Audience reviews
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BostonMA
Nobunagun does an amazing job with what it has. The first scene is innovate and quite impressive, however it starts to quickly go down hill from there. Overall Id give it an 8.
ANIMATION 10: The art is crap. I would not be surprised if I found out that the whole series spent $10 on the animation in the entire series, however, the show manages to effectively use those $10 in a way that makes the show enjoyable. The show expertly, and effectively uses dark colors, lighting contrasts, and color switches to hide the limited budget, and set the mood at the same time. The show’s use of perspective and camera angles in the first scene is expertly done, and It felt as if there was an actual camera, and like I was actually walking down the hall. Overall, while the art is not great, the way the s…
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Nobunagun is an anime that at first seems simple and already seen a thousand times, but that surprises when the story goes by, in the end you realize the potential it would have had if the series lasted longer.
Story: (1.25 / 2).
The story goes from less to more. The truth is that the story, like the characters, starts out looking pretty simple in the first episodes, but with the passage of time you realize that it is not as bad as it seems.
The first thing that stands out is that the powers are based on great figures from the past from all areas. The enemies, the objects of evolution, although they seem simple, develop the content of the main story, because what in the first episodes looks like they are going to be an increasingly stronger bad guy than the previous one, ends up becomin…
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For me, it was one of the best anime that i ever seen.
There is action, romance, sci-fi. The art is not common and the colour are used very well. The story may seem normal or like another anime but it is not. Using famous character from the past and discovering about them is very interessing.
The main character is a nerd about military plane but it made us love her because she is not a weak person. She may seem but is not. In fact, she does not look a like those typical character and that is why the anime is so interesting !!
Please watched it ! And I hope my review helped you !
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This is a fun little show. Nothing special, but not offensively bad either.
The story is a typical 'teenager with magical powers saves the world' tale. It doesn't really do anything new, but it's a good enough base to build off of.
The characters are surprisingly engaging for such a silly light hearted show. The protagonist is fine, a bit bland, but with enough personality to qualify as the main character.
Although none of the supporting characters are amazing, they are all memorable and some slightly subvert expectations, which is always welcome. You can believe that they have lives outside of the story that is being told. The powers that the characters have are also a little bit different and interesting.
The show's style is silly, but distinct and deliberate, and I think that it wo…
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This was amazing, it was engaging with all the action and the characters where funny and wonderful so every episode made you just want to keep watching and never stop.You couldn't have asked for a better anime.The story was good and progressed well (i think there where some filler episodes or maybe there where there for you to get to know the characters more, I'm not sure.) however i would have liked to learned more about the souls/DNA of the people inside them and how that hole thing works because that still confuses me a-little but it is fine how it is I would just have liked to know more. I hope that they make a season 2 soon because it will be epic. Though i have to say one thing the last episode did not feel like a season finally it felt like just like an end to a normal episode but i…
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The Story was wonderful all around, not the best one mind you, but it was good.
I have seen only the anime, so my review is based on the Anime.
= What I liked =
- How they applied each of the Historical Figures Aspects to their weapons and such.
- How Well they portrayed Nobunaga Oda and the Main Protagonist.
- How they portrayed most of the characters really and their abilities... matched well.
- The Storytelling, and how it kept my attention.
- How the Enemies were not pushovers, reminded me of Dark Souls for a bit on that part... underestimation will get you hurt.
- The Military Geeking.
- Badassery
- Jack the Freaking Riper :3
- How they left us hanging wanting more
- Shio's badass Smile when it is real Game time.
= What I didn't like =
- Minimoto Musashi should have been in th…
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Nobunagun is one anime that dedicates itself in delivering action.
Personally I think this anime would be more well-liked if it was aired some years earlier.
Story (6):
The idea of borrowing the power of historical people is quite promising, however the entire idea of "fighting the invaders to protect the world" is too basic and heavily limits the show's potential. Though, the invaders' (Evolutionary Invasion Objects) intelligence and tactics used by both parties were something new for me, and kept the show somewhat intense.
Ogura's getting influenced by Nobunaga badassery was an eye candy for me (she was the only one though?). Thankfully it wasn't overused; every scene that included it was fun till the end.
On the overall, the series started strong. But nearing the end, if I went to p…
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Nobunagun is an anime that tried hard to be great, but fell short pretty early on. And to my slight dismay, will probably never get another season.
