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June 2nd, 1582

Ranmaru, is that you?

Honnouji is surrounded by enemy soldiers.

What?

Enemies, you say?

The emblem of the bellflower...

Mitsuhide!

But why is Akechi-dono rebelling?

It doesn't add up.

It doesn't matter.

Oran, take up your spear!

Yes, sir.

Though it was for the sake of abandoning old values

and bringing an end to chaos, mine was a life of villainous acts.

Perhaps I'll be a lowly dog in my next life.

That, too, may be entertaining.

To become a dog...

That, too, may be entertaining.

Cinnamon

Seriously?!

I was actually reincarnated as a dog!

I shouldn't have said it would be entertaining just to sound cool!

"I want to be reborn as myself in the next life."

"I have no interest in anything other than myself!"

That's what I should have said, as tacky or cheesy or bitter as it may have been.

For real, though, a Shiba Inu?!

Come on, not a Shiba Inu!

I'm way too adorable!

I am Nobunaga!

Ruler of the Warring States, Oda Nobunaga!

I could have been a Doberman, or at the very least, a shepherd!

And worse...

What the hell kind of name is Cinnamon?!

Cinnamon

It's way too cute!

I'm home.

Cinnamon!

Were you a good boy?

Stop it, Cinnamon!

Oddly, my mind remains that of the tough, stoic Oda Nobunaga.

My uniform's going to get dirty.

You baby, you.

And yet my body, my vessel, is a fluffy Shiba Inu?!

No way.

And why am I being so lovable right now?

Why is my tail wagging on its own?

I don't even want it to!

W-Wait... Is this...

Canine Instinct

Canine instinct?!

I'm so done!

I can't control my own body.

My limbs move on their own.

Dogtastically!

I mean, I am a dog, but...

This is absurd!

Oda Cinnamon Nobunaga

Episode 1: Man From the Past: I Am Oda Cinnamon Nobunaga!?

Y-Yes...

I'm in bliss when I receive belly rubs.

Okay, Cinnamon, time to go for a walk.

Whoo!

No!

What do you mean, "time to go"?

You may be my owner in this world, but this is not your decision to make, girl.

It is I, Nobunaga, who will decide whether or not we go.

The enemy is at Okehazama!

We seek only the head of Imagawa Yoshimoto.

After me, my men!

That's how it's supposed to be.

In this world, I am forced to receive the aid of another just to go on a walk.

It's so fun walking with you, Cinnamon.

Cinnamon, huh?

Couldn't you do something about that name?

And the thought of being walked on a leash by a young girl...

It may be a happy sight because I have the form of a dog,

but if I were to appear as I did in my past life...

It would be thus!

Oda Cinnamon Nobunaga

Don't you want to go, Cinnamon?

Get a hold of yourself, young lady.

It's kind of hard to join in, huh?

We've never been here before.

My, how cute.

Is it a Shiba-chan?

Yes.

And who are you?

His name's Cinnamon.

Cinnamon-chan, huh?

No, no. It's Nobunaga.

So cute!

So cute!

So fluffy.

Enough, all of you!

I'm sorry! He doesn't do well in social situations.

Don't worry.

It's the tsundere nature that makes Shibas so great.

It's not that I don't do well in social situations.

It's that I choose not to.

Or I don't care to.

Why?

Because I am Nobunaga!

Hey! Stop it, I said!

Stop it!

Oda Cinnamon Nobunaga

I don't like any of these mutts.

But it's true that the girl takes care of me every day.

I suppose I'll behave dog-like for now.

Now, then...

What's the most dog-like way to introduce myself?

I suppose I'll try barking.

I am Nobunaga!

These mutts wouldn't understand if I said so, would they?

What a bore.

I shall waste some time digging a hole.

This is fun!

Digging holes is fun!

Canine Behavior

Sir, might you be Oda Nobunaga-dono?

Well, what a coincidence!

You were reborn as a dog, too?

Who are you?

It's me!

Have we met somewhere?

No, this is our first time meeting.

Then how would I know you?

Take a guess.

Look at my fluffiness and my shoe-button eyes.

See? It's me.

Shoe-button eyes?

Ranmaru, is that you?!

No!

I said we've never met!

I'm more intellectual.

More majestic.

See? Look!

Intellectual?

Majestic?

Oh, I know!

Love

You're Naoe Kanetsugu, the man with the goofy helmet!

That's your guess?

You're surprisingly dim-witted, sir.

Fine, I don't care anymore.

No, wait! Wait! Wait!

