History Manga / SengokuKomachiKurouTan

''Sengoku Komachi Kurou Tan!'' (lit. 戦国小町苦労譚, ''The Hardships of a Warring States Era Beauty'') is a Japanese manga series written by Kyouchikutou and illustrated by Hajime Sawada. The title has ran since 2017 in the ''Comic Earth Star'' magazine, and has been compiled into 7 volumes so far.

** Yoshinari Mori still dies in the defense of Usayama Castle. Rather than simply being overwhelmed by Azai-Asakura forces in a pitched battle, he is killed while defending Shizuko's flank.

* InSpiteOfANail: Despite all the changes, Yoshinari Mori still dies in the defense of Usayama Castle. Rather than simply being overwhelmed by Azai-Asakura forces in a pitched battle, he is killed while defending Shizuko's flank.

* MemeticHandGesture: If she accomplished nothing else, Shizuko manages to bring "thumbs up" into the past, using it when things are going well. After the first big harvest, the original farmers enthusiastically use the gesture. After the huge rice harvest, she gets more happy "thumbs up" from her workers.

* BladeOnAStick: Tadakatsu Honda's Tonbo-giri is so distinctive that Shizuko recognizes it despite never having seen it before.

* RankUp: As part of their plans to strengthen their ties with the emperor, Nobunaga and [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konoe_Sakihisa Sakihisa Konoe]] pass off Shizuko as the illegitimate daughter of Toshikazu [[NamesTheSame Ayanokouji]] (leader of the above-mentioned clan who is both the last of his line and dead by that point in time) and sends gifts to the court in her name. This ploy is extremely successful as, not only does Shizuko get legitimized and bestowed a name ('Nihime'), she is also appointed a rank in the imperial court even higher than Motonari Mori (who himself attained a pretty high rank by donating funds for the emperor's coronation).

* InSpiteOfNail: Despite all the changes, Yoshinari Mori still dies in the defense of Usayama Castle. Rather than simply being overwhelmed by Azai-Asakura forces in a pitched battle, he is killed while defending Shizuko's flank.

* DarkerAndEdgier: The Sengoku Era depicted in the comic is generally lighthearted, although the undercurrent of constant warfare and suffering is there. Cue[[spoiler: chapter 48, when Shizuko used less honorable tactics (FalseFlagOperation, using shrapnel weapons, hitting the supply train, poisoning the food supply, etc) to hold Usayama Castle against the Azai-Asakura army, who has an overwhelming numbers advantage against the Oda defenders.]]

* DarkerAndEdgier: The Sengoku Era depicted in the comic is generally lighthearted, although the undercurrent of constant warfare and suffering is there. Cue[[spoiler: chapter 38, when Shizuko used less honorable tactics (FalseFlagOperation, using shrapnel weapons, hitting the supply train, poisoning the food supply, etc) to hold Usayama Castle against the Azai-Asakura army, who has an overwhelming numbers advantage against the Oda defenders.]]

* FuroScene: Shizuko builds a bathhouse. Apparently the only people using it are Shizuko, Nobunaga, and his wife Nouhime, because no one else is ever shown in the water.

* CoolSword: Ashimitsu carries around a sword that Noh identified as [[https://mymodernmet.com/mikazuki-munechika-sword/ Mikazuki Munechika]], a legendary master-crafted sword over a thousand years old (by modern reckoning).

* MagnificentBastard: Nobunaga, true to form. As he hears and sees of future ideas and technologies from Shizuko, he very quickly grasps how they can help him in his objective to rise in power and immediately makes or adjusts his plans around them.

* OneSteveLimit: Because Shizuko introduced herself as Shizuko ''Ayanokouji'', Nobunaga contacted said clan to ascertain her status within it. Predictably, the clan knew nothing.

