Nobunagun

is a manga series written and illustrated by Masato Hisa. Serialized in Earth Star Entertainment's magazine '' Comic Earth Star'' from May 2011 to August 2015, it has been compiled into six ''tankōbon'' volumes. 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. Crunchyroll and Funimation streamed the episodes with English subtitles.

Plot

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. These E-Gene Holders are the reincarnations of various historical figures. Using special weapons called AU spheres, E-Gene Holders can call forth AU weapons with an affinity to their assigned historical figure and use it against the invaders. Sio Ogura is one of them, being the reincarnation of Nobunaga Oda. However, her memories of her past life are limited only by dreams about the military past. 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. When one of the E-Gene Holders, the reincarnation of Jack the Ripper, gets incapacitated and Kaoru ends up in danger when confronting an EI, Sio uses Jack's AU sphere to fully activate her E-Gene Holder status. She gains her AU weapon, a massive machine gun, and assists the other E-Gene Holders to put an end to the Taiwan invasion. After some reluctance, she joins DOGOO at Kaoru's behest.

Defense Organization aGainst Outer Objects (DOGOO)

There are two E-Gene Holder platoons stationed on each of DOGOO’s three floating fortresses: the Alex Rogan (the Second Platoon’s headquarters), the Joji Atsumi and the Steven Hiller. The auxiliary battleship Clayton Forrester holds the three together. The floating fortresses circle above the Pacific Ocean so when reports of an EI reach them, the nearest floating fortress will send their platoon to engage the enemies.

Characters

Main characters

The main characters in the series are part of the DOGOO's Second Platoon.

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:The main protagonist in the series, she is a Japanese student who attends an all-girls high school, and the E-Gene Holder of Nobunaga Oda. Her AU weapon is the (). She is clumsy, but likes military equipment, which her classmates find weird (not shown much in the manga). Even her comrades in DOGOO sees her as a military otaku. One of her only friends in school is Kaoru, whom she saves in the first anime episode and first manga chapter. Following the Kaohsiung incident, she is recruited to DOGOO (chapter 4 in the manga and episode 2 in the anime), where she specializes as a sniper and strategist. Over the course of the series, she develops feelings for Adam.

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:One of the first DOGOO members that Sio encounters, Adam is the E-Gene Holder of Jack the Ripper, and his AU weapon is a large hunting knife. Though he and Sio team up in various missions, they still get irritated with each other at times. During the Stone Forest Operation, he transforms his weapon into Nightingale Mode, which channels the spirit of Florence Nightingale. He also develops feelings for Sio, even kissing her in episode 13.

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: Mahesh likes cute girls and often enjoys teasing Sio. He is the E-Gene Holder of Mahatma Gandhi, and his AU weapon produces shields. He does not like his power to create shields as barriers (in the manga) or forcefields (in the anime).

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: Jess is the only other female in the Second Platoon. She easily befriends Sio when the latter joins. She is the E-Gene Holder of Isaac Newton, an AU weapon that enables her to manipulate gravity with the only drawback being that the target must be under her massive right foot. She French kisses anyone, including Jack and Sio when they went to the Alex Rogan in anime episode 5.

Defense Organization aGainst Outer Objects (DOGOO)

Some of the characters' real names are unknown, and are thus referred to by their weapons which carry the spirits of various historical figures.

First Platoon

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:A short-haired woman who is the E-Gene Holder for Geronimo. Her AU weapon is a tomahawk.

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:A woman who can transform her body into a motorcycle-like machine named , albeit with treads instead of wheels. She dotes on Lemon, whom she calls Princess.

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:A young boy who is the E-Gene Holder of Antoni Gaudí. His AU ability allows him to cause large sheets of rock to erupt from any ground he touches, even to enclosing an entire town in a hemispherical dome in episode 11. It seems in episode 6 of the anime that he is a fan of Sio. Then he acquires a bikini photo of Sio that Capa took in episode 3.

Special Ops Team

Each Special Ops Team member's AU sphere is a tool rather than a weapon.

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: An arrogant young man who is the E-Gene Holder of Eugène François Vidocq

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