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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4.0Millennium 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…
4.0In This Corner of the World
Movie · 2016 · 1 ep
In This Corner of the WorldKono Sekai no Katasumi niMovie · 2016 · 1 ep4.0The story follows a young lady named Suzu Urano, who in 1944 moves to the small town of Kure in Hiroshima to live with her husband's family. Suzu's life is thrown into chaos when her town is bombed during World War II. Her perseverance and…
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4.0Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic
Movie · 2017 · 1 ep
Black Butler: Book of the AtlanticKuroshitsuji Movie: Book of the AtlanticMovie · 2017 · 1 ep4.0All aboard to the next great adventure for Ciel and his demonic butler, Sebastian! After hearing rumors of a peculiar society bringing people back from the dead, the two board the luxury liner Campania on her maiden voyage to investigate…
4.0Golden Kamuy Season 4
TV · 2022 · 13 ep
Golden Kamuy Season 4Golden Kamuy 4th SeasonTV · 2022 · 13 ep4.0The race to obtain the lost Ainu gold is nearing its peak, as even more formidable ex-prisoners are set on keeping their tattooed skins intact. Saichi "The Immortal" Sugimoto and Asirpa can finally move forward together, but Asirpa's time…
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4.0Lady Oscar: The Rose of Versailles
TV · 1979 · 40 ep
Lady Oscar: The Rose of VersaillesVersailles no BaraTV · 1979 · 40 ep4.0Raised from birth as a man, the Lady Oscar commands the palace guards at Versailles in the years before the French Revolution. Her beauty and noble spirit make her a shining figure in the eyes of both men and women but she is torn between…
4.0Black Butler: Emerald Witch Arc
TV · 2025 · 13 ep
Black Butler: Emerald Witch ArcKuroshitsuji: Midori no Majo-henTV · 2025 · 13 ep4.0Ciel and his loyal butler Sebastian brave a cursed forest in Germany to uncover the truth behind eerie deaths. (Source: Crunchyroll)
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4.0Mononoke The Movie: Chapter Ⅲ - The Curse of the Serpent
Movie · 2026 · 1 ep
Mononoke The Movie: Chapter Ⅲ - The Curse of the SerpentMononoke Movie 3: HebigamiMovie · 2026 · 1 ep4.0The third movie in the Mononoke movie trilogy.
4.0The Master of Diabolism Q
ONA · 2020 · 30 ep
The Master of Diabolism QMo Dao Zu Shi QONA · 2020 · 30 ep4.0The chibi spin-off that takes place during the three periods of Wei Wuxian's life (adolescence, adulthood, and rebirth after death), selecting the cute, warm, and healing parts as the main contents. This series hopes to heal the audience…
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4.0Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc
TV · 2023 · 11 ep
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village ArcKimetsu no Yaiba: Katanakaji no Sato-henTV · 2023 · 11 ep4.0Tanjiro’s journey leads him to the Swordsmith Village, where he reunites with two Hashira, members of the Demon Slayer Corps’ highest-ranking swordsmen - Mist Hashira Muichiro Tokito and Love Hashira Mitsuri Kanroji. With the shadows of…
4.0Hell’s Paradise
TV · 2023 · 13 ep
Hell’s ParadiseJigokurakuTV · 2023 · 13 ep4.0The Edo period is nearing its end. Gabimaru, a shinobi formerly known as the strongest in Iwagakure who is now a death row convict, is told that he will be acquitted and set free if he can bring back the Elixir of Life from an island that…
4.0Spice and Wolf
TV · 2008 · 13 ep
Spice and WolfOokami to KoushinryouTV · 2008 · 13 ep4.0The peddler Kraft Lawrence travels through the world selling all kinds of things. After visiting a village, he discovers a sleeping girl under the pelts in his cart. She has wolf ears and a tail. The wolf girl explains that she has been…
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4.0Moriarty the Patriot
TV · 2020 · 11 ep
Moriarty the PatriotYuukoku no MoriartyTV · 2020 · 11 ep4.0In 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…
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…
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4.0To Your Eternity Season 2
TV · 2022 · 20 ep
To Your Eternity Season 2Fumetsu no Anata e Season 2TV · 2022 · 20 ep4.0After seeing enough death and tragedy, the immortal Fushi secludes himself on an island, defending himself from enemy Nokkers. However, instead of attacking Fushi in isolation, Nokkers begin targeting the settlements outside of his reach…
4.0Saga of Tanya the Evil Season 2
TV · 2026 · 12 ep
Saga of Tanya the Evil Season 2Youjo Senki IITV · 2026 · 12 ep4.0The second season of Youjo Senki .
