:Nobunaga Concerto

The story centers around Saburō, a high school boy who time-travels to Japan's Sengoku Era. He must become Oda Nobunaga, the famed warlord who helps unite Japan.

;{{Nihongo|Saburō|サブロー}}

:{{animevoices|Mamoru Miyano}}

:Played by: Shun Oguri

:Saburo is a high school boy who finds himself traveling back in time to Japan's Sengoku Era. He meets Oda Nobunaga, who asks Saburo to impersonate him because they look like identical. He occasionally uses his textbook regarding Nobunaga's life to guide him through the events he needs to create.

;{{Nihongo|Oda Nobunaga|織田信長}}

:{{animevoices|Yuki Kaji}}

:Played by: Shun Oguri

:The real Oda Nobunaga. Unable to withstand the political pressure as Nobunaga, he has Saburo take his place while he travels around the country. He eventually ends up taking over the Akechi Clan after the previous leader had no heir, and now works under Saburō (fake Nobunaga) as Akechi Mitsuhide.

;{{Nihongo|Kichō|帰蝶}}

:{{animevoices|Nana Mizuki}}

:Played by: Kou Shibasaki

:Kichō is Nobunaga's wife

;{{Nihongo|Kinoshita Tōkichirō|木下藤吉郎}}

:{{animevoices|Yuichi Nakamura}}

:Played by: Takayuki Yamada

:Tokichiro was originally a spy from the Imagawa, sent to ruin the Oda. Tokichiro initially attempted to incite rebellion through Nobuyuki as well as acting as a stable boy for the Oda army in the Imagawa's advance. Both areas failed as Nobuyuki was betrayed by Katsuie and, due to a miscommunication, he sends incorrect info to Yoshimito, leading to his death at Okehazama. With no place to go, he bides his time under Nobunaga, waiting for the perfect opportunity to kill him.

;{{Nihongo|Oichi|お市}}

:{{animevoices|Aoi Yūki}}

:Played by: Kiko Mizuhara

:Oichi is Nobunaga's younger sister.

;{{Nihongo|Ikeda Tsuneoki|池田恒興}}

:{{animevoices|Kazuyuki Okitsu}}

:Played by: Osamu Mukai

;{{Nihongo|Shibata Katsuie|柴田勝家}}

:{{animevoices|Rikiya Koyama}}

:Played by: Masahiro Takashima

:Originally a retainer of Nobuyuki, Katsuie was initially unable to understand Nobunaga's behaviour, and attempted to kill Matsudaira Motoyasu in order to show Nobunaga's incompetence. Years later, he soon realizes that Nobunaga not only has the support of the people, but also has the ambition to rule the land. Siding with Nobunaga instead, he is still often baffled by his lord's decision making.

;{{Nihongo|Maeda Toshiie|前田利家}}

:{{animevoices|Shintarō Asanuma}}

:Played by: Taisuke Fujigaya

:A violent man, he was found by Nobunaga fighting in the streets. As punishment for his rowdy behaviour, he was not allowed to serve in the army until after Nobunaga's first few battles.

;{{Nihongo|Sassa Narimasa|佐々成政}}

:{{animevoices|Kenta Miyake}}

:Played by: Shinnosuke Abe

:Like Toshiie, Narimasa was a violent person and was fighting Toshiie when they were both scouted by Nobunaga. Later on, he becomes a full-fledged officer of the Oda.

;{{Nihongo|Niwa Nagahide|丹羽長秀}}

:{{animevoices|Shinya Takahashi}}

:Played by: Masanobu Sakata

;{{Nihongo|Takugen|沢彦}}

:{{animevoices|Kenichi Ogata}}

:Played by: Denden

;{{Nihongo|Matsudaira Motoyasu|徳川家康}}

:{{animevoices|Jun Fukuyama, Nozomi Masu (young)}}

:Played by: Gaku Hamada

:Initially a young hostage for the Oda, Motoyasu becomes indebted to Nobunaga after he rescues the young child's life from Katsuie's assassination attempt. Being given Saburo ("Nobunaga")'s modern day pornographic magazine, he eventually forms an alliance with the Oda after the collapse of the Imagawa forces at Okehazama to repay his debt to Nobunaga.

