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The Ambition of Oda Nobuna: Season 1

12 episodes Premiered Jul 9, 2012 Updated Nov 7, 2026

Role: Meticulous television and film archivist. Task: Create a JSON object for "The Ambition of Oda Nobuna" Season 1. Keys: overview (160-220 words), primer (array of exactly 4 concise bullet points). Constraints: Use ONLY provided synopsis and sources. No invented facts. No markdown/asterisks/headings/bullets in the text (except the JSON structure itself). Output valid JSON only. Target Content: overview: Factual su

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Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.
Task: Create a JSON object for "The Ambition of Oda Nobuna" Season 1.
Keys: overview (160-220 words), primer (array of exactly 4 concise bullet points).
Constraints: Use ONLY provided synopsis and sources. No invented facts. No markdown/asterisks/headings/bullets in the text (except the JSON structure itself). Output valid JSON only.
Target Content:
overview: Factual summary of the narrative arc.
primer: 4 concise bullet points on lore, character positions, and stakes.
Source [1]: Title: The Ambition of Oda Nobuna (2012). Genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Animation, and Comedy.
Source [3]: Plot: Historical romantic comedy. 17-year-old high schooler Sagara Yoshiharu time-travels to the Sengoku period. In this world, all major Samurai lords are cute girls. Yoshiharu meets Oda Nobuna (girl counterpart of Oda Nobunaga). He serves her as a substitute for Kinoshita Toukichirou, who is dead in this world.
Source [4]: Light novel series by Mikage Kasuga, illustrated by Miyama-Zero. Anime adapted by Madhouse and Studio Gokumi. Aired July to September 2012.
Overview: The historical romantic comedy follows Sagara Yoshiharu, a 17-year-old high school student who time-travels to the Sengoku period. Upon his arrival in this era, he discovers a world where all the major Samurai lords are cute girls. During his time in this period, Yoshiharu meets Oda Nobuna, who is the female counterpart of the historical figure Oda Nobunaga. Because the individual known as Kinoshita Toukichirou has died in this world, Yoshiharu begins to serve Oda Nobuna as his substitute. The series is based on a Japanese light novel series written by Mikage Kasuga and illustrated by Miyama-Zero. The anime adaptation was produced by Madhouse and Studio Gokumi and originally aired from July to September 2012. This narrative blends elements of science fiction, fantasy, animation, and comedy as Yoshiharu navigates his new role serving a powerful female lord in a transformed version of historical Japan.
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S1·E1 Mytharc

Nobuna and the Monkey

Jul 9, 2012 · 24 min

Yoshiharu Sagara finds himself in the Sengoku era and his life saved by the sacrifice of Hideyoshi Toyotomi. When he saves a teenage girl from enemy soldiers, he is surprised to di

S1·E2 Core

Oda Family Power Struggles

Jul 16, 2012 · 24 min

Yoshiharu gets into trouble after he hits Nobukatsu Oda, Nobuna's younger brother after the latter insulted his sister. Nobukatsu demands his head as punishment but Nobuna can save

S1·E3 Core

The Mino Disturbance

Jul 23, 2012 · 24 min

Dōsan's son Yoshitatsu launches a coup d'état against his father for allying with Nobuna. Despite Nobuna's wish to send reinforcements, everyone knows they cannot do it for it will

S1·E4 Mytharc

Winds of Change! Okehazama!

Jul 30, 2012 · 24 min

Nobuna fires Yoshiharu, blaming his actions that gave the Imagawas the chance to invade Owari. Yoshiharu becomes depress but Dōsan reveals to him the reason Nobuna fired him was be

S1·E5 Core

Strategy of the Genius Tactician

Aug 6, 2012 · 24 min

After forming an alliance with Motoyasu, the Oda army begin their attack to reclaim Mino from Yoshitatsu. However, their attempts are repeatedly thwarted by Hanbē Takenaka, an Onmy

S1·E6 Core

Sunomata One-Night Castle

Aug 13, 2012 · 24 min

Nobuna plans to build a castle at Sunomata near Nagara River which would allow her to conquer Mino. Despite Yoshiharu wishes to lead the task, Nobuna refuses and assign it to her o

S1·E7 Core

Nobuna Advances on Kyoto

Aug 20, 2012 · 24 min

Kyoto, the capital city of the Ashikaga shoguns, is attacked by a group of conspirators called The Miyoshi Three; Sakihisa Konoe, Soukyuu Tsuda and Gousei Shoukakuin. Yoshiharu is

S1·E8 Core

Golden Free City: Sakai

Aug 27, 2012 · 24 min

Sakihisa demands 120,000 kan from Nobuna or the imperial court will not recognize Yoshimoto as the new Shogun so Nobuna and Yoshiharu heads off to the neutral merchant city of Saka

S1·E9 Core

The Battle at Kiyomizu Temple

Sep 3, 2012 · 24 min

As the Oda faction prepares Yoshimoto as the new Shogun, Yoshiharu ask the others to forgive Jubei, fearing the worsening relationship between her and Nobuna will lead to the Honnō

S1·E10 Core

Nobuna in Grave Danger

Sep 10, 2012 · 24 min

While many clans have accepted Yoshimoto as the new Shogun, there are still some who refuses to acknowledge her, particular those allied with the Miyoshi Three. Despite having Danj

S1·E11 Mytharc

The Retreat at Kanegasaki

Sep 17, 2012 · 24 min

As the Asai/Asakura armies continue to chase after the remnants of Yoshiharu's forces, he mourns for the men who died for his sake but is convinced by Hanzō and Zenki to continue l

S1·E12 Mytharc

Conquest

Sep 24, 2012 · 24 min

As the Oda forces attack Hiei, Nobuna charges in to kill Sakihisa. As Imai, Louis and Inuchiyo explains everything to Hanbē since she was sick, she realizes Yoshiharu is still aliv

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