Best historical anime
593 anime about historical, 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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4.2MUSHI-SHI
TV · 2005 · 26 ep
MUSHI-SHIMushishiTV · 2005 · 26 ep4.2Neither good nor evil, they are life in its purest form. Vulgar and strange, they have inspired fear in humans since the dawn of time and have, over the ages, come to be known as "mushi." The stories of the Mushi and the people they affect…
Mature
4.2Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju
TV · 2016 · 13 ep
Showa Genroku Rakugo ShinjuShouwa Genroku Rakugo ShinjuuTV · 2016 · 13 ep4.2The story revolves around a mature prisoner who was released on good behavior during Japan's Shouwa Genroku era (1960s to early 1970s). He is called Yotarou by others, a term that means an "anti-hero" or a "dim-witted man." When he returns…
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…
4.2Love Through A Prism
ONA · 2026 · 20 ep
Love Through A PrismPrism RondoONA · 2026 · 20 ep4.2Yoko Kamio, whose manga "Boys Over Flowers" enraptured readers around the globe, brings a brand-new classic to viewers worldwide. Set at a London art academy in the opening decade of the 1900s, the Netflix Series "Love Through a Prism"…
4.2MUSHI-SHI Special: Bell Droplets
Movie · 2015 · 1 ep
MUSHI-SHI Special: Bell DropletsMushishi Zoku Shou: Suzu no ShizukuMovie · 2015 · 1 ep4.2The anime adaptation of the final Mushishi manga arc. Ginko stumbles upon a young girl in a mountain with branches and leaves growing out of her body. He later realises that she is the lord of that mountain but finds it strange that a…
4.2Heaven Official's Blessing Special Episode
ONA · 2021 · 1 ep
Heaven Official's Blessing Special EpisodeTian Guan Cifu SpecialONA · 2021 · 1 ep4.2Xie Lian, crown prince of Xian Le Kingdom, ascends to Heaven despite successive demotions. However, he accidentally breaks the Gold Palace of heavenly officials. With no human worshiping him, Xie Lian must descend to the secular world to…
4.2Kingdom Season 6
TV · 2025 · 13 ep
Kingdom Season 6Kingdom 6th SeasonTV · 2025 · 13 ep4.2The sixth season of Kingdom .
4.2Grave of the Fireflies
Movie · 1988 · 1 ep
Grave of the FirefliesHotaru no HakaMovie · 1988 · 1 ep4.2In the aftermath of a World War II bombing, two orphaned children struggle to survive in the Japanese countryside. To Seita and his four-year-old sister, the helplessness and indifference of their countrymen is even more painful than the…
Mature
4.2Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll
Movie · 2019 · 1 ep
Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memory DollViolet Evergarden Gaiden: Eien to Jidou Shuki NingyouMovie · 2019 · 1 ep4.2Violet Evergarden comes to a private women's academy to tutor Isabella in the ways of being a lady. Heir to the York family, Isabella feels trapped in this new and uncomfortable world. She still grieves for the only person to ever bring…
4.2Heaven Official's Blessing
ONA · 2020 · 11 ep
Heaven Official's BlessingTian Guan CifuONA · 2020 · 11 ep4.2Xie Lian, the crown prince of Xian Le Kingdom, successfully ascends to Heaven during his third trial in spite of successive demotions. However, he accidentally breaks the Gold Palace of heavenly officials. With no human worshiping him, Xie…
Mature
4.2Golden Kamuy Season 3
TV · 2020 · 12 ep
Golden Kamuy Season 3Golden Kamuy 3rd SeasonTV · 2020 · 12 ep4.2Separated from Sugimoto, Asirpa now travels toward the Russian border, focused on discovering more about her and her father’s involvement with the coded tattoos. But Sugimoto is determined to find and protect Asirpa! Along the way, he’ll…
Mature
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…
4.2Kamisama Kiss◎ OVA
OVA · 2015 · 4 ep
Kamisama Kiss◎ OVAKamisama Hajimemashita: Kako-henOVA · 2015 · 4 ep4.2Four OVA episodes bundled with the 22nd, 23rd, 24th, and 25th volumes of the manga. The OAD project will adapt the "past arc," which spans from mid-volume 14 to volume 17 in the manga.