All right, then.

I am the embodiment of furin kazan, protector of the great god of Suwa.

My goals justify all my means.

I am the Tiger of Kai,

Takeda Shingen!

Takeda "Lucky" Shingen

You came back rather cute, old fart.

Please don't call me an old fart.

But there's nothing left of your previous life in you.

Isn't there?

Look carefully.

Oh. That.

Just that.

I'm not the only one who was reincarnated as a dog.

Take a look!

That butt-ugly French bulldog with the eyepatch is...

I am the man of Oshu, Date Masamune!

Don't you forget, I'm the one-eyed dragon who makes crybabies cry more!

Idachi "Boo" Masamune

Over my career, I won 43 battles, lost two, and had 25 draws.

That makes a win rate of over 95%.

The almighty war god of Echigo, I am Uesugi Kenshin.

Uesugi "Julian" Kenshin

Who was most feared by the people of Japan?

Nobunaga? Ieyasu?

It was I, the genius strategist, Kuroda Kanbei.

Kuroda "Charlie" Kanbei

Forget about the incident at Okehazama.

I'm actually more talented than it seems, the best archer of the seas.

I love Kyoto

I am the Imagawa Yoshimoto.

Imagawa "Gilbert" Yoshimoto

As you can see, the warlords have been reincarnated as dogs.

I-It's a bit of an all-star cast.

This neighborhood is in the midst of strife,

just as in the Warring States era.

But, like, why is everyone good-looking besides you?

Obviously, it's not actually like that.

Well...

You'll understand when you're older.

I sure do love how easy-going dogs are.

I-I know.

What's that?!

Children's Shampoo Hat

It's the frilly thing that the foreigners wore around their necks!

At the time, it was the height of fashion!

It looks so cool!

W-Want!

I have always been an early adopter.

I want it so bad!

What? What?

Children's Shampoo Hat

Cinnamon, you want a shampoo hat?

You want the weirdest things sometimes.

I'll buy you one, though.

For real?!

Yes, indeed!

I might look like this.

I'll give you a bath as soon as we're home.

B-Bath, you say?

Not the bath!

In my past life, I was in no way averse to baths.

What a lovely sight.

Please, my lord.

Whoops, my hand slipped.

Oh, my lord...

I'm in heaven!

And in my current life...

It's an act of torture wherein I'm doused in water when I become stinky.

This isn't quite what I had imagined.

See?

With this on, you don't get water in your ears and eyes.

Say, girl, you're getting it all in my ears.

Oda Cinnamon Nobunaga

I'm really soaking this thing.

Ah, that's better.

Let's be sure to flush it after.

Indeed, please do.

Cinnamon-dono.

Long time, dude.

Oh, Date Masamune.

The very same.

When they speak of the one-eyed dragon loved by the blue dragon god of Oshu,

they speak of me.

He starts self-aggrandizing out of nowhere.

This must be the dreaded, incurable "eighth-grader syndrome."

Oda Cinnamon Nobunaga

Hello.

Well, hello.

I'll have you stop calling me Cinnamon.

Why?

You're Cinnamon now.

I don't like the name Cinnamon!

That's karma.

Your misdeeds in your past life must be coming back to get you now.

What do you mean?

You got a name you didn't like.

If that's divine punishment, you've gotta accept it.

What big talk.

And what do they call you in your current life?

Me?

I'm...

Blue Dragon Bloody Fang!

B-Blue Dragon?!

That's so badass!

Classy! Too classy!

I know.

Come, Boo-chan.

Let's get going, Boo.

Quit it with the "Boo"!

Boo?

I like it. It's cute.

I think it's awesome.

Boo is justice!

Boo is great!

Later.

I get the sense that he's trying really hard to affirm himself.

Go get 'em, Boo-chan.

Oda Cinnamon Nobunaga

Are you getting thirsty, Cinnamon?

Want some water?

Yeah.

Here you go.

It's true that I am thirsty.

But...

The humiliation of being served water from a girl's hands...

I'll have just a little, though.

Delicious!

To think that water from a young lady's hands could be so delicious...

It rivals the tea prepared by Rikyu.

Its flavor brings me to heaven.

Oda Cinnamon Nobunaga

This is so nice.

Having my belly rubbed by the girl is pure bliss.

Nobunaga-sama!

What's wrong?

Huh? That's me?

This is at Honnouji.

You wouldn't know what's happening on TV, would you?

Yes, I do!

Also, this is the part where I resign myself to my fate.

