Audience reviews
20 · Sample from the first available page, separate from the total number of ratings.
spacenewtype
I started out with quite high hopes for this anime. I have a great passion for Japanese history - particularly for the Sengoku period, have enjoyed many of Kawamori's projects, and indeed my favorite anime, Vision of Escaflowne seemed to share a lot of DNA with Nobunaga the Fool. Unfortunately my hopes were not ultimately upheld due to pacing and a lack of character drive and presence.
It feels like the show needed much more time to let things breathe and move naturally. Things happen too fast, and important elements are frequently glossed over - things like why is this army attacking/retreating, did they just kill this enemy General or not? Especially by the end, I was feeling like a lot of stuff was half-baked.
Similarly - and most importantly in a mecha drama - character relationshi…
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Nobunaga the fool was a masterpiece i hope there is a season 2 i want to know what happens between Jeanne and nobunaga I liked this ending but not that so many allies died still i guess they will be reborn like Jeanne and Nobunaga were in the end.I loved the fact that nobunaga is a fool cauz if he wasn't the story wouldn't go the way it but i wish that in next life ichihime and mitsuhide will fall in love and live happily ever after but i still wonder in the end did ichihime love mitsuhide or Caesar what do u think please tell me
Read at the sourceLelouchOkami
NO SPOILERS C:
I started watching this show 4 years ago and dropped it after 4 episodes, and it's just now that I decided to give it a second chance. Difference being that at that time, I didn't know any of japanese historical characters. Knowing few facts about the real warlords changed the way I see the characters, and made it more interesting too follow.
Story fair to good enough but had greater potentiel.
Characters developements Ok to good.
Seiyus' acting was great as always and musics ok.
The Art good as well.
Overall 7,5/10
It wasn't the anime of the year, but even if the first episodes were a bit a torture to watch at last I enjoyed the show And I don't regret giving it a second chance!
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I almost didnt give this one a chance due to the low scores it had and the random mix of genres, but after reading some reviews i decided to give it a chance - which im really glad for. I exctually did enjoy it quite alot. I recommend that you watch this show with an open mind, like a colourful circus or like a roller coaster in the funny house. So I will now get down to why I enjoyed "Nobunaga the Fool" (who in all means lives up to his name).
Story: 6/10
By all means the shows weakest part, but its actually not that bad at all. There are a lot of plot holes and alot of things are never explained so they can never be really understood. As the page tells you, its a quite unique mixture of action, historical, mecha and sci-fi. And it aslo magic, super power, fantasy and romance in that mix…
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Summary: This is a mech anime that isn't really a mech anime. It is more an epic story about the unification of 2 kingdoms with tons of historic figures reprising various roles and lots of awesome battles and story arcs. The anime jumps the shark a few times and there are definitely a few things to be desired but I thoroughly enjoyed this for all it's flaws. In lieu of a long review I will sum up the positives and negatives:
Positives:
An epic story that develops from something pretty simple and straight forward to downright epic. The story involves tons of epic historic figures from Alexander the Great to Julius Caesar to King Arthur. Seeing how each character evolves and the role they play is a pleasure.
The art is gorgeous and well done. This is a GREAT looking anime.
The music is nice…
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A short Review for everyone who is still not sure if to watch it because of the 'bad rate' :
Nobunaga the fool was one of my favourite Anime - at least for the first 15-18 episodes. Before that turning point it's a very good anime with a good story, awesome story developement, much comedy and a nice and cute Lovestory. I really enjoyed it! But after episode 15-18 the whole mood changes to a depressing, not very comedical, tragic story with an aweful ending that doesn't make any sense.
Still I would recommend watching it - if not for the end of the story it would be a clear all in all 9 ...but like this...
Nevertheless - watch it an enjoy it! I also rewatched the series a few times (till the episodes 15-18) and I'm still planning on doing so again :)
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Nobunaga The Fool is shining gem of a series I'm so glad I got to experience. Combining historical characters, history, fantasy, mecha and magic, this series delivers an ambitious and creative narrative and stands as a unique offering in a sea of "been-there-done-that". My spoiler free review:
Story: 7.
