May 01 (Kings and Generals) - The animated historical series Kings and Generals continues its in-depth exploration of Japanese history with a new series focused on the Sengoku Jidai period.
The opening episodes trace the early military campaigns of Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi, highlighting key battles such as Okehazama, Inabayama, Kanegasaki, Nagashima, Tottori, and Takamatsu, while chronicling the dramatic rise of Hideyoshi.
The narrative follows the pivotal moment of Akechi Mitsuhide's betrayal of Nobunaga during the Honnō-ji Incident, which triggered a power struggle between Mitsuhide and Hideyoshi, culminating in the Battle of Yamazaki. In the aftermath, the question of Nobunaga’s succession sparked the Battle of Shizugatake.
Subsequent episodes portray the escalating conflict between Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyasu during the Komaki-Nagakute campaign, as well as Hideyoshi’s sweeping conquests across Kii, Shikoku, and Kyushu. The series concludes with the Odawara campaign, marking Hideyoshi’s final effort to unify Japan, and sets the stage for the eventual rise of Tokugawa Ieyasu.
