Takeda Shingen

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**Takeda Shingen**  (武田 (たけだ)信玄 (しんげん), *****Takeda Shingen*****? Takeda Shingen) is the head of the Takeda Clan. She made her debut since Sengoku Hime 1, and has appeared in all 7 of the games in the Sengoku Hime series, Tengokuhime 1, Tengokuhime 2, Jangoku Hime and the upcoming Shin § Sengoku Hime.

## Introduction

**Sengoku Hime 1:**
He is the current head of the Kai Takeda family, which owns the Takeda cavalry. He is extremely belligerent, but he does not show it. He was raised as the head of the Takeda family from birth, and has a genius talent for doing things that are generally difficult for him to do. He is skilled at manipulating the art of conversation, such as being polite but also upsetting the other person, and verbally manipulating people's minds, but on the other hand, he is not good at conveying his true and honest feelings to others. He is also unable to accept that his own mind is swayed by the words and actions of others.

CV:成瀬未亜 原画: yan-yam

**Sengoku Hime 2:**
He is the current head of the Kai Takeda family, which owns the Takeda cavalry. He is extremely belligerent, but he does not show it. He was raised from birth as the head of the Takeda family, and has a genius talent for accomplishing difficult tasks with impunity. He is skilled at manipulating the art of conversation, such as being polite but also upsetting the other person, or skillfully manipulating people's minds with words, but on the other hand, he is not very good at conveying his true and honest feelings to others. He is also unable to accept that his own mind is swayed by the words and actions of others.

武田騎馬軍を有する甲斐武田家の現当主。 極めて好戦的な性格だが、それを表に出さないしたたかさを持っている。 生まれた時から武田家の当主として育てられ、一般的には困難なことでも平然とやってのける天才的な才能を持っているため、 表には出さないが、 どこか他人を馬鹿にしている面がある。 丁寧に対応しつつも相手を逆上させたり、言葉巧みに人心を掌握したりするなどの話術を操ることに長けているが、その反面、 本当の正直な気持ちを他人に伝えるのが苦手。 また、 他人の言葉や行動によって自分の心が揺り動かされるのを素直に受け入れられない。

**Sengoku Hime 3:**
He is the 19th head of the Takeda family. The generals under his command are all elite and self-possessed, but it is Shingen's large capacity for organizing them that holds them together.
The high spirits that emanate from Shingen's small body always create a tense atmosphere. In reality, however, Shingen has a fragile girlish nature, with violent emotional ups and downs, and a fear of insects.

小さな体から発せられる当主として覇気が、常に緊迫した雰囲気を醸し出している。しかし、実際は感情の起伏が激しく、虫を怖がったりと、少女としてのはかなさも持ち合わせている。
ＣＶ：新堂真弓　デザイナー：井藤ななみ

**Sengoku Hime 4:**
He is the head of the Takeda family in Kai.
He is a man of great ability who has organized a powerful and peculiar group of vassals, and as a powerful military force, he is in command of politics and warfare.
The high spirits and dignified air he wears are revered by his vassals.
However, she is actually a sickly person, and there is a cooperator who understands everything about her and supports her without her knowledge.

強力でクセの強い家臣団をまとめ上げ、強力な軍勢として政と戦に采配を奮う大器の持ち主。
身に纏っている覇気と凛とした空気は、家臣達の尊崇を集めている。
しかし、表では気を張って皆を従える立場の彼女は実は病弱という一面があり、人知れず、彼女の全てを理解した上で支えてくれている協力者が存在する。
【デザイナー：開栓注意】　【演者：新堂真弓】

**Sengoku Hime 5:**
He is the head of the Takeda family in Kai. He is a man of great ability who has organized a group of vassals with strong personalities, and is in charge of politics and warfare as a powerful military force. The high spirits and dignified air he wears are revered by his vassals. However, she is actually a sickly person, and there is a cooperator who understands everything about her and supports her without her knowledge.

デザイナー：曽我誠ＣＶ：新堂真弓

**Sengoku Hime 6:**
He is the head of the Takeda family in Kai. He is a man of great talent who has managed to unite a group of vassals with strong personalities and wielded his authority over politics and warfare as a powerful military force. The high spirits and dignified air he wears are revered by his vassals. However, she is actually a sickly person, and there is a cooperator who understands everything about her and supports her without her knowledge.

デザイナー：曽我誠 演者：新堂真弓

**Sengoku Hime 7:**
The head of the Takeda family. He has a beautiful appearance and an overwhelming presence.
Despite his intellectual and calm appearance, he is known as the "Tiger of Kai" for his bravery.
He is capable of leading a powerful army with the Four Heavenly Kings of Takeda, who are full of individuality.
He is a thorough pragmatist and a non-practitioner. He is a thorough realist and does not like unrealistic things. For this reason, he does not get along well with Nagao Kagetora, who calls himself a god.

演者 : かわしまりの
武田家の当主。その佇まいは美しく、見るものを圧倒させる存在感がある。
知的で冷静な見た目とは裏腹に甲斐の虎と称されるほどの武勇を誇る。
個性あふれる武田四天王を中心に、 強力な軍団をまとめあげる大器の持ち
主。 徹底した現実主義者で、 非現実的なことを好まない。 そのため自身を神と称する長尾景虎とは特に馬が合わない。

**Tengoku Hime 1:**
The head of the Takeda family in Kai. He is a man of great talent who has managed to unite a group of vassals with strong personalities and wielded his authority over politics and warfare as a powerful military force. The high spirits and dignified air he wears are revered by his vassals. However, she is actually a sickly person, and there is a cooperator who understands everything about her and supports her without her being known.