4.0Kids on the Slope
TV · 2012 · 12 ep
Kids on the SlopeSakamichi no ApollonTV · 2012 · 12 ep4.0The beginning of summer, 1966. Because of his father's job situation, freshman high school student Kaoru Nishimi moves by himself from Yokosuka to Kyushu to live with relatives. Until then, Kaoru was an honor roll student who tended to…
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4.0When They Cry Kai
TV · 2007 · 24 ep
When They Cry KaiHigurashi no Naku Koro ni KaiTV · 2007 · 24 ep4.0Continuing from the first series, Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai begins to shed some light on the dark mysteries prevalent in the preceding season. The young group of friends in the town of Hinamizawa continue to enter terrible conflicts…
4.0InuYasha: The Final Act
TV · 2009 · 26 ep
InuYasha: The Final ActInuYasha: Kanketsu-henTV · 2009 · 26 ep4.0Inuyasha, Kagome, Miroku, Sango, Shippou and their neko-mata friend Kirara, are now in the final leg of their quest to put an end to the elusive demon, Naraku and all of the chaos and evil he has caused, and to ultimately undo the…
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4.0Though I Am an Inept Villainess
TV · 2026 · 11 ep
Though I Am an Inept VillainessFutsutsuka na Akujo dewa Gozaimasu ga: Suuguu Chouso Torikae DenTV · 2026 · 11 ep4.0As maidens from the Five Clans battle for the Crown Prince’s heart, jealous Keigetsu uses forbidden magic to swap bodies with the beloved Reirin. Switching places does not guarantee happiness for Keigetsu with her new body's ill health…
4.0Yona of the Dawn OVA
OVA · 2015 · 3 ep
Yona of the Dawn OVAAkatsuki no Yona OVAOVA · 2015 · 3 ep4.0The first episode adapts two bonus chapters from Mizuho Kusanagi's 12th manga volume, titled "On That Back" and "Kija." "On That Back" follows an incident at a hot spring hotel, and "Kija" depicts the past of the Hakuryuu Kija. The second…
4.0Kingdom Season 2
TV · 2013 · 39 ep
Kingdom Season 2Kingdom 2nd SeasonTV · 2013 · 39 ep4.0A year after the devastating battle against the formidable Zhao, the State of Qin has returned its focus to pursuing King Ying Zheng's ambition of conquering the other six states and unifying China. Their next target is Wei, a smaller…
4.0Erin
TV · 2009 · 50 ep
ErinKemono no Souja ErinTV · 2009 · 50 ep4.0In the land of Ryoza, the neighboring provinces of Shin-Ou and Tai-Kou have been at peace. Queen Shinou is the ruler of Ryoza and her greatest general, Grand Duke Taikou, defends the kingdom with his army of powerful war-lizards known as…
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4.0Mononoke The Movie: The Phantom in the Rain
Movie · 2024 · 1 ep
Mononoke The Movie: The Phantom in the RainMononoke Movie 1: KarakasaMovie · 2024 · 1 ep4.0Asa and Kame strike up an immediate friendship when they arrive at the same time for their first day of duty at the Ooku, the splendid pleasure palace housing the harem of Lord Tenshi. The two young women are there to join the many…
4.0Anne of Green Gables
TV · 1979 · 50 ep
Anne of Green GablesAkage no AnneTV · 1979 · 50 ep4.0Anne is an orphan full of imagination. When she arrives at her new home she learns that sometimes you have to be a sensible person too; at the same time her unique character changes, or at least attracts, the people around her. The story…
4.0Romeo's Blue Skies
TV · 1995 · 33 ep
Romeo's Blue SkiesRomeo no Aoi SoraTV · 1995 · 33 ep4.0Romeo, a young boy living in the Alps of Italian Switzerland, signs a contract with a shady individual to pay for his sick father's doctor, who will take him across the mountains to Italy, to Milan, where he will be sold as a chimney…
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.
