THE AMBITION OF ODA NOBUNA SERIES
One of the big mistakes of genderswap historical series is the failure to keep the characters in context: for example Sengoku Collection not only takes the female versions of Japanese warlords to the modern era and has them become idol singers and police detectives, but even includes characters from well outside the Sengoku time period, which prompts one to wonder why they bothered. But The Ambition of Oda Nobuna turns all those preconceived notions on their heads, thanks to a surprising attention to historical detail and a plethora of interesting, likable characters. So the prospect of yet another historical genderswap series.
Genderswap series range from middling action / comedies ( Ikki Tousen, Shin Koihime Musou) to just plain awful ( Battle Girls: Time Paradox, Samurai Girls) to strangely irrelevant ( Sengoku Collection). Unfortunately, history (of the more recent sort) has proven that this isn't a surefire recipe for success. So hey, swap the genders and bring in the moe quotient! PROFIT! I like history way more than the next guy (though not quite enough to want to lose an appendage to Dagger of Kamui) but for the average fan, the prospect of watching a bunch of dudes talking about political alliances and territorial disputes is admittedly forbidding. You have to hand it to Japan : the concept of turning dead old guys into cute young girls is freakin' genius. Through various trials during the bloody and destructive wars of Japanese unification, their relationship evolves as Nobuna's ideals clash with her ambition to conquer all Japan, and Yoshiharu is determined to keep her from becoming a ruthless demon of Japanese folklore like her real-life counterpart. Impressed by Yoshiharu's video-game-based knowledge of her world and personal bravery, Nobuna takes him on as her vassal, dubbing him "Saru" ("Monkey") for his hairstyle and antics. Vowing to take his place in history, he attempts to join the Oda clan as a retainer, but he is surprised to find that the head of the clan is not the feared Oda Nobunaga, but a beautiful girl named Oda Nobuna - who proves every bit as brilliant, eccentric, and dangerous as the Nobunaga of our history, but as yet lacks the ruthlessness of her counterpart. Yoshiharu finds to his horror that the warrior is none other than Kinoshita Toukichirou - the man who was destined in our universe to become Toyotomi Hideyoshi, one of the Unifiers of Japan. Nobunaga's Ambition superfan (and otherwise ordinary Japanese high school student) Sagara Yoshiharu finds himself in the chaos of a medieval battlefield, where his life is saved by the heroic sacrifice of a low-born warrior. The name is a direct reference to the popular and long-running Nobunaga's Ambition historical strategy video game series.
Notes: Based on the light novel series by Mikage Kasuga, illustrated by Miyama-Zero. Length: Television series, 12 episodes, 23 minutes eachĭistributor: Licensed by Sentai Filmworks (also available on crunchyroll)Ĭontent Rating: 16+ (violence, adult themes, fan service)Īlso Recommended: Hyouge Mono, the Koihime Musou series. Genre: Historical adventure / romantic comedy
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