Kou Shibusawa 40th Anniversary Program: Fall Campaign set for October 26

Koei Tecmo will host the “Kou Shibusawa 40th Anniversary Program: Fall Campaign” on October 26 at 20:00 JST, the company announced. You will be able to watch it on YouTube, Niconico, Twitter, Huya, and Bilibili.

Part one of the program will feature various congratulatory messages in celebration of Kou Shibusawa’s 40th anniversary. And both former Weekly Famitsu editor-in-chief Hirokazu Hamamura and economist Katsuhiko Hayashi will join the program as guests to trace the history of Kou Shibusawa.

Part two of the program will introduce smartphone title Romance of the Three Kingdoms: Hadou with producer Yukinori Ito, as well as look back at the history of the Nobunaga’s Ambition series with its generations of producers, plus debut the latest information on the still-in-development 16th entry of the series, Nobunaga’s Ambition: Rebirth. Featured producers include Kenichi Ogasawara (Nobunaga’s Ambition: Rebirth), Kenjiro Asano (Nobunaga’s Ambition: Rise to Power), Koshio Ano (Nobunaga’s Ambition: Iron Triangle), Ken Kitami (Nobunaga no Yabou: Tendou).

The break between parts will introduce merchandise to be released in commemoration of Kou Shibusawa’s 40th anniversary.

Nobunaga’s Ambition: Rebirth is due out for unannounced platforms in early 2022 in Japan. Read more about the game here.