Best anachronism anime
133 anime about anachronism, ranked by community score. Tags come from AniList voters; the percentage on each title page says how strongly the tag applies.
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4.5Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
TV · 2009 · 64 ep
Fullmetal Alchemist: BrotherhoodTV · 2009 · 64 ep4.5"In order for something to be obtained, something of equal value must be lost." Alchemy is bound by this Law of Equivalent Exchange—something the young brothers Edward and Alphonse Elric only realize after attempting human transmutation…
4.0Naruto
TV · 2002 · 220 ep
NarutoTV · 2002 · 220 ep4.0Naruto Uzumaki, a hyperactive and knuckle-headed ninja, lives in Konohagakure, the Hidden Leaf village. Moments prior to his birth, a huge demon known as the Kyuubi, the Nine-tailed Fox, attacked Konohagakure and wreaked havoc. In order to…
4.3Gintama
TV · 2006 · 201 ep
GintamaTV · 2006 · 201 ep4.3Life isn't easy in feudal Japan... especially since the aliens landed and conquered everything! Oh sure, the new health care is great, but the public ban on the use of swords has left a lot of defeated samurai with a difficult decision to…
4.2Samurai Champloo
TV · 2004 · 26 ep
Samurai ChamplooTV · 2004 · 26 ep4.2Let's break it down. Mugen's a reckless sword-slinger with a style that's more b-boy than Shaolin. He's got a nasty streak that makes people want to stick a knife in his throat. Then there's Jin, a deadbeat ronin who speaks softly but…
4.0Dragon Ball Z
TV · 1989 · 291 ep
Dragon Ball ZTV · 1989 · 291 ep4.0Goku is back with his new son, Gohan, but just when things are getting settled down, the adventures continue. Whether he is facing enemies such as Freeza, Cell, or Boo, Goku is proven to be an elite of his own and discovers his race…
3.9Dragon Ball
TV · 1986 · 153 ep
Dragon BallTV · 1986 · 153 ep3.9Goku Son is a young boy who lives in the woods all alone—that is until a girl named Bulma runs into him in her search for a set of magical objects called the "Dragon Balls." Since the artifacts are said to grant one wish to whoever…
3.3Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest
TV · 2019 · 13 ep
Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's StrongestArifureta Shokugyou de Sekai SaikyouTV · 2019 · 13 ep3.3When a classroom of students is transported to another world to act as its saviors, Hajime Nagumo finds himself the weakest link. As his friends and classmates are granted strong classes and impressive abilities due to their existing…
2.8Boruto: Naruto Next Generations
TV · 2017 · 293 ep
Boruto: Naruto Next GenerationsTV · 2017 · 293 ep2.8Naruto was a young shinobi with an incorrigible knack for mischief. He achieved his dream to become the greatest ninja in the village and his face sits atop the Hokage monument. But this is not his story... A new generation of ninja are…
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3.9The Case Study of Vanitas
TV · 2021 · 12 ep
The Case Study of VanitasVanitas no KarteTV · 2021 · 12 ep3.9It’s 19th-century Paris, and young vampire Noé hunts for the Book of Vanitas. Attacked by a vampire driven insane, a human intercedes, rescues Noé, and heals the sick creature. Commanding the book and calling himself Vanitas, this doctor…
3.7Gate
TV · 2015 · 12 ep
GateGate: Jieitai Kanochi nite, Kaku TatakaeriTV · 2015 · 12 ep3.7The military fantasy series begins when a gate appears in Tokyo's Ginza district sometime in the 21st century. From the gate pours out monsters, knights from middle-age Europe, and other fantasy-like beings, and they kill many of the…
4.0Shangri-La Frontier
TV · 2023 · 25 ep
Shangri-La FrontierShangri-La Frontier: Kusoge Hunter, Kamige ni Idoman to suTV · 2023 · 25 ep4.0"When was the last time I played a game that wasn't crap?" This is a world in the near future where games that use display screens are classified as retro. Anything that can't keep up with state-of-the-art VR technology is called a "crap…
2.9In Another World With My Smartphone
TV · 2017 · 12 ep
In Another World With My SmartphoneIsekai wa Smartphone to Tomo ni.TV · 2017 · 12 ep2.9After a freak accident involving some lightning winds up zapping him dead, 15-year-old Mochizuki Touya wakes up to find himself face-to-face with God. “I am afraid to say that I have made a bit of a blunder...” laments the old coot. But…Highest rated
4.5Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
TV · 2009 · 64 ep