;{{Nihongo|Takenaka Hanbei|竹中半兵衛}}

:{{animevoices|Takahiro Sakurai}}

:Played by: Naohito Fujiki

:A strategist that initially served Saito Tatsuoki, he became dissatisfied with his lord's complacency over Inabayama Castle's victories against Nobunaga, and proceeds to take the castle for himself. Interested in Nobunaga's vision of the world, he eventually turns against the Saito, and joins the Oda forces.

;{{Nihongo|Azai Nagamasa|浅井長政}}

:{{animevoices|Ryōhei Kimura}}

:Played by: Issei Takahashi

;{{Nihongo|Azai Hisamasa|浅井久政}}

:{{animevoices|Akio Nojima}}

:Played by: Kunio Murai

;{{Nihongo|Endo Naotsune|遠藤直経}}

:{{animevoices|{{ill|Takaya Hashi|ja|土師孝也}}}}

;{{Nihongo|Isono Kazumasa|磯野員昌}}

:{{animevoices|Jun Hazumi}}

;{{Nihongo|Mori Yoshinari|森可成}}

:{{animevoices|Ryō Sugisaki}}

:Played by: Yoshiyuki Morishita

;{{Nihongo|Mori Nagayoshi|森長可}}

:{{animevoices|Hiroyuki Yoshino}}

:Played by: Takumi Kitamura

;{{Nihongo|Mori Ranmaru|森蘭丸}}

:{{animevoices|Ayumu Murase}}

;{{Nihongo|Mori Bōmaru|森坊丸}}

:{{animevoices|Marie Miyake}}

;{{Nihongo|Mori Rikimaru|森力丸}}

:{{animevoices|Nichika Ōmori}}

;{{Nihongo|Ashikaga Yoshiaki|足利義昭}}

:{{animevoices|Tomokazu Sugita}}

:Played by: Keisuke Horibe

;{{Nihongo|Matsunaga Hisahide|松永久秀}}

:{{animevoices|Takaya Kuroda}}

:Played by: Arata Furuta

:Originally a Yakuza member before being transported to the past, Hisahide relishes the chaos of the Sengoku period, believing it to be a battle where only the strongest win. Meeting Nobunaga after his rejection of the Shogun's letter to attack the Oda, Hisahide offers his loose loyalty to Nobunaga until the time he can rebel.

;{{Nihongo|Oda Nobuyuki|織田信行}}

:{{animevoices|Kōki Uchiyama}}

:Played by: Yūya Yagira

:Nobunaga's younger brother, whom he spites to the core. Nobuyuki, while afraid of Nobunaga, was also tired of his brother's erratic behaviour. In his brother's youth, Nobuyuki had Nohime kidnapped, which was exposed by Nobunaga in front of their father. Years later, he is incited into rebellion by Kinoshita, falsely believing that the Imagawa would support him as the lord of Owari. Failing in his rebellion, he attempts to kill Nobunaga once more when he is sick, only to be betrayed by Katsuie. After his third failure, he commits suicide, but encourages Nobunaga to take the world without the permission of others.

;{{Nihongo|Hirate Masahide|平手政秀}}

:{{animevoices|Motomu Kiyokawa}}

:An elderly man who is the tutor of Nobunaga, he is befuddled by Nobunaga's lax behaviour and constantly remonstrates his lord for his laziness. While reviewing conscripts, he notices that Kinoshita is a spy for another warlord and rejects him. Eventually, he is murdered by Kinoshita and another Imagawa spy, and dies telling Nobunaga to not let the world think him a fool. Kinoshita would later kill his associate in order to be able to infiltrate the Oda Army.

