The Ambition of Oda Nobuna


The Ambition of Oda Nobuna 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 9, 2012, to September 24, 2012. Sentai Filmworks licensed the series in 2014 and released the series in December 16, 2014, along with an English dub.

Plot

Suddenly finding himself in the Sengoku period, average high school student Yoshiharu Sagara is about to be killed on the battlefield. He is saved by none other than the man who would later become the respected Toyotomi Hideyoshi, but at the cost of the latter's life. With the course of history altered as a result of these events, Yoshiharu tries to make things right again. Yoshiharu, however, is surprised to discover that the people he meets, the places he encounters, and the historical events he is dragged into are somewhat different than what he remembers from his favorite Sengoku era video game – Nobunaga's Ambition. Yoshiharu soon discovers that, in this version of the Sengoku period, Nobunaga Oda does not exist – instead being replaced by a young woman named Nobuna Oda who holds his position as a daimyō. Yoshiharu begins working under Nobuna's command, who nicknames him, with hopes of correcting the course of history and finding his way back home to the present-day world.

Characters

Oda Clan

;Yoshiharu Sagara
;Nobunaga Oda
;Mitsuhide Akechi
;Katsuie Shibata
;Nagahide Niwa
;Matsunaga Hisahide
;Ishikawa Goemon
;Maeda Toshiie
;Takenaka Shigeharu
;Zenki
;Nene
;Ikeda Tsuneoki
;Sassa Narimasa
;Kazumasu Takigawa
;Yoshitaka Kuki
;Kuroda Yoshitaka
;Yamanaka Yukimori
;Tsuchida Gozen
;Gamo Ujisato

Saitō Clan

;Saitō Dōsan
;Nōhime

Matsudaira (Tokugawa) Clan

;Tokugawa Ieyasu
;Hattori Hanzō

Imagawa Shogunate

;Yoshimoto Imagawa

Asai Clan

;Azai Nagamasa
;Oda Nobuyuki/Tsuda Nobusumi/Oichi

Christian Clan

;Date Masamune
;Katakura Kagetsuna
;Luís Fróis
;Organtino
;Giovanna L'Ortese
;Dom Justo Takayama
;Joaqim Konishi

Miyoshi Triumvirate (Miyoshi Three) Clan

;Konoe Sakihisa
;Tsuda Sōgyū
;Gōsei Shōkakuin
;Masayasu Miyoshi
;Nagayasu Miyoshi

Asakura clan

;Asakura Yoshikage
;Makara Naotaka
;Tsuchimikado Hisanaga

Takeda Clan

;Takeda Shingen
;Takeda Katsuyori

Uesugi Clan

;Uesugi Kenshin
;Uesugi Kagekatsu
;Naoe Kanetsugu

Hōjō Clan

;Hōjō Ujiyasu
;Kennyo
;Kyonya
;Suzuki Magoichi
;Manmi Shigemoto

Mōri Clan

;Ashikaga Yoshiaki
;Ukita Naoie
;Ukita Hideie
;Konishi Yukinaga
;Kobayakawa Takakage
;Kikkawa Motoharu
;Murakami Takeyoshi

Other characters

;Himiko
;Imai Sōkyū

Media

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.

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.

Anime

An anime television series adaptation animated by Madhouse and Studio Gokumi based on volumes 1 to 4 of the novels aired from July 9, 2012 to September 24, 2012 on TV Tokyo. The anime is directed by Yūji Kumazawa, scripted by Masami Suzuki, and composed by Yasuharu Takanashi.
The opening theme song is "Link" by Aimi and the closing theme song is "Hikari" by Makino Mizuta.