Nobunaga Concerto
A ten-episode anime television series adaptation was broadcast on Fuji TV from July to September 2014. An eleven-episode television drama adaptation was also broadcast on Fuji TV from October to December 2014. A live-action film premiered in Japan in January 2016. As of February 2016, the "Nobunaga Concerto" manga had over 3.5 million copies in circulation. In 2012, the manga won the 57th Shogakukan Manga Award for the "shōnen" category. Plot. The story centers around Saburō, a high school boy who time-travels to Japan's Sengoku Era. He must become Oda Nobunaga, the famed  warlord who helps unite Japan. Media. Manga. "Nobunaga Concerto" is written and illustrated by Ayumi Ishii. Ishii started the manga in the first ever issue of Shogakukan's "Monthly Shōnen Sunday", the June 2009 issue, released on May 12, 2009. Shogakukan has collected its chapters into individual "tankōbon" volumes. The first volume was released on November 12, 2009. As of February 10, 2022, twenty-two volumes have been released. The series will end with the release of its 23rd volume. Anime. A 10-episode anime television series adaptation was announced in May 2014. The series is directed by Yūsuke Fujikawa , scripted by Natsuko Takahashi and music composed by Masaru Yokoyama. The series aired on Fuji TV from July 12 to September 20, 2014. The series was streamed worldwide outside of Asia on Crunchyroll. Drama. An 11-episode Japanese television drama was announced in May 2014. It stars Shun Oguri as Saburo and Nobunaga. It was broadcast on Fuji TV from October 13 to December 22, 2014. Live-action film. A live-action film adaptation was announced in May 2014. It features the same cast from the television drama and premiered in Japan on January 23, 2016. Reception. As of February  2016, the manga had over 3.5 million copies in circulation. The series placed 10th on "Kono Manga ga Sugoi!"s 2012 list of Top 10 Manga for Male Readers. In 2012, "Nobunaga Concerto" won the 57th Shogakukan Manga Award for the "shōnen" category. It was nominated for the 5th Manga Taishō Award in 2012, and ranked 3rd with 57 points.