Best steampunk anime
111 anime about steampunk, ranked by community score. Tags come from AniList voters; the percentage on each title page says how strongly the tag applies.
Highest rated
3.8Giant Robo the Animation: The Day the Earth Stood Still
OVA · 1992 · 7 ep
Giant Robo the Animation: The Day the Earth Stood StillGiant Robo the Animation: Chikyuu ga Seishi Suru HiOVA · 1992 · 7 ep3.810 years ago Dr. Shizuma and his colleagues invented the Shizuma drive which is a revolutionizing new form of renewable and recyclable energy. Though they had to pay a heavy price for their success in a catastrophic accident that the world…
Mature
3.8Princess Principal
TV · 2017 · 12 ep
Princess PrincipalTV · 2017 · 12 ep3.8The "spy action" series follows five girls in 19th century London, a city within the Albion Kingdom divided into east and west by a large wall. The girls serve as undercover spies enrolled as students at the prestigious Queen's Mayfair…
Mature
3.8Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: The Battle of Unato
Movie · 2019 · 1 ep
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: The Battle of UnatoKoutetsujou no Kabaneri Movie 3: Unato KessenMovie · 2019 · 1 ep3.8The film follows a battle between humans and Kabaneri at Haikou Station on the coast of the Sea of Japan, half a year after the story of the original television anime series. (Source: Anime News Network)
3.8Memories
Movie · 1995 · 3 ep
MemoriesMovie · 1995 · 3 ep3.8Memories is a compilation of three standalone short films encompassing different genres. Magnetic Rose — a science fiction tale that tells a chilling story of love, loss, and the unwillingness to forget. Stink Bomb — a tongue-in-cheek…
3.8Princess Principal: ~Crown Handler~ 1
Movie · 2021 · 1 ep
Princess Principal: ~Crown Handler~ 1Princess Principal: Crown Handler 1Movie · 2021 · 1 ep3.8The story is set in London at the end of the 19th century. A new task has been assigned to Team White Pigeon, a group of spies from the Commonwealth. It is a delivery of a used bookstore owner to the Commonwealth. Ange, Dorothy and Chise…
3.7Rage of Bahamut: Genesis
TV · 2014 · 12 ep
Rage of Bahamut: GenesisShingeki no Bahamut: GenesisTV · 2014 · 12 ep3.7Mistarcia is a magical world where humans, gods, and demons mingle together. In the past, the black-and-silver winged Bahamut has threatened to destroy the land, but humans, gods, and demons overcame their differences to fight together and…
3.7Sparks of Tomorrow
TV · 2026 · 13 ep
Sparks of TomorrowTV · 2026 · 13 ep3.7The novel takes place in the summer of 1907, the 40th year of the Meiji era. 15-year-old Inako Momokawa lives in the Fushimi area of Kyoto, and is the second daughter of a sake brewer. Nothing she does ever comes out right, and she…
3.7The Most Notorious "Talker" Runs the World's Greatest Clan
TV · 2024 · 12 ep
The Most Notorious "Talker" Runs the World's Greatest ClanSaikyou no Shienshoku "Wajutsushi" de Aru Ore wa Sekai Saikyou Clan wo ShitagaeruTV · 2024 · 12 ep3.7Noel is the grandson of legendary Seeker Overdeath and dreams of surpassing his strength. But it turns out that Noel is nothing but a Talker, the weakest class of them all. Undeterred, he uses his silver tongue to gather allies, develop…
3.7Sound of the Sky
TV · 2010 · 12 ep
Sound of the SkySo Ra No Wo ToTV · 2010 · 12 ep3.7In a lonely corner of the world, on the edge of No Man’s Land, sits Clocktower Fortress. It’s home to the 1121st Platoon of the Helvetian Army, and their newest member is a 15-year-old volunteer named Kanata Sorami, who…
Mature
3.7D.Gray-man HALLOW
TV · 2016 · 13 ep
D.Gray-man HALLOWD.Gray-man HallowTV · 2016 · 13 ep3.7Despite the recent Akuma attack, the members of the Black Order are in high spirits as they set about moving to a new base. Immediately upon his arrival, however, Allen Walker is suddenly called by the Central Agency and has his arm…
3.7Last Exile
TV · 2003 · 26 ep
Last ExileTV · 2003 · 26 ep3.7It's the dawn of the Golden Age of Aviation on planet Prester, and retro-futuristic sky vehicles known as vanships dominate the horizon. Claus Valca – a flyboy born with the right stuff – and his fiery navigator Lavie are…
