragon Comics Age>, 2 volumes. A spin - off work based on the original, titled by Doki.
- March 8, 2012 - First Edition (released March 7) - ISBN 978-4-04-712786-9
- July 6, 2012 - First Edition (released July 5) - ISBN 978-4-04-712815-6
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 Warlord of Japan. 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, whom 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 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 having 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".
Mitsuhide, 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 with 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, 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 she 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 died 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. 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.
| ─ Oda Nobuna Theme: Tenka Fubu Kishuu by Yasuharu Takanashi |
Abilities[]
"I'll destroy all the old systems that have wreaked havoc in Japan, and turn this land into a country that can compete with the barbarian nations!"
― Oda Nobuna
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 can 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 are 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. Some so many people 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.
She listens to and usually follows the advice of her retainers, particularly Yoshiharu. Many people consider her to be a fool while in reality she is perhaps the smartest ruler at the time. She utilizes guns in combat, which around this time in Japan is seen as taboo due to its origins outside of the country. However, the results speak for themselves and often give her the upper hand in many battles.
"I don't care what anyone says. Good people get tired of being good to ungrateful people."
― Oda Nobuna
Just like her real-life counterpart, she is very interested in Western culture (dubbed "barbarian"). Most notable is her use of gunpowder weaponry (her forces make more extensive use of matchlock rifles than the opposing armies, this being one of the Oda clan's major strengths at the start), childish interest in Yoshiharu's smartphone, and possession of globe and organ in her room. She also demanded Yoshiharu to kiss her hand instead of the traditional way of swearing loyalty. Her reason was that "The barbarian way is much cooler and more elegant."
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【Utsukushihime】 Oda Nobuna The head of the Oda family and the princess daimyo of Owari. She has a habit of saying "de aru ka". She is called "Owari's Utsukurihime" because of her rough behavior and her eccentric appearance and behavior, but she is an outstanding strategist and possesses extraordinary powers of action. During her battle with Imagawa, she picked up her subordinate Yoshiharu Sagara, commonly known as Saru. Because she is a martial artist, she sometimes makes tough decisions, but she is a kind-hearted girl who cares about her vassals.
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【Princess Daimyo】 Oda Nobuna The head of the Oda family and the princess daimyo of Owari. She has a habit of saying "de aru ka". She is called "Owari's Utsukurihime" because of her rough behavior and her eccentric appearance and behavior, but she is an outstanding strategist and possesses extraordinary powers of action. During her battle with Imagawa, she picked up her subordinate named Yoshiharu Sagara, commonly known as Saru. Because she is a martial artist, she sometimes makes tough decisions, but she is actually a kind-hearted girl who cares about her vassals.    | ||||||||||||
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【Ambition】Tenka Fubu・Oda Nobuna The head of the Oda family and the princess daimyo of Owari. She has a habit of saying "de aru ka". She is called "Owari's Utsukurihime" because of her rough behavior and her eccentric appearance and behavior, but she is an outstanding strategist and possesses extraordinary powers of action. During her battle with Imagawa, she picked up her subordinate named Yoshiharu Sagara, commonly known as Saru. Because she is a martial artist, she sometimes makes tough decisions, but she is actually a kind-hearted girl who cares about her vassals.
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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 teenage 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, the family name appears before the given name, a fact that the English dub of the series (Sentai Filmworks) did not take into proper consideration.
| STAFF | |
| Original | Mikage Kasuga ( GA Bunko / Softbank Creative ) |
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| Character Design | Miyama Zero |
| Directed by | Yuji Kumazawa |
| Series Composition / Screenplay | Masashi Suzuki |
| Character Design | Takahin Yukatsu |
| Chief Animation Director | Yuka Takashina , Shinichi Miyamae |
| Art Director | Rie Oda |
| Color Design | Harue Ohno |
| Cinematographer | Hiroki Kawashita |
| Chief Editor | Keiko Kimura |
| Music | Koji Takanashi |
| Music Production | pony canyon |
| Sound Director | Satoshi Motoyama |
| Producer | Ryoichi Ishihara, Takashi Tatezaki Seiji, Miyazaki, Toshiaki Tanaka |
| Animation Producer | Kentaro Hashimoto |
| Animation Production | Studio Gogumi x Madhouse |
| Production | Nobuna Oda's Ambition Production Committee |
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).
