The Ambition of Oda Nobuna
Plot. Suddenly finding himself in the Sengoku period, average high school student Yoshiharu Sagara is about to be killed on the battlefield. He is saved by none other than the man who would later become the respected Toyotomi Hideyoshi, but at the cost of the latter's life. With the course of history altered as a result of these events, Yoshiharu tries to make things right again. Yoshiharu, however, is surprised to discover that the people he meets, the places he encounters, and the historical events he is dragged into are somewhat different than what  he remembers from his favorite Sengoku era video game – "Nobunaga's Ambition". Yoshiharu soon discovers that, in this version of the Sengoku period, Nobunaga Oda does not exist – instead being replaced by a young woman named Nobuna Oda who holds his position as a "daimyō". Yoshiharu begins working under Nobuna's command, who nicknames him , with hopes of correcting the course of history and finding his way back home to the present-day world. Media. Light novel. "The Ambition of Oda Nobuna" began as a light novel series written by Mikage Kasuga and illustrated by Miyama-Zero. Volume 1–10 and  a spin-off novel were published between August 15, 2009 and March 16, 2013 by SB Creative under their GA Bunko imprint. On April 19, 2014, volume 11 was published by Fujimi Shobo under their Fujimi Fantasia Bunko imprint and all further releases were published this way. Manga. A manga adaptation written by Mikage Kasuga and illustrated by Futago Minazuki was serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's "Comp Ace" magazine from July 2011 to June 2014 and the serial chapters were collected into 6 volumes. The first volume was released in February 2012 and the last volume was released in August  2014. Anime. An anime television series adaptation animated by Madhouse and Studio Gokumi based on volumes 1 to 4 of the novels aired from July 9, 2012 to September 24, 2012 on TV Tokyo. The anime is directed by Yūji Kumazawa, scripted by Masami Suzuki, and composed by Yasuharu Takanashi. The opening theme song is "Link" by Aimi and the closing theme song is by Makino Mizuta.