Nobuanaga The Fool's story is ambitious, it combines elements of Japan's history, famous figures from world history and magic and creates this incredibly juicy story that at it's core is about destiny. The way the show uses the cards - pulled once per episode by characters to fortell an event to come - is so incredibly unique and intriguing. The cards meaning often unfolds in a way you don't expect but guessing the meaning along the way - with the characters - as the story unfolds both pe…
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This is my first review(in general) so I apologize if the review looks really weird.
STORY: 6
Here's a concept: Oda Nobunaga with mechs and Nobunaga himself is not a girl and it's not related to high school! It may not sound interesting considering the fact that there are other historical figures in the series like Leonardo da Vinci. The story overall isn't too terrible nor is it fantastic. The story in a way is original but it's just that the writers occasionally didn't know what they were doing so they placed some random plot elements and it fully doesn't make any sense whatsoever. The ending however isn't that amazing but it does close off the story pretty well (something that many anime don't seem to have).
Although the story doesn't fully take it itself seriously and the story doe…
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This is very frustrating.
Nobunaga the fool is an anime of big contrast and conflict. The best way to describe my feelings after watching it is love hate relationship...
On the one hand, every topic of the visual arts are masterpieces! No matter what: mecha design, character design, background, animation. Simply beautiful and perfect. Further there are plenty of new ideas and new concept in the story. The way they separated the western and the eastern world into two planets or tries to combine so many genres into unity are refreshing!
On the other hand: how comes that a story with that big potential becomes kind.. boring? There are just little of character development (except Caesar), no success of going deep into character's psyche, most of the important characters appear facile, dial…
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*Spoiler free*
There are generally two kinds of anime that are difficult to follow. The first is the likes of classics such as Texhnolyze or Serial experiments Lain, where the show was intentionally made convoluted by the authors in order to leave interpretation up to the viewer. These are shows that are purposefully made with the assumption that the viewer must decipher the plot for a philosophical reason.
The second type are shows that are convoluted not in order to convey anything special, but because the writers of the show have absolutely no idea what they are doing and couldn't write a good story to save their pathetic behinds.
This anime is unfortunately the second type. It's actually kinda sad, because when watching it you can really see that the POTENTIAL for a good show is the…
Read at the sourceShatterheartiel
Nobunaga the Fool is one of those shows that attracted my attention immediately. It seemed to be a cross between Star Driver and Sengoku Basara. So, a vaguely historical drama with giant robots that battle it out for reasons only vaguely explored. With lots, and lots, and LOTS of ham-fisted flash and dazzle, of the kind that makes Gurren Lagann look like a couple of kids waving sparklers about. Not the most intellectually stimulating thing I can think of, but good for a laugh.
However, once the initial, introductory dazzle has simmered down and the show starts getting down to business, it becomes quite clear that the show can’t quite decide WHAT the business at hand actually is. The show seems to hop between fictitious historical drama, science-fiction, fantasy, mecha, occasional romance…
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A show like Nobunaga the Fool will make you look like a fool at first glance. The premise sounds absurd, not to mention foolish and the first episode stops nothing at all to make viewers ask themselves what is going on. What it offers is a mixture of historical figures ranging from Joan of Arc, Leonardo da Vinci, Da Vinci, King Author, among others. It doesn’t stop there however. Rather, it steps up one more stage and decides to make usage of mecha warfare in a world of the unknown. Nobunaga the Fool is the type of show where you’ll be watching it trying to escape a labyrinth.
To venture into a show like Nobunaga the Fool will take an imaginative and open mind. While it seems absurd at first glance, one should acknowledge the creativity of the show. For instance, take a closer look at the…
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Nobunaga the Fool is a jack of all genres, master of none.
It has an awesome premise—a reconstruction of Oda Nobunaga’s rise to power within a mecha-filled, pseudo-historical setting. Anachronism definitely has the potential to produce beautiful things (e.g. Gintama or Samurai Champloo), and going into this show, I was excited to see how its producers would handle a historical/mecha fusion. Now that I’ve completed it, I’m disappointed to say that it felt more like a disjointed mishmash of genres than a smooth blend.
