History Anime / NobunagaConcerto

The anime features an all-star cast, including MamoruMiyano as Saburo, YukiKaji as Oda Nobunaga/Akechi Mitsuhide, Creator/YuuichiNakamura as Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Creator/NanaMizuki as Kichou, Nobunaga's wife, and Creator/TakahiroSakurai as Takenaka Hanbei. A [[LiveActionAdaptation live action drama]] in October 2014 also aired, and a movie conjoined with the drama is set for release in December 2015. Note however, that the drama is only [[InNameOnly very loosely]] based on the original story and features a number of major deviations in characterization and story.

The anime features an all-star cast, including MamoruMiyano as Saburo, YukiKaji as Oda Nobunaga/Akechi Mitsuhide, Creator/YuuichiNakamura as Toyotomi Hideyoshi, NanaMizuki as Kichou, Nobunaga's wife, and TakahiroSakurai as Takenaka Hanbei. A [[LiveActionAdaptation live action drama]] in October 2014 also aired, and a movie conjoined with the drama is set for release in December 2015. Note however, that the drama is only [[InNameOnly very loosely]] based on the original story and features a number of major deviations in characterization and story.

* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Saburo's method against enemy with superior number, going after the general to demoralize the rest of the army. It comes back biting him in the future after he amassed a big army himself. As all enemies now are attempting the same method, going after him while ignoring everyone else. Lampshaded by Saburo himself who remark he was in the same position as Imagawa Yoshimoto.

* ParentalSubstitute: Oichi seems to think this of Saburo. He, in turn, thinks she has a bit of a brother complex.

* YouCantGoHomeAgain: Apparently. Some people, like Saito Dosan, have lived in the Sengoku era for decades without, apparently, any opportunity to return. Matsunaga Hisahide claims that time travelers like them should be prepared to die there, and in Saito Dosan's case, [[spoiler: he does in fact die there]].

** This is actually a particularly notable [[AvertedTrope aversion]] considering that the real Oda Nobunaga gave one of the most {{Badass}} rousing speeches in Japanese history to his followers at this point... which Saburo then completely fails to live up to. Later scribes apparently "touched up" Saburo's speech quite a bit...

'''Nobunaga Concerto''' is a manga written by Ayumi Ishii, which first spawned an anime that aired on July 12, 2014. It follows a young teenager named Saburo, who gets sent back in time to the Warring States period of Japan. He crashes into a young nobleman fleeing to the countryside because he is sickly and can't bear the stress of being the heir of the family. Since the two bear an uncanny resemblance to each other, Saburo ends up taking his place in the family.

'''Nobunaga Concerto''' is an anime based off of the manga written by Ayumi Ishii, which first aired on July 12, 2014. It follows a young teenager named Saburo, who gets sent back in time to the Warring States period of Japan. He crashes into a young nobleman fleeing to the countryside because he is sickly and can't bear the stress of being the heir of the family. Since the two bear an uncanny resemblance to each other, Saburo ends up taking his place in the family.

It features an all-star cast, including MamoruMiyano as Saburo, YukiKaji as Oda Nobunaga/Akechi Mitsuhide, NanaMizuki as Kichou, Nobunaga's wife, and TakahiroSakurai as Takenaka Hanbei. A [[LiveActionAdaptation live action drama]] in October 2014 also aired, and a movie conjoined with the drama is set for release in December 2015. Note however, that the drama is only [[InNameOnly very loosely]] based on the original story and features a number of major deviations.

'''Nobunaga Concerto''' is an anime based off of the manga written by Ayumi Ishii, which first aired on July 12, 2014. It follows a young teenager named Saburo, who gets sent back in time to the Warring States period of Japan. He crashes into [[{{UsefulNotes/OdaNobunaga}} a young nobleman]] fleeing to the countryside because he is sickly and can't bear the stress of being the heir of the family. Since the two bear an uncanny resemblance to each other, Saburo ends up taking his place in the family.

As it turns out, the young nobleman happened to be Oda Nobunaga, the first great unifier of Japan, and whom [[{{Main/BookDumb}} Saburo]] believes to have conquered and united the entire country (which he didn't). Through charisma, talent and sheer dumb luck, Saburo manages to piece together history as it was, all while navigating the tricky diplomacy and politics of Sengoku Japan without any idea of what he's actually doing.

!!Tropes present in Nobunaga Concerto include

* YouCantGoHomeAgain: Apparently. Some people, like Saito Dosan, have lived in the Sengoku era for decades without, apparently, any opportunity to return. Matsunaga Hisahide claims that time travelers like them should be prepared to die there, and in Saito Dosan's case, [[spoiler: he does in fact die there]].

