Best biographical anime
13 anime about biographical, 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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4.0The Wind Rises
Movie · 2013 · 1 ep
The Wind RisesKaze TachinuMovie · 2013 · 1 ep4.0Although Jirou Horikoshi's nearsightedness prevents him from ever becoming a pilot, he leaves his hometown to study aeronautical engineering at Tokyo Imperial University for one simple purpose: to design and build planes just like his…
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…
3.6Only Yesterday
Movie · 1991 · 1 ep
Only YesterdayOmoide PoroporoMovie · 1991 · 1 ep3.6Taeko Okajima is a typical "office lady" in a big company in a big city. When she takes a sabbatical to the countryside in Yamagata Prefecture, the hometown of her brother-in-law, the journey recalled her memory of her 5th grade year…
4.2Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia
TV · 2026 · 12 ep
Jaadugar: A Witch in MongoliaTenmaku no JaadugarTV · 2026 · 12 ep4.2After losing her mother and her homeland, Sitara’s despair transforms into determination with the power of knowledge. New possibilities unfold when a family of scholars takes her in, deepening her education. Meanwhile, Genghis Khan’s…
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3.5The World Is Dancing
ONA · 2026 · 13 ep
The World Is DancingWorld Is DancingONA · 2026 · 13 ep3.5Born into a life of acting and dance with a traveling theater troupe in 14th-century Japan, 12-year old Oniyasha has one problem—he doesn't know what the point of any of it is. "Why must I step with the left foot here instead of the right?…
3.5Miss Hokusai
Movie · 2015 · 1 ep
Miss HokusaiSarusuberi: Miss HokusaiMovie · 2015 · 1 ep3.5The time: 1814. The place: Edo, now known as Tokyo. One of the highest populated cities in the world, teeming with peasants, samurai, townsmen, merchants, nobles, artists, courtesans, and perhaps even supernatural things. A much…
3.9Hyouge Mono
TV · 2011 · 39 ep
Hyouge MonoTV · 2011 · 39 ep3.9The story is set during Japan's Sengoku Jidai (Era of the Warring States) and centers on Furuta Sasuke, a vassal of the great warlord Oda Nobunaga and a man obsessed with tea ceremony and material desires in his pursuit of a fortuitous…
3.0Kochoki
TV · 2019 · 12 ep
KochokiKochouki: Wakaki NobunagaTV · 2019 · 12 ep3.0The fearsome warlord, the demonic king—Oda Nobunaga! Before he was trying to rule over Japan, he was a teenager who began his path to greatness with his younger brother and faithful followers. Through succession, betrayal, battles, and…
3.5Spring and Chaos
Special · 1996 · 1 ep
Spring and ChaosIhatov Gensou: Kenji no HaruSpecial · 1996 · 1 ep3.5A unique biographical sketch of the life of the great modern Japanese poet Kenji Miyazawa, SPRING AND CHAOS is highly stylized and intense and draws on Miyazawa's writing techniques to tell his life story. Miyazawa often used animals as…
Mature
3.7Hidamari no Ki
TV · 2000 · 25 ep
Hidamari no KiTV · 2000 · 25 ep3.7A story set in the mid-1800's about a young doctor who has been trained in Western-style medicine and a young samurai who is trying to live up to the old traditions of his class and culture. The story is actually based upon real people…
3.3Nitaboh
Movie · 2004 · 1 ep
NitabohMovie · 2004 · 1 ep3.3At a young age, Nitaroh is stricken with an illness that leaves him blind. He inherits the shamisen guitar once used by his mother and is taught its basics by a blind travelling shamisen player. In time with the help of friends old and…
3.5The Trapp Family Story
TV · 1991 · 40 ep
The Trapp Family StoryTrapp Ikka MonogatariTV · 1991 · 40 ep3.5Based on the same story that produced the classic musical 'The Sound of Music', this is the story of Maria, who leaves her life in a convent to take up the responsibility of taking care of Captain Trapp's children. (Source: Anime News…Highest rated
4.2Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia
TV · 2026 · 12 ep
Jaadugar: A Witch in MongoliaTenmaku no JaadugarTV · 2026 · 12 ep4.2After losing her mother and her homeland, Sitara’s despair transforms into determination with the power of knowledge. New possibilities unfold when a family of scholars takes her in, deepening her education. Meanwhile, Genghis Khan’s… 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… 4.0The Wind Rises
Movie · 2013 · 1 ep
The Wind RisesKaze TachinuMovie · 2013 · 1 ep4.0Although Jirou Horikoshi's nearsightedness prevents him from ever becoming a pilot, he leaves his hometown to study aeronautical engineering at Tokyo Imperial University for one simple purpose: to design and build planes just like his… 3.9Hyouge Mono
TV · 2011 · 39 ep
Hyouge MonoTV · 2011 · 39 ep3.9The story is set during Japan's Sengoku Jidai (Era of the Warring States) and centers on Furuta Sasuke, a vassal of the great warlord Oda Nobunaga and a man obsessed with tea ceremony and material desires in his pursuit of a fortuitous…Mature
3.7Hidamari no Ki
TV · 2000 · 25 ep
Hidamari no KiTV · 2000 · 25 ep3.7A story set in the mid-1800's about a young doctor who has been trained in Western-style medicine and a young samurai who is trying to live up to the old traditions of his class and culture. The story is actually based upon real people… 3.6Only Yesterday
Movie · 1991 · 1 ep
Only YesterdayOmoide PoroporoMovie · 1991 · 1 ep3.6Taeko Okajima is a typical "office lady" in a big company in a big city. When she takes a sabbatical to the countryside in Yamagata Prefecture, the hometown of her brother-in-law, the journey recalled her memory of her 5th grade year…Mature
3.5The World Is Dancing
ONA · 2026 · 13 ep
The World Is DancingWorld Is DancingONA · 2026 · 13 ep3.5Born into a life of acting and dance with a traveling theater troupe in 14th-century Japan, 12-year old Oniyasha has one problem—he doesn't know what the point of any of it is. "Why must I step with the left foot here instead of the right?… 3.5The Trapp Family Story
TV · 1991 · 40 ep
The Trapp Family StoryTrapp Ikka MonogatariTV · 1991 · 40 ep3.5Based on the same story that produced the classic musical 'The Sound of Music', this is the story of Maria, who leaves her life in a convent to take up the responsibility of taking care of Captain Trapp's children. (Source: Anime News… 3.5Miss Hokusai
Movie · 2015 · 1 ep
Miss HokusaiSarusuberi: Miss HokusaiMovie · 2015 · 1 ep3.5The time: 1814. The place: Edo, now known as Tokyo. One of the highest populated cities in the world, teeming with peasants, samurai, townsmen, merchants, nobles, artists, courtesans, and perhaps even supernatural things. A much… 3.5Spring and Chaos
Special · 1996 · 1 ep
Spring and ChaosIhatov Gensou: Kenji no HaruSpecial · 1996 · 1 ep3.5A unique biographical sketch of the life of the great modern Japanese poet Kenji Miyazawa, SPRING AND CHAOS is highly stylized and intense and draws on Miyazawa's writing techniques to tell his life story. Miyazawa often used animals as… 3.3Nitaboh
Movie · 2004 · 1 ep
NitabohMovie · 2004 · 1 ep3.3At a young age, Nitaroh is stricken with an illness that leaves him blind. He inherits the shamisen guitar once used by his mother and is taught its basics by a blind travelling shamisen player. In time with the help of friends old and… 3.0Kochoki
TV · 2019 · 12 ep
KochokiKochouki: Wakaki NobunagaTV · 2019 · 12 ep3.0The fearsome warlord, the demonic king—Oda Nobunaga! Before he was trying to rule over Japan, he was a teenager who began his path to greatness with his younger brother and faithful followers. Through succession, betrayal, battles, and…
2.7Kantoku Fuyuki Todoki
TV · 2014 · 13 ep
Kantoku Fuyuki TodokiTV · 2014 · 13 ep2.7This is the anime adaptation of Kantoku Fuyuki Todoki (Insufficient Direction), the first essay manga by the "queen of the manga world," Moyoco Anno. The comedic and heartwarming autobiographical story follows her everyday married "otaku…