Fullmetal Alchemist: BrotherhoodTV · 2009 · 64 ep4.5"In order for something to be obtained, something of equal value must be lost." Alchemy is bound by this Law of Equivalent Exchange—something the young brothers Edward and Alphonse Elric only realize after attempting human transmutation…
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4.5Gintama Season 3
TV · 2015 · 51 ep
Gintama Season 3Gintama°TV · 2015 · 51 ep4.5Gintoki, Shinpachi, and Kagura return as the fun-loving but broke members of the Yorozuya team! Living in an alternate-reality Edo, where swords are prohibited and alien overlords have conquered Japan, they try to thrive on doing whatever…
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4.5Gintama: THE VERY FINAL
Movie · 2021 · 1 ep
Gintama: THE VERY FINALGintama: The FinalMovie · 2021 · 1 ep4.5Two years have passed following the Tendoshuu's invasion of the O-Edo Central Terminal. Since then, the Yorozuya have gone their separate ways. Foreseeing Utsuro's return, Gintoki Sakata begins surveying Earth's ley lines for traces of the…
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4.5Gintama Season 2
TV · 2011 · 51 ep
Gintama Season 2Gintama'TV · 2011 · 51 ep4.5After a one-year hiatus, Shinpachi Shimura returns to Edo, only to stumble upon a shocking surprise: Gintoki and Kagura, his fellow Yorozuya members, have become completely different characters! Fleeing from the Yorozuya headquarters in…
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4.5Gintama Season 2 Part 2
TV · 2012 · 13 ep
Gintama Season 2 Part 2Gintama': EnchousenTV · 2012 · 13 ep4.5While Gintoki Sakata was away, the Yorozuya found themselves a new leader: Kintoki, Gintoki's golden-haired doppelganger. In order to regain his former position, Gintoki will need the help of those around him, a troubling feat when no one…
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4.5Gintama Season 4
TV · 2017 · 12 ep
Gintama Season 4Gintama.TV · 2017 · 12 ep4.5After joining the resistance against the bakufu, Gintoki and the gang are in hiding, along with Katsura and his Joui rebels. The Yorozuya is soon approached by Nobume Imai and two members of the Kiheitai, who explain that the Harusame…
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4.3Gintama.: Silver Soul Arc - Second Half War
TV · 2018 · 14 ep
Gintama.: Silver Soul Arc - Second Half WarGintama. Shirogane no Tamashii-hen - Kouhan-senTV · 2018 · 14 ep4.3Following the temporary retreat of the Altana Liberation Army from the Kabuki District, the state of the war has seemingly improved. However, as the Oniwaban, Shinsengumi, and residents of the district combat the army's remnants, Edo's…
4.3MUSHI-SHI The Next Passage
TV · 2014 · 10 ep
MUSHI-SHI The Next PassageMushishi Zoku ShouTV · 2014 · 10 ep4.3They existed long before anyone can remember. They are simple and strange in nature, not resembling any other plant or animal in this world. In ancient times, people revered these bizarre creatures and called them "Mushi." People once…
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4.3Gintama.: Silver Soul Arc
TV · 2018 · 12 ep
Gintama.: Silver Soul ArcGintama. Shirogane no Tamashii-henTV · 2018 · 12 ep4.3Utsuro's ultimate plan is revealed: spark a universal war that will ultimately lead to the destruction of Earth, allowing him to finally die but taking the universe down with him. Gintoki and others must team up with old allies and former… 4.3Gintama
TV · 2006 · 201 ep
GintamaTV · 2006 · 201 ep4.3Life isn't easy in feudal Japan... especially since the aliens landed and conquered everything! Oh sure, the new health care is great, but the public ban on the use of swords has left a lot of defeated samurai with a difficult decision to… 4.2Samurai Champloo
TV · 2004 · 26 ep
Samurai ChamplooTV · 2004 · 26 ep4.2Let's break it down. Mugen's a reckless sword-slinger with a style that's more b-boy than Shaolin. He's got a nasty streak that makes people want to stick a knife in his throat. Then there's Jin, a deadbeat ronin who speaks softly but…
Mature
4.2NIPPON SANGOKU: The Three Nations of the Crimson Sun
TV · 2026 · 12 ep
NIPPON SANGOKU: The Three Nations of the Crimson SunNippon SangokuTV · 2026 · 12 ep4.2A revolution sparked by nuclear war, natural disaster, and misrule leads to the collapse of Japanese society. The country splits into three nations vying for hegemony, and the Sangoku era begins. Aoteru Misumi, a former agricultural…
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4.2Gintama - The Movie
Movie · 2010 · 1 ep
