THE SENGOKU ERA, ANIME, & YOU By: DJ Data Masamune SOME DISCLAIMERS Panel will be available online as well as a list of all my resources On my blog .pdf of PowerPoint Will go live after the con Contact info./handouts Link to resources, panel, etc. on handout! You don’t have to take notes! Take a business card/handout 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 *Himeji Castle in BG SOME MORE DISCLAIMERS Don’t be “That Guy” Have something to say? Say it! I’m totally open to comments/questions throughout the panel I just ask that you respect me as the panelist & keep things said short & concise Don’t be “That Guy”, Parte Dos Please understand I’m tots open to feedback/suggestions. If you can’t say anything to me in person you have my e-mail, Tumblr, blog, & a lot of other methods to tell me something where you can avoid a face-to-face Just make sure you mention what you liked/didn’t like & (if applicable) ways to improve You win no points for claiming “I know more than the panelist/the panelist didn’t know what she was talking about” Really? ‘Cause you didn’t say anything during the entire panel/left early -_- QUICK QUESTION By show of hands, who’s actually studied Japanese history preferably with a focus on the Sengoku era? ABOUT THE PANEL Will be giving a brief overview of the Sengoku era to give some background & focusing namely on anime recommendations Don’t have nearly enough time to give a comprehensive outline of all the daimyos, events, clans, famous figures, etc. of the Sengoku era If you would like to see more focus on the Sengoku era vs. recommendations, shoot me an e-mail BRIEF SENGOKU OVERVIEW a.k.a. the Warring States Period 1467-1573 Reference to Warring States Period in China SUPER NOTABLE HAPPENINGS 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 CON’T 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 ^.^;) NOTABLE FIGURES • Kamiizumi Nobutsuna • Katō Kiyomasa • Shima Sakon • Akechi Mitsuhide • Maeda Keiji • Nōhime • Fukushima Masanori • Chacha • Oichi • Kaihime • Miyamoto Musashi • Nene • Maeda Matsu • Mori Ranmaru • Komatsuhime • Fūma Kotarō • Naoe Kanetsugu • Hosokawa Gracia • Lady Of Saigō • Oda Nobutada • Izumo no Okuni • Hattori Hanzō • Saika Magoichi • Honda Tadakatsu • Sanada Yukimura • Ii Naomasa • Sasaki Kojirō • Ishida Mitsunari • Shibata Katsuie NOTABLE FIGURES-DAIMYO (POWERFUL TERRITORIAL LORDS) 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) DAIMYO CON’T • Azai Nagamasa • Saitō Dōsan • Chōsokabe Motochika • Sanada Masayuki • Date Masamune • Shimazu Yoshihiro • Hōjō Ujiyasu • Tachibana Ginchiyo • Imagawa Yoshimoto • Tachibana Muneshige • Katō Kiyomasa • Takeda Shingen • Maeda Toshiie • Uesugi Kenshin • Miyoshi Nagayoshi • Ukita Hideie • Mōri Motonari • Ōtomo Sōrin (a.k.a. Fujiwara no Yoshishige ( 藤原 義鎮) and Ōtomo Yoshishige (大友 義鎮) . Annoying blond kid in SB3 OTHERS Katakuro Kojuro “Common name of the Japanese Katakura clan; served as senior retainers to the Date clan” -Wikipedia article, Katakura Kojuro Various other retainer & ninja type clans, but I’m definitely coming back to this bro FOR MORE INFORMATION… Again, my handouts have links to my resources page which lists everything I used to research for this & other panels I’m presenting. Also, links are active, so when I post this on my blog, you can just use my panel to read more about the daimyo, historical figures, events, etc. Azuchi Castle @ the Ise ANIME SERIES MINOR NOTE Although I have a lot of series, for the sake of time, had to leave some out These recommendations are based purely on their depiction of the Sengoku era in some way, shape, or form, do not take this as a list based off the popularity/notoriety of the show Also included are series that are set in the Sengoku era but are a more fantastical/mystical/supernatural version ODA NOBUNA NO YABOU DESCRIPTION Short description A high school student who loves the game Nobunaga’s Ambition is transported back in time to his fav era, where he finds things a little different from what he remembers from his fav game after the man who would become Hideyoshi Toyotomi dies in the process of saving him. In this new timeline, he discovers Oda Nobunaga