4.0In This Corner (and Other Corners) of the World
Movie · 2019 · 1 ep
In This Corner (and Other Corners) of the WorldMovie · 2019 · 1 ep4.0Suzu is a quiet and ordinary -- if not a bit of clumsy and daydreaming -- girl growing up in the outskirts of the city of Hiroshima in mid-1930s. She loves drawing sketches with pencils -- a hobby she is really good at. Following her…
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4.0Thunderbolt Fantasy Sword Seekers 2
TV · 2018 · 13 ep
Thunderbolt Fantasy Sword Seekers 2Thunderbolt Fantasy: Sword Seekers 2TV · 2018 · 13 ep4.0Both friends and foes have followed Shang Bu Huan across the Wasteland of Spirits from Xi You. With the Sorcerous Sword Index in jeopardy, he must fight to keep the demon swords out of the wrong hands. (Source: Anime News Network)
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4.0Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc
TV · 2024 · 8 ep
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training ArcKimetsu no Yaiba: Hashira Geiko-henTV · 2024 · 8 ep4.0The Hashira, the Demon Slayer Corps' highest ranking swordsmen and members. The Hashira Training has begun in order to face the forthcoming battle against Muzan Kibutsuji. Each with their own thoughts and hopes held in their hearts, a new…
4.0Yona of the Dawn
TV · 2014 · 24 ep
Yona of the DawnAkatsuki no YonaTV · 2014 · 24 ep4.0Since Yona is the only princess of a grand kingdom, she has been raised with great care by her doting father and protected by her childhood friend/guard Hak and others. However, her fate changes on her 16th birthday, when her beloved…
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…
4.0Spice and Wolf: MERCHANT MEETS THE WISE WOLF
TV · 2024 · 25 ep
Spice and Wolf: MERCHANT MEETS THE WISE WOLFOokami to Koushinryou: Merchant Meets the Wise WolfTV · 2024 · 25 ep4.0Lawrence is a traveling merchant selling various goods from a horse-drawn cart. One day, he arrives at a village and meets a beautiful girl with the ears and tail of an animal! Her name is Holo the Wisewolf and she brings bountiful…
4.0Rurouni Kenshin
TV · 1996 · 94 ep
Rurouni KenshinRurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku RomantanTV · 1996 · 94 ep4.0Himura Kenshin is a vagabond with a dark past and sunny disposition. Not a ronin but a rurouni, he was never a samurai, but an assassin of utmost skill in the Meiji restoration, who in the turning point of the war simply walked away. His…
4.0Snow White with the Red Hair Season 2
TV · 2016 · 12 ep
Snow White with the Red Hair Season 2Akagami no Shirayuki-hime 2nd SeasonTV · 2016 · 12 ep4.0Shirayuki and Zen Wistalia have finally confirmed their romantic feelings for each other, and everyone has resumed their daily lives. Shirayuki remains an apprentice court herbalist at the royal palace of Clarines, and Zen continues his…
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4.0Sword of the Stranger
Movie · 2007 · 1 ep
Sword of the StrangerStranger: Mukou HadanMovie · 2007 · 1 ep4.0What qualifies a man as good or evil? Is it the amount of political power one attains, the quality of his swordsmanship, or how well he serves his lord? With the fall of the second shogunate Japan has sunk into a state of disarray…
4.0Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 2
TV · 2020 · 12 ep
Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 2Honzuki no Gekokujou: Shisho ni Naru Tame ni wa Shudan wo Erandeiraremasen 2nd SeasonTV · 2020 · 12 ep4.0When Myne learns that the temple is in need of mana for their relics, she sees it as her chance to be cured of her life-threatening mana disorder. After seeing their bountiful library, she throws herself headfirst into the temple's grasp…