* RankUp: As part of their plans to strengthen their ties with the emperor, Nobunaga and [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konoe_Sakihisa Sakihisa Konoe]] pass off Shizuko as the illegitimate daughter of the Toshizaku [[NamesTheSame Ayanokouji]] (leader of the above-mentioned clan who is both the last of his line and dead by that point in time) and sends gifts to the court in her name. This ploy is extremely successful as, not only does Shizuko get legitimized and bestowed a name ('Nihime'), she is also appointed a rank in the imperial court even higher than Motonari Mori (who himself attained a pretty high rank by donating funds for the emperor's coronation).

* RankUp: As part of their plans to strengthen their ties with the emperor, Nobunaga and [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konoe_Sakihisa Sakihisa Konoe]] passes off Shizuko as the illegitimate daughter of the Toshizaku [[NamesTheSame Ayanokouji]] (who is both the last of his line and dead) and sends gifts to the court in her name. This ploy is extremely successful as, not only does Shizuko get legitimized and bestowed a name ('Nihime'), she is also appointed a rank in the imperial court even higher than Motonari Mori (who himself attained a pretty high rank by donating funds for the emperor's coronation).

* RankUp: As part of their plans to strengthen their ties with the emperor, Nobunaga and [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konoe_Sakihisa Sakihisa Konoe]] passes off Shizuko as the illegitimate daughter of the Ayanokouji Toshizaku (who is both the last of his line and dead) and sends gifts to the court in her name. This ploy is extremely successful as, not only does Shizuko get legitimized and bestowed a name ('Nihime'), she is also appointed a rank in the imperial court even higher than Motonari Mori (who himself attained a pretty high rank by donating funds for the emperor's coronation).
* RenaissanceMan: Shizuko is extremely knowledgeable and experienced with things relating to agriculture and is capable in other fields (like engineering and textiles) as well but, by her own admission, what she has in the latter is more broad than deep and she tends to rely on Kinzo and the other craftsmen to make her non-agricultural ideas work.

* RenaissanceMan: While most experienced in farming, Shizuko is fairly well-versed in many disciplines.

* EventFlag: Shizuko is an ace at triggering them.
** After having a bathhouse built, Shizuko declares, "Nothing frightens me any longer!" Naturally, Nobunaga is standing behind her.
** Shizuko is about to make Aya the first person in history to eat tempura. Naturally, Nobunaga and his wife Nouhime are standing behind her.
* FishOutOfTemporalWater: Shizuko stands like a sore thumb against the backdrop of Sengoku-era Japan, being taller than some men.

* TheMole: Nobunaga and Yoshinari has a young handmaid named Aya assigned to Shizuko to learn of her secrets. Nobunaga's son, Nobutada, is later sent to her under an assumed name as a curious samurai boy to pick her brain for her martial knowledge; Nobutada would later out himself when he thought he was dying of fever (he got better with Shizuko's assistance).

* TheReveal: The mysterious man with modern knowledge who is following Shizuko's exploits (and thus, the historical deviations she's causing) is revealed to be [[spoiler:Shizuko's uncle]]. Later chapters reveal [[spoiler:that he's ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashikaga_Yoshiteru Yoshiteru Ashikaga]]'' and that he's already time-traveled once before, to the modern day from Hisahide Matsunaga's assassination attempt at Nijo Castle]].

* StayInTheKitchen: The men of the village Shizuko is appointed to lead initially object to the idea of following a girl's orders but quickly change their tune when her methods bear fruit. Nobunaga's vassals also express their displeasure with her (whether its making use of her ideas or bringing her to the battlefield) until Nobunaga gets angry at them over it.

* TimeTravel

''Sengoku Komachi Kurou Tan!'' (lit. 戦国小町苦労譚, ''The Hardships of a Warring States Era Beauty'') is a Japanese manga series written by Kyouchikutou and illustrated by Hajime Sawada. The title has ran since 2017 in the ''Comic Earth Star'' magazine, and has been compiled into 6 volumes so far.

* TheReveal: The mysterious man with modern knowledge who is following Shizuko's exploits (and thus, the historical deviations she's causing) is revealed to be [[spoiler:Shizuko's uncle]]. The next chapter then reveals [[spoiler:that he's already time-traveled once before, to modern day from some undetermined time in the past]].