* RefugeInAudacity: Saburo's MO, and it happens to work more often then not. A bit subverted in that most of the time he doesn't really realize that he's being audacious.

** This is actually a particularly notable [[AvertedTrope aversion]] considering that the real Oda Nobunaga gave one of the most {{Badass}} rousing speeches in Japanese history to his followers at this point... which Saburo then completely fails to live up to.

* NonActionGuy: Saburo is rarely seen in active combat, although he does a bit of fighting every now and then. Mostly he's content with commanding his troops. [[ItMakesSenseInContext It makes sense in context]] as during the Sengoku era enemy lords and generals were the most important targets during battles, and the loss of a clan leader could prove disastrous to the clan if there were no heirs or the heir was inadequate. During one battle where Saburo's forces are outnumbered by the enemy, his own retainers urge him to flee, pointing out that so long as he lives the Oda Clan's victory will be assured.

* NonActionGuy: Saburo is rarely seen in active combat, although he does a bit of fighting every now and then. Mostly he's content with commanding his troops.

* RealityEnsues: The fact that Saburo has to appeal to court instead of just declaring Ashikaga Yoshiaki the shogun. In the end he finds it easier to just send Mitsuhide to handle.

* RefugeInAudacity: Saburo's MO, and it happens to work more often then not.

** Played for ValuesDissonance at times, when the viewer/reader realizes that, nice guys or not, they're also ruthless warriors. When the usually quiet and gentle Mitsuhide burns down Honganji and brutally massacres its residents, the other retainers (who are watching from a distance) cheer him on. [[GentleGiant Yasuke]], disturbed by all this violence, comments on what a scary time they're living in.

* PluckyComicRelief: Not hard to find in a comedy, but Saburo and Oichi stand out as the more humorous of the cast.
* RealityEnsues: The fact that Saburo has to appeal to court instead of just declaring Ashikaga Yoshiaki the shogun.

** Played for ValuesDissonance at times, when the viewer/reader realizes that, nice guys or not, they're also ruthless warriors. When the normally quiet and gentle Mitsuhide burns down Honganji and brutally massacres its residents, the other retainers (who are watching from a distance) cheer him on. [[GentleGiant Yasuke]], clearly disturbed by all this violence, comments on what a scary time they're living in.

* ScaryBlackMan: ''Completely'' subverted with Yasuke, who is revealed to be an American baseball player transported to the Sengoku era from Saburo's time. He is understandably scared out of his wits when he finds himself in such a strange time and place, and only calms down when he realizes that Saburo is also from his time. Afterwards he is very much a [[GentleGiant gentle giant]].

* TheStoic: Mitsuhide, but has shown several occasions (usually while alone with Saburo) of being NotSoStoic.

* NonActionGuy: Saburo is rarely seen in active combat. In the manga he does a bit of fighting, though.

* HeroWithBadPublicity: Oda Nobunaga is at first seen as a fool when Saburo takes over, but the clan eventually grows out of it when the real military campaigns begin.

* ItsPersonal: Hideyoshi holds a huge grudge against Nobunaga for having (unwittingly) dishonored him, and is planning to betray him as revenge.

As it turns out, the young nobleman happened to be Oda Nobunaga, the first great unifier of Japan, and whom [[{{Main/BookDumb}} Saburo]] believes to have conquered and united the entire country (which he didn't). Through sheer [[{{Main/ContrivedCoincidence}} dumb luck]] and with the help of his history textbook, Saburo manages to piece together history as it was, all while navigating the tricky diplomacy and politics of Sengoku Japan without any idea of what he's actually doing.

* AsianSpeekeeEngrish: Saburo, oh so much.

* BecomingTheMask: Simultaneously played straight and averted. Saburo ingrains himself into the position of clan head, and does take responsibility for his actions as such, but he has shown no indications of losing his modern side, and refers to himself in the third person, as if he's not actually Oda Nobunaga, confusing the hell out of everyone else.

* BigOlEyebrows: A lot of people have them, but most notable are Tsuneoki and Hanbei.

* FaceDeathWithDignity: [[spoiler:Mori Yoshinari]].

* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Saburo, in that he's oblivious to the actual history of Japan.
* LoveTriangle: Notably averted in the manga and anime, where Micchi is shown having missed Kichou but making no move on her, while played straight in the drama, where Micchi grows jealous of Saburo's closeness to his wife.

* CrapSackWorld: Not in the dystopian sense, but it sucks living in Sengoku Japan, with all the death and betrayal.