Nobunagun (Japanese: ノブナガン, Hepburn: Nobunagan) is a manga series written and illustrated by Masato Hisa.
The series follows a high schoolgirl named Sio Ogura, who awakens as one of the E-Gene Holders, a reincarnation of Nobunaga Oda.
She joins the Defense Organization aGainst Outer Objects (DOGOO), which specializes in eradicating an alien species known as Evolutionary Invaders (EIs).
An anime television series adaptation by studio Bridge was broadcast from January 5, 2014 to March 30, 2014 in Japan.
To protect the world from the impending invasion of the alien species known only as Evolutionary Invaders (EIs), the supranational organization called the Defense Organization aGainst Outer Objects (DOGOO) created special warriors through DNA manipulation called E-Gene Holders.
Going on a school trip in Taiwan, Sio gets caught in the middle of a battle between the EIs and DOGOO's E-Gene Holders, alongside her classmate Kaoru Asao.
She gains her AU weapon, a massive machine gun, and assists the other E-Gene Holders to put an end to the Taiwan invasion.
Some of the characters' real names are unknown, and are thus referred to by their weapons which carry the spirits of various historical figures.
Some characters are not affiliated with a DOGOO platoon, but are E-Gene Holders: The forty-one manga chapters of Nobunagun are written and illustrated by Masato Hisa.
[7][9] Earth Star Entertainment has been collecting the chapters in tankōbon volumes with the first being published on February 10, 2012.
[11] The production of an anime adaptation was first announced through the June 2013 issue of Comic Earth Star.
[16] It was produced by the animation studio Bridge, directed by Nobuhiro Kondo and scripted by Hiroshi Yamaguchi.
[18] Tokyo MX, on January 5, 2014, broadcast the first episode, which was subsequently aired by YTV, CTV, BS11, and AT-X.
[21][22] An English-subtitled version started to be streamed by Crunchyroll on January 5, and by Funimation on their video website on the following day.
[34] Episodes 6 to 10 feature a "ver.β" of "Chīsa na Hoshi" by Shiori Mutō, Chiwa Saitō, Mutsumi Tamura and Ayumu Murase.
[35] An official soundtrack was released on February 19, 2014; it consists of the full and the television version of "ver．α" and "ver.β" "Chīsa na Hoshi", and 30 other tracks.
However, Browne stated that it "evolves into a missed opportunity almost immediately" due to "the combination of shallowness and technobabble-ridden battle scenes" and "the sexual harassment jokes".
[55] Martin The Fandom Post's Thomas Zoth called it "a delight to watch" and stressed, "Fans of shounen anime, yuri undertones, or action series like Hellsing will probably want to check this out.
Cerjak pointed the anime feels natural, saying "Execution is key in Nobunagun, and it is above average here.
[58] Despite its "flaws, a great cast of characters, striking visuals, strong musical score and voice acting, and a high-spirited sense of fun help establish the title as a worthy entry in the action genre", according to Martin.