Personally I think this anime would be more well-liked if it was aired some years earlier.
Story (6):
The idea of borrowing the power of historical people is quite promising, however the entire idea of "fighting the invaders to protect the world" is too basic and heavily limits the show's potential. Though, the invaders' (Evolutionary Invasion Objects) intelligence and tactics used by both parties were something new for me, and kept the show somewhat intense.
Ogura's getting influenced by Nobunaga badassery was an eye candy for me (she was the only one though?). Thankfully it wasn't overused; every scene that included it was fun till the end.
On the overall, the series started strong. But nearing the end, if I went to peek at the first two episodes again I would feel that the it has became much less fun than before. I still believe the series has wrapped up really neatly though.
Characters (6):
If I could comment on the character designs, I'd say the writer was being a hipster, giving them designs full of roundness, also resembling what lots of people has said, Megaman...
Nobunagun has more characters than our usual shows. Adequate explanation and screen time for everyone is difficult to achieve while maintaining their dedicated action time. I'd say that the producers have done a really good job in pacing/balancing action time and introducing/explaining the new/side characters (Commander and First Platoon) given only 13 episodes.
Regarding character voices, I didn't have any issues with them. Seeing Ogura's CV is new, it was pretty good. Only Dogoo and Asao (at the start) had voices that seemed off.
Dogoo.. well seeing his design I guess he's like a kyubey.
Asao as a character was weird at the beginning, they tried to force her into the story in a manner that didn't work well for me. All the drama between Ogura and Asao felt off, unrealistic etc, at least at the start.
Art (5):
The producers were apparently trying to be different with the art in this show.
The colours of shown in this anime are quite thick and dark, even outside of the battle scenes. I guess it's the company's way of suggesting a sinister atmosphere, and unsettling/disturbed air after the EIOs appeared.
The drawing and presentation of background scenery is more on the simple side, not a lot of budget has been placed on it.
Also they tried to present something different by using pointers/floating words, pointing out "drooling girl", "bed hair", etc, and using flower-patterned or camo-patterned shadows. These 'different things' were however inconsistent, shown only at the beginning and sometimes randomly after, which ultimately made them insignificant and irrelevant.
Despite these downsides, the over all animation is good, even during action scenes. Camera angles/perspectives were fine as well.
Sound (7):
Once again the anime tries to be different, this time for the OP. It's like the studio saying "hey look this isn't mainstream crap" at your face. Personally, I like the OP though. I think it makes people who like this show like it much more, and likewise, make people who dislike it do so even more. Respect for the dead men! They really mean it, i guess..
Regarding the OST, some were good others were just normal.. nothing much to say about the OST.
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Nobunagun is a series that I didn't regret picking up, didn't regret finishing either. It is underrated at worst, seeing many people have dropped it for the art/design/story. However in terms of story/action presentation I can say that it is better than a lot of other series out there.
Fanservice is present but very mild, they drew the line well. They know what they were supposed to do. The producers paced episodes well, so there weren't really much rushes and those stuff. Of course, there's only a few manga volumes out so I can't really compare. However I'm appreciative that it ended well.
Enjoyment 8/10, overall 6.5.
Thank you for reading if you did.
