Storyline

Saburo is a high school student good in sports, but not very good with his studies. One day, Saburo travels back in time and arrives in the Sengoku period of 1549. There, Saburo meets Nobunaga Oda who looks and sounds just like Saburo. Nobunaga Oda is the son of a warlord and magistrate of the lower Owari Province. Nobunaga Oda, though, is physically weak, and he asks Saburo to take his place. Then, Saburo as Nobunaga Oda attempts to unify the country of Japan.

First Aired

2014-07-12
Last Aired

2014-09-20
Creator
Genre

Animation, Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Seasons

1
Episodes

10
Status

Ended
Language

日本語
Network

Fuji TV, FOD

Keywords:

samurai time travel romance based on manga historical high school student sengoku period shounen anime oda nobunaga

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Season 1

1. Saburou Nobunaga

Saburou Nobunaga

Saburou NobunagaLess

22mins 2014-07-12

2. preparing to die in an effort to dissuade one's lord

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22mins 2014-07-19

3. Viper of Mino

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22mins 2014-07-26

4. Battle of Okehazama

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22mins 2014-08-02

5. Love Letter

Saburou tries to take Mino by force and fails because of Inabayama castle. He's rejoined by Matsudaira...More

Saburou tries to take Mino by force and fails because of Inabayama castle. He's rejoined by Matsudaira Takechiyo the womanizer. Saburou is in need of a stratagem to scare Mino's people: Tokichirou comes up with the idea of building a fortress in one night. Saburou has also been sending letters to Mino's main retainers who then take Inabayama and side with Owari. Matsudaira changes his name to Tokugawa IeyasuLess

22mins 2014-08-09

6. Mitsuhide Akechi

The original Nobunaga contacts Saburou and enters his service under the name of Akechi Mitsuhide while...More

The original Nobunaga contacts Saburou and enters his service under the name of Akechi Mitsuhide while keeping his face hidden. Through his connections, they enter Tokyo to petition Ashikaga Yoshiaki to be the new shougun, and succeed, Mitsu taking care of the court formalities in place of Saburou. He also convinces Oichi to accept Saburou's proposal of marrying Azai to strengthen the Oda clan.Less

22mins 2014-08-16

7. Kill Nobunaga

Oichi, now married to Azai Nagamasa, has a daughter Chacha. Saburou names four generals: Shibata Katsu...More

Oichi, now married to Azai Nagamasa, has a daughter Chacha. Saburou names four generals: Shibata Katsuie, Niwa Nagahide, Mitsuhide and Tokichirou, who changes his name to Hashiba Hideyoshi for the occasion. Saburou orders Hideyoshi against the Asakura clan. Saburou meets Matsunaga Hisahide, also a time traveler. The shougun asks various daimyou to destroy Nobunaga: the Azai clan answers the call.Less

22mins 2014-08-23

8. An Unthinkable Betrayal

After conquering Kanegasaki during the Asakura campaign, the Oda forces are facing a pincer manoeuvre ...More

After conquering Kanegasaki during the Asakura campaign, the Oda forces are facing a pincer manoeuvre due to the treacherous Azai who attacks from Oumi. Saburou quickly decides to retreat to Kyoto: Hideyoshi volunteers to lead the rear-guard so he can finally exact revenge on the Oda. But Mitsuhide and Takenaka Hanbei from Mino accompany Hideyoshi, which leaves him no choice but to fight valiantly.Less

22mins 2014-08-30

9. A Thorny Road

The Oda move out against Azai HQ, Odani Castle, but it's too well fortified so they target Yokoyama in...More

The Oda move out against Azai HQ, Odani Castle, but it's too well fortified so they target Yokoyama instead. Azai receives reinforcement lead by Asakura Kagitake and sorties. Ieyasu's army comes to support Oda and defeats Asakura. Hideyoshi and Takenaka Hanbei win and occupy Yokoyama. Saburou goes to Settsu to subjugate the Miyoshi 3: he leaves the rear position of Usayama Castle in Mori Yoshinari's hands. Usayama is attacked by Asakura/Azai on their way to Kyoto. Mitsuhide is sent to Kyoto to strengthen their defense; Shibata handles the rear-guard of Settsu while the rest of Oda return to Usayama. Mori Yoshinari buys them time with his sacrifice. The Asakura/Azai army retreats to Enryaku Temple on Mount Hiei.Less

22mins 2014-09-13

10. Two Nobunagas

The younger sons of Mori Yoshinari become Saburou's pages (including Ranmaru), the eldest son Nagayosh...More

The younger sons of Mori Yoshinari become Saburou's pages (including Ranmaru), the eldest son Nagayoshi becoming a general. Saburou meets another time traveler who becomes his bodyguard Yasuke. Several targets are available for the campaign: Azai's Odani Castle, Ishiyama Hongan Temple (Osaka), the Takeda, Mount Hiei (Kyoto). On the counsel of Mitsuhide, Saburou picks the Enryaku Temple of Mount Hiei.Less