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Nobunagun

Nobunagun

20147.01 Season13 EpisodesEndedTV-MA

Overview

During a field trip, Shio is revealed to be an "E-Gene Holders", a person who wield weapons infused with the spirits of historical figures. The soul of Oda Nobunaga awakens after she tries to rescue a friend.

Created by Hiroshi Yamaguchi
Written by Hiroshi Yamaguchi, Masato Hisa
Produced by Manabu Tamura, Fumihiko Kimura, Hiroaki Tsunoda
NetworksTokyo MXAT-XBS11Chukyo TVYTV

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Top Cast

Shiori Mutou

Shiori Mutou

Sio Ogura (voice)

Haruno Inoue

Haruno Inoue

Kaoru Asao (voice)

Tatsuhisa Suzuki

Tatsuhisa Suzuki

Adam Muirhead (voice)

Yuu Asakawa

Yuu Asakawa

Jess Beckham (voice)

Mutsumi Tamura

Mutsumi Tamura

Cyx (voice)

Nobunaga Shimazaki

Nobunaga Shimazaki

Mahesh Mirza (voice)

Nobuo Tobita

Nobuo Tobita

Nobunaga Oda (voice)

Ayumu Murase

Ayumu Murase

Gaudi Antoni (voice)

Akeno Watanabe

Akeno Watanabe

Dogoo (voice)

Sumire Uesaka

Sumire Uesaka

Galileo Galilei (voice)

Themes & Keywords

supernaturalromancealienmechabased on mangaparasitemilitaryshounenanimegunsscience fictionurban fantasyoda nobunagaviolence

About Nobunagun

Nobunagun is a animation, action & adventure, drama series that first aired in 2014 exploring themes of supernatural, romance, alien, mecha, based on manga, parasite. Created by Hiroshi Yamaguchi, it stars Shiori Mutou, Haruno Inoue, Tatsuhisa Suzuki. During a field trip, Shio is revealed to be an "E-Gene Holders", a person who wield weapons infused with the spirits of historical figures. The soul of Oda Nobunaga awakens after she tries to rescue a friend.

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