Sengoku Collection
- The names of characters based on historical figures are listed family name first. The names of other characters and all staff and cast members are written in standard English order.
| Sengoku Collection | |
Cover of first DVD volume of the anime series, depicting Oda Nobunaga and Tokugawa Ieyasu | |
| Zhan Guo korekushiyon (Sengoku Korekushon) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Action, historical |
| Video game | |
| Developer | Konami |
| Publisher | Konami |
| Genre | Card game |
| Platform | iOS, Android, mobile |
| Released | December 21, 2010 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Keiji Gotoh |
| Music by | Tomoki Kikuya |
| Studio | Brain's Base |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | TV Tokyo |
| Original run | April 5, 2012 - September 27, 2012 |
| Episodes | 26 (List of episodes) |
Sengoku Collection (Zhan Guo korekushiyon, Sengoku Korekushon) was a mobile social networking game created by Konami, which was launched for the Mobage service in December 2010. The series features female representations of feudal lords from the Sengoku period. An anime television series adaptation produced by Brain's Base aired on TV Tokyo between April 5, 2012 and September 27, 2012.[1][2]
Plot
[edit]- Game
The story is set in the tumultuous Sengoku Era of historical Japan, when military masters circle the figurative throne of Japan's first shogunate. In the game, "God of War Cards" have been sealed in six hidden treasures, and fighting breaks out among those who seek the treasures. As a new military master, the player embarks on a journey to obtain the treasures by clearing quests and fighting bosses.
- Anime
In a different timeline, female versions of generals from the Sengoku period vie for power. One day, a mysterious light sends Oda Nobunaga and several other generals to the modern day world. As each of the generals adapts to this new lifestyle, Nobunaga goes on a quest to seek out the other generals and retrieve their secret treasures in order to return home.
Characters
[edit]Generals
[edit]- Sweet Little Devil Oda Nobunaga (Xiao E Mo Wang *Zhi Tian Xin Chang )
- Voiced by: Rumi Okubo
- The feudal lord who is mysteriously transported to the Modern World. Wanting to return to the Sengoku World, she goes on a quest to retrieve the secret treasures hidden inside the other feudal lords so that she can return home.
- Vengeful Fang Akechi Mitsuhide (Fu Chou noYa *Ming Zhi Guang Xiu )
- Voiced by: Yoko Hikasa
- Nobunaga's servant who was often faithful to her. When she believed Nobunaga to be favouring Hideyoshi over her, she was consumed by jealousy and attempted to assassinate Nobunaga, causing the phenomenon that sent everyone to the Modern World. She had lost her memory upon arriving, but regained it after recovering from a coma.
- Peaceful Empress Tokugawa Ieyasu (Tai Ping Nu Jun *De Chuan Jia Kang )
- Voiced by: Kana Hanazawa
- A peace-loving feudal lord who enjoys singing and dancing. After coming to admire an idol, she becomes an idol herself.
- Pure Angel Naoe Kanetsugu (Chun Ai Tian Shi *Zhi Jiang Jian Sok )
- Voiced by: Mai Nakahara
- Kenshin's retainer who is in love with her, wanting to fulfil her dream of conquering the land. She has wings which let her view the battlefield. When she is transported to the Modern World, she goes colorblind but regains her ability to see color when she realises how much Kenshin wants her by her side.
- Holy Maiden Uesugi Kenshin (Sheng Yi Nu *Shang Shan Qian Xin )
- Voiced by: Mamiko Noto
- A feudal lord who is always beside Kanetsugu. Whilst constantly battling in the Sengoku World, Kenshin came to love the peaceful modern world and became a model.
- One-eyed Dragon Date Masamune (Du Yan Long Ji *Yi Da Zheng Zong )
- Voiced by: Ayumi Tsunematsu
- A feudal lord who was often dependent on her servant, Kojuro Katakura. Upon arriving in the Modern World, she was tricked by the Yakuza and arrested, but managed to escape and get revenge, and now seeks out Kojuro.
- Sword Maiden Tsukahara Bokuden (Zhan Shen *Zhong Yuan Bu Chuan )
- Voiced by: Sayuri Hara
- A small and cheeky but powerful general who runs a kendo dojo.
- Knowledge Master Hiraga Gennai (Shi Shen *Ping He Yuan Nei )
- Voiced by: Haruka Kudo
- A self-proclaimed genius who enjoys inventing things, hoping to make a time machine to take her to the future.
- Refined Bard Matsuo Basho (Feng Liu Ren *Song Wei Ba Jiao )
- Voiced by: Asuka Nishi
- A wandering poet who speaks only in haikus (Pai Ju ).
