“Jeanne seeks King of Salvation Nobunaga to battle King Arthur's forces for the Holy Grail.”
Nobunaga the Fool
ノブナガ・ザ・フール
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Synopsis
Jeanne seeks King of Salvation Nobunaga to battle King Arthur's forces for the Holy Grail.
Guided by her visions revealing the location of the King of Salvation, Jeanne Kaguya d'Arc flees with the polymath Leonardo da Vinci from the West Star to the East Star. There, she encounters Nobunaga Oda—the son of a local feudal lord who, following a brutal defeat dealt by an enemy clan, has sworn to conquer the world with his friends. Quickly convinced that Nobunaga is indeed the King of Salvation, Jeanne pledges allegiance to the Oda clan. Meanwhile, King Arthur, the ruler of the West Star, sends his ruthless general Gaius Julius Caesar and his combat machine army to conquer Nobunaga's planet and seize the Holy Grail. Although Kaguya believes that Arthur is the King of Destruction, the reckless behavior of Nobunaga "The Fool"—who named his own combat suit after his nickname—on the battlefield sows doubt in his capability as a leader. With the help of Himiko, the Yamato Queen, Nobunaga and his clan must unify in order to overcome tragedies, recover from betrayals, and eventually save the world.
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Community consensus
Derived from 27 sampled reviews
What 27 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.01 · split reception
4.5 pts
Recommenders 8.3 · others 3.8
↓ 2.48
Running avg · Apr 2014 → Jan 2025
- 10 “Nobunaga the Fool is a masterpiece whose ending I loved, especially the clever way Nobunaga’s fool persona drives the entire story and the touching rebirth of Jeanne and Nobunaga. I’m saddened that...”
- 7 “The voice acting shines throughout and the art is solid, while knowing the real Japanese warlords adds a welcome layer of interest to the characters. The early episodes feel like a slog, the story...”
- 8 “The first 15-18 episodes deliver a very good story with awesome development, plenty of comedy, and a cute love story that makes Nobunaga the Fool one of my favorites. After that turning point the...”
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- Format 24 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 9h 36m all episodes
- Aired Jan 2014 – Jun 2014 Winter 2014
- Source Tv media type
- Rated R 17+ (violence & profanity)
- Ref. BS-8378 catalog
Produced by
- TV Tokyo Producer
- Sotsu Producer
- Lantis Producer
- Media Factory Producer
Licensed by
- Sentai Filmworks Licensor