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.
Highest rated
3.5Maoyu: Archenemy & Hero
TV · 2013 · 12 ep
3.5The Ambition of Oda Nobuna
TV · 2012 · 12 ep
3.5Sword of the Demon Hunter: Kijin Gentosho
TV · 2025 · 24 ep
3.5APPARE-RANMAN!
TV · 2020 · 13 ep
Garo: The Animation
TV · 2014 · 24 ep
3.5Laughing Under the Clouds
TV · 2014 · 12 ep
3.5Otaku Elf
TV · 2023 · 12 ep
3.5Blade of the Immortal (ONA)
ONA · 2019 · 24 ep
3.5Heroine? Saint? No, I’m an All-Works Maid (And Proud of It)!
TV · 2026 · 12 ep
3.5Samurai 7
TV · 2004 · 26 ep
3.5Steamboy
Movie · 2004 · 1 ep
Otaku no Video
OVA · 1991 · 2 ep
3.5Miss Hokusai
Movie · 2015 · 1 ep
Hakuoki ~Demon of the Fleeting Blossom~ Dawn of the Shinsengumi
TV · 2012 · 12 ep
3.5Thermae Romae Novae
ONA · 2022 · 11 ep
3.5Taisho Baseball Girls
TV · 2009 · 12 ep
Mai-Mai Miracle
Movie · 2009 · 1 ep
3.5Cooking Master Boy
TV · 1997 · 52 ep
3.5Spring and Chaos
Special · 1996 · 1 ep
3.5Drifters (OVA)
OVA · 2012 · 1 ep
3.5Shashinkan
Movie · 2013 · 1 ep
3.5Croisée in a Foreign Labyrinth OVA
Special · 2011 · 1 ep
Higurashi: When They Cry - GOU
TV · 2020 · 24 ep
3.5Fena: Pirate Princess
TV · 2021 · 12 ep
3.5The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior
TV · 2023 · 12 ep
3.5Arte
TV · 2020 · 12 ep
3.5Maria the Virgin Witch
TV · 2015 · 12 ep
The Mystic Archives of Dantalian
TV · 2011 · 12 ep
3.5Shigurui: Death Frenzy
TV · 2007 · 12 ep
A Livid Lady’s Guide to Getting Even: How I Crushed My Homeland with My Mighty Grimoires
TV · 2026 · 12 ep
3.5Sengoku Basara: Samurai Kings
TV · 2009 · 12 ep
The Holy Grail of Eris
TV · 2026 · 12 ep
3.5Altair: A Record of Battles
TV · 2017 · 24 ep
3.5ORIENT Part 2
TV · 2022 · 12 ep
3.5Mushibugyo
TV · 2013 · 26 ep
3.5Ayakashi: Samurai Horror Tales
TV · 2006 · 11 ep