Cruel Blade!
Hey.
Who are you?
Thinking back,
this is where everything began going wrong.
Probably.
Ever since I was little, trouble has always had a way of finding me.
I can't breathe...
The doors on the right side will open.
Please be careful.
Finally there...
What is this?
I'm getting off! I'm getting off!
No!
I'll be late again!
Oda Nobunaga was born in 1534.
He is, without doubt, the most famous
general of the Warring States era.
Begining with his unification of Owari, in 1559,
continuing with his Okehazama battle with Imagawa Yoshimoto...
Hideyoshi.
Here.
Tokunyan.
Thanks.
Quietly, quietly...
Hide-san?
You're late again?
But I never expected that to happen!
Episode 1
A Maiden Teleported
Why are you always late?
I can't get off the train.
It gets so crowded during rush hour...
Don't touch that!
You're so mean, Date-sensei!
I'm not.
Anyway, you can just take an earlier train.
You're right, but I can't get up any earlier.
I'm at my limit now!
You should just go to bed earlier.
You're right, but...
I've got things to do at night.
Things?
Looking at my favorite idol, Tama-chan's blog,
checking out the net auctions, reading magazines,
and texting my friends!
And then, there are late night snacks...
So next thing I know, it's already really late.
Hide-san.
It's good to have lots of interests,
but try to study a little and not just play.
I'm not playing!
Sorry, but fashion and snacks are my life.
I'm not playing!
Right, right.
I understand.
Do you really, Date-sensei?
Listen, if you fail the next test,
you'll have make-up classes all the way until summer vacation.
Seriously?
Seriously.
Now... Go home and study.
I've got something to do today,
so I don't have much time.
That's so cold of you.
Your student is having a really hard time.
First, do your best.
If that's not enough, I might help you out.
Akerin, what should I do?
What should you do?
You should study for your test.
You should at least remember Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
You're nicknamed "Hideyoshi," after all.
I just can't, Tokunyan.
I didn't get it
because I liked that Toyotomi Hidekichi guy, anyway.
Hidekichi...
I guess calling you Hideyoshi because your name's
Hideyoshino is pretty straightforward.
Anyway, you'll be in big trouble
if you don't seriously start studying.
My free and lovely after-school time...
What should I do?
I prayed to God, and I got a BR Riichi!
God answered my prayers!
Praying to a god...
Pass Your Tests
Will my wish come true?
These stairs just go on and on.
And they're so steep.
And this place feels really scary...
And it's dark.
It's like a horror movie!
I'm here, but...
See, no one's here.
Omikuji fortunes?
Well, I like testing my luck more than relying on a god.
This is perfect!
Oh, the money, right!
OK! Perfect!
Now I won't need any make-up classes!
I haven't prayed yet!
What should I do?
I only have 1 yen left, for the whole month...
Is that too little, maybe?
I only have this much right now,
but I'll pay the rest, once I get promoted.
Did I do that right?
No! My after-school life!
What's that?
Someone's there.
What is this?
Wow...
What?
Oh, no!
Huh?
I fell asleep.
Am I in a park? No... A forest?
How?
A mountain?
What's that?
A campfire?
That's not a campfire!
A fire!
Fire department!
I've gotta call 119!
Someone's there!
Excuse me!
Are you OK?
We need to call the fire department...
Akerin!
I'm so relieved...
Akerin, I went to this temple,
and all this weird stuff happened.
What's going on here?
There's a fire!
Did you call the fire department?
Akerin?
What are you talking about?
I don't know you!
Hey!
That's not funny at all right now!
Villains!
Who are these people?
Arsonists?
Robbers?
Hey!
We'll talk later!
Were you the ones who attacked this village?!
Cruel Blade!
My lord!
Hey.
Who are you?
M-Me? I'm... Um, well, Hideyoshino...
I mean... I... I'm...!
Um... People call me Hideyoshi.
Hideyoshi?
A good name.
Who doesn't have a flush toilet by now?
Anyway, I followed them like they asked, but...
It's dark.
What is this place?
Why don't they use any electricity?
Are they trying to save energy?
It gives the place atmosphere,
but the candles will strain my eyes.
This mansion is huge, but...
I'm terribly sorry about this.
It isn't your fault.
Don't worry about it.
What's going on here?
One girl looks just like Akerin.
And she and the other woman are both kinda weird.
I get it!
They're cosplayers!
And really into it!
That's gotta be it.
It's amazing how they've even done up
their house like this.