- Regent Girl Toyotomi Hideyoshi (Tai Ge Niang *Li Chen Xiu Ji )
- Voiced by: Kaori Nazuka
- A carefree girl who loves to eat rice.
- Ambitious Princess Hojo Soun (Ye Xin Ji *Bei Tiao Zao Yun )
- Voiced by: Ryo Hirohashi
- A girl who aspires to become a general.
- Brutal Maiden Matsunaga Hisahide (Xiong E Yi Nu *Song Yong Jiu Xiu )
- Voiced by: Atsuko Tanaka
- A con artist who carries a large scythe.
- Dancing Blossom Maeda Keiji (Wu Ying *Qian Tian Li Yi )
- Voiced by: Masumi Asano
- A maiden with a strong sense of justice. By day, she appears to be an absent-minded store clerk. However, on Saturday nights, she rides her motorbike and punishes delinquents under the guise of 'Saturday Night Rider'.
- Silver Hornet Sugitani Zenjubo (Yin Feng *Shan Gu Shan Zhu Fang )
- Voiced by: Miyuki Sawashiro
- An assassin who has never missed a target.
- Gold Peony Kondo Isami (Jin Mu Dan *Jin Teng Yong )
- Voiced by: Chiaki Takahashi
- Novel Deciders (Xin Zhuan Zu , Shinsengumi)
- A dormitory leader of Shinsenryo (Shen Qian Liao ). She has attended a boarding school for girls in the Modern World, and lives a high school girl's life for her age.
- Black Bellflower Hijikata Toshizo (Hei Jie Geng *Tu Fang Sui San )
- Voiced by: Akeno Watanabe
- Novel Deciders (Xin Zhuan Zu , Shinsengumi)
- A sub dormitory leader of Shinsenryo. She has a habit of overusing a celebrated sword Izumi no Kami Kanesada (He Quan Shou Jian Ding ).
- White Lotus Okita Soji (Bai Lian *Chong Tian Zong Si )
- Voiced by: Akemi Kanda
- Novel Deciders (Xin Zhuan Zu , Shinsengumi)
- A follower of Kondo and Hijikata lives in Shinsenryo. She looks fragile, but is really scary in reality.
- Annihilate Princess Mogami Yoshiaki (Jian Mie Ji *Zui Shang Yi Guang )
- Voiced by: Sumire Uesaka
- Date Masamune's young aunt, even she hates being call that, and is afraid of ghosts. She shares the same name as Ashikaga Yoshiteru's daughter, Yoshiaki (which she pointed out).
- Blade Adept Ashikaga Yoshiteru (Jian Sheng *Zu Li Yi Hui )
- Voiced by: Rina Sato
- A shogun of the Warring State and a representative of the Samurai. She has a grudge against Yagyu Sekishusai for playing pranks on her, but in reality she really likes and admires her. She is a student of Bokuden.
- Sword Maiden Yagyu Sekishusai (Zhan Shen *Liu Sheng Shi Zhou Zhai )
- Voiced by: Haruka Kimura
- An heir of a new kind of swordsmanship and was one of Bokuken's student. She constantly play pranks on Ashikaga, but reveal that she did it to get her attention and that she admire her.
- Sunshine Ruler Liu Bei (Chun Yang Ai Jun *Liu Bei )
- Voiced by: Yui Horie
- A maid-for-hire who is inflicted with a curse which causes her to turn into a pig after sunset. The only character that comes from the Three Kingdoms Period instead of the Sengoku Period.
- Four Leaves Otani Yoshitsugu (Si tsuXie *Da Gu Ji Ji )
- Voiced by: Haruka Shiraishi
- A quiet girl wrapped in bandages who often experiences a lot of bad luck.
- Cavalry Queen Takeda Shingen (Zhan Qi Nu Wang *Wu Tian Xin Xuan )
- Voiced by: Ryoko Shintani
- A famous for the Cavalry Queen in the Sengoku World who is transported to "Nakhodka" the space station of a certain country. She can wield powerful elemental attacks but is apparently bad at maths.
- The Splendor Katakura Kojuro (Hua Li *Pian Cang Xiao Shi Lang )
- Voiced by: Asami Imai
- Masamune's faithful servant, but she joins police and chases Masamune.
- The Dune Amago Tsunehisa (oSha Chang *Ni Zi Jing Jiu )
- Voiced by: Eri Kitamura
- A kindergarten child who has ambition to build a big castle on a sandbox.
