I kept seeing this drama in articles and thinking "oh that looks good" but never watching it. Well, I finally sat down to watch and I do not regret it at all! If i'd know sooner that Oguri Shun AND Mukai Osamu were in this I would have watched it long ago. I was vaguely familiar with the story due to seeing snippets of the anime, but know very little about the actual history of it all. The story line is great- Basically, Saboru (Oguri Shun) accidentally travels back in time, mistakes it for a LARPing event and ends up agreeing to be Nobunaga, Lord of the Oda clan. Sounds crazy, but is very enjoyable. The first thing I LOVED about this is that it was straight into the story. The first episode wasn't a boring filler ep telling us about each individual character. It was just boom, fall down a hill, your'e in the past, now have an epic battle. It has some very funny moments that had me laughing out loud, but equally was very intense and often had me at the edge of my seat. The first episode was non-stop action, I wasn't sure they'd be able to top it and maybe the drama would start hot and become very...lukewarm. This was not the case. There wasn't an episode I didn't enjoy. The acting was very good, I cannot fault it at all. I feel that in some of Oguri's roles we do not get to see his full potential, whereas this drama really showcased his skills. All the cast were amazing, normally there is that one actor in all dramas who overacts everything and spoils the whole thing- you know the one. But this drama did not have anyone like that (that I can remember off the top of my head). I will definitely be getting this on DVD and re-watching. It doesn't have as high a re-watch value that some other more light hearted dramas have, as you do need to really pay attention. The only fault I have is the ending, not only is it a major cliff hanger, it is very open ended. If you are aware of the history of Nobunaga Oda you will have an idea of what might happen, but this drama is not history- it is a work of fiction. It can go any number of ways. I can't wait for the movie to see how it all plays out.