;{{Nihongo|Saitō Dōsan|斎藤道三}}

:{{animevoices|Yōsuke Akimoto}}

:Played by: Toshiyuki Nishida

:The Lord of Mino and the father of Nohime, he was originally a policeman named Nagai Shinichi, who had a family with a daughter. Travelling to the past mysteriously like Saburo, he stays at the Sengoku Period for 30 years. Upon seeing Saburo's school uniform, he gives the younger man his uniform, and later his pistol and a letter to his original daughter and another to Nohime. Like in history, he is killed by his sons in the conflict at Mino.

;{{Nihongo|Hori Hidemasa|堀秀政}}

:{{animevoices|Akira Ishida}}

;{{Nihongo|Hachisuka Koroku|蜂須賀小六}}

:{{animevoices|Takashi Matsuyama}}

:Played by: Katsuya

;{{Nihongo|Yasuke|弥助}}

:{{animevoices|Kōichi Yamadera}}

:Originally a batter for an unknown professional baseball team, Yasuke was transported to the Sengoku period, where he is found by Nobunaga. While taken in as an officer, he is bewildered by the savage culture of the time period as well as his baseball bat being mistaken as a weapon.

;{{Nihongo|Saitō Yoshitatsu|斉藤義竜}}

:{{animevoices|Kenji Hamada}}

:Played by: Hirofumi Arai

;{{Nihongo|Asakura Kagetake|朝倉景健}}

:{{animevoices|Hiroshi Naka}}

Nobunaga Concerto is written and illustrated by Ayumi Ishii. Ishii started the manga in the first ever issue of Shogakukan's Monthly Shōnen Sunday, the June 2009 issue, released on May 12, 2009.{{cite web|script-title=ja:ゲッサン 2009年6月号|url=https://www.neowing.co.jp/product/NEOBK-1176716|website=Neowing|access-date=October 31, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200914125158/https://www.neowing.co.jp/product/NEOBK-1176716|archive-date=September 14, 2020|language=ja|url-status=live}} Shogakukan has collected its chapters into individual {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volumes. The first volume was released on November 12, 2009. As of February 10, 2022, twenty-two volumes have been released. The series is set to end with the release of its 23rd volume.{{cite web|last=Hazra|first=Adriana|title=Ayumi Ishii's Nobunaga Concerto Manga Ends in 23rd Volume|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-02-12/ayumi-ishii-nobunaga-concerto-manga-ends-in-23rd-volume/.182528|website=Anime News Network|access-date=February 12, 2022|date=February 12, 2022|archive-date=February 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220212111704/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-02-12/ayumi-ishii-nobunaga-concerto-manga-ends-in-23rd-volume/.182528|url-status=live}}

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A 10-episode anime television series adaptation was announced in May 2014. The series is directed by Yūsuke Fujikawa, scripted by Natsuko Takahashi, with music composed by Masaru Yokoyama.{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=Nobunaga Concerto Manga Gets TV Anime, Live-Action Show & Film|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-05-07/nobunaga-concerto-manga-gets-tv-anime-live-action-show-and-film|website=Anime News Network|access-date=October 31, 2020|date=May 7, 2014|archive-date=November 8, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161108072528/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-05-07/nobunaga-concerto-manga-gets-tv-anime-live-action-show-and-film|url-status=live}} The series aired on Fuji TV from July 12 to September 20, 2014.{{efn|The series was broadcast on Fuji TV on Friday at 25:50, which is effectively Saturday at 1:50 a.m. JST.{{cite web|script-title=ja:アニメ「信長協奏曲」特集、冨士川祐輔監督インタビュー|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/pp/nobunaga_anime/page/3|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=September 25, 2024|language=ja|date=July 7, 2014|archive-date=July 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210716111733/https://natalie.mu/comic/pp/nobunaga_anime/page/3|url-status=live}}}}

The series was streamed worldwide outside of Asia on Crunchyroll.{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=Crunchyroll to Stream Nobunaga Concerto TV Anime|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-07-11/crunchyroll-to-stream-nobunaga-concerto-tv-anime/.75832|website=Anime News Network|access-date=October 31, 2020|date=July 11, 2014|archive-date=June 24, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624215116/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-07-11/crunchyroll-to-stream-nobunaga-concerto-tv-anime/.75832|url-status=live}}

