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3	->''"Okay, stop me if you've heard this one: [[UsefulNotes/OdaNobunaga Nobunaga Oda]], UsefulNotes/JoanOfArc, Creator/LeonardoDaVinci, Magellan and Myth/KingArthur walk into a script together, and the director looks at all of them and says, 'THE ONLY WAY THAT THIS IS GOING TO MAKE SENSE IS IF YOU LET ME ADD [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam GUNDAMS]]!'"''
4	-->-- '''Demolition D+''', "[[http://youtu.be/NtW_SXe8Cv0 Super Serious Winter Anime Season First Impressions 2014]]"
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6	Imagine a SteamPunk SpaceOpera version of the sixteenth century, complete with HumongousMecha, spaceships, revamped historical figures, and SchizoTech galore. Now throw in a prophecy involving a "Savior King" who is the only one who can pilot a special HumongousMecha. Now make that man an [[HistoricalBeautyUpdate incredibly attractive]] alternate version of UsefulNotes/OdaNobunaga. That is ''Nobunaga The Fool,'' a stage play and anime created by Creator/ShojiKawamori of ''Anime/{{Macross}}'' fame. The anime, animated by Creator/{{Satelight}}, began in January of 2014.
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8	Long ago, there were two planets, now known as the Western Planet and the Eastern Planet, bound by the "Dragon Pulse" spanning the heavens. Though the civilization on the planets had once prospered, it soon was torn asunder by the inextinguishable flames of war, as endless battle engulfed both sides. However, there exists "sacred treasures", forgotten super technology that could revolutionize the world order. Sadly no one knew of them...nobody, that is, except for a certain "heretical girl."
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10	[[UsefulNotes/JoanOfArc Jeanne]] Kaguya [[JeanneDArchetype d'Arc]], a girl originating from the Western Planet, bore witness to visions of a "Star Messiah," who would be the one save the worlds. Together with Creator/LeonardoDaVinci, a man claimed to be "the one who observes the world", Jeanne embarks on a quest to the Eastern Planet. It isn't long before the two come across an Eastern heretic known as "the Greatest Fool of the Day": UsefulNotes/OdaNobunaga, who winds up on the helm of an [[HumongousMecha immensely powerful superweapon]]--one which can only be controlled by the legendary Savior King.
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12	''Creator/SentaiFilmworks'' acquired the license for the series.
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15	!!Nobunaga the Fool contains the tropes of:
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17	* AdaptationalHeroism: While it might be a bit too early to tell, Nobunaga's position as the protagonist does hint that he will be the hero of the story, as opposed to the villain role he is mostly known for in fiction. May also double as a HistoricalHeroUpgrade.
18	* AnachronismStew: It certainly seems that way with UsefulNotes/OdaNobunaga, UsefulNotes/JoanOfArc, and Creator/LeonardoDaVinci all existing together, considering their RealLife counterparts were never alive at the same time.
19	** They're actually suggested to be {{Reincarnation}}s. Somehow it still comes across as this trope.
20	** Bows and swords are still used alongside humongous mecha, the West Star has space ships, and guns seem to be a new invention
21	* AnyoneCanDie: Nobody is safe from death on either the Eastern or Western sides. [[spoiler: As an example, by about Episode 22, almost all of King Arthur's Round Table are dead.]]
22	** Of the named major characters, by the final episode, only [[spoiler: Mitsuhide, Hideyoshi, Kenshin, Alexander and Magellan are alive]].
23	* [[ArtisticLicensePhysics Artistic License Astrophysics]]--Presumably, the only reason the Eastern and Western planets haven't ripped each other apart via gravitational forces is RuleOfCool. (And possibly [[AWizardDidIt a wizard]].)
24	* BashBrothers: Nobunaga, Hideyoshi, and Mitsuhide
25	* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: By the end of the series, the only surviving named characters are Mitsuhide, Hideyoshi, Alexander, and Magellan, and both planets have been ravaged by the conflict. Alexander assumes leadership over the Western Planet while Mitsuhide over the Eastern, with the latter promising to build a world of peace. Far into the future, the reincarnations of Nobunaga and Jeanne reunite.]]
26	* BothSidesHaveAPoint: Nobunaga's arguments with his father on war strategy. Nobunaga is right that they can't afford to cede the initiative to the enemy, but Nobuhide is right that they aren't ready to take the offensive - The Fool is the only high-end weapon they have, and one soldier can't fight a war by himself no matter how good he is.
27	* BunnyEarsLawyer: Creator/LeonardoDaVinci. He goes around with a horn around his chest which he uses as a megaphone, immediately steals a ship when Jeanne has a vision that they needed to leave, and in general acts in an over-the-top manner. However, he obviously has a lot of pull in the Western Planet, name dropping King Arthur and warranting escort by an Admiral on the mission to the Eastern Planet.
28	* CallASmeerpARabbit: The "horses" that Nobunaga and his companions ride sound like the real thing... but resemble dragons and are ridden like motorcycles.
29	* CallToAdventure: Leonardo gives this to Jeanne
30	* TheChosenOne: Nobunaga
31	* CreatorProvincialism: Which places and persons belong to which planet can be defined as Japan vs Everywhere else. The Western Planet seems to go as far as India, judging by Chandragupta's existence, and no mention is made of China,[[spoiler: outside of Hideyoshi becoming Son Goku, better known as Sun Wukong]].
