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Nobunaga the Fool

“Jeanne seeks King of Salvation Nobunaga to battle King Arthur's forces for the Holy Grail.”

Nobunaga the Fool

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6,823 rank · 103,126 viewers · 167 favorites
Sci-Fi Historical Mecha
24 episodes · 24 min per ep min · Winter 2014 · Satelight · R - 17+ (violence & profanity)
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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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6.5 /10

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72% recommend
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4.5 pts

Recommenders 8.3 · others 3.8

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A Tv Production · Winter 2014

Satelight.
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TV Tokyo · Sotsu

  • 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

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