Nobunagun: Season 1
Earth is under attack from otherworldly creatures known as Evolutionary Invasion Objects. The only force capable of keeping these monsters at bay is the government organization DOGOO. DOGOO agents are fighters recruited by an alien that watched its own planet be destroyed by the Objects. These fighters are armed with special weapons infused with the souls and spirits of distinguished historical figures, making them h
Season 1 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Earth is currently under attack by otherworldly creatures known as Evolutionary Invasion Objects.
- A government organization named DOGOO employs special agents to fight against the invading monsters.
- Human fighters are recruited by an alien whose home planet was previously destroyed by the same invading Objects.
- Special fighters known as E-Gene Holders wield weapons infused with the spirits and souls of distinguished historical figures.
Season overview
Earth is under attack from otherworldly creatures known as Evolutionary Invasion Objects. The only force capable of keeping these monsters at bay is the government organization DOGOO. DOGOO agents are fighters recruited by an alien that watched its own planet be destroyed by the Objects. These fighters are armed with special weapons infused with the souls and spirits of distinguished historical figures, making them humanity's best chance against the invaders. Teenager Shio Ogura, a former loner and military otaku, finds her life entirely changed during a class field trip to Taiwan when she and her classmates end up in the middle of an Object attack. To help save a new friend, Shio picks up a gun infused with the famed samurai Nobunaga Oda, officially securing her fate as an E-Gene Holder and the newest member of DOGOO, tasked with protecting humanity as Nobunagun.
Episode Guide
Season 1 Progress Shield
Oda Nobunaga
Jan 5, 2014 · 24 min
Weapon otaku Ogura Sio is on a school trip to Taiwan when she and her classmates get caught up in an Evolutionary Invasion Object attack, not that she has any idea what is going on
Evolutionary Invasion Objects
Jan 12, 2014 · 24 min
The incident in Taiwan draws to a close, and Sio gets a chance to have a heart-to-heart with recovering Asao before deciding whether she will join the monster-fighting team or not.
Capa's Island
Jan 19, 2014 · 24 min
Sio starts intensive training at the Dogoo facility with war photographer Robert Capa. She manages to make some friends on base, but the reality of everyone's situation there is ha
Hurricane
Jan 26, 2014 · 24 min
Ogura and the others are sent to deal with an Evolutionary Invasion Object that can ride a hurricane.
The Second Platoon
Feb 2, 2014 · 24 min
Sio is assigned to the 2nd platoon. When she joins up with them on their airship, she learns that e-gene holders just keep getting weirder. Meanwhile, DOGOO learns something new ab
Monster Meat
Feb 9, 2014 · 24 min
Gaudi, Cyx, and Geronimo of the First Platoon crash-land on a snowy mountain. By coincidence, they come across a research outpost where something has gone horribly wrong...
Musashi Wonder
Feb 16, 2014 · 24 min
When a famed sunken battleship of the Japanese Imperial Navy starts wreaking havoc near the Panama Canal, Domoo realizes it's due to Evolutionary Invasion Objects, and sends in the
Tunnel
Feb 23, 2014 · 24 min
Vidocq discovers something important about how the Evolutionary Invaders are communicating. It's time for the 1st platoon to move out--and when the mission gets a little crazy, the
Sio and Kaoru
Mar 2, 2014 · 24 min
Evolutionary Invasion Objects suddenly show up during Kaoru's visit to Sio, who is convalescing in a hospital in Japan.
Dogoo
Mar 9, 2014 · 24 min
As the plan to deal with the Objects in the tunnel takes shape, the commander remembers the ups and downs of her extra-long life.
Operation Stone Forest Part 1
Mar 16, 2014 · 24 min
Will Nobunagun's plan to capture the Evolutionary Invasion Object tunnel and destroy the original cells work? Nine E-gene holders begin Dogoo's most important operation yet.
Operation Stone Forest Part 2
Mar 23, 2014 · 24 min
Jack and Geronimo make a bet; Hunter has to learn to fight however he can. Meanwhile, Nobunagun faces a new threat.
Nobunagun
Mar 30, 2014 · 24 min
Who is Jack the Ripper? Sio gets let in on the secret as Operation Stone Forest comes to an end. And then?