3.7The Big O
TV · 1999 · 13 ep
The Big OTV · 1999 · 13 ep3.7Paradigm City is a place without a past. 40 years ago, something happened that wiped the memories of everyone in it. Unfortunately, the people of Paradigm City were very busy before then, making Megadueses (giant robots) and monsters…
3.7Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: Life That Burns
Movie · 2017 · 1 ep
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: Life That BurnsKoutetsujou no Kabaneri Movie 2: Moeru InochiMovie · 2017 · 1 ep3.7When mankind is threatened by a sudden emergence of undead monsters, those who are bitten become "Kabane" - one of them. To survive under the rise of Kabanes, the Hinomoto people have built fortress stations and barricaded themselves…
3.7Letter Bee Reverse
TV · 2010 · 25 ep
Letter Bee ReverseTegamibachi ReverseTV · 2010 · 25 ep3.7After Niche carries the wounded and stunned Lag back to the Bee Hive, the Letter Bee finally begins to piece the puzzle together. Now he knows what's happened to Gauche, why the Marauders are so focused on stealing mail and the actual…
3.7Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva
Movie · 2009 · 1 ep
Professor Layton and the Eternal DivaLayton Kyouju to Eien no UtahimeMovie · 2009 · 1 ep3.7Layton receives a letter from the famed opera singer, Jenis Quatlane, inviting them to see her newest performance. She also asks Layton, Luke and Remi for assistance in a mystery, saying her friend Melina died one year ago, but returned…
3.6BOFURI: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense.
TV · 2020 · 12 ep
BOFURI: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense.Itai no wa Iya nanode Bougyoryoku ni Kyokufuri Shitai to Omoimasu.TV · 2020 · 12 ep3.6The story centers on Kaede Honjou, who is invited by her friend Risa Shiramine to play a virtual reality MMO game with her. While Kaede doesn't dislike games, what she really, truly dislikes is being in pain. She creates a character named…
3.6Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water
TV · 1990 · 39 ep
Nadia: The Secret of Blue WaterFushigi no Umi no NadiaTV · 1990 · 39 ep3.6In 1889, the world is on the pinnacle of great discoveries in technology. In mankind's grasp for the future, a sinister foe known only as Gargoyle, obsessed with restoring the former Atlantean empire to the glory it once held, begins his…
3.6Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: Light That Gathers
Movie · 2016 · 1 ep
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: Light That GathersKoutetsujou no Kabaneri Movie 1: Tsudou HikariMovie · 2016 · 1 ep3.6When mankind is threatened by a sudden emergence of undead monsters, those who are bitten become "Kabane" - one of them. To survive under the rise of Kabanes, the Hinomoto people have built fortress stations and barricaded themselves…
3.6Valkyria Chronicles
TV · 2009 · 26 ep
Valkyria ChroniclesSenjou no ValkyriaTV · 2009 · 26 ep3.6Valkyria Chronicles is set in a fictitious continent reminiscent of 1930s Europe. The continent, called Europa, is divided into two main powers: The Imperial Empire, a monarchy in the east, and the alliance of democracies called the…
3.6Letter Bee
TV · 2009 · 25 ep
Letter BeeTegamibachiTV · 2009 · 25 ep3.6Gauche Suede is on his last delivery before a big promotion. In the outskirts of Yodaka, the darkest area of Amberground, Gauche is surprised to find that the package is a young boy named Lag Seeing. Lag had been traumatized by his…
3.6R.O.D - READ OR DIE
OVA · 2001 · 3 ep
R.O.D - READ OR DIER.O.D: Read or DieOVA · 2001 · 3 ep3.6Yomiko Readman is a lovable, near-sighted bibliomaniac working as a substitute teacher at a Japanese high school. Her real identity, however, is that of a secret agent for the British Library Special Operations Division. Her codename: "The…
3.6Princess Principal: Crown Handler 4
Movie · 2025 · 1 ep
Princess Principal: Crown Handler 4Movie · 2025 · 1 ep3.6The fourth out of six movie sequels to the Princess Principal TV series.
