The Ambition of Oda Nobuna
Also known as Oda Nobuna no Yabou
織田信奈の野望
The historical romantic comedy follows 17-year-old high schooler Sagara Yoshiharu who one day time-travels to the Sengoku period, where all the major Samurai lords are cute girls. Yoshiharu meets Oda Nobuna, the female counterpart of Oda Nobunaga, and begins to serve her as a substitute of Kinoshita Tokichiro, who was killed.
TV anime, 12 episodes, Summer 2012, MADHOUSE. Episode guide with the official trailer and links to licensed services. Studio MADHOUSE. Genres: Action, Comedy, Drama, Romance. Season: Summer 2012.
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Characters and voice cast
- Yoshiharu Sagara (相良良晴) - main character, voiced by Takuya Eguchi (江口拓也); English dub: Clint Bickham
- Nobuna Oda (織田信奈) - main character, voiced by Kanae Itou (伊藤かな恵); English dub: Emily Neves
- Toshiie Maeda (前田犬千代) - supporting character, voiced by Misato Fukuen (福圓美里); English dub: Caitlynn French
- Katsuie Shibata (柴田勝家) - supporting character, voiced by Hitomi Nabatame (生天目仁美); English dub: Carli Mosier
- Nagahide Niwa (丹羽長秀) - supporting character, voiced by Rei Matsuzaki (松嵜麗); English dub: Molly Searcy
- Goemon Hachisuka (蜂須賀五右衛門) - supporting character, voiced by Tomoko Kaneda (金田朋子); English dub: Hilary Haag
- Yoshimoto Imagawa (今川義元) - supporting character, voiced by Mamiko Noto (能登麻美子); English dub: Nancy Novotny
- Nene (ねね) - supporting character, voiced by Natsuki Kitakata (北奈つき); English dub: Allison Sumrall
- Mitsuhide Akechi (明智光秀) - supporting character, voiced by Sayuri Yahagi (矢作紗友里); English dub: Krystal LaPorte
- Hanbei Takenaka (竹中半兵衛) - supporting character, voiced by Yui Ogura (小倉唯); English dub: Brittney Karbowski
- Motoyasu Matsudaira (松平元康) - supporting character, voiced by Suzuko Mimori (三森すずこ); English dub: Margaret McDonald
- Dousan Saitou (斎藤道三) - supporting character, voiced by Mugihito (麦人); English dub: Carl Masterson
- Hanzou Hattori (服部半蔵) - supporting character, voiced by Takahiro Sakurai (櫻井孝宏); English dub: Leraldo Anzaldua
- Nobukatsu Oda (織田信勝) - supporting character, voiced by Emiri Katou (加藤英美里); English dub: Shannon Emerick
- Yoshitatsu Saitou (斎藤義龍) - supporting character, voiced by Kiyoyuki Yanada (梁田清之); English dub: Chris Ayres
- Matauemon Asano (浅野 又右衛門) - supporting character, voiced by Masashi Hirose (広瀬正志); English dub: Kurt Bauer
- Morinari Andou (安藤守就) - supporting character, voiced by Satoshi Taki (滝知史)
- Ittetsu Inaba (稲葉 一鉄) - supporting character, voiced by Tetsu Inada (稲田徹)
Staff
- Original Creator: Mikage Kasuga (春日みかげ)
- Original Character Design: Miyama-Zero (みやま零)
- Director: Yuuji Kumazawa (熊澤祐嗣)
- Assistant Director: Ai Yukimura (雪村愛)
- Series Composition: Masashi Suzuki (鈴木雅詞)
- Character Design: Yuka Takashina (高品有桂)
- Art Director: Rie Oda (小田理恵)
- Art Design: Yuuho Taniuchi (谷内優穂)
- Editing: Kashiko Kimura (木村佳史子)
- CG Director: Shuuhei Yabuta (籔田修平)
- Sound Director: Satoshi Motoyama (本山哲)
- Music: Yasuharu Takanashi (高梨康治)
- Script: Masashi Suzuki (鈴木雅詞)
- Chief Animation Director: Shinichi Miyamae (宮前真一)
Production: MADHOUSE (animation), Pony Canyon, AT-X, Studio Gokumi (animation), KLOCKWORX, SoftBank Creative Corp..
Rankings on AniList: #58 highest rated 2012, #48 most popular 2012, #9 highest rated summer 2012, #8 most popular summer 2012.
AniList members score The Ambition of Oda Nobuna 70/100. On their lists: 2,718 watching, 35,952 completed, 17,543 planning to watch, 2,241 dropped; 567 favourites.
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- The Ambition of Oda Nobuna - OVA, 2012
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Episodes
- Episode 1: Nobuna and the Monkey
- Episode 2: Oda Clan Power Struggles
- Episode 3: The Mino Disturbance
- Episode 4: Winds of Change! Okehazama!
- Episode 5: The Plan of the Genius Strategist
- Episode 6: Sunomata Castle in a Night
- Episode 7: Nobuna Advances on Kyoto
- Episode 8: Golden Free City: Sakai
- Episode 9: The Battle at Kiyomizudera
- Episode 10: Nobuna in Grave Danger
- Episode 11: The Retreat at Kanegasake
- Episode 12: Conquest