Gintama - The MovieGintama Movie 1: Shinyaku Benizakura-henMovie · 2010 · 1 ep4.2Odd Jobs Gin has taken on a lot of odd work in the past, and when you're a Jack of All Trades agency based in a feudal Japan that's been conquered and colonized by aliens, the term "Odd Jobs" means REALLY ODD jobs. But when some more than…
4.2Gintama: The Semi-Final
Special · 2021 · 2 ep
Gintama: The Semi-FinalSpecial · 2021 · 2 ep4.2As the war temporarily calms down and Edo rebuilds, Gintoki finds Shinpachi—who is still unaware of his return—on a bridge. However, as a fight quickly breaks out between the Yorozuya and the Tenshouin Naraku, suspicion grows, forcing…
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4.1Fate/strange Fake
TV · 2026 · 13 ep
Fate/strange FakeTV · 2026 · 13 ep4.1In a Holy Grail War, Mages (Masters) and their Heroic Spirits (Servants) fight for the control of the Holy Grail—an omnipotent wish-granting device said to fulfill any desire. Years have passed since the end of the Fifth Holy Grail War in…
4.1Gintama.: Slip Arc
TV · 2017 · 13 ep
Gintama.: Slip ArcGintama. Porori-henTV · 2017 · 13 ep4.1Consists of episodes animated from unused manga chapters, before returning to the Silver Soul Arc on January 8, 2018. Porori is an Onomatopoeia for something (mainly water) falling. 4.0Dragon Ball Z
TV · 1989 · 291 ep
Dragon Ball ZTV · 1989 · 291 ep4.0Goku is back with his new son, Gohan, but just when things are getting settled down, the adventures continue. Whether he is facing enemies such as Freeza, Cell, or Boo, Goku is proven to be an elite of his own and discovers his race…
4.0Katanagatari
TV · 2010 · 12 ep
KatanagatariTV · 2010 · 12 ep4.0Yasuri Shichika, seventh successor of the Kyotouryuu (bladeless) sword art, lives on an isolated island with his older sister, Nanami. One day Shichika is visited by a woman named Togame, who requests his aid in her quest to find and…
4.0Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
Movie · 1984 · 1 ep
Nausicaä of the Valley of the WindKaze no Tani no NausicaäMovie · 1984 · 1 ep4.0A thousand years after a global war, a seaside kingdom known as the Valley Of The Wind remains one of only a few areas still populated. Led by the courageous Princess Nausicaä, the people of the Valley are engaged in a constant…
4.0Millennium Actress
Movie · 2002 · 1 ep
Millennium ActressSennen JoyuuMovie · 2002 · 1 ep4.0Millennium Actress blurs the lines between the past and the present, and truth and fiction, when a documentary filmmaker fulfills his quest to find the legendary actress Chiyoko Fujiwara, and learn why she mysteriously vanished at the… 4.0Naruto
TV · 2002 · 220 ep
NarutoTV · 2002 · 220 ep4.0Naruto Uzumaki, a hyperactive and knuckle-headed ninja, lives in Konohagakure, the Hidden Leaf village. Moments prior to his birth, a huge demon known as the Kyuubi, the Nine-tailed Fox, attacked Konohagakure and wreaked havoc. In order to… 4.0Shangri-La Frontier
TV · 2023 · 25 ep
Shangri-La FrontierShangri-La Frontier: Kusoge Hunter, Kamige ni Idoman to suTV · 2023 · 25 ep4.0"When was the last time I played a game that wasn't crap?" This is a world in the near future where games that use display screens are classified as retro. Anything that can't keep up with state-of-the-art VR technology is called a "crap…
4.0Gintama: Love Incense Arc
OVA · 2016 · 2 ep
Gintama: Love Incense ArcGintama°: Aizome Kaori-henOVA · 2016 · 2 ep4.0"Gintama" manga volumes 65 and 66 will bundle OVAs adapting the Love Potion arc. Yoshiwara is besieged by a mysterious incense that has the ability to make whoever smell it fall for the first person they see; poor Tsukuyo is hit, her…
4.0Turn A Gundam
TV · 1999 · 50 ep
Turn A GundamTV · 1999 · 50 ep4.0This story is set thousands of years in the future. The people of Earth have forgotten the space wars of the past, reverting back to a pre-industrial existence. But the lunar settlers known as the Moonrace, who have retained their high…
4.0Release that Witch
ONA · 2026 · 8 ep
Release that WitchFangkai Nage NuwuONA · 2026 · 8 ep4.0Roland, a modern man reborn as a prince in the dangerous Border Town, rescues the witches Anna and Nana Pine from the Church. Harnessing their extraordinary powers, he fuses magic and technology to craft weapons, armies, and steam engines…
4.0Gintama: Yorinuki Gintama-san on Theater 2D
Movie · 2012 · 2 ep
Gintama: Yorinuki Gintama-san on Theater 2DMovie · 2012 · 2 ep4.0Movie version of the Shinsengumi Crisis arc (episodes 101-105) and the Kabukicho Four Devas arc (episodes 210-214) which were screened in selected theaters in Japan.
