SAMURAI WARRIORS 5 features 27 playable characters, including both new and returning warriors, from Ieyasu Tokugawa and Hideyoshi Hashiba to No, and Yoshimoto lmagawa. Original character Mitsuki , a Koga Ninja, has also been added, with further characters to be announced in the lead up to launch. All of the game's character designs have been completely redesigned and re-imagined to help fit the storyline's Sengoku time period. The intense high-action drama unfolds during the Sengoku period of Japan, and tells the story of two of the most pre-eminent military commanders of this period - Nobunaga Oda and Mitsuhide Akechi. SAMURAI WARRIORS 5 features various eras from this period, including the younger years of Nobunaga , when he was known as "Owari's Great Fool ," and the period of turmoil and upheaval leading to the Honno-ji Incident