Sanada Yukimura

Sanada Yukimura (真田 幸村 Sanada Yukimura, 1567 to May 7, 1615) was a Japanese samurai, second son of the Sengoku period daimyo Sanada Masayuki. His proper name was Sanada Nobushige (真田信繁, Sanada Nobushige). Named after Takeda Shingen's younger brother Takeda Nobushige who was a brave and respected warrior.

Legend and popular depiction

A fact about Sanada Yukimura is that in contemporary historical sources and personal letters penned by himself, he was never referred to as Yukimura. During the Edo period, a military novel referred to him as Yukimura, and this name has since been popularized by subsequent plays, books, novels, and different media of entertainment (e.g. Koei's Shin Sengoku Musou (localized into the US as Samurai Warriors), the popular manga Samurai Deeper Kyo by Akimine Kamijyo, and Capcom's Sengoku Basara/Devil Kings, in which Yukimura is a playable character.). Also Sanada Yukimura now appears in his own anime called Sanada Juyushi Special directed by Shimizu Keizo, the story focus pre-Sekigahara.

Related Topics:
Edo period - Novel - Koei - Sengoku Musou - Samurai Warriors - Capcom - Sengoku Basara - Playable character - Anime - Sanada Juyushi Special - Shimizu Keizo

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Sanada Yukimura once being called "A Hero who appears once every hundred years."

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A theory is that Yukimura is a combination of Masayuki (his father) and Date Tsunamura.

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A legend says that Yukimura had ten heroes who took active part at the battles of Osaka Castle. They were called the Sanada Ten Braves(真田十勇士, Sanada Jūyūshi), a group of ninja, and consisted of the following members:

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• Sarutobi Sasuke
• Kirigakure Saizo
• Miyoshi Sekai
• Miyoshi Isa
• Anayama Kosuke
• Unno Rokuro
• Kakei Juzo
• Nezu Jinpachi
• Mochizuki Rokuro
• Yuri Kamanosuke