Hey!
I can't believe I was killed by a stray bullet...
You can't die here!
What about your dream?!
Sagara Yoshiharu, was it?
My dream to have a country and a castle, and all the girls...
You fulfil it!
What?
You can do it, Yoshiharu!
Wait!
I still don't even know your name!
My name is Kinoshita Toukichiro.
Toukichiro?
You're Toyotomi Hideyoshi!
Don't die!
If you die, history will get all messed up!
You're supposed to serve Nobunaga and unite Japan!
Nobunaga?
The lord of the Oda is Oda Nobuna...
Toukichiro!
What is this?
Oh, right. It's a dream.
I'm a big fan of Lord Oda Nobunaga's Ambition,
and I fell asleep while playing the game.
A girl?
Crap!
Your life is mine!
Stop right there!
You can't do that to a hot girl!
It's a waste!
Are you an Oda Soldier, too?
Where's your weapon?
Uh oh.
I didn't think that far.
Finish them already!
Right!
Anything!
I need to find something...
T-The enemy?
A downloadable extra for Lord Oda Nobunaga's Ambition.
Voices of Battle!
He's got an army in that little box?
Is he a magic user?
Surprised?
Then...
I forgot to charge it!
Go! Kill them both!
Damn it!
Game over already?
But if I can protect her...
No! It's Onishibata!
We almost got the Oda general!
Withdraw!
The Oda general?
Are you okay?
I'm fine.
Keep pressing forward and rout the Imagawa.
And you...
Get off me already!
How dare a mere ashigaru soldier push down the head of the Oda family?
The head of the family is Oda Nobunaga.
Who's Nobunaga?
I'm the head of the Oda family,
Oda Nobuna.
chikai no ha furuu setsuna
誓いの刃 振るう刹那
When I swing the blade of my oath,
kanshoku soshite mata kizutsuite
感触 そしてまた傷ついて
that feeling of being hurt once again.
kuchibiru o kamishimenagara
唇を噛みしめながら
As I bite my lip,
nani ga tadashii no ka to tou
何が 正しいのかと問う
I question, what is correct?
anata mamoru demo sono mae ni
あなた 守る でもその前に
I will protect you, but before that,
hatasubeki koto ga aru yo
果たすべきことがあるよ
there is something I must do.
tokubetsu nanka ni naritain janakute
特別なんかになりたいんじゃなくて
It’s not that I want to become someone special,
watashi usotsukitakunai
私 嘘つきたくない
I just don’t want to tell a lie.
inochi o kakete kouya o
命を賭けて 荒野を
In these days of battle,
kakeru tatakai no hibi no naka
駆ける 戦いの日々の中
I put my life on the line and charge across these wastelands.
furimuku to soko ni ite
振り向くと そこにいて
I turn around, and there you are.
furue tomete kureru
震え 止めてくれる
You stop my shaking.
kanashimi no hi ga tojireba yabou no hi ga noboru
哀しみの日が閉じれば 野望の陽が昇る
If these days of sadness end, the sun of ambition will rise.
unmei kettobashi omou mama susumou
運命 蹴っ飛ばし 思うまま進もう
Kick fate aside and we can proceed as we dream.
sekai o rinku shite
世界をリンクして
Link the world together.
Episode One
Nobuna and the Monkey
It is the age of the civil wars.
The land is divided by powerful warlords,
who fight each other constantly.
Ou'u Yonezawa Castle
Any internal power struggle is an invitation for your neighbours to attack.
Ou'u Yonezawa Castle
Kai Tsutsujigasaki Castle
So it is decided that the first-born child,
Kai Tsutsujigasaki Castle
Suruga Sunpu Castle
regardless of gender, would become the head of the family.
Suruga Sunpu Castle
Owari Kiyosu Castle
The result of this was the birth of the Princess Generals.
No way.
You're Katsuie?
Shibata Katsuie
The fierce Shibata Katsuie.
Her nickname is Riku.
Shibata Katsuie
Is there some problem?
N-No...
The Katsuie I know from my games is an old guy with a beard...
W-What's wrong with you?
Stop staring at my breasts!
Uh, sorry.
They're just so big I couldn't help myself.
H-How rude!
Stop that.
If nothing else, he saved my life.
I still can't believe Oda Nobunaga is a girl...
I understand that that strange technique you used isn't magic.
Is it some kind of barbarian technology?
Technique?
Oh, the ring tone?
It's out of batteries, so I can't use it anymore.
Aw.
I thought you might be kind of interesting.
So?
You want to serve the Oda family?
Please, Nobunaga-sama, let-
What? What was that?
You messed up the name of the general you want to serve?!
Are you an idiot?!
I told you my name is Nobuna!
So, what's your name?
I said tell me!
I hate slow people.
Come on, tell me!
Sagara Yoshiharu!
It's Monkey. Got it.
It's Sagara Yoshiharu!
I'm from the future, so I'm practically a god-
The future?! Hah!
I don't believe in gods or buddhas.
And somebody who says something so weird isn't even human.
So I've decided you're a monkey.
So we can call him Monkey then.