When I say that NtF was a mishmash of genres, I don’t just mean historical and mecha. It was often fantasy, occasionally supernatural, sometimes shounen, sporadically romance, and towards the end, sci-fi as well. Hence the comparison to a jack of all trades, master of none. N…
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After investing a my time from launch of the 1st episode to the end episode #24 I found it very unsatisfying and as if I was cheated of my time and investment to the series. To give an example of how I felt Imagine it's Christmas morning and your parents told you that they were getting you a brand new skateboard, you race down stairs to see it in all of it's glory. Heart pounding, emotions at an all time high you see the shape of a rectangular gift wrapped up in beautiful wrapping paper with a delicate bow on top. You hold it in your hands, the perfect gift, and take it all in. Soon it will be yours. With careful hands you remove the tape oh so carefully, doing your best to saviour the moment. Then you give in and begin to shred the paper and all that gets in your way. They it is in front…
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I just finished the last episode in hope of anything making sense...
but of course nothing did.
This all anime seems to have tried to mix everything; Mechas, samourais, spaceships, magic, legends, love, fighting, politics... they only left the hentai out -_-
You never get surprised; the anime tries to please everyone, but doesn't make any sense. It's not even spectacular since everything is so predictable.
Really disappointed in this show. You can see they put money in it yet...
Such a shame.
Read at the sourceFallenAngel1129
I was really surprised by this anime. So much so I made an account just to reviews it.
I would say the first two episodes you kinda have to force yourself to keep going. Your mind is telling you this is quite dull....and very confusing. But by the third episode I was forcing my husband to sit and watch it with me cause I knew it was gonna be epic.
The story is extremely detailed and if your don't pay close attention you may miss something. It is a very tightly packed story so much so they actually so skip scenes where characters narrate what has happened. So be prepared for the skip scenes....I was kinda confused at first...makes you think you missed an episode somewhere.
The art is good. Not the best art I've seen but no where near the worst. It seemed to be the style changed maybe…
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I don't always do reviews for anime series, but for Nobunaga the Fool, I just had to do one. I'll try not to spoil the series and do my best to convey my thoughts and opinions about the series.
Story: 10
The story was amazing. With the end each episode, I was always excited to see what would happen next. The story took many twist and turns that had me surprised. One moment, I'd think that one thing was going to happen, but then something happens that I was never expecting. This series isn't your run of the mill mecha anime. Niether is it your run of the mill Oda Nobunaga series. It's a fusion of Sengoku period and futuristic times, taking popular figures from long ago and throwing in giant robots. It's sure to please anyone who likes these two types of series.
Art: 10
When it comes to…
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Nobunaga the Fool, while it appears to be an empty mech-action anime, is actually pretty cool and thoroughly impressed me.
-Overall
I like this anime, but the show has some premise flaws in that there are huge robots, but no cars, TVs, nothing. The technology in the show is that of Feudal Japan and the Feudal West, except that there are huge robots. That's pretty ludicrous, but it didn't bother me too much. Other than that, the show is obviously well crafted and well thought out (but I can't explain why because that would be spoilers) and the show isn't afraid to kill, like so many action anime are. The show is vastly entertaining, especially to people who know their basic Sengoku history, and if you don't, you'll still get something out of the fantastically crafted ending and the well c…
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Nobunaga the Fool is essentially an anachronism stew of notable historical figures of eastern and western lore from different time periods living on two separate planets with war slowly erupting between them as the western planet has their own heinous desires with the eastern planet unveiled throughout the course of the series. The series very loosely adapts elements to the historical personas of each character in the series with some of the major characters (particularly Jeanne and Nobunaga) gaining aspects of the historical character they are based off of while many of the Westerners don't get much to them beyond being archetypal evil characters per Japan's usual penchant of demonizing other countries in their works. Mecha, magic and elements of steampunk are also tossed into the mix as…
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"It was inevitable!" - Oda Nobunaga.
Nobunaga The Fool is a pleasant surprise of this season, a very curious yet enjoyable mix of many genres : Mecha, Sengoku Period, Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Romance, which may raise many brows given the unique sense of history of this anime, but that flamboyant extravagance has many charms, just like the main protagonist, Oda Nobunaga, a foolish and persistant man who aims to conquer heavens and earth as he is said to be the Savior-King by his allies, Jeanne d'Arc and Da Vinci. His resolve and potential steadily draws other characters to him, allies and enemies alike. Gaius Julius Caesar, King Arthur and many other notable historical figures make their entrance, while the internal strife of the Oda clan is at its peak. Nobunaga The Fool shows us foolishness, de…
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