By dj Date Masamune • Panel will be available online as well as a list of all my resources • On my blog • Will upload .pdf of PowerPoint that will be available post-con • Contact info. • Take a business card before you leave • Especially if you have ANY feedback • Even if you leave mid-way, feel free to get one before you go • If you have any questions left, feel free to ask me after the panel or e-mail me • Background • Will be giving a brief overview of the Sengoku era, as well as historical figures • Don’t have nearly enough time to give a comprehensive outline of all the daimyos, events, clans, famous figures, etc. of the Sengoku era, so I’m going to be giving some factoids on each covered • a.k.a. the Warring States Period • 1467-1573 • Reference to Warring States Period in China • Gekokujo • Upheaval that weakened central authority & precipitated the rise of daimyos & the fall of Shoguns that really kickstarted the Sengoku era • *Anything having to do with Oda Nobunaga! • The Onin War • Conflict rooted in economic distress & instigated by a dispute over shogunal succession. Lasted 11 years & left Kyoto almost completely destroyed • Unification/Azuchi-Momoyama Period • Started by Oda Nobunaga & finished & maintained by Hideyoshi Toyotomi & then Ieyasu Tokugawa • Battle of Sekigahara • Tokugawa Ieyasu’s forces vs. Mitsunai Ishida’s forces post Hideyoshi Toyotomi’s (1598) & Maeda Toshiie (1599) death since Mitsunari accused Ieyasu of disloyalty to Toyotomi • Tokugawa Shogunate • The last Shogunate & when Japan could • Shogunate-A system in government put in place by the present feudal dictatorship at the time • *There are various important battles (Battle of Kawanakajima, the Siege of Osaka, etc. but, alas, time constraints ^.^;) • Oda Nobunaga • Basically united Japan • Toyotomi Hideyoshi • Ruled as Kampaku (In function, basically the office of chief councilor/regent to an adult emperor [Britanica, kampaku]) after Oda died during a short period where Japan was unified • Tokugawa Ieyasu • Actually truly unified Japan & was the last shogunate & eventually became Seii Taishogun (more or less, general) • Kamiizumi • Maeda Keiji • Nene Nobutsuna • Chacha • Komatsuhime • Akechi Mitsuhide • Miyamoto Musashi • Hosokawa Gracia • Fukushima • Mori Ranmaru • Izumo no Okuni Masanori • Naoe Kanetsugu • Kaihime • Oda Nobutada • Maeda Matsu • Saika Magoichi • Fūma Kotarō • Sanada Yukimura • Lady Of Saigō • Sasaki Kojirō • Hattori Hanzō • Shibata Katsuie • Honda Tadakatsu • Shima Sakon • Ii Naomasa • Nōhime • Ishida Mitsunari • Oichi • Katō Kiyomasa • Azai Nagamasa 友 義鎮) . Annoying blond kid in SB3 • Chōsokabe Motochika • Saitō Dōsan • Date Masamune • Sanada Masayuki • Hōjō Ujiyasu • Shimazu Yoshihiro • Imagawa Yoshimoto • Tachibana Ginchiyo • Katō Kiyomasa • Tachibana Muneshige • Maeda Toshiie • Takeda Shingen • Miyoshi Nagayoshi • Uesugi Kenshin • Mōri Motonari • Ukita Hideie • Ōtomo Sōrin (a.k.a. Fujiwara no Yoshishige (藤原 義鎮) and Ōtomo Yoshishige (大 • Originally unified Japan • Granted, didn’t get to really bask in his glory for all that long • May have made lacquered skull cups of his nephews skulls • Militarily, Nobunaga changed the way war was fought in Japan • Developed, implemented, and expanded the use of long pikes, firearms and castle forti fications in accordance with the expanded mass battles of the period • Nobunaga is remembered in Japan as one of the most brutal figures of the Sengoku period and was recognized as one of Japan's greatest rulers Samurai Deeper Kyo Sengoku Basara Oda Nobuna no Yabou/The Samurai Ambition of Sengoku Otome Momoiro Oda Nobuna Warriors Paradox/Battle Girls: Time 2 Paradox Nobunaga the Fool Sengoku Collection • Hideyoshi played an important role in the history of Christianity in Japan when he ordered the execution by crucifixion of twenty- six Christians • Some of his cultural legacy: imposition of a rigid class structure, restriction on travel, and surveys of land and production Sengoku Sengoku Basara Collection Sengoku Otome Momoiro Paradox Nobunaga Pokemon the Fool Conquest • Held the last Shugunate of Japan • The Tokugawa Shogunate would rule Japan for the next 250 years. • He was both careful and bold—at the right times, and at the right places • Calculating and subtle, Ieyasu switched alliances when he thought he would benefit from the change Sengoku Sengoku Collection Basara Sengoku Otome Samurai Momoiro Sengoku Deeper Kyo Paradox Paradise Kiwami Samurai Warriors • Japanese form of short poetry similar to haiku in construction • 3 lines with 17 or fewer total ‘morae’/"on" (more or less translates to syllables) • Nakanu nara, koroshite shimae, hototogisu • If the cuckoo does not sing, kill it • Nakanu nara, nakasete miyou, hototogisu • If the cuckoo does not sing, coax it • Nakanu nara, naku made matou, hototogisu • If the cuckoo does not sing, wait for it • Nakanu nara, koroshite shimae, hototogisu • If the cuckoo does not sing, kill it • Oda Nobunaga • Nakanu nara, nakasete miyou, hototogisu • If the cuckoo does not sing, coax it • Toyotomi Hideyoshi • Nakanu nara, naku made matou, hototogisu • If the cuckoo does not sing, wait for it • Ieyasu Tokugawa • This is executed surprisingly well in Sengoku Basara (of all series) • Honestly, probably one of the most “factually accurate” (as far as certain events, relationships, & characters’ personalities) Sengoku era based anime out there considering the over the top nature…wtf • At the age of 14 in 1581 Masamune led his first campaign, helping his father fight the Sōma family • Smallpox ruined the sight of his right eye but it isn’t exactly sure what ruined the entire organ • Because of his missing eye, his own mother condemned him as unfit to take over as clan leader and began favoring his younger brother as heir Sengoku Musou The Ambition of Oda Brave 10 Samurai Nobuna Deeper Kyo Sengoku Otome Momoiro Paradox/Battle Girls: Time Paradox Sengoku Sengoku Paradise Collection Kiwami Sengoku Basara Sengoku Basara Sengoku Hime Sengoku Collection Brave 10 Katakura Kagetsuna Samurai Warriors 4 • Younger sister to Oda Nobunaga • Married to Nagamasa, 1st husband, then Shibata Katsuie • Bore 1 son & 3 daughters: Manjumaru, Yodo-dono, Ohatsu, & Oeyo • Was actually torn between loyalty to her husband & her brother Samurai Kessen 3 Warriors Pokemon Conquest Onimusha Sengoku Basara • First called “Jubei” & later “Koretō Hyūga no Kami” • Famous for betraying & forcing Oda Nobunaga to commit seppuku at the Incident of Honno-ji • Rumored to be a childhood friend or cousin of Nohime • After successfully defending the shogun Yoshiaki Ashikaga, Oda asked Mitsuhide to join his troops • One of Oda’s most trusted retainers • Had a 13 day reign as shogun Oda Nobuna Samurai no Yabou/The Warriors Ambition of Oda Nobuna Sengoku Nobunaga Sengoku Basara Collection the Fool • He (Mitsuhide) was rumored to have been killed by a peasant warrior by the name of Nakamura with a bamboo spear • However, there were also rumors that he was not killed, but rather started a new life as a priest called Tenkai. Onimusha Sengoku Basara 3 • Honda Tadakatsu was one of the Tokugawa Four Heavenly Kings • Toyotomi Hideyoshi noted that the best samurai were "Honda Tadakatsu in the east and Tachibana Muneshige in the west“ • Even Takeda Shingen praised Honda, saying that "[h]e is a luxury of Tokugawa Ieyasu" • Tadakatsu is often referred to as "The Warrior who surpassed Death itself“ • Due to never suffering a significant wound, despite participating in over 60 battles by the end of his life Sengoku Samurai Basara Warriors 4 Sengoku Paradise Kiwami Pokemon Conquest Sengoku Hime • The 2nd shogun of the Tokugawa dynasty • Was the third son of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate • In 1595, Hidetada married Oeyo of the Oda clan and they had two sons, Tokugawa Iemitsu and Tokugawa Tadanaga. • Also had 2 daughters, one of whom, Sen hime, married twice. The other daughter, Kazuko hime, married Emperor Go-Mizunoo (of descent from the Fujiwara clan) • After Ieyasu's death in 1616, Hidetada took control of the bakufu • He strengthened the Tokugawa hold on power by improving relations with the Imperial court Samurai Deeper Kyo Samurai Warriors anime Samurai Warriors Kessen 4-II • Never referred to as “Yukimura”, name surfaced in a military novel written during the Edo period • He is probably the most famous of the Sanada clan of Shinano province • Yukimura served under Hideyoshi and married the daughter of a senior Toyotomi retainer Ôtani Yoshitsugu Hyakka Ryouran Samurai Girls Sengoku Basara Sengoku Brave 10 Samurai Deeper Kyo Paradise Kiwami Samurai Warriors • Childhhood name was Sakichi • Led the Western army in the Battle of Sekigahara following the Azuchi- Momoyama period of the 17th century • Mitsunari became known as a talented financial manager due to his knowledge and skill at calculation • After Hideyoshi seized power • Mitsunari was a leader of bureaucrats in Hideyoshi's government, and was known for his rigid character Sengoku Paradise Kiwami Samurai Warriors Pokemon Conquest Sengoku Onimusha Brave 10 Sengoku Basara Otome Momoiro Paradox Samurai Warriors Sengoku Paradise Kiwami Sengoku Basara Sengoku Collection • Sandwiched between the powerful Amago and Ōuchi clans, Motonari led the clan by carefully balancing actions and diplomacy • Motonari succeeded in defeating both and controlled the entire Chūgoku area • He had three sons, Mōri Takamoto, Kikkawa Motoharu, and Kobayakawa Takakage, whom he encouraged to work together for the benefit of the Mōri clan Sengoku