4.2MUSHI-SHI OVA
Special · 2014 · 1 ep
MUSHI-SHI OVAMushishi: HihamukageSpecial · 2014 · 1 ep4.2When an eclipse occurs, the sun remains dark in one area. The mushi expert Ginko must come and determine how to return the sun to the village before their crops die. The secret seems connected to twin girls who live nearby. (Source: Anime…
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4.2The Founder of Diabolism 2
ONA · 2019 · 8 ep
The Founder of Diabolism 2Mo Dao Zu Shi: Xian Yun PianONA · 2019 · 8 ep4.2Continuing his masquerade as the deranged lunatic from the Lanling Jin Clan, Wei Wuxian resides in the Cloud Recesses while his former cultivation classmate, Lan Wangji, searches for answers about the demonic severed arm they have in…
4.2Ne Zha 2
Movie · 2025 · 1 ep
Ne Zha 2Nezha Zhi Mo Tong Nao HaiMovie · 2025 · 1 ep4.2After the heavenly lightning, although Ne Zha and Ao Bing survived by becoming Spirits, they would soon dissipate completely. Taiyi plans to rebuild Ne Zha and Ao Bing's mortal bodies with the Seven-colored Precious Lotus. However, during…
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4.1Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
TV · 2019 · 26 ep
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no YaibaKimetsu no YaibaTV · 2019 · 26 ep4.1It is the Taisho Period in Japan. Tanjiro, a kindhearted boy who sells charcoal for a living, finds his family slaughtered by a demon. To make matters worse, his younger sister Nezuko, the sole survivor, has been transformed into a demon…
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4.1Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Mugen Train Arc
TV · 2021 · 7 ep
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Mugen Train ArcKimetsu no Yaiba: Mugen Ressha-henTV · 2021 · 7 ep4.1In Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Mugen Train Arc, Tanjiro Kamado and his fellow Demon Slayer members embark on a mission aboard the Infinity Train. Their new mission is to investigate a series of mysterious disappearances, carried out by…
4.1Hell’s Paradise Season 2
TV · 2026 · 12 ep
Hell’s Paradise Season 2Jigokuraku 2nd SeasonTV · 2026 · 12 ep4.1Seeking the key to the elixir of immortality, the group arrives at the fortress of the island's monstrous ruler, the "Tensen." To survive and escape the island, cooperation becomes essential—regardless of whether one is a condemned…
4.1Mononoke
TV · 2007 · 12 ep
MononokeTV · 2007 · 12 ep4.1In feudal Japan, evil spirits known as mononoke plague both households and the countryside, leaving a trail of fear in their wake. One mysterious person has the power to slay the mononoke where they stand; he is known only as the Medicine…
4.1Rainbow
TV · 2010 · 26 ep
RainbowRainbow: Nisha Rokubou no ShichininTV · 2010 · 26 ep4.1Seven teenagers in 1955 have to learn to live together in the same hold in the reformatory of Shounan. Confined in a hall where suffering and humiliation are daily, they are waiting for a ray of hope in a dark, incarcerating world. The…
Mature
4.1Moriarty the Patriot Part 2
TV · 2021 · 13 ep
Moriarty the Patriot Part 2Yuukoku no Moriarty Part 2TV · 2021 · 13 ep4.1In the late 19th century, the British Empire nobility reigns while its working class suffers at their hands. Sympathetic to their plight, William James Moriarty wants to topple it all. Frustrated by the systemic inequity, Moriarty…
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4.1The Founder of Diabolism
ONA · 2018 · 15 ep
The Founder of DiabolismMo Dao Zu ShiONA · 2018 · 15 ep4.1The Wen Clan's rampage caused untold sufferings, and the other cultivation clans launched the "Sunshot Campaign" to join forces against the Wen Clan. Although Wei Wuxian, the Yiling Patriarch, had made great contributions to overthrowing…
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.