| No. | Title | Original airdate |
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| 1 | "Nobuna and Monkey" Transcription: "Nobuna to Saru" (Japanese: 信奈とサル) |
July 9, 2012 |
| Yoshiharu Sagara finds himself in an alternate timeline in the Sengoku era, where some of the well-known warlords are female. Because of him, Hideyoshi Toyotomi dies, but he saves the life of a female version of Nobunaga Oda, named Nobuna Oda. As a reward, Nobuna makes Yoshiharu her retainer. But his claims of coming from the future brands him as crazy. Meanwhile, the lord of Mino, Dōsan Saitō, calls for a negotiation with Nobuna. Dōsan's servant, Mitsuhide "Jubei" Akechi, attempts an ambush which is foiled by Yoshiharu's foreknowledge. During the meeting, Yoshiharu convinces Dōsan to ally with the Oda clan by making Nobuna his heir. Nobuna, nonetheless, chases Yoshiharu with an unsheathed sword. | ||
| 2 | "Intrigue in the House of Oda" Transcription: "Oda-ke, Oie Sōdō" (Japanese: 織田家、お家騒動) |
July 16, 2012 |
| Yoshiharu must purchase 8,000 koku of rice in a week with only 3,000 kan, or lose his head to Nobukatsu Oda, Nobuna's younger brother, who threatens to rebel if he does not receive the head. Using his foreknowledge of market prices, and with the help of Toshiie "Inuchiyo" Maeda, Goemon and Goemon's men, he manages to buy 30,000 koku instead. For the first time, Nobuna shows signs of having feelings for Yoshiharu. Nobukatsu rebels anyway, but Yoshiharu's guidance of troops subdues the rebellion peacefully by scaring Nobukatsu. Yoshiharu also prevents the execution of Nobukatsu, fearing that Nobuna would become a similarly ruthless ruler like Nobunaga. A grateful Nobukatsu changes his name to Nobusumi Tsuda and surrenders all claims on the Oda clan. | ||
| 3 | "Upheaval in Mino" Transcription: "Mino Dōran" (Japanese: 美濃動乱) |
July 23, 2012 |
| Dōsan's three lieutenants and his son Yoshitatsu launch a coup d'etat. Nobuna cannot send military aid as the forces of Yoshimoto Imagawa are threatening Nobuna's borders. Nagamasa Asai proposes an alliance and reinforcement in exchange for a political marriage to Nobuna, which would undermine all Nobuna's dreams of unifying Japan. Ultimately, Nobuna's generals (Yoshiharu, Katsuie Shibata, Nagahide Niwa and Inuchiyo) in unison turn the offer down. Later, Jubei arrives with Dōsan's daughter, informing that Dōsan is preparing for his last stand. Yoshiharu and Goemon undertake a very dangerous rescue mission that after heavy casualties, would have failed had it not been for the arrival of Nobuna and her forces. As Nobuna berates Yoshiharu for his foolishness, everyone is soon informed that Yoshimoto and her army have invaded. | ||
| 4 | "Winds of War: Okehazama" Transcription: "Fūun! Okehazama!" (Japanese: 風雲！桶狭間！) |
July 30, 2012 |
| Following the invasion of Yoshimoto's overwhelming forces, Yoshiharu attempts to locate her base camp and trigger the Battle of Okehazama, with the aid of Goemon, Inuchiyo, Nobusumi and Nobusumi's many female bodyguards. At the base camp site, however, ninjas led by Hanzō Hattori attack Yoshiharu's entourage. Hanzō severely wounds Yoshiharu, but he convinces Hanzō that his master, lady Motoyasu Matsudaira, need not serve Yoshimoto. After receiving Yoshiharu's information, Nobuna's forces launch a surprise attack on the drunk forces of Yoshimoto. Yoshiharu prevents the death of Yoshimoto by groping Katsuie, and then charms Yoshimoto into surrendering. Later, when Nobuna's troops cheer for their victory, Nobuna and Katsuie beat Yoshiharu and exclude him from the cheer. | ||
| 5 | "Recruiting a Genius Strategist!" Transcription: "Tensai Gunshi Chōryaku!" (Japanese: 天才軍師調略！) |
August 6, 2012 |
| Nobuna's attempts to reclaim Mino is repeatedly foiled by Yoshitatsu's strategist, Hanbē. Yoshiharu, Jubei, Goemon and Inuchiyo are sent to recruit her. They find themselves in competition with Nagamasa. Meanwhile, the reclusive Hanbē is forced to appear before Yoshitatsu, who wants to make her his own concubine. To force her hand, Yoshitatsu keeps her uncle hostage. Yoshiharu and Nagamasa accompany Hanbē to Yoshitatsu's castle to buy time while Goemon and Inuchiyo rescue the uncle. After receiving notice from Goemon that her uncle is safe, Hanbē invokes magical creatures to defeat Yoshitatsu and his men. Having escaped, Hanbē, who is impressed by Yoshiharu's kindness and bravery, swears loyalty to him instead of Nobuna. | ||