- Marshal Princess Imagawa Yoshimoto (Yuan Shuai Ji *Jin Chuan Yi Yuan )
- Voiced by: Ai Shimizu
- A famous warrior maiden and Oda Nobunaga's rival that lost to her, which led to her declining reputation.
Shrine Maidens
[edit]- Fox Maiden (kitsuneWu Nu , Kitsune-Miko)
- Voiced by: Yui Hasegawa (Sweety)
- Rabbit Maiden (usagiWu Nu , Usagi-Miko)
- Voiced by: Aya Takenouchi (Sweety)
- Cat Maiden (nekoWu Nu , Neko-Miko)
- Voiced by: Rika Gaoitomo (Sweety)
Other characters
[edit]- Pretty Girl Mori Ranmaru (Ke Ai *Sen Lan Wan )
- Voiced by: Rei Matsuzaki
- Nobunaga's servant.
- Sword Maiden Ito Ittosai (Zhan Shen *Yi Teng Yi Dao Zhai )
- Voiced by: Mikako Komatsu
- A challenger to Bokuden for a title of the strongest.
- Tea Way Sen no Rikyu (oCha Dao *Qian Li Xiu )
- Voiced by: Saori Hayami
- A master of tea.
- Lady Teacher Taigen Sessai (Nu Jiao Shi *Tai Yuan Xue Zhai )
- Voiced by: Sakiko Kawai
- Yoshimoto's servant.
- Ninja Girl Fuma Kotaro (kunoichi*Feng Mo Xiao Tai Lang )
- Voiced by: Ami Koshimizu
- Yoshimoto's servant.
- Seiichi Ota (Tai Tian Sheng Yi )
- Voiced by: Kousuke Toriumi
- A boy who Nobunaga encounters upon arriving in the modern world. He helps Nobunaga out before she begins her search for the hidden treasures.
- Rosary (rozari-)
- Voiced by: Yuka Terasaki
- The top star of singing and dancing in the modern world.
- A manager (mane-ziya-)
- Voiced by: Daisuke Hirakawa
- Ieyasu's manager.
- A chief (She Chang )
- Voiced by: Binbin Takaoka
- An owner of the agency that Ieyasu belongs.
- Daigoro Katakura (Pian Cang daigorou)
- Voiced by: Kotaro Nakamura
- A mafia boss who employed Masamune.
- Mike Morse (maiku*mo-su)
- Voiced by: Masashi Ebara
- A documentary producer.
- A boy (Shao Nian )
- Voiced by: Yumi Igarashi
- A boy who takes care of Gennai. Gennai calls him "Assistant".
- Marie (Zhen Li Hui )
- Voiced by: Kimiko Saito
- A barkeeper of Saihate Cafe (saihatekahue).
- Ai (Ya Yi )
- Voiced by: Ai Nonaka
- Marie's daughter.
- Satoshi (satoshi)
- Voiced by: Shuhei Sakaguchi
- A dancer of shemale who teaches dance in the cafe.
- Kyoichi (Gong Yi )
- Voiced by: Hisayoshi Suganuma
- An artist of the cafe's regular customer.
- Noriko (Ji Zi )
- Voiced by: Ikumi Hayama
- An elementary school girl who lives with Hideyoshi.
- Human Rice (Mi Ren Jian )
- Voiced by: Kosuke Kobayashi, Yohei Azakami, Hiroshi Shimozaki
- The people in the wonderland who has the shape of a grain of rice.
- A scarecrow (kakashi)
- Voiced by: Takeshi Mori
- A talking scarecrow in the wonderland.
- Jun Takahashi (Gao Qiao Chun )
- Voiced by: Kanako Kondo
- An ordinary high school girl who lives with Soun.
- Teacher Matsuura (Song Pu Xian Sheng )
- Voiced by: Risa Mizuno
- A female teacher.
- Sarah (sara)
- Voiced by: Yu Shimamura
- An ambassador's daughter who relies on Hisahide to ruin the casino.
- Yamaguchi (Shan Kou )
- Voiced by: Hitomi Nabatame
- A serious woman who works with Keiji in a convenience store.
- Ageha (ageha)
- Voiced by: Kana Ueda
- A homeless girl who came up to Tokyo from the country. Zenjubo's first friend in the modern world.
- Mao (Zhen Xu )
- Voiced by: Mai Kadowaki
- Yoshiaki's classmate.
- Yumi (You Mei )
- Voiced by: Manami Numakura
- Yoshiaki's classmate.
- Murata (Cun Tian )
- Voiced by: Chigusa Ikeda
- Yoshiaki's classmate.