Mature
4.1Golden Kamuy Final Season
TV · 2026 · 13 ep
Golden Kamuy Final SeasonGolden Kamuy: SaishuushouTV · 2026 · 13 ep4.1Ex-convict Keiji Ueji appears in Sapporo, causing all the different factions to travel to the city in hopes of obtaining part of the map to the Ainu gold that is tattooed on his skin. At the same time, a figure who appears to be a copycat…
4.1Mononoke The Movie: Chapter II - The Ashes of Rage
Movie · 2025 · 1 ep
Mononoke The Movie: Chapter II - The Ashes of RageMononoke Movie 2: HinezumiMovie · 2025 · 1 ep4.1The Medicine Seller returns as the Edo harem faces a new crisis, with family feuds, inner turmoil and fiery envy igniting the birth of a raging spirit. (Source: Netflix)
Mature
4.0Dororo
TV · 2019 · 24 ep
DororoTV · 2019 · 24 ep4.0Dororo, a young orphan thief, meets Hyakkimaru, a powerful ronin. Hyakkimaru's father, a greedy feudal lord, had made a pact with 12 demons, offering his yet-unborn son's body parts in exchange for great power. Thus, Hyakkimaru - who was…
4.0Dr. STONE: STONE WARS
TV · 2021 · 11 ep
Dr. STONE: STONE WARSDr. Stone: Stone WarsTV · 2021 · 11 ep4.0Armed with the power of science and a genius intellect, Senkuu is determined to save humanity. However, Tsukasa’s empire goes on the offensive to halt the progress of science. Bolder choices are made as these two start a war that rocks the…
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4.0To Your Eternity
TV · 2021 · 20 ep
To Your EternityFumetsu no Anata eTV · 2021 · 20 ep4.0In the beginning, an "orb" is cast unto Earth. "It" can do two things: change into the form of the thing that stimulates "it"; and come back to life after death. "It" morphs from orb to rock, then to wolf, and finally to boy, but roams…
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4.0Baccano!
TV · 2007 · 13 ep
Baccano!TV · 2007 · 13 ep4.0During the early 1930s in Chicago, the transcontinental train, Flying Pussyfoot, is starting its legendary journey that will leave a trail of blood all over the country. At the same time in New York, the ambitious scientist Szilard and his…
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…
4.0Saga of Tanya the Evil - the Movie -
Movie · 2019 · 1 ep
Saga of Tanya the Evil - the Movie -Youjo Senki MovieMovie · 2019 · 1 ep4.0In 1926, Tanya and her battalion return home from defeating remnants of the Republic's army. However, when they arrive they receive word of a massive mobilization near the border with the Russy Federation, so the Empire's army must…
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4.0The Case Study of Vanitas Part 2
TV · 2022 · 12 ep
The Case Study of Vanitas Part 2Vanitas no Karte Part 2TV · 2022 · 12 ep4.0It’s 19th-century Paris, and young vampire Noé hunts for the Book of Vanitas. Attacked by a vampire driven insane, a human doctor called Vanitas tempts Noé with a mad crusade to “cure” the entire vampire race. While allying with him may be…
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4.0Spice and Wolf II
TV · 2009 · 12 ep
Spice and Wolf IIOokami to Koushinryou IITV · 2009 · 12 ep4.0Kraft Lawrence, an experienced traveling merchant, and his sharp tongued wolf goddess companion, Holo, continue on their journey to return to Holo's home in the north called Yoitsu. A tender relationship blossoms between the two as they…
4.0The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
Movie · 2013 · 1 ep
The Tale of The Princess KaguyaKaguya-hime no MonogatariMovie · 2013 · 1 ep4.0Okina is a bamboo cutter in ancient rural Japan. One day in the forest, he finds a tiny baby in the folds of a bamboo shoot. He brings the creature home to his wife Ounaa and they decide to keep her and raise her as a princess. She is…
4.0Golden Kamuy Season 2
TV · 2018 · 12 ep
Golden Kamuy Season 2Golden Kamuy 2nd SeasonTV · 2018 · 12 ep4.0The high-stakes search for gold continues in the harsh wilderness of Hokkaido! More and more people seek the treasure map, and the race to find its living pieces is brutal as all get-out. War veteran Sugimoto and his guide to the wilds…