***Spoiler Free***
Story (7): An eccentric high school girl on a field trip finds herself in the middle of conflict between a shady agency known as DOGOO and a swarm of aliens known as the "Evolutionary Invasion Objects". As DOGOO is losing, the girl comes into contact with one of DOGOO's weapon's and unlocks a power within her long passed down. She turns out to be the reincarnation of a great historical figure, and most of the other MC's are also reincarnations of thereof. This fact alone made for watching the anime much more interesting, but it never really went anywhere with it.
Art (5): While it seems to work for this anime, I was never…
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A schoolgirl with a giant gun. Got your attention yet? It’s not every day that we get to see a young girl who holds the soul of Oda Nobunaga. More so, how about the concept of monsters known as ‘Evolutionary Invasion Objects (EIO)’ attacking people? To take this premise and formulate it into an anime takes guts. And that’s what Nobunagun tries to do, on first case anyways. But for what’s worth, Nobunagun is just another slapstick attempt to create an anime with an action girl. There’s little taste that is favorable in this show that comes off as a dumb-down shoot fest.
Taking on the premise, the show is fairly simple despite the complexity of how it starts out. We have a young girl named Shio Ogura with at tomboyish personality. She is a Japanese high school student who seems to be curiou…
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Anime is a very weird and wondrous thing. One of the biggest things which draws us toward an anime are the stories they are willing to tell that you just aren’t going to see in any other works of fiction. In what other medium are you going to find stories about people creating galaxy-sized mecha out of pure will power alone, or a love story about a young man and—literally—his right hand? The stories of anime are perfect for some and too weird for others.
So where does Nobunagun, our anime of interest, fit into all this? Well, what’s the plot?
In this series the personalities and abilities of influential persons throughout history have been stored and passed down in special genes known as E-Genes. Unbeknownst to her, the young military otaku, Ogura Shio, possesses one such gene deep in h…
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What I like about Nobunagun:
-NICE BATTLE!!!: there's a gun, there's a blade, there's a barrier, and other types weapon. and the enemy's power is their number, that is overwhelming, and their ability to evolve fast. oh, well... let me say that again... IT'S NICE!!!
-Nice characters: Sio and Jack (Adam). if you want to know what kind of people they are, you should watch the first battle, since I can't explain it. but, they have interesting personalities.
-Unique art: well, not really, just something like unique.
What I dislike:
-Some story of the earlier episodes. Actually, I like simple stories better, that's why, the not-so-simple story at the earlier episodes seems bad. and the other reasons is that they messed with the character, this could be my own preference. I don't hate the story…
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Nobunagun is a slightly dark anime where colorful characters kill aliens via power suits while jamming to an engaging OST.
Main plot of this story comes from these alien invaders known as "Evolutionary Invasion Objects" whose purpose is to slay humanity.The heroes being branded "E-Gene Holders" manifest the spirits of historical figures into a weaponized form (Similar to Shaman King).
What this anime offers is style & is full of it. Character designs are covered in full body armor each displaying their historic spirit & specific traits which is complimented by the eye catches in each episode. One of the highlights of this series is how it is "influenced" by several animes of the past or at least can be compared to. One example is the color tone changing similar to Jojo's Bizarre Advent…
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First off, I hate that title. That cutesy little play on words is the reason that something as brain-dead as Sharknado was ever allowed to gain any traction, and now I'm seeing it here. The last thing I need are upcoming anime titles for the next season with pandering, mindless, testosterone-charged names. That being said, Nobunagun is an action show in a market overcrowded with them that is serviceable at worst, but does not one thing to make it really any different from any other title in the modern genre.
STORY 7: Aliens have invaded and are harboring themselves for a full scale invasion #2108 for a story premise. These seem to be the kinds of anime I've run into since 2001 with shows like Zaion, Blue Gender, Argentosoma, or any other given title where if the antagonists aren't a bunch…
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This series is one of the few series that truly stood out when I was making my decisions of what to watch. A fairly normal, typical school girl who has trouble making friends, turns out to be the central role is just fantastic and refreshing. The way the characters/powers, based off of some of the most infamous, famous persona's in history, are portrayed in this series is something that I have never seen in any other series. Using these historical figures to inspire the characters or "reincarnations" could prove to be difficult. But it was done extremely well in this case. Being able to develop the chemistry between the team members, and develop each character so in-depth is just one of the many reasons this series is so great. Other than that, the story and plot are extremely entertaining…
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