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My Take
I'll be honest, the first time I heard Nobunari Oda was an actual descendant of Oda Nobunaga, the warlord who basically tried to conquer all of Japan, I assumed it was a fun bit of marketing spin, but apparently it checks out, and I love that the bloodline went from "unify the nation" to "land a triple axel and immediately burst into tears." That's the thing I adore about him: in a sport full of ice-cold poker faces, this Osaka guy wears every feeling right on his sleeve and weeps openly when a skate goes well, and somehow it makes you tear up too. He's got that effortless warmth that translated perfectly into his coaching and TV work after he retired. Not exactly his ancestor's path to power, but he clearly inherited the gift for winning people over.
Overview
Nobunari Oda is a Japanese figure skater born on March 25, 1987, in Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture. He competed at the elite level and later transitioned into roles as a television personality and figure skating coach. He attended Kansai University. He is active on Instagram and X (formerly Twitter).
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Nobunari Oda
- Name (Japanese)
- 織田信成
- Reading
- おだ のぶなり
- Born
- March 25, 1987 (age 39)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Rabbit
- Origin
- Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 164 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Active years
- Unknown
- Occupation
- Figure skater / TV personality / Figure skating coach
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Kansai University
- Debut
- Unknown
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.