3.6Patapata Hikousen no Bouken
TV · 2002 · 26 ep
Patapata Hikousen no BoukenTV · 2002 · 26 ep3.6Jane's mother dies when she is born, and her father, a rich English aristocrat, soon remarries to a woman with a son, William, who despises his new father and brother. George and Jane grow up with a dream to make a flying machine. George…
3.5Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress
TV · 2016 · 12 ep
Kabaneri of the Iron FortressKoutetsujou no KabaneriTV · 2016 · 12 ep3.5As the world is in the middle of an industrial revolution, a monster appears that cannot be defeated unless its heart, which is protected by a layer of iron, is pierced. By infecting humans with its bite, the monster can create aggressive…
3.5DECA-DENCE
TV · 2020 · 12 ep
DECA-DENCEDeca-DenceTV · 2020 · 12 ep3.5Many years have passed since humanity was driven to the brink of extinction by the sudden emergence of the unknown life forms Gadoll. Those humans that survived now dwell in a 3000 meter-high mobile fortress Deca-dence built to protect…
3.5Fullmetal Alchemist: The Movie - Conqueror of Shamballa
Movie · 2005 · 1 ep
Fullmetal Alchemist: The Movie - Conqueror of ShamballaFullmetal Alchemist: The Conqueror of ShamballaMovie · 2005 · 1 ep3.5Munich, Germany, 1923. Two years have passed since Edward Elric was dragged from his own world to ours, leaving behind his country, his friends and his younger brother, Alphonse. Stripped of his alchemical powers, he has been all this time…
3.5Chrono Crusade
TV · 2003 · 24 ep
Chrono CrusadeChrno CrusadeTV · 2003 · 24 ep3.5The year is 1928 A.D. The place is New York, U.S.A. The economic prosperity brought forth after the Great War also heightened the presence of something far darker and much more sinister: the demonic Sinners. The Magdalene Order is an…
3.5New Gods: Nezha Reborn
Movie · 2021 · 1 ep
New Gods: Nezha RebornXin Shen Bang: Nezha ChongshengMovie · 2021 · 1 ep3.5While living as an ordinary deliveryman and motor racing fan, Nezha encounters old nemeses and must rediscover his powers to protect his loved ones. (Source: Netflix)
3.5BURN THE WITCH
ONA · 2020 · 3 ep
BURN THE WITCHBurn the WitchONA · 2020 · 3 ep3.5Historically, 72% of all the deaths in London are related to dragons, fantastical beings invisible to the majority of the people. While unknown to most, some people have been standing up to these dragons. Only inhabitants of Reverse London…
3.5APPARE-RANMAN!
TV · 2020 · 13 ep
APPARE-RANMAN!Appare-Ranman!TV · 2020 · 13 ep3.5After a certain mishap, the brilliant but socially inept engineer Apare Sorano and the shrewd but cowardly samurai Kosame Isshiki find themselves drifting on a boat from Japan to America. Broke, the two decide to compete in the…
3.5Samurai 7
TV · 2004 · 26 ep
Samurai 7TV · 2004 · 26 ep3.5In the far distant future, on a planet that might have been called "earth", there was a war between samurai who mechanized their bodies. After the long war, people enjoyed a modest peace. Facing starvation and abductions at the hands of…
3.5Steamboy
Movie · 2004 · 1 ep
SteamboyMovie · 2004 · 1 ep3.5Ray is a young inventor living in the U.K. in the middle of the 19th century. Shortly before the first ever Great Exhibition, a marvelous invention called the "Steam Ball," behind which a menacing power is hidden, arrives at his door from…
3.5Gun x Sword
TV · 2005 · 26 ep
Gun x SwordTV · 2005 · 26 ep3.5Van, a lanky and apathetic swordsman, is on a journey to kill the murderer of his fiancé. The only characteristic he has to go by is that the murderer has a claw for an arm, hence the murderer being referred to as The Claw Man…
3.5Simoun
TV · 2006 · 26 ep
SimounTV · 2006 · 26 ep3.5In the peaceful theocracy of Simulicram, everyone is born female. At age 17, each maiden undergoes a special ceremony where she chooses her sex. However, only Pairs of maiden priestesses can synchronize with the ancient flying ships known…
3.5Robot Carnival
OVA · 1987 · 9 ep
Robot CarnivalOVA · 1987 · 9 ep3.59 of Japan's leading animators were asked to create a short segment that followed the theme of "Robots," for their inclusion in this film. Essentially, this "movie" is 9 short films, all independent of one another. The common element is…
3.5Patema Inverted: Beginning of the Day
Special · 2012 · 4 ep
Patema Inverted: Beginning of the DaySakasama no Patema: Beginning of the DaySpecial · 2012 · 4 ep3.5This is an online distribution of the prologue of the movie, illustrating the first day of the entire story. A world, forever beyond your expectations. In a dark, cramped, underground world of endless tunnels and shafts, people wear…