- Tae Kasuga (Chun Ri tae)
- Voiced by: Sayuri Sadaoka
- An elderly former actress who employs Liu Bei to a maid.
- Angel (enzieru)
- Voiced by: Tomosa Murata
- Yoshitsugu's pen friend.
- Inspector Hirata (Ping Tian Jing Bu )
- Voiced by: Takashi Nagasako
- The chief investigator of the murder case who is Akechi's acquaintance.
- Vsad29 (Vsadnik) (husa-do29, Fusadonikyu)
- Voiced by: Toru Okawa
- An old-type support droid which is a shape of an electric water boiler, and has a face doodling and a message on his top. He can move independently by wheels or jets, and work by a manipulator inside him.
- Vesna9000 (vuisuna-9000, Visuna9000)
- Voiced by: Takako Honda
- A perfect AI which rises in revolt against humans.
- Higurashi (Ri Mu )
- Voiced by: Daisuke Endo
- A police detective who arrested Masamune. After that, he joins the Sengoku Busho Countermaersure Department and chase Masamune who became a prison breaker, with Kojuro.
- Shimizu-kun (Qing Shui kun)
- Voiced by: Hitomi Hase
- A kindergarten child who is polite and honest. Tsunehisa finds out his talent for assisting the king, and he placed himself under her order.
- Matsuda-kun (Song Tian kun)
- Voiced by: Yukari Kokubun
- A kindergarten child who is a leader of Matsuda-kun group.
- Enya-kun (Yan Gu kun)
- Voiced by: Mariya Ise
- A kindergarten child who is a leader of Enya-kun group.
- Misawa-chan (San Ze chiyan)
- Voiced by: Rie Kugimiya
- A kindergarten child who is a leader of Misawa-chan group.
- A female manager (Nu Zi mane-ziya-)
- Voiced by: Tamari Hinata
- Ieyasu's new manager who is an able woman but so severe.
- Kaoru Taniyama (Gu Shan Xun )
- Voiced by: Tsubasa Yonaga
- A fan of Ieyasu who takes peeping videos her. He was given an accusation video from a lady, and runs away with Ieyasu from the chasers who aim for the camera.
- Tatsuya Sugimura (Shan Cun Da Ye )
- Voiced by: Kenyu Horiuchi
- An outstanding actor who co-stars with Ieyasu in a drama.
- A lady of red dress (Chi idoresunoNu )
- Voiced by: Satomi Arai
- A lady wearing a red dress who collided with Kaoru. She recorded a video that accuses Tatsuya Sugimura but was killed by a syndicate.
- Beethoven (be-to-ben)
- Voiced by: You Kikkawa
- A girl that just arrived to the modern world of Japan.
Media
[edit]Game
[edit]The Sengoku Collection social game launched for mobile devices via Yahoo!'s Mobage service in December 2010. The game is a card battle game in which players can collect up to 600 trading cards in order to become a Shogun general. The game has had over 2.5 million registered users.[3]
Anime
[edit]An anime adaptation by Brain's Base aired in Japan on TV Tokyo between April 5, 2012 and September 27, 2012 and was also simulcast on Crunchyroll. For the first 13 episodes, the opening theme is "Close Your Eyes and Hold Me" (Mu wotozitegiyutsushiyo, Me o Tojite Gyusshiyo) by Abcho whilst the ending theme is "Unlucky Girl!!" by Sweety. For episode 14 onwards, the opening theme is "Back Into My World" by Sweety, whilst the ending theme is "Darling and Madonna" (da-rintomadonna, Darin to Madonna) by You Kikkawa. Insert songs used in episode 2 are "Love Scope" by Kana Hanazawa and "Misty Moon" by Yuka Terasaki. Right Stuf Inc. has licensed the series for DVD and digital release in North America in 2014 under its Lucky Penny label.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Konami's Sengoku Collection TV Anime Slated for April". Anime News Network. 2012-01-29. Retrieved 2012-01-30.
- ^ "Konami's Sengoku Collection Social Game Gets TV Anime (Updated)". Anime News Network. 2011-12-20. Retrieved 2012-01-30.
- ^ "Konami's Sengoku Collection To Be Adapted Into TV Anime". 2011-12-24. Retrieved 2015-03-29.
- ^ "Right Stuf Adds Cat's Eye, Princess Nine, Campanella, Sengoku Collection Anime". Anime News Network. 2013-07-05. Archived from the original on 2013-07-08. Retrieved 2015-03-29.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Japanese)
- Official anime website Archived 2021-02-25 at the Wayback Machine at TV Tokyo (in Japanese)
- Sengoku Collection (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia