Nobunaga Concerto

"Who cares about what happened in Japan's past? It has nothing to do with my life."

With these words, carefree high school student Saburou finds himself unceremoniously thrown back in time to the Sengoku Era, landing directly in front of the legendary general Nobunaga Oda. Nobunaga, on the run from his retainers and wishing to rest due to his frailty, beseeches Saburou to take his place, as the two bear an uncanny resemblance. Although Saburou is still confused by his surroundings, Nobunaga hurriedly provides the boy with the necessary items to prove that he is the bona fide feudal lord and makes a hasty getaway.

Now a stand-in for someone he doesn't even know all that much about—though his modern experiences and knowledge are sure to help him—Saburou begins his unexpected quest to pose as the man who attempted to unite all of Japan.

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Saburou Main

Miyano, Mamoru Japanese

Oda, Nobunaga Main

Kaji, Yuuki Japanese

Kinoshita, Toukichirou Main

Nakamura, Yuuichi Japanese

Kichou Supporting

Mizuki, Nana Japanese

Oichi Supporting

Yuuki, Aoi Japanese

Matsunaga, Hisahide Supporting

Kuroda, Takaya Japanese

Mori, Yoshinari Supporting

Sugisaki, Ryou Japanese

Mori, Rikimaru Supporting

Oomori, Nichika Japanese

Sassa, Narimasa Supporting

Miyake, Kenta Japanese

Narrator Supporting

Oguri, Shun Japanese

Fujikawa, Yuusuke Director

Takahashi, Natsuko Script, Series Composition

MY FIRST STORY Theme Song Composition, Theme Song Performance, Theme Song Lyrics

Yokoyama, Masaru Music

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Sep 27, 2014

Gabu-sama

Recommended

As said by many already, this anime was the hidden gem of the season. While, as it seems, the art style was a big reason for many to not watch it, I found it quite fresh and that was certainly one of the biggest selling points for me. In fact, I only started watching this anime because of how the cover seemed out of place amongst so many animes looking the same.
That being enough deviation from the main subject, the take on the storytelling is brilliant - no cliches, no harems, no love triangles, it's all about Oda Nobunaga and his quest to unite all ... of Japan. The sound is absolutely amazing too (listening to the ED as I write this), making you cry at times - from sadness and happiness alike. Character development is subtle yet clear, you might even end up cheering for the once-disgusting guy. As I said already, the animation is exquisite, with even the minimal details being paid attention to. Unlike what I've seen in other reviews, I enjoyed the season finale the most. It's really emotional and a reflection of all the changes every character went through.
In conclusion, it's something I can easily recommend to anyone, because I know anyone anywhere can enjoy it.

Reviewer’s Rating: 10

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Apr 18, 2022

WaggaWagga

Mixed Feelings

I was going to give it 8 or 9 since it's a good twist on Isekai and has good comedy. But there was no alternate history in the series and it's just a high school boy following the same path of Oda Nobunaga with some jokes added here and there.

And the jokes were reduced by the end of the season too and it instead became more dramatic telling of Sengoku period. If that was the intention of from the beginning, it would have been better to not have Isekai at all in the first place.

Honestly, the series made me so mad at seeing so much ... potential being squandered that I ended up writing a review.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Nov 11, 2019

PixelB

Not Recommended

Preliminary (5/10 eps)

Well, I've been holding off on watching this for awhile, since I instinctively knew this was going to be a terrible show. In fact, I held it off for at least a few years, but I finally bucked down and watched it.

Honestly, it's really bad. First of all, let's not fool ourselves with euphemisms about the animation, such as "unique." Its trashy CG that wasn't even good on release, barring talking about being compared to today's standards. Not to mention, fights are nonexistent, due to the low budget, I'd assume. Very off putting. But I was willing to give it a shot because maybe ... the other areas can compensate. Not the case, unfortunately.

The characters are terrible. For such a unique story/plot, you'd think that the characters would at least be half decent. Wrong. All of Nobunaga's aids are trashy. They basically all blindly follow him. Even the characters very close to Nobunaga, there is no form of trust being built, but rather, just an acceptance after an episode or two. The characters are a mere foil to our protagonist, and when it is convenient for plot and character progression, they kill themselves off to serve as motivation. In reality, none of the characters are unique, and merely act off a script that was made to progress the plot.

The story, is actually super cool. Impersonating a famous historical figure, with only a textbook to go off of, it is a start of a very successful storyline. Unfortunately, the characters are very offputting, and the protagonist is nonsensical. I get that the protagonist is supposed to be lazy high schooler, but he's actually just stupid. But hey, since he is the main character, everything he does is obviously going to work out! Plot armor logic.

Rather than call this a hidden gem, it's more of a well deserved forgotten anime. With a solid foundation, but without any sort of "oomph" to get it running, whether that be the art, characters, or the storyline progression, it indeed is quite bad.

Reviewer’s Rating: 3

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