Nobunaga Concerto

Plot

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.

Main characters

Saburō (サブロー)

Voiced by: Mamoru MiyanoPlayed by: Shun OguriSaburo is a high school boy who finds himself taken back in time to Japan's Sengoku Era. He then meets Oda Nobunaga who asks him to become Oda Nobunaga because of their same look.

Oda Nobunaga (織田信長)

Voiced by: Yuki KajiPlayed by: Shun OguriThe real Oda Nobunaga. He works under Saburō (fake Nobunaga) as Akechi Mitsuhide.

Kichō (帰蝶)

Voiced by: Nana MizukiPlayed by: Kou ShibasakiKichō is Nobunaga's wife

Kinoshita Tōkichirō (木下藤吉郎)

Voiced by: Yuichi NakamuraPlayed by: Takayuki Yamada

Oichi (お市)

Voiced by: Aoi YūkiPlayed by: Kiko MizuharaOichi is Nobunaga's younger sister.

Other characters

Ikeda Tsuneoki (池田恒興)

Voiced by: Kazuyuki OkitsuPlayed by: Osamu Mukai

Shibata Katsuie (柴田勝家)

Voiced by: Rikiya KoyamaPlayed by: Masahiro Takashima

Maeda Toshiie (前田利家)

Voiced by: Shintarō AsanumaPlayed by: Taisuke Fujigaya

Sassa Narimasa (佐々成政)

Voiced by: Kenta MiyakePlayed by: Shinnosuke Abe

Niwa Nagahide (丹羽長秀)

Voiced by: Shinya TakahashiPlayed by: Masanobu Sakata

Takugen (沢彦)

Voiced by: Kenichi OgataPlayed by: Denden

Tokugawa Ieyasu (徳川家康)

Voiced by: Jun Fukuyama, Nozomi Masu (young)Played by: Gaku Hamada

Takenaka Hanbei (竹中半兵衛)

Voiced by: Takahiro SakuraiPlayed by: Naohito Fujiki

Azai Nagamasa (浅井長政)

Voiced by: Ryōhei KimuraPlayed by: Issei Takahashi

Azai Hisamasa (浅井久政)

Voiced by: Akio NojimaPlayed by: Kunio Murai

Endo Naotsune (遠藤直経)

Voiced by: Takaya Hashi

Isono Kazumasa (磯野員昌)

Voiced by: Jun Hazumi

Mori Yoshinari (森可成)

Voiced by: Ryō SugisakiPlayed by: Yoshiyuki Morishita

Mori Nagayoshi (森長可)

Voiced by: Hiroyuki YoshinoPlayed by: Takumi Kitamura

Mori Ranmaru (森蘭丸)

Voiced by: Ayumu Murase

Mori Bōmaru (森坊丸)

Voiced by: Marie Miyake

Mori Rikimaru (森力丸)

Voiced by: Nichika Oomori

Ashikaga Yoshiaki (足利義昭)

Voiced by: Tomokazu SugitaPlayed by: Keisuke Horibe

Matsunaga Hisahide (松永久秀)

Voiced by: Takaya KurodaPlayed by: Arata Furuta

Oda Nobuyuki (織田信行)

Voiced by: Kōki UchiyamaPlayed by: Yuya Yagira

Hirate Masahide (平手政秀)

Voiced by: Motomu Kiyokawa

Saitō Dōsan (斎藤道三)

Voiced by: Yōsuke AkimotoPlayed by: Toshiyuki Nishida

Hori Hidemasa (堀秀政)

Voiced by: Akira Ishida

Hachisuka Koroku (蜂須賀小六)

Voiced by: Takashi MatsuyamaPlayed by: Katsuya

Yasuke (弥助)

Voiced by: Kōichi Yamadera

Saitō Yoshitatsu (斉藤義竜)

Voiced by: Kenji HamadaPlayed by: Hirofumi Arai

Asakura Kagetake (朝倉景健)

Voiced by: Hiroshi Naka

Anime adaptation

The manga received an anime adaptation that started airing during summer 2014. Narrated by Shun Oguri.

Reception

It won the 2011 Shogakukan Manga Award for Shōnen manga. It was nominated for the 5th Manga Taisho. As of February 19, 2012, the 6th volume has sold 73,877 copies. As of August 19, 2012, the 7th volume has sold 92,838 copies.