| 6 | "Sunomata: One-Night Castle" Transcription: "Sunomata Ichiya Jō" (Japanese: 墨俣一夜城) |
August 13, 2012 |
| Conquering Mino requires building a fort at Sunomata but Nobuna's generals repeatedly attempt and fail because of the nearby enemy garrison. Finally, the task is given to Yoshiharu, who has the foreknowledge of how Hideyoshi did it. Nobuna and Katsuie leads most of the Oda army to Kisogawa. Yoshitatsu's generals lure Nobuna's forces to a valley. Unbeknownst to them, however, Yoshitatsu has rigged the valley with explosives. Nobuna, however, manages to escape the death trap along with Yoshitatu's forces who feel betrayed and have defected to her. Meanwhile, Yoshitatsu discovers that Nobuna's action was a diversion tactic, as Yoshiharu, Hanbē, Jubei, Goemon, Inuchiyo and small force have set up a fort at Sunomata overnight. They barely manage to withstand Yoshitatsu's siege until Nobuna's forces relieve them. Nagamasa and his army try to interfere, but Nobuna's forces under Nagahide ambush him. Yoshitatsu is captured and Mino is taken. Nobuna spares Yoshitatsu's life, but unlike Nobusumi, he swears vengeance. | ||
| 7 | "Nobuna Heads to the Capital" Transcription: "Nobuna Jraku" (Japanese: 信奈上洛) |
August 20, 2012 |
| Nagamasa returns begging Nobuna to marry him. After promising an alliance, Nobuna permits her sister "Oichi" to be Nagamasa's bride; except "Oichi" is Nobusumi dress up as a girl. Nobuna is sure that the disguise will not collapse by nightfall. Nobuna then starts her historic conquest of Kyoto, intending to install Yoshimoto as a figurehead shogun. Yoshiharu, Hanbē, Goemon and Inuchiyo are sent to scout the city ahead of time. The city is in the state of chaos. Most buildings are damaged or razed, and crime and disease are widespread. The palace is in control of the Miyoshi Three: Sakihisa Konoe, Sōkyū Tsuda and Gōsei Shōkakuin. Yoshiharu's entourage chances upon bandits who have kidnapped the Empress, Himiko, and rescues her. They also help protect Portuguese missionary Louis Frois and her bodyguard Bontenmaru from more bandits. During a tour of the city, Yoshiharu and Inuchiyo are stunned by a magic spell of Hisahide "Danjō" Matsunaga, who demands Himiko return to the palace. Himiko promises to comply in exchange for the lives of Yoshiharu and Inuchiyo being spared. Nobuna's army finally arrives, bringing order to Kyoto. | ||
| 8 | "Sakai: city of Freedom and Riches" Transcription: "Ōgon no Jiyū Toshi Sakai" (Japanese: 黄金の自由都市・堺) |
August 27, 2012 |
| Konoe demands 120,000 kan for the imperial court to recognize Yoshimoto as the new shogun. As such, Nobuna and Yoshiharu travel to the neutral merchant city of Sakai to ask its trade union to contribute to their cause. However, Sōkyū Tsuda, convinces other union member to contribute only under one condition: Yoshiharu and Jubei must compete in a cooking competition. The winner takes the 120,000 kan. Nobuna achieves what she is after anyway, but Sōkyū Tsuda and the union leader, Sōkyū Imai, respectively bet on Jubei and Yoshiharu, the stake being Imai's monopoly on the city's takoyaki stands. Imai and Nobuna both expect Tsuda to bribe other merchants and rig the competition in favor of Jubei. Indeed, Jubei is announced winner even though the judges are impressed with Yoshiharu who uses mayonnaise on his takoyaki but finds Jubei's horrible as she cooked it too quickly. Imai feels the event went better than what he hoped as he has the better recipe. Jubei, however, who had taken the competition more seriously than she should, demonstrates too much arrogance and is surprised to see Nobuna's cold disgusted reaction. | ||
| 9 | "Face-Off at Kiyomizu Temple" Transcription: "Kiyomizudera Kōbō" (Japanese: 清水寺攻防) |
September 3, 2012 |
