Series synopsis
Gorgeous Butterfly: Young Nobunaga, also known as 胡蝶綺 ~若き信長~ is a Japanese animation television series that premiered on Tokyo MX on July 8, 2019. It ended on September 23, 2019. It stars Shinnosuke Tachibana, Junya Enoki, Yusuke Kobayashi and Yuma Uchida.
The series is a historical drama aesthetically and boldly adapting the life of Oda Nobunaga in his teens up to his time as a warlord against his brother, Nobuyuki.
Premise
The series is a historical drama aesthetically and boldly adapting the life of Oda Nobunaga in his teens up to his time as a warlord against his brother, Nobuyuki.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Shinnosuke Tachibana as Takigen Souon
- Junya Enoki as Takigawa Kazumasu
- Yusuke Kobayashi as Oda Nobunaga
- Yuma Uchida as Ikeda Tsuneoki
- Kaito Ishikawa as Oda Nobuyuki
- Yumiri Hanamori as Kicho
- Takuma Terashima as Maeda Toshiie
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 12 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 12 | July 8, 2019 | September 23, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Coming of Age Kippoushi (Nobunaga), surrounded by castle intrigue, is caught aiding a band of homeless youth who are stealing his father's goods. As his father is about to shoot them, Nobunaga intervenes. His father releases the gang into Nobunaga's care. |
July 8, 2019 |
| 2 |
Marriage Nobunaga is engaged against his will to the daughter of The Viper of Minou, Kichou--secretly a ninja. After the wedding, she tries to kill Nobunaga, but he talks her out of it. She then attempts suicide, but Nobunaga convinces her to remain with him. |
July 15, 2019 |
| 3 |
Father and Child As Nobuhide awaits death, Tsuneoki gets wind of a traitor. A brash child, Inuchiyo, begs his way into Nobunaga’s service. On the eve of the funeral, Nobunaga rushes to help Tsuneoki confront the spy, and ends up missing his father’s memorial service. |
July 22, 2019 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Tokyo MX |
|---|---|
| First aired | July 8, 2019 |
| Last aired | September 23, 2019 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Monday at 21:30:00 |