Nobunaga no Shinobi - Recommendations

• TV (39 eps)
• 2011 - 2012

In the age of civil war, when the shadow of Nobunaga Oda was still cast over the land, the warlord Furuta Sasuke lost his soul to the tea ceremony. While war shook the world around him, he faced his own conflict between his desire for promotion and his love for his art.

• TV (25 eps)
• 2013

Hiding within his heart the secret of his lord's illegitimate child while risking his life to protect him, Uesugi Kenshin's chief retainer, Naoe Kanetsugu, teamed up with the legendary warrior known as history's most infamous wild man, Maeda Keiji. Never once yielding to any number of powerful men, Kanetsugu and Keiji continue to blaze through the turbulent latter days of the Warring States era, faithfully fighting for justice and their own way of life...

• OVA (1 ep)
• 2010

The relationship between servant and master has always been strained, but it’s even worse when the staff has to put up with their employer’s eccentricities. From the fearsome Masamune Date with his fetish for eye patches to the super-moe Motochika who has his employees swooning over him like a fanclub, the lords may be having the time of their lives, but their servants certainly have their work cut out for them. With the confused Shingen believing he’s fallen for his rival, Kenshin dancing around in a full-body “Bishaemon” costume, and the sadistic Kanetsugu reducing his fearsome master to a crying heap with insults, it seems that Feudal Japan is much livelier than the history books make out.

• TV Special (1 ep)
• 2014

The story of the special revolves around the Sanada brothers in their youth. Nobuyuki and Yukimura swear to each other to protect the influential Sanada clan. However, thinking of how to best continue the Sanada clan, Yukimura makes a decision, and meets with Mitsunari Ishida and Naoe Kanetsugu at the location he arrived at. On the other hand, his elder brother Nobuyuki must worry about the selfish demands made by the Tokugawa clan.

• TV (12 eps)
• 2015

Samurai Warriors focuses on the Sanada brothers during the Sengoku era of Japan. In late 16th century, the era of civil war that tore Japan over two centuries is nearing its end and the regional warlords who survived the bloodsheds are ready for a final showdown. In the battlefield where your best ally turns out to be your worst enemy, only the shrewdest can come out alive.

• TV (12 eps)
• 2010

The relationship between servant and master has always been strained, but it’s even worse when the staff has to put up with their employer’s eccentricities. From the fearsome Masamune Date with his fetish for eye patches to the super-moe Motochika who has his employees swooning over him like a fanclub, the lords are having the time of their lives, while their servants certainly have their work cut out for them. With the confused Shingen believing he’s fallen for his rival, Nobunaga agreeing to every bizarre battle tactic suggested to him, and Masamune more interested in accessorising his horse than discussing war, it seems that Feudal Japan is much livelier than the history books make out.

• TV (12 eps)
• 2011

Second season of Tono to Issho.

• Web (6 eps)
• 2016 - 2018

When Date Masamune prays at a shrine connected with his clan for victory in his first battle, he receives a magic jewel from a dragon deity. The jewel resurrects 16 former Date clan heads with whom young Masamune fights for the future of his family.

• TV (12 eps)
• 2005

In the turmoil of the Sengoku Period, the armies led by Ieyasu Tokugawa are advancing across Japan in a show of unrivalled military might. Only the Sanada family dares to stand up against them, a move which is both brave and fraught with untold peril. Amidst the cold conspiracies and fiery battles, an exceptional ninja called Sarutobi Sasuke must employ his powers to weaken the invaders and, most importantly, protect the Sanada family he loves. However, as the drums of war toll throughout the land, everyone, including Sarutobi, must prepare themselves for a war which will not just change their lives, but determine the fate of all Japan.

• TV Special (1 ep)
• 2005

When a meteor plummets to Earth one day in medieval Japan, a lone villager stumbles upon the site of impact and discovers at the center of the crater a baby boy. Brought up to serve the powerful Sanada family, the boy, now named Sarutobi Sasuke, becomes a ninja of great and mystical ability. However, as dark forces gather on the horizon in the form of the Tokugawa shogunate, the Sanada family finds itself irreparably split between those who would join the invaders and those who would maintain the old order. Eventually, only Genjiro Sanada and his father remain to defend their home, Ueda castle. In these turbulent times, will Sarutobi’s unique strengths be enough to safeguard Japan from the ferocious ambitions of the Tokugawa?