Oh, he died.

Oda Nobunaga dies! On a hit Sunday evening drama, for the first time in three years, for the 16th time! Source: Cinnamon

I protest!

It's just an act.

But imagine being killed at Honnouji in history dramas and stuff,

every few years, over and over, more than a dozen times.

Over and over, the same man rebels against me,

and I die the exact same way.

I can't have a rumor spread that Nobunaga never learns.

Big dumb-dumb

Do you despise Mitsuhide?

Well, sure.

The next time I see him...

I'll wreck him!

But you're no better.

Damn you, Nobunaga!

You killed Yoshimoto-dono, too.

No, that was that, and this is this.

That makes no sense.

It's always been said that the winner in war is chosen by luck alone.

We have a gentleman's agreement not to hate each other whether we win or lose.

Actually, I've never heard of Yoshimoto-dono being upset at Nobunaga-dono.

Indeed. That's how it should be.

There's no sense in holding grudges.

Bad memories are meant to be forgotten.

But if you meet Mitsuhide?

I'll wreck him!

Oda Cinnamon Nobunaga

Are you really sure Mitsuhide was the one who took up arms against you?

You're certain?

I saw bellflower flags at Honnouji.

You saw Mitsuhide, then?

Gilbert-dono!

It wouldn't have been difficult to procure flags.

Charlie-dono.

Long time, dude.

Imagawa "Gilbert" Yoshitsune

Idachi "Boo" Masamune

Takeda "Lucky" Shingen

Uesugi "Julian" Kenshin

Kuroda "Charlie" Kanbei

So, did you?

Did you see Mitsuhide?

Oda "Cinnamon" Nobunaga

It's true, I didn't actually see Mitsuhide.

You have a point, Charlie-dono.

Then who was it that killed me?

The imperial court, the Ashikaga shogunate, Honganji,

stragglers from Iga, Ise-Nagashima and Enryakuji...

There are countless many who despise you.

I was that unpopular?!

Yes.

Aye.

Indeed.

Yeah, dude.

Uh-huh.

Hideyoshi and Ieyasu are suspect, too.

Nah, not them.

Monkey-kun and Ieyasu are both good people.

We got along well, too.

There's no way they would have rebelled.

Ask yourself, who stood to benefit the most?

That's...

The basics of mystery-solving!

If you had been alive, Hideyoshi would never have taken Japan,

and Ieyasu would never have become shogun.

T-True...

But not those two.

You're so naïve.

No, I think it would have been Mitsuhide.

We fought a lot, too.

Mitsuhide!

I dare you to say that again.

I'll keep saying it.

The massacre of the civilians in the siege against Ise-Nagashima is a despicable act.

Silence!

You serve me.

You need do no more than follow my orders.

No, especially as your subordinate, I must face your misdeeds truthfully.

Mitsuhide!

Right yourself, now!

What was the reason for those tears he shed?

I never liked Mitsuhide.

He was just too perfect.

He was good-looking and good at his job.

All the women loved him.

He was strong in battle, and his handling of the rifle was masterful.

And he was good-looking.

He might have been making fun of me behind my back, just because he was good-looking.

Yeah.

That's something a good-looking guy would do.

That must be it!

Mitsuhide is definitely the one who started the coup against me.

Mitsuhide, you bastard!

I...

I hate Mitsuhide!

This was about who you like and hate?

It was always that silly?

Drat... I accidentally said what I really think.

Oda Cinnamon Nobunaga

Still, though, even if you hated Mitsuhide,

that doesn't necessarily mean Mitsuhide hated you, right?

Indeed.

In which case, it's probably best

not to be so quick to blame Akechi Mitsuhide for what happened at Honnouji.

Still, my money's on Mitsuhide.

Are you sure that isn't just what you want to believe?

Th-That face!

H-He looks just like Mitsuhide!

Is that...

h-his reincarnation?!

You!

M-Mitsuhide's advancing!

The enemy is at Honnouji!

He's going to kill me in my current life, too!

I... I...

I love you!

Wh-What?!

Cinnamon-dono!

Who?

I'm not Cinnamon.

What? But you're none other than Cinnamon.

I am the master of the Warring States, Oda Nobunaga!

I'll never accept such a cheap name as Cinnamon.

Gimme a paw.

Stop it!

Okay, other paw.

I said stop!

You're totally a dog.

I dread that I am slowly becoming dog-like.

Episode 2: Milkman and Strawberry Panties... Love at Honnouji!?

That said, I implore you to watch the next episode!