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|Title = Saburou Nobunaga

|AltTitle = Saburou Nobunaga

|RAltTitle =  ({{Nihongo2|サブロー信長}})

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|7|12}}{{cite web|script-title=ja:第1話 サブロー信長|url=http://www.fujitv.co.jp/nobunaga-concerto-anime/story/story_01.html|publisher=Fuji TV|access-date=October 31, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150706224519/http://www.fujitv.co.jp/nobunaga-concerto-anime/story/story_01.html|archive-date=July 6, 2015|language=ja}}

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|Title = preparing to die in an effort to dissuade one's lord

|AltTitle = Kanshi

|RAltTitle =  ({{Nihongo2|諫死}})

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|7|19}}{{cite web|script-title=ja:第2話 諌死|url=http://www.fujitv.co.jp/nobunaga-concerto-anime/story/story_02.html|publisher=Fuji TV|access-date=October 31, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150706100550/http://www.fujitv.co.jp/nobunaga-concerto-anime/story/story_02.html|archive-date=July 6, 2015|language=ja}}

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|Title = Viper of Mino

|AltTitle = Mino no Mamushi

|RAltTitle =  ({{Nihongo2|美濃のマムシ}})

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|7|26}}{{cite web|script-title=ja:第3話 美濃のマムシ|url=http://www.fujitv.co.jp/nobunaga-concerto-anime/story/story_03.html|publisher=Fuji TV|access-date=October 31, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150706100141/http://www.fujitv.co.jp/nobunaga-concerto-anime/story/story_03.html|archive-date=July 6, 2015|language=ja}}

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|EpisodeNumber = 4

|Title = Battle of Okehazama

|AltTitle = Okehazama no Tatakai

|RAltTitle =  ({{Nihongo2|桶狭間の戦い}})

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|8|2}}{{cite web|script-title=ja:第4話 桶狭間の戦い|url=http://www.fujitv.co.jp/nobunaga-concerto-anime/story/story_04.html|publisher=Fuji TV|access-date=October 31, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150703154932/http://www.fujitv.co.jp/nobunaga-concerto-anime/story/story_04.html|archive-date=July 3, 2015|language=ja}}

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|EpisodeNumber = 5

|Title = Love Letter

|AltTitle = Raburetaa

|RAltTitle =  ({{Nihongo2|らぶれたあ}})

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|8|9}}{{cite web|script-title=ja:第5話 らぶれたぁ|url=http://www.fujitv.co.jp/nobunaga-concerto-anime/story/story_05.html|publisher=Fuji TV|access-date=October 31, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151005062829/http://www.fujitv.co.jp/nobunaga-concerto-anime/story/story_05.html|archive-date=October 5, 2015|language=ja}}

|ShortSummary = Saburou tries to take Mino by force and fails because of Inabayama castle. He's rejoined by Matsudaira Takechiyo the womanizer. Saburou is in need of a stratagem to scare Mino's people: Tokichirou comes up with the idea of building a fortress in one night. Saburou has also been sending letters to Mino's main retainers who then take Inabayama and side with Owari. Matsudaira changes his name to Tokugawa Ieyasu.

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|EpisodeNumber = 6

|Title = Mitsuhide Akechi

|AltTitle = Akechi Mitsuhide

|RAltTitle =  ({{Nihongo2|明智光秀}})

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|8|16}}{{cite web|script-title=ja:第6話 明智光秀|url=http://www.fujitv.co.jp/nobunaga-concerto-anime/story/story_06.html|publisher=Fuji TV|access-date=October 31, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151005062834/http://www.fujitv.co.jp/nobunaga-concerto-anime/story/story_06.html|archive-date=October 5, 2015|language=ja}}

|ShortSummary = The original Nobunaga contacts Saburou and enters his service under the name of Akechi Mitsuhide while keeping his face hidden. Through his connections, they enter Kyoto to petition Ashikaga Yoshiaki to be the new shougun, and succeed, Mitsu taking care of the court formalities in place of Saburou. He also convinces Oichi to accept Saburou's proposal of marrying Azai to strengthen the Oda clan.

