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Written by
Ayumi Ishii
Demographic
Shōnen
Volumes
14
Adaptations
Nobunaga Concerto (2016)
Magazine
Monthly Shōnen Sunday
Publisher
Shogakukan
Published by
Shogakukan
Original run
June 2009 – present
Directed by
Yūsuke Fujikawa
Genre
Historical Fiction
Studio
Fuji Television
Similar
A Chef of Nobunaga, Kamen Teacher, Shitsuren Chocolatier, Prophecy, Dame na Watashi ni Koishite
Nobunaga Concerto(信長協奏曲,Nobunaga Kontseruto) is a Japanese manga series by Ayumi Ishii. It began serialization in Shogakukan's Monthly Shōnen Sunday from 2009. It was announced on June 2014 issue of Monthly Shonen Sunday magazine that the historical manga is inspiring a television anime, a live-action television series, and a live-action film. The anime television series adaptation aired from July 12, 2014 to September 20, 2014 on Fuji TV. The television drama aired in October 2014 starring Shun Oguri as Saburo and Nobunaga and the live-action film was released on January 23, 2016.
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 Miyano
Played by: Shun Oguri
Saburo 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 Kaji
Played by: Shun Oguri
The real Oda Nobunaga. He works under Saburō (fake Nobunaga) as Akechi Mitsuhide.
Kichō (帰蝶)
Voiced by: Nana Mizuki
Played by: Kou Shibasaki
Kichō is Nobunaga's wife
Kinoshita Tōkichirō (木下藤吉郎)
Voiced by: Yuichi Nakamura
Played by: Takayuki Yamada
Oichi (お市)
Voiced by: Aoi Yūki
Played by: Kiko Mizuhara
Oichi is Nobunaga's younger sister.
Other characters
Ikeda Tsuneoki (池田恒興)
Voiced by: Kazuyuki Okitsu
Played by: Osamu Mukai
Shibata Katsuie (柴田勝家)
Voiced by: Rikiya Koyama
Played by: Masahiro Takashima
Maeda Toshiie (前田利家)
Voiced by: Shintarō Asanuma
Played by: Taisuke Fujigaya
Sassa Narimasa (佐々成政)
Voiced by: Kenta Miyake
Played by: Shinnosuke Abe
Niwa Nagahide (丹羽長秀)
Voiced by: Shinya Takahashi
Played by: Masanobu Sakata
Takugen (沢彦)
Voiced by: Kenichi Ogata
Played 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 Sakurai
Played by: Naohito Fujiki
Azai Nagamasa (浅井長政)
Voiced by: Ryōhei Kimura
Played by: Issei Takahashi
Azai Hisamasa (浅井久政)
Voiced by: Akio Nojima
Played 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 Sugisaki
Played by: Yoshiyuki Morishita
Mori Nagayoshi (森長可)
Voiced by: Hiroyuki Yoshino
Played 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 Sugita
Played by: Keisuke Horibe
Matsunaga Hisahide (松永久秀)
Voiced by: Takaya Kuroda
Played by: Arata Furuta
Oda Nobuyuki (織田信行)
Voiced by: Kōki Uchiyama
Played by: Yuya Yagira
Hirate Masahide (平手政秀)
Voiced by: Motomu Kiyokawa
Saitō Dōsan (斎藤道三)
Voiced by: Yōsuke Akimoto
Played by: Toshiyuki Nishida
Hori Hidemasa (堀秀政)
Voiced by: Akira Ishida
Hachisuka Koroku (蜂須賀小六)
Voiced by: Takashi Matsuyama
Played by: Katsuya
Yasuke (弥助)
Voiced by: Kōichi Yamadera
Saitō Yoshitatsu (斉藤義竜)
Voiced by: Kenji Hamada
Played 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.
