Best swordplay anime
968 anime about swordplay, 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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4.0World Trigger 2nd Season
TV · 2021 · 12 ep
World Trigger 2nd SeasonTV · 2021 · 12 ep4.0The border defense organization "Border" was established to fight against the attacks of the "Neighbors" who possess unknown power. Osamu Mikumo, a member of the Border, forms the Mikumo Squad with Yuma Kuga, a Neighbor who he met by…
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4.0NieR:Automata Ver1.1a Cour 2
TV · 2024 · 12 ep
NieR:Automata Ver1.1a Cour 2NieR:Automata Ver1.1a Part 2TV · 2024 · 12 ep4.0The year 11954. YoRHa Soldiers 2B and 9S are newly dispatched to Earth to carry out and support the 243rd Descent Operation. There, they succeed in destroying the machine lifeform core units, Adam and Eve. With the annihilation of these…
4.0Lupin The 3rd: The Castle of Cagliostro
Movie · 1979 · 1 ep
Lupin The 3rd: The Castle of CagliostroLupin III: Cagliostro no ShiroMovie · 1979 · 1 ep4.0In the twilight of his career, master thief Lupin the Third's latest and greatest caper has hit a snag. What should've been bags of cash from a national casino turns out to be expert counterfeits! Together with his partner-in-crime Jigen…
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4.0Solo Leveling -ReAwakening-
Movie · 2024 · 1 ep
Solo Leveling -ReAwakening-Ore dake Level Up na Ken: ReAwakeningMovie · 2024 · 1 ep4.0A movie compilation of the first season and first two episodes of the second season of the Solo Leveling series.
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…
4.