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|EpisodeNumber = 7

|Title = Kill Nobunaga

|AltTitle = Nobunaga wo ute!

|RAltTitle =  ({{Nihongo2|信長を討て！}})

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|8|23}}{{cite web|script-title=ja:第7話 信長を討て！|url=http://www.fujitv.co.jp/nobunaga-concerto-anime/story/story_07.html|publisher=Fuji TV|access-date=October 31, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151005062839/http://www.fujitv.co.jp/nobunaga-concerto-anime/story/story_07.html|archive-date=October 5, 2015|language=ja}}

|ShortSummary = Oichi, now married to Azai Nagamasa, has a daughter Chacha. Saburou names four generals: Shibata Katsuie, Niwa Nagahide, Mitsuhide and Tokichirou, who changes his name to Hashiba Hideyoshi for the occasion. Saburou orders Hideyoshi against the Asakura clan. Saburou meets Matsunaga Hisahide, also a time traveler. The shougun asks various daimyou to destroy Nobunaga: the Azai clan answers the call.

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|EpisodeNumber = 8

|Title = An Unthinkable Betrayal

|AltTitle = Masaka no Uragiri

|RAltTitle =  ({{Nihongo2|まさかの裏切り}})

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|8|30}}{{cite web|script-title=ja:第8話 まさかの裏切り|url=http://www.fujitv.co.jp/nobunaga-concerto-anime/story/story_08.html|publisher=Fuji TV|access-date=October 31, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705005116/http://www.fujitv.co.jp/nobunaga-concerto-anime/story/story_08.html|archive-date=July 5, 2015|language=ja}}

|ShortSummary = After conquering Kanegasaki during the Asakura campaign, the Oda forces are facing a pincer manoeuvre due to the treacherous Azai who attacks from Oumi. Saburou quickly decides to retreat to Kyoto: Hideyoshi volunteers to lead the rear-guard so he can finally exact revenge on the Oda. But Mitsuhide and Takenaka Hanbei from Mino accompany Hideyoshi, which leaves him no choice but to fight valiantly.

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|EpisodeNumber = 9

|Title = A Thorny Road

|AltTitle = Ibara no Michi

|RAltTitle =  ({{Nihongo2|イバラの道}})

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|9|13}}{{cite web|script-title=ja:第9話 イバラの道|url=http://www.fujitv.co.jp/nobunaga-concerto-anime/story/story_09.html|publisher=Fuji TV|access-date=October 31, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151005062844/http://www.fujitv.co.jp/nobunaga-concerto-anime/story/story_09.html|archive-date=October 5, 2015|language=ja}}

|ShortSummary = The Oda move out against Azai HQ, Odani Castle, but it's too well fortified so they target Yokoyama instead. Azai receives reinforcement led by Asakura Kagitake and sorties. Ieyasu's army comes to support Oda and defeats Asakura. Hideyoshi and Takenaka Hanbei win and occupy Yokoyama. Saburou goes to Settsu to subjugate the Miyoshi 3: he leaves the rear position of Usayama Castle in Mori Yoshinari's hands. Usayama is attacked by Asakura/Azai on their way to Kyoto. Mitsuhide is sent to Kyoto to strengthen their defense; Shibata handles the rear-guard of Settsu while the rest of Oda return to Usayama. Mori Yoshinari buys them time with his sacrifice. The Asakura/Azai army retreats to Enryaku Temple on Mount Hiei.

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|EpisodeNumber = 10

|Title = Two Nobunagas

|AltTitle = Futari no Nobunaga

|RAltTitle =  ({{Nihongo2|二人の信長}})

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2014|9|20}}{{cite web|script-title=ja:第10話 二人の信長|url=http://www.fujitv.co.jp/nobunaga-concerto-anime/story/story_10.html|publisher=Fuji TV|access-date=October 31, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150706172051/http://www.fujitv.co.jp/nobunaga-concerto-anime/story/story_10.html|archive-date=July 6, 2015|language=ja}}

|ShortSummary = The younger sons of Mori Yoshinari become Saburou's pages (including Ranmaru), the eldest son Nagayoshi becoming a general. Saburou meets another time traveler who becomes his bodyguard Yasuke. Several targets are available for the campaign: Azai's Odani Castle, Ishiyama Hongan Temple (Osaka), the Takeda, Mount Hiei (Kyoto). On the counsel of Mitsuhide, Saburou picks the Enryaku Temple of Mount Hiei.