| The Miyoshi Three orchestrate an elaborate plan against Nobuna and Yoshimoto. First, their counterintelligence compels Nobuna to send out her army to deal with a nonexistent threat, despite Yoshiharu's foreknowledge of its falseness. Then, a sniper kidnaps Yoshiharu to lure Nobuna into his crosshair and assassinate her. Meanwhile, Miyoshi troops attack Kyoto. Their leader, Danjō, teleports into Kiyomizu Temple and attacks Jubei. Despite being a swordsmaster, Jubei is no match for Danjō's magic. However, Yoshiharu's smartphone foils the sniper and Jubei manages to hold her ground until military relief arrives: Yoshiharu shields Jubei, Nobuna pins Danjō down, Hanbei counteracts her magic and an angry Bontemaru blasts away her recently arrived escort, while troops under Kirishitan lords and Louis rout the Miyoshi invaders. Fully defeated, and impressed with the persecuted Japanese sharing Nobuna's vision, Danjō defects. Later, Nobuna meets Himiko, a psychic who had read Yoshiharu's mind earlier when he took her hand. She knows about his time displacement, his loyalty, and also his soft spot for women. | ||
| 10 | "Nobuna's Dire Peril" Transcription: "Nobuna Zettai Zetsumei" (Japanese: 信奈絶体絶命) |
September 10, 2012 |
| Nobusumi discovers Nagamasa is a woman. She had to hide her gender to become a ruler. She suspects that Nobuna knew this. Meanwhile, Yoshiharu is relieved when Nobuna departs to conquer Wakasa, which would scare the troublesome Asakura without forcing Asai to choose between loyalty to Oda or Asakura. He explains that Nobunaga made the mistake of attacking Asakura instead, and Asai betrayed him, bringing about the frightening events of the 1570 siege of Kanegasaki. Hanbē, however, reveals that this might be exactly what's happening as she sensed Nobuna lying to Yoshiharu. As Yoshiaru sets out to confirm that and warn Nobuna, Hisamasa Asai imprisons Nagamasa and takes over the clan, rallying troops against Oda. Sandwiched between two clans, Nobuna realizes that one of her retainers must sacrifice a rear guard to facilitate her retreat through the Kutski valley. Against Nobuna's wishes, Yoshiharu, Hanzō, Goemon's men and 500 soldiers form that rear guard and successfully rout the enemy advance guard. But as Nobuna rides to retreat, she is shot by the sniper. | ||
| 11 | "Retreat of Kanegasaki" Transcription: "Kanegasaki no Nokiguchi" (Japanese: 金ヶ崎の退き口) |
September 17, 2012 |
| The bullet strikes Yoshiharu's smartphone, only stunning Nobuna. Yoshiharu's rear guard, however, is decimated. To deny the enemy Yoshiharu's head, Hanzō detonates a bomb on him. As such, when Danjō brings Nobuna out of coma, she is told that Yoshiharu and Jubei are pulverized. To keep her alive, Danjō gives her a motive: Revenge. Scaring away the Asai and Asakura in the battle of Anegawa, Nobuna comes very close to becoming the monster against which Yoshiharu warned, as she has Tennōji burned down to force out the Miyoshi conspirators. Her plan to attack the religious site of Mount Hiei, to hunt down the Miyoshi Three and Asakura, is met with heavy opposition from her generals, as such a sacrilege would anger the populace. However, when Konoe sends her the severed head of a Kikazaru statue and an insulting letter, Nobuna charges onward to kill Konoe on horseback while her generals and allies scramble after her. | ||
| 12 | "Unify the Nation by Force" Transcription: "Tenka Fubu" (Japanese: 天下布武) |
September 24, 2012 |
| Nobuna's reckless charge starts a full-scale invasion of Mount Hiei from several directions with participation from all her allies. Konoe has explosives detonated to set Mount Hiei on fire, something he wants the public to see as Oda's military sacrilege. But his plan backfires, as the sacrilege shatters the Miyoshi Three alliance, leaving nothing between Nobuna and Konoe except an abortive Yoshitatsu. Tsuda and Shōkakuin join forces with Imai and Louis and provide Hanbē with funds and support for a magic ritual. With Konoe dead, Nobuna has a romantic reunion with Yoshiharu, whom the bomb had never harmed. Jubei, also alive, had found him shot, nursed him, and had coitus with him (something that Nene infers from her cocky attitude). Finally, Hanbē invokes a heavy rain on Mount Hiei, extinguishing the fire. Nobuna and her forces are welcomed by joyous citizens. | ||
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- 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)
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- 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
See Also[]
- Re:Start! Tensei Shinsengumi, is another manga series with the same author.
- Seirei Gensouki, is another manga series with the same illustrator.
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