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Nobunaga Concerto (Japanese: 信長協奏曲, Hepburn: Nobunaga Kontseruto) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ayumi Ishii. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's Monthly Shōnen Sunday since May 2009, with its chapters collected in twenty-two tankōbon volumes as of February 2022.
| Nobunaga Concerto | |
First tankōbon volume cover | |
| 信長協奏曲 (Nobunaga Kontseruto) | |
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| Genre | Historical[1] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Ayumi Ishii |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| Imprint | Monthly Shōnen Sunday Comics |
| Magazine | Monthly Shōnen Sunday |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | May 12, 2009 – present |
| Volumes | 22 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Yūsuke Fujikawa |
| Produced by | Noriko Ozaki |
| Written by | Natsuko Takahashi |
| Music by | Masaru Yokoyama |
| Original network | Fuji TV |
| Original run | July 12, 2014 – September 20, 2014 |
| Episodes | 10 |
| Television drama | |
| Produced by |
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| Written by | Masafumi Ishida |
| Music by | Taku Takahashi |
| Original network | Fuji TV |
| Original run | October 13, 2014 – December 22, 2014 |
| Episodes | 11 |
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A ten-episode anime television series adaptation was broadcast on Fuji TV from July to September 2014. An eleven-episode television drama adaptation was also broadcast on Fuji TV from October to December 2014. A live-action film premiered in Japan in January 2016.
As of February 2016, the Nobunaga Concerto manga had over 3.5 million copies in circulation. In 2012, the manga won the 57th Shogakukan Manga Award for the shōnen category.
The story centers around Saburō, a high school boy who time-travels to Japan's Sengoku Era. He must become Oda Nobunaga, the famed warlord who helps unite Japan.
Nobunaga Concerto is written and illustrated by Ayumi Ishii. Ishii started the manga in the first ever issue of Shogakukan's Monthly Shōnen Sunday, the June 2009 issue, released on May 12, 2009.[2] Shogakukan has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on November 12, 2009.[3] As of February 10, 2022, twenty-two volumes have been released.[4] The series is set to end with the release of its 23rd volume.[5]
| No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | November 12, 2009[3] | 978-4-09-122100-1 |
| 2 | March 12, 2010[6] | 978-4-09-122225-1 |
| 3 | August 12, 2010[7] | 978-4-09-122547-4 |
| 4 | February 10, 2011[8] | 978-4-09-122737-9 |
| 5 | August 12, 2011[9] | 978-4-09-123128-4 |
| 6 | February 10, 2012[10] | 978-4-09-123478-0 |
| 7 | August 10, 2012[11] | 978-4-09-123756-9 |
| 8 | February 12, 2013[12] | 978-4-09-124117-7 |
| 9 | August 12, 2013[13] | 978-4-09-124394-2 |
| 10 | May 12, 2014[14] | 978-4-09-124594-6 |
| 11 | September 12, 2014[15] September 10, 2014 (SE)[16] | 978-4-09-125189-3 978-4-09-941840-3 (SE) |
| 12 | April 10, 2015[17] | 978-4-09-126028-4 |
| 13 | January 12, 2016[18] | 978-4-09-127004-7 |
| 14 | September 12, 2016[19] | 978-4-09-127388-8 |
| 15 | April 12, 2017[20] | 978-4-09-127596-7 |
| 16 | November 10, 2017[21] | 978-4-09-128012-1 |
| 17 | June 12, 2018[22][23] | 978-4-09-128308-5 978-4-09-943018-4 (SE) |
| 18 | February 12, 2019[24] | 978-4-09-128859-2 |
| 19 | December 12, 2019[25] | 978-4-09-129463-0 |
| 20 | September 11, 2020[26] | 978-4-09-129525-5 |
| 21 | May 12, 2021[27] | 978-4-09-850566-1 |
| 22 | February 10, 2022[4] | 978-4-09-851003-0 |
A 10-episode anime television series adaptation was announced in May 2014. The series is directed by Yūsuke Fujikawa, scripted by Natsuko Takahashi, with music composed by Masaru Yokoyama.[1] The series aired on Fuji TV from July 12 to September 20, 2014.[28][29][lower-alpha 1]
The series was streamed worldwide outside of Asia on Crunchyroll.[31]
| No. | Title | Original air date [30] | |
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| 1 | "Saburou Nobunaga" "Saburou Nobunaga" (サブロー信長) | July 12, 2014[28] | |
| 2 | "preparing to die in an effort to dissuade one's lord" "Kanshi" (諫死) | July 19, 2014[32] | |
| 3 | "Viper of Mino" "Mino no Mamushi" (美濃のマムシ) | July 26, 2014[33] | |
| 4 | "Battle of Okehazama" "Okehazama no Tatakai" (桶狭間の戦い) | August 2, 2014[34] | |
| 5 | "Love Letter" "Raburetaa" (らぶれたあ) | August 9, 2014[35] | |
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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 Ieyasu. | |||
| 6 | "Mitsuhide Akechi" "Akechi Mitsuhide" (明智光秀) | August 16, 2014[36] | |
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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 Kyoto 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. | |||
| 7 | "Kill Nobunaga" "Nobunaga wo ute!" (信長を討て！) | August 23, 2014[37] | |
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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. | |||
| 8 | "An Unthinkable Betrayal" "Masaka no Uragiri" (まさかの裏切り) | August 30, 2014[38] | |
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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. | |||
| 9 | "A Thorny Road" "Ibara no Michi" (イバラの道) | September 13, 2014[39] | |
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The Oda move out against Azai HQ, Odani Castle, but it's too well fortified so they target Yokoyama instead. Azai receives reinforcement led 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. | |||
| 10 | "Two Nobunagas" "Futari no Nobunaga" (二人の信長) | September 20, 2014[29] | |
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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. | |||
An 11-episode Japanese television drama was announced in May 2014.[1] It stars Shun Oguri as Saburo and Nobunaga. It was broadcast on Fuji TV from October 13 to December 22, 2014.[40][41]
A live-action film adaptation was announced in May 2014.[1] It features the same cast from the television drama and premiered in Japan on January 23, 2016.[42]
As of February 2016, the manga had over 3.5 million copies in circulation.[43] The series placed 10th on Kono Manga ga Sugoi!'s 2012 list of Top 10 Manga for Male Readers.[44] In 2012, Nobunaga Concerto won the 57th Shogakukan Manga Award for the shōnen category.[45] It was nominated for the 5th Manga Taishō Award in 2012, and ranked 3rd with 57 points.[46]
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