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 unified Japan. Throughout the series, Saburo will have to learn to live in the Sengoku era and play his role as Nobunaga, trying to end the wars and unify Japan.
The manga is released monthly in the magazine Monthly Shōnen Sunday and received its first animation and TV drama in 2014.
Table of Contents
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 Sengoku Period was portrayed was very good; it truly is a great time travel, both the setting and the story surpass many samurai films 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 dorama has 11 episodes and has a Live Action set to be released in January 2016; I can’t say whether it will be a film to complement the dorama or a new story.
Some critics had negative thoughts about the series for having 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 playing a student is absurd. Nevertheless, the dorama manages to captivate the viewer from start to finish. 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 dislike. The anime had only 10 episodes, making it much more concise than the dorama. The events, although similar, occur in different ways compared to the dorama. Kicho’s personality is much gentler in the anime. The anime has a clever soundtrack and direction that knew how to guide the material from start to finish.
It is really worth watching, even if you are bothered by CGI; this anime was a good job and pleased all the fans. It’s true that some will find the animation a bit strange, but that 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.
Conclusion
It is impossible not to fall in love with this work and its characters. You will cry, laugh, and be moved. I got so involved in the story that when one episode ended, I rushed to the next one without even thinking. Even my mother got 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
It was Lucas Ribeiro from the page Nintendo, Apple e cultura japonesa Fanbase who recommended this dorama to me.
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