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An 11-episode Japanese television drama was announced in May 2014. It stars Shun Oguri as Saburo and Nobunaga. It was broadcast on Fuji TV from October 13 to December 22, 2014.{{cite web|script-title=ja:第1回 2014年10月13日(月)放送 あらすじ|url=https://www.fujitv.co.jp/b_hp/nobunaga-concerto-drama/backnumber/914000233-1.html|publisher=Fuji TV|access-date=October 31, 2020|language=ja|archive-date=November 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126102541/https://www.fujitv.co.jp/b_hp/nobunaga-concerto-drama/backnumber/914000233-1.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|script-title=ja:第11回 2014年12月22日(月)放送 あらすじ|url=https://www.fujitv.co.jp/b_hp/nobunaga-concerto-drama/backnumber/914000233-11.html|publisher=Fuji TV|access-date=October 31, 2020|language=ja|archive-date=November 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126103822/https://www.fujitv.co.jp/b_hp/nobunaga-concerto-drama/backnumber/914000233-11.html|url-status=live}}

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A live-action film adaptation was announced in May 2014. It features the same cast from the television drama and premiered in Japan on January 23, 2016.{{cite web|last=Hallmark|first=Kyle|title=Live-Action Nobunaga Concerto Film's 3 TV Ads Streamed|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-01-18/live-action-nobunaga-concerto-film-3-tv-ads-streamed/.97689|website=Anime News Network|access-date=October 31, 2020|date=January 18, 2016|archive-date=November 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111043017/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-01-18/live-action-nobunaga-concerto-film-3-tv-ads-streamed/.97689|url-status=live}}

As of February 2016, the manga had over 3.5 million copies in circulation.{{cite web|script-title=ja:大ヒット公開中！『信長協奏曲』 原作コミックスもクライマックス!!|url=https://www.shogakukan.co.jp/news/134280|publisher=Shogakukan|access-date=October 31, 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201031073557/https://www.shogakukan.co.jp/news/134280|archive-date=October 31, 2020|language=ja|date=February 4, 2016|url-status=live}} The series placed 10th on Kono Manga ga Sugoi!{{'}}s 2012 list of Top 10 Manga for Male Readers.{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-12-08/top-manga-ranked-by-kono-manga-ga-sugoi-2012-voters|title=Top Manga Ranked by Kono Manga ga Sugoi 2012 Voters|date=December 8, 2011|access-date=October 31, 2020|website=Anime News Network|archive-date=January 4, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140104182338/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-12-08/top-manga-ranked-by-kono-manga-ga-sugoi-2012-voters|url-status=live}} In 2012, Nobunaga Concerto won the 57th Shogakukan Manga Award for the shōnen category.{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-01-23/inazuma-eleven-apollon-win-shogakukan-manga-awards|title=Inazuma Eleven, Apollon Win Shogakukan Manga Awards|date=January 23, 2012|access-date=2012-08-29|work=Anime News Network|archive-date=October 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181030115555/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-01-23/inazuma-eleven-apollon-win-shogakukan-manga-awards|url-status=live}} It was nominated for the 5th Manga Taishō Award in 2012, and ranked 3rd with 57 points.{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-03-23/hiromu-arakawa-silver-spoon-wins-5th-manga-taisho-award|title=Hiromu Arakawa's Silver Spoon Wins 5th Manga Taisho Award|date=March 23, 2012|access-date=August 29, 2012|website=Anime News Network|archive-date=December 16, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141216223016/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-03-23/hiromu-arakawa-silver-spoon-wins-5th-manga-taisho-award|url-status=live}}

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