Nobunaga Concerto (信長協奏曲) is a manga series by Ayumi Ishii that tells the story of Saburō, a student who ends up traveling back in time to the Sengoku Period and ends up replacing the famous Oda Nobunaga, the renowned lord who united Japan. Throughout the series, Saburō will have to learn to live in the Sengoku era and fulfill his role as Nobunaga, attempting to end the wars and unify Japan.
The manga is released monthly in the magazine Monthly Shōnen Sunday and gained its first animation and TV drama in 2014.
Table of Content
Dorama
Since the manga is monthly, and we currently have only 12 volumes, the dorama was much more developed than the anime and manga, making the story more detailed and slightly changing the aspects of the characters. I really found the dorama to be far superior to the anime; it managed to maintain a comedy, action, and an engaging story from the very first episode. The way the Período sengoku was portrayed was really good; it is truly a great time travel, both the setting and the story surpass many samurai movies that have been made.
The main character, Saburou is played by Shun Oguri, his lady Kicho is played by Kou Shibasaki and his right-hand man Tsuneoki Ikeda is played by Mukai Osamu.
The drama has 11 episodes, and has a Live Action to be released in January 2016, I can't say if it will be a movie to complement the drama or a new story.
Some critics have had negative thoughts about the series, as it changed the main character's personality quite a bit compared to the manga and anime. Others think that the idea of a man over 30 portraying a student is something absurd. Even so, the dorama manages to captivate the viewer from beginning to end. So watch it! Even if you don't like doramas... Watch it! I didn't even have the impression of watching a dorama.
Anime
The anime is also very good, despite using CGI (Computer graphics), something that many hate. The anime only had 10 episodes, making it much more concise than the dorama. Although the events are similar, they happen in different ways compared to the dorama. The personality of Kicho is much gentler in the anime. The anime features an insightful soundtrack and a direction that successfully guided the material it had from beginning to end.
It's definitely worth watching, even if you're bothered by CGI; this anime was a good job and pleased all the fans. It's true that some might find the animation a bit strange, but it gave a unique touch to the work, and I believe it didn't hinder it at all. Let's leave the great Ending for you to get to know a bit of the animation.
Wrapping Up
It's impossible not to fall in love with this work and its characters. You will cry, laugh, and feel moved. I got so immersed in the story that when one episode ended, I rushed to the next one without even thinking. Even my mom became addicted.
If you haven't had the chance to watch Nobunaga Concerto, don't waste time and watch it now, the Dorama and the Anime are waiting for you.
You can watch both the anime and the dorama of Nobunaga Concerto on Crunchyroll. Or you can resort to pirated means, just search on Google xD
Who recommended this dorama to me was Lucas Ribeiro from the page Nintendo, Apple, and Japanese Culture Fanbase.