**Tengoku Hime 2:**
The head of the Takeda family in Kai. He is a man of great talent who has managed to unite a group of vassals with strong personalities and wielded his authority over politics and warfare as a powerful military force. The high spirits and dignified air he wears are revered by his vassals. However, she is actually a sickly person, and there is a cooperator who understands everything about her and supports her without her being known.

**Jan Goku Hime:**
He is the current head of the Kai Takeda family, which owns the Takeda cavalry. He is extremely belligerent, but has a toughness that he does not show. He was raised from birth as the head of the Takeda family, and has a genius talent for accomplishing difficult tasks with impunity. He is skilled at manipulating the art of conversation, such as being polite but also upsetting the other person, or skillfully manipulating people's minds with words, but on the other hand, he is not very good at conveying his true and honest feelings to others. He is also unable to accept that his own mind is swayed by the words and actions of others.

**Shin § Sengoku Hime:**
She is a strict matriarch of the Takeda family.
She has a strong desire to make the Takeda family stronger than her will to unify the country, and she does not get along well with Kenshin Uesugi.
She is rational and puts the Takeda family before herself, and has a somewhat optimistic view of the world.
She is not only tough and strong, but also cheerful and kind with a smile that peeks out from time to time.

天下統一の意志よりも武田家を盤石にしたいという気持ちが強く、上杉謙信とも仲は悪くない。
合理的で武田家のことを自分よりもなによりも優先的に考えておりどこか達観している。
その手腕から内外からも畏敬の念を抱かれているが厳しく強いだけではなく、時折覗かせる笑みは朗らかで優しい。
原画 そらモチ
演者 手塚りょうこ

## Historical Information

Takeda Shingen (武田 信玄, December 1, 1521 – May 13, 1573) was daimyo of Kai Province during the Sengoku period of Japan. Known as the "Tiger of Kai", he was one of the most powerful daimyo of the late Sengoku period, and credited with exceptional military prestige. Shingen was based in a poor area with little arable land and no access to the sea, but he became one of Japan's leading daimyo. His skills are highly esteemed and on par with Mōri Motonari.

He fought his great rival Uesugi Kenshin five times at Kawanakajima. Two of the clashes were indecisive.

In 1548, Shingen defeated Ogasawara Nagatoki in the Battle of Shiojiritoge and then took Fukashi Castle in 1550. However, the warlord was checked at Uedahara by Murakami Yoshikiyo, losing two of his generals in a heated battle which Murakami won. Shingen managed to avenge this loss and the Murakami clan was eventually defeated in the sieges of Toishi. Murakami fled the region, eventually coming to plead for help from the Province of Echigo.
After conquering Shinano Province, Shingen faced another rival, Uesugi Kenshin of Echigo Province. The feud between them became legendary, and they faced each other on the battlefield five times in the Battles of Kawanakajima.

Depiction of the legendary personal conflict between Kenshin and Shingen at the fourth Battle of Kawanakajima (1561)
These battles were generally confined to controlled skirmishes, neither daimyō willing to devote himself entirely to a single all-out attempt. The conflict between the two that had the fiercest fighting, and might have decided victory or defeat for one side or the other, was the fourth battle, during which the famous tale arose of Uesugi Kenshin's forces clearing a path through the Takeda troops and Kenshin engaging Shingen in single combat. The tale has Kenshin attacking Shingen with his sword while Shingen defends with his iron war fan or tessen. Both lords lost many men in this fight, and Shingen in particular lost two of his main generals, Yamamoto Kansuke and his younger brother Takeda Nobushige.: 269–72
After the fourth battle of Kawanakajima, the Takeda clan suffered two internal setbacks. Shingen uncovered two plots on his life, the first from his cousin Suwa Shigemasa (whom he ordered to commit seppuku), and the second, a few years later, from his own son Takeda Yoshinobu (武田義信). His son was confined to the Toko-ji temple, where he died two years later; it is not known whether his death was natural or ordered by his father. After this incident, Shingen designated his fourth son, Takeda Katsuyori (武田勝頼), as the acting leader of the clan after himself until Katsuyori's son came of age.

**Father:**武田信虎

**Mother:**大井の方

**Sibling(s):**竹松、信玄、犬千代、信繁、信基、信廉、信顕、一条信龍、宗智、松尾信是、河窪信実、信友、定恵院、南松院殿（穴山信友正室）、禰々、花光院（浦野友久室）、亀御料人（大井信為正室）、女（下条信氏正室）、女（禰津常安室）、女（葛山氏室）、菊御料人（菊亭晴季室）

**Spouse(s):**正室：上杉の方（上杉朝興の娘）
継室：三条の方
側室：諏訪御料人、禰津御寮人、油川夫人ほか

**Children:**義信、海野信親、信之、黄梅院、見性院（穴山梅雪室）、勝頼、真理姫（木曽義昌正室）（木曾義昌室）、仁科盛信、葛山信貞、信清、松姫、菊姫（上杉景勝室）、波瑠（岩間六兵衛正室）