32	* DoItYourselfThemeTune: The first opening is sung by Ichihime's voice actress (Creator/MinoriChihara).
33	* ElementalPowers: Equipping a Giant War Armor with a Regalia allows its pilot/performer to control the element the Regalia represents. Takeda Shingen has [[PlayingWithFire a Fire Regalia]] and Nobunaga in episode 3 receives a [[ShockAndAwe Thunder Regalia]] from Himiko.
34	* EyepatchOfPower: Admiral Magellan has one, along with a nice hat
35	* FallingIntoTheCockpit: Nobunaga. However, there's a certain amount of BecauseDestinySaysSo, because the ship is explicitly only pilotable by [[TheChosenOne The Savior King]]
36	* FeudalFuture: There's actually a planet with Western feudalism and another with Eastern feudalism.
37	%%* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Please check the trope page to make sure your example fits the current definition.
38	* HeroicBSOD: Nobunaga has one early in the first episode. Watching a castle you just tried to save get burned to the ground by enemy mecha will do that to you.
39	** He gets into a huge one when [[spoiler: his dad was killed by Caesar]] ''and'' another one when [[spoiler: Himiko nearly died TakingTheBullet for him while Nobukatsu was dead in the same day]].
40	* HistoricalDomainCharacter: ''Everywhere''. There's also one who's pseudohistorical; the Western Planet is ruled by Myth/KingArthur.
41	* HumongousMecha: The Giant War Armors, which vary in design from samurai to medieval knights.
42	** To be specific, the Eastern Planet has samurai-esque mecha, while the Western Planet's resemble knights.
43	* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: Episode names are all based on Tarot cards, namely the card that was drawn during the episode.
44	* InSeriesNickname: Nobunaga and Hideyoshi are respectively called "The Fool" and "Monkey"...which was what they were called in real-life, and Jeanne is "The Demon Possessed".
45	* JeanneDArchetype: The show opens up with the ''actual'' Joan of Arc being burnt at the stake and having a vision of Oda Nobunaga, and with him seeing her in his most loyal servant. Then we meet the Joan of the "two stars" world, who has strange visions as well, but is taken seriously enough by some very powerful people to embark on a journey to the eastern star as her visions told her to.
46	* LargeHam: Da Vinci. His introduction has him yelling his greetings into a horn to Jeanne.
47	** Nobunaga as well, as per standard mecha fare.
48	%%* LadykillerInLove: Caesar is shaping up to become this.
49	%%* LaughingMad: Nobunaga, in the first episode. See HeroicBSOD.
50	%%* LethalChef: Himiko
51	* {{Magitek}}: The Western Star has spaceships that fly via Leylines.
52	* MiniMecha: "War Armors" of the non-giant variety fits as this, standing around 4 or 5 meters tall, whereas Giant War Armors are the size of small mountains.
53	* MythologyGag:
54	** The characters' nicknames follow their real-life counterparts.
55	** King Arthur's war council is named The Round Table.
56	** Lord Shingen's Giant War Armor is named Fuurin Kazan, Takeda Shingen's conquest motto.
57	** When Jeanne (as Ranmaru) is trapped in the fire in episode 3, she prays, "Oh Lord, let me hear your voice...".
58	** Nobunaga arrived inappropriately dressed at [[spoiler: his father's funeral]] and threw incense at the altar.
59	** Hideyoshi made a plan in which a castle was constructed in only one night.
60	** Jeanne's [[spoiler: regalia has the power to called out a banner that defend the user while reflecting attacks]]. The real Joan of Arc often carried a banner on the battlefield instead of a sword.
61	* OnceAnEpisode: A character (usually Jeanne, but not always) is feeling troubled, and is approached by Leonardo da Vinci. He offers his Tarot deck, they draw the card named in the episode's title, and he explains its meaning and significance to the issue at hand.
62	* [[spoiler:PlotTwist: Neither Arthur or Nobunaga was the Savior-King. It was Mitsuhide.]]
63	* PsychicDreamsForEveryone: In the opening of the first episode, Jeanne and Nobunaga have dreams of their real life counterparts, as well as of each other.
64	* RecycledInSpace: The series depicts historical figures... with SPACE ROBOTS!
65	* {{Reincarnation}}: All the historical figures are suggested to be this; Jeanne and Nobunaga certainly are, interestingly enough, Jeanne is both reincarnation of the historical Jeanne D'Arch AND Mori Ranmaru, Oda Nobunaga's manservant.
66	* SweetPollyOliver: As to not raise problems, Jeanne, serving Nobunaga, is disguised as [[http://i.imgur.com/H8WzLGu.jpg a man named Mori Ranmaru]].
67	* TarotMotifs: Episode titles are from Tarot (ie The Star, the Lovers), and there is a lot of tarot imagery in the episodes themselves. Namely Da Vinci giving out the actual tarot cards.
68	** These also extend to the characters. Jeanne is "The Star" to represent her messianic visions. Nobunaga is, predictably, "The Fool" to show how most people dismiss his [[CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass potential]] due to his eccentricities.
69	* TitleDrop: Nobunaga names his mecha "The Fool", resulting in a lot of this.
70	* WaifProphet: Jeanne fits this archetype.
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