But if we're going to use him as a retainer,
he needs some kind of position.
Niwa Nagahide
Niwa Nagahide.
Her nickname is Manchiyo.
The Oda family's tactician.
Niwa Nagahide
You're right.
It felt good to step on him.
So he can be in charge of my shoes.
That will do nicely.
Seventy points.
For what reason?!
I'm a monkey and in charge of your shoes?!
Does her calling me "monkey" mean I'm supposed to take his place?
The same name Nobunaga gave Toyotomi Hideyoshi,
the man who united Japan...
So you failed to slay that idiot Oda?
Imagawa Yoshimoto
Imagawa Yoshimoto.
Ruler of the eastern coastal provinces,
and the daimyo closest to conquering Japan.
I-I'm terribly sorry.
We almost had her and then somebody interfered...
Matsudaira Motoyasu
Matsudaira Motoyasu.
Later she will become Tokugawa Ieyasu,
but right now she is a mere servant of the Imagawas.
Matsudaira Motoyasu
I'll have to cut your pay again as punishment.
Not that!
I'm already eating nothing but potatoes four days a week...
Is that you, Hanzou?
The one who interfered is called Monkey by the Oda clan.
So she hired a monkey?
Nobuna is such a fool!
This is kind of shabby.
"Be happy you were even given a place to stay."
That's what the Princess says.
Maeda Toshiie
Maeda Toshiie.
Her nickname is Inuchiyo.
The greatest spear wielder in the Oda clan.
Maeda Toshiie
I was thrown into the civil war era with nothing of my own,
so I can't ask for too much.
Is it not to your taste?
Old man Asano.
Oh, my, how valiant you look.
You look just like I did as a youth.
So much that I wish you'd marry my daughter Nene and take over my inn.
Introduce me!
Very well.
I'm Nene!
Monkey-dono, nice to meet you!
She's way below my age range! Rejected!
Monkey-dono, you're a very noisy person.
I'm not a monkey.
I'm Sagara Yoshiharu.
I understand, Monkey-dono.
Whatever...
Intruder!
Damn.
Ow.
What's going on?
My name is Hachisuka Goemon.
I've come to serve you in place of my master Kinoshita...
Another little girl?
How rude.
I'm not good with long sentences.
Are you Toukichiro's daughter?
His companion!
He is the trunk, and I am the vine hiding in its shade.
Together we will make our way in the world.
That was our promise.
So you can do, like, thirty or so letters, tops.
Shut up!
A promise you made with Toukichiro, huh?
With no idea of how to get home,
I'll have to survive here.
It sucks that it's not Nobunaga,
just some snippy little girl named Nobuna,
but saving a pretty girl and conquering Japan doesn't sound so bad.
Just wait, old man.
From now on, I'll take your place!
Yoshitatsu plans on attacking Oda.
He's still young.
Saitou Dousan
The daimyo of Mino, Saitou Dousan.
A legend of the civil wars,
who started as a merchant and grew to rule an entire province.
Nobuhide, the tiger of Owari, has died.
And the one who rose in his place...
...is a foolish girl with a taste for barbarian fashions.
Normally, she would make an excellent target.
Indeed.
If you leave it to Yoshitatsu and us, we shall destroy her immediately.
I would take the opposite route and become friends.
Impossible!
To do what others would never consider.
That's what it takes to conquer the land.
The Viper of Mino has requested an audience.
The Viper?
You mean Saitou Dousan?
Scripted event time!
But Mino is a rival of ours.
It's not surprising.
W-Why?
Because if I were going to ally with somebody, it would be the Viper.
You didn't believe I was from the future, did you?
And?
I'll prove it.
You'll be meeting with Saitou Dousan at Shoutokuji Temple.
What are you talking about?
We haven't decided where we're going to meet yet.
Reporting.
Mino just gave us the location of the conference.
Where is it?
Shoutokuji Temple, I'm told.
Impossible.
What a surprise.
Ninety points.
Monkey, how did you know?
How much time do you think I spent playing the game Lord Oda Nobunaga's Ambition?
The meeting at Shoutokuji is a mega-famous event in it.
M-Mega... eve...?
Is that barbarian language?
Monkey language.
You brought a lot of them.
500 riflemen. Pretty impressive, right?
I brought them to show off to the Viper.
Come to think of it,
Dousan sees Nobunaga heading to the meeting, and...
If we kill Nobuna here,
Owari will belong to the Saitou family.
Akechi Mitsuhide
Akechi Juubei Mitsuhide, famous for her literary and military talent.
A young genius who has begun to distinguish herself.
Do you think it will be that easy?
Of course.
Everything is ready.
Hey, Nobuna.
You address your lord like that?
Whatever. Have your men light their rifles.
What if the rifles explode?
Are your men that pathetic?
Of course not!
Don't underestimate us!
Trouble!
Impossible!
Impressive.
She had the rifles lit despite the fact that they might explode.
She's either a complete fool, or...
She's late.
Dousan-sama, you really shouldn't dress like that during an important meeting.
She'll do the same.
Making the other person feel at ease is part of being a great leader.