does not exist & is instead ‘replaced’ by a woman named Nobuna Oda. Follow him as he tries to correct the course of history & find his way back home. (TV rating)/demographic Seinen, older males/’older’ audience When it came out/original run (anime) July 9, 2012 – September 24, 2012 (manga) July 2012 – ongoing (light novel) August 15, 2009 – ongoing Who made it (mangaka, studio) Published by Kadokawa Shoten, written by Mikage Kasuga, Illustrated by Futago Minazuki (2nd manga series) If licensed, by who None that I know of DESC. CON’T Available/not available in America Presently not available in America, but on Crunchyroll Manga, anime, game, or all Exists as a novel series, 2 mangas, & anime # of episodes/volumes 12 episodes/manga & novel (10) presently ongoing Difficult to find? No Other info. Since it’s a harem where every historical figure portrayed has been gender flipped & it’s a seinen, it’s very fanservicey #In most cases, if the series is listed as easy to find & available in America, you can at least get it on Amazon or Ebay for relatively cheap TONO TO ISSHO DESCRIPTION Short description A series that portrays several famous figures from the Sengoku era in a comical light (TV rating) 13+ When it came out/original run “Tono to Issho: 1-Funkan Gekijō” July 6, 2010 – September 21, 2010/” Tono to Issho: Gantai no Yabō” April 5, 2011 – June 21, 2011 Who made it Studio: Gathering, written by Ohba-Kai If licensed, by who None in US Available/not available in America Not available in America but is on Crunchyroll DESC. CON’T Manga, anime, game, or all Exists as a manga & anime # of episodes/volumes 24 episodes total/6 volumes & ongoing Difficult to find? No Other info Parody series of several historical figures from the Sengoku era VAGABOND DESCRIPTION Short description Fictionalized account of Miyamoto Musashi’s life based on the book Musashi by Eiji Yoshikawa (TV rating) Seinen, older males/audience When it came out/original run 1998 – now Who made it By Takehiko Inoue If licensed, by who Viz media Available/not available in America Available DESC. CON’T Manga, anime, game, or all Manga # of episodes/volumes 35 volumes & ongoing Difficult to find? No SHURA NO TOKI – AGE OF CHAOS DESCRIPTION Short description Follows the fictitious Mutsu family & their life & influence on the life of a famous historical Japanese swordsman (TV rating) Shonen, 13+ When it came out/original run (anime) April 6, 2004 – September 28, 2004 (manga) July 1989 – November 2005 Who made it Manga published by Kodansha, written by Masatoshi Kawahara If licensed, by who Anime Works/Media Blasters Available/not available in America Available DESC. CON’T Manga, anime, game, or all Manga & anime # of episodes/volumes 26 episodes/15 volumes Difficult to find? No, may be expensive depending where you look Other info This series is a prequel to Shura no Mon by the same author AYAKASHI: SAMURAI HORROR TALES DESCRIPTION Short description Retelling of a famous Japanese yurei story, a story based on a play by Kyoka Izumi, & an original (Bakeneko) by Kenji Nakamura (TV rating) Horror, 13+ When it came out/original run January 13, 2006 – March 24, 2006 Who made it Written by Chiaki J. Konaka (Yotsuya Kaidan), Yuuji Sakamoto (Tenshu Monogatari), & Michiko Yokote (Bakeneko) If licensed, by who *Geneon (you know, the company that went out of business X/) DESC. CON’T Available/not available in America Yes…kinda 2nd volume can be ballz expensive but the other 2 are available under $10 Manga, anime, game, or all Anime # of episodes/volumes 11 episodes Difficult to find? Yes MIRAGE OF BLAZE DESCRIPTION Short description Reincarnations, exorcisms, melodramas, & past loves. Focuses on those that were allied with Kenshin Uesugi back in the Sengoku era days & dealing with their enenemies, those from the Fuma & Hojo clans. (TV rating) Primarily aimed at female audiences, but the way the plot works anyone 13+ can watch it It’s a Shonene ai, but going by the anime there isn’t that much shonen-ai about it Save the OVA, so don’t do it if you don’t like it When it came out/original run January 7, 2001 – April 8, 2002 Who made it Written by Mizuna Kuwabara DESC.