4.0Ya Boy Kongming!
TV · 2022 · 12 ep
Ya Boy Kongming!Paripi KoumeiTV · 2022 · 12 ep4.0Fate and reincarnation deliver brilliant military strategist, Kongming, from warring, ancient China to Japan’s modern party hot spot in Shibuya City, Tokyo. After a lifetime of battles and military skirmishes, Kongming wished with his last… 3.9Dragon Ball
TV · 1986 · 153 ep
Dragon BallTV · 1986 · 153 ep3.9Goku Son is a young boy who lives in the woods all alone—that is until a girl named Bulma runs into him in her search for a set of magical objects called the "Dragon Balls." Since the artifacts are said to grant one wish to whoever…Mature
3.9The Case Study of Vanitas
TV · 2021 · 12 ep
The Case Study of VanitasVanitas no KarteTV · 2021 · 12 ep3.9It’s 19th-century Paris, and young vampire Noé hunts for the Book of Vanitas. Attacked by a vampire driven insane, a human intercedes, rescues Noé, and heals the sick creature. Commanding the book and calling himself Vanitas, this doctor…
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3.9Daemons of the Shadow Realm
TV · 2026 · 24 ep
Daemons of the Shadow RealmYomi no TsugaiTV · 2026 · 24 ep3.9In a remote mountain village under the watchful eyes of two stone guardians, the young Yuru contentedly lives off the land while staying close to the only family he has left—Asa, his precious twin sister. Asa, meanwhile, carries out a…
3.9Fate/Grand Order Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia
TV · 2019 · 21 ep
Fate/Grand Order Absolute Demonic Front: BabyloniaFate/Grand Order: Zettai Majuu Sensen BabyloniaTV · 2019 · 21 ep3.9A seventh Singularity has been discovered in ancient Mesopotamia in the year 2655 B.C. The land of Uruk, governed by the wise King Gilgamesh after he returned from his quest for immortality, was grand and prosperous until three goddesses…
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3.9Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo
TV · 2004 · 24 ep
Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte CristoGankutsuouTV · 2004 · 24 ep3.9In the year 5053, French aristocrats Viscount Albert de Morcerf and Baron Franz d'Epinay attend the festival of Carnival on the moon city of Luna. While Franz is just looking to have fun, Albert is seeking something more to fill his…
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3.9Inu-Oh
Movie · 2022 · 1 ep
Inu-OhInu-OuMovie · 2022 · 1 ep3.9Inu-Oh is born with unique physical characteristics. His parents cover every inch of his body with garments, including a mask on his face. One day, Inu-Oh meets a blind boy named Tomona, a biwa player. As Tomona starts to sing and play…
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3.9The Elusive Samurai
TV · 2024 · 12 ep
The Elusive SamuraiNige Jouzu no WakagimiTV · 2024 · 12 ep3.9In the year 1333, the Kamakura shogunate government comes crumbling down. A trusted vassal, Ashikaga Takauji, betrays the shogunate and organizes a rebellion. Houjou Tokiyuki, the rightful heir, escapes the massacre with a Shinto priest…
3.9One Piece Film: Gold
Movie · 2016 · 1 ep
One Piece Film: GoldMovie · 2016 · 1 ep3.9In One Piece Film Gold, The Straw Hats are at it again in an all-new high-flying adventure! A gripping tale unfolds in the spectacular city of Gran Tesoro, where Luffy and his crew are drawn by dreams of hitting the jackpot. With so much…
3.8The Last: Naruto the Movie
Movie · 2014 · 1 ep
The Last: Naruto the MovieMovie · 2014 · 1 ep3.8The moon is beginning to fall, and at the rate it's going, it is doomed to fall on the Earth. The countdown for the survival of the planet begins. Among the havoc, Hinata's younger sister Hanabi is captured by the mysterious enemy, Toneri…