So he was watching.
Anyway, that girl next to him is cute.
There you are, Viper.
What?
No way!
W-Why?
But you're so beautiful...
Did I surprise you?
Well?
What the hell?!
She's stunning!
Why did you change your clothes?
I'm meeting the Viper of Mino.
I can't wear my usual outfit.
I see.
These two...
Dousan tried to make Nobuna feel at ease,
and Nobuna showed respect for Dousan.
You seem to have brought a lot of riflemen.
It's the age of rifles now.
Many call them barbarian toys.
My ashigaru soldiers will defeat anybody stupid enough to say that in a single shot.
Owari soldiers are said to be the weakest in Japan,
but with rifles in their hands, they're the strongest.
Some day those rifles will destroy the strongest cavalry of the civil wars, the Takeda cavalry.
Man, I'm so excited I'm shaking!
After you've allied with me,
will you attack Suruga and the Imagawa?
No.
Mino.
Why focus on Mino?
The same reason you did, Viper.
The one who rules Mino rules the nation.
It's the centre of Japan, dividing the east and west.
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Build a well constructed castle here and the nation is as good as yours.
To make a wealthy country there,
where merchants may move freely.
That was your ambition, wasn't it?
So you know everything, then?
I'm taking Mino.
Do you think I'll give it to you?
What if I told you I'll carry on your dream?
What?
I'll destroy all the old systems that have wreaked havoc in Japan,
and turn this into a country that can compete with the barbarian nations.
My focus is turned towards the whole world.
You're a little brat,
but I could see letting you conquer the whole of Japan!
So your gaze already lies beyond the sea?
Your ideals are correct.
But no one can follow you there.
The fact that they call you a fool is proof of that.
Even so, I'll keep going forward.
Destroying anything that gets in your way?
If you wish to start with Mino, then I accept your challenge.
That's what I want.
Wait just a second!
You fool!
Do you want to get killed?!
Get back, Monkey!
Saitou Dousan!
I know what you're thinking!
Stop being so stubborn when you know what lies in store for Mino!
What are you talking about?
This will be entertaining.
Let him speak.
Monkey...
It's fine.
Let me do this.
One wrong word and your head will be rolling on the floor.
Apologise, Monkey!
There's still time...
Dousan, when this meeting is over, you'll tell your men this:
"My children shall tie their horses at the gate of the fool of Owari."
W-What?
In other words, you already know your son can't defeat Nobuna.
You know it can't happen!
Child, how did you read my mind?
I just knew, and that's it.
What?!
I'm from the future.
You're going to hand Mino over to Nobuna.
If you don't, your entire life will have been a waste.
Saitou Dousan, Oda Nobuna is the only one who can continue your dream!
Child...
I have completely lost.
Viper...
I didn't expect anyone from the future.
450 years in the future.
There, Saitou Dousan is a hero of the civil wars.
Is he?
I wrote my name in the annals of history, then.
Thanks to you, the Viper has become true to himself at the very end.
I will prepare a treaty handing Mino Province over to Nobuna-chan.
I will give Mino to my new daughter, Nobuna!
Really?
Thus, Owari and Mino Provinces formed an alliance, but...
Have you gone mad, Father?!
I refuse to accept it!
I guess I'll praise you for this.
It's thanks to you.
Look at my face and say it.
Shut up, already!
Just give me my shoes.
We're leaving.
Oh, these?
Why were you keeping them there?!
It's a misunderstanding!
I wouldn't want them to be cold when you put them on!
You were getting off on the smell of my feet, weren't you?
I've never seen such a pervert!
The mere fact that you're alive is a sin.
I'll kill you here!
Perverted monkey!
Prepare to die!
tada jidai no mannaka
ただ 時代の真ん中
Being just a bystander in the middle of this era,
tatasarete tomadou toki ni
立たされて 戸惑う時に
when I am stopped, when I am troubled,
te o hiitekureta hito e
手を引いてくれた人へ
I look to the person who’s been holding my hand...
dekiru koto sagashita
出来ること探した
...and find what I can do for them.
kizutsukinagara warau sugata
傷つきながら 笑う姿
While being hurt, you smile,
kokoro no ura namida ga mieta
心の裏 涙が見えた
but inside your heart, there are tears.
sukuimotomeru koe kikitoreru no wa
救い求める声 聴き取れるのは
The ones who can hear your cries for help,
yurusareta mono dake
許された者だけ
are those few you allowed.
kazoekirenu arashi o koete
数え切れぬ 嵐を越えて
I overcome countless storms.
anata no yami saku hikari ni naru
あなたの闇 裂くヒカリになる
I will become the light that shatters your darkness.
mou mayowanai tomo ni ikitai
もう 迷わない ともに生きたい
I will no longer hesitate. I want to live by your side.
chikau yume ga donna mubou de atte mo
誓う夢が どんな無謀であっても
No matter how reckless the promised dream is.
oboeteite shinjirareru basho wa
おぼえていて 信じられる場所は
Remember, the place you can believe in,
koko ni aru to
ここにあると
is right here.
Episode Two
Oda Family Power Struggles