But where are we?
Um... I should look at a map.
What is that?
It's a cell phone, of course!
This is the latest model!
I'm going to use the GPS to find out...
It says out of range.
Out of range?
The signal, you see...
The signal?
What are you talking about?
Um, well... I can't get a signal.
What is this signal?
See?
It's out of range, so I can't get even a single bar.
B-Bar?
See? It's out of range.
Out of Range
Don't you find the reception's really bad here?
Give me that!
This is what we do with things like this!
What are you doing?
If a cuckoo won't sing, kill it.
If it's of no use, we simply destroy it!
You'll break it!
We just have to move to somewhere we can get reception!
How dare you speak to my lord that way?!
Hold a moment.
Is it that important?
Of course it is... I can't live without it.
I see.
It's not getting any reception...
Come on! Come on!
Hey, listen to me!
Hey, you.
Will that cell phone of yours do much good?
Looks like it won't.
I'm not getting any bars.
My lord... This has gone far enough.
We should get her out of the castle immediately...
Mitsuhide.
I was thinking of having her help us.
My lord! Do you feel quite well?
Indeed.
We don't even know who she is!
Even for you, my lord, this isn't funny—
Mitsuhide.
You must try to stop thinking with this,
and feel with this once in a while.
She has a strange appearance,
but I think we can use her.
Seriously? Her?
There is no reason.
My heart just feels this way.
Um... You guys look like you've been discussing something,
without actually involving me—
What?
I want to go home...
Do you?
Very well.
Was there always a big castle like this in my neighborhood?
Calm down.
Calm down, self!
I remember going to a shrine, on the way back from school...
And then I bought a good-luck strap.
And then there was this light, and the bell fell down.
And then I woke up here...
Give her some money to get home.
This is money?
And...
Oda Nobunaga.
A Warring States period general.
Lived from 1534 to 1582...
I am Oda Nobunaga.
My name is Akechi Mitsuhide.
E-Eiroku?
It's not the Heisei period?
Heisei?
What's that?
But why are they girls?
Something's weird...
It's all dark.
Where's the station, anyway?
How do I get home?
It's so big...
I'm hungry.
I want a hamburger.
I can stop the diet for today, right?
Order a large fries...
There's no convenience store or anything?
Where am I, really?
Did I really...
No way, right?
What's wrong?
Weren't you going home?
I was going to,
but I can't find the station.
And I don't even know what lines run through here.
I don't think I can get home.
What are you doing here?
W-Well... Ah, I was wondering if you had made it home.
Are you hungry?
No...
What's wrong?
Weren't you hungry?
It's not that. Do you have any ketchup or mayo?
Did you say something?
No...
By the way, you!
I'm told you will be relying upon our lord's beneficence.
Um, you see, I don't know how to get home,
so I guess I'll be staying over—
But you'll be living here for a while, right?
Y-Yes, unfortunately...
Then while you're here, make yourself useful to the lord.
Would you help me?
I wish to conquer the land.
Conquer?
What should I do?
Help me find the armor.
For generations, this helmet has been passed down through the Oda family.
I'd thought it a mere helmet and so I kept it in the storehouse,
but recently, I received a scroll that described
the "Crimson Armor."
This is what it said:
The general who wears this Crimson Armor
will certainly conquer the land.
The legend says that the general
who wore this Crimson Armor
incurred the gods' wrath, and he lost his life.
And the armor was scattered and lost.
When I heard this legend, I thought to myself,
were I to find all the armor's pieces,
it would hasten my long-cherished desire of conquest,
and I could unite the Land of the Rising Sun into one nation.
That was really complicated,
and I didn't get it all.
But basically, she wants to complete a set, right?
I guess.
Come to think of it,
I sometimes buy stuff,
just for the whole set bonus.
OK, I'll help you!
She's taking this so easily.
Will you?
I'm counting on you.
Yes!
Well, I guess I can help out, until I find a way back home.
That Nobunaga seems like a pretty nice woman.
I have a lot of problems with this,
but I guess I can think about it tomorrow.
Can't someone do something about this toilet?
A dog?
So cute!
It's got a helmet.
That's kinda silly!
Who the hell are you?
Date-Sensei Hirata Yuka
Hideyoshino Hidaka Rina
Sengoku Otome Style Preview
We'll practice the preview now!
Sounds boring!
You say that, but you actually want to do it!
Would you stop being so optimistic?
Let's get started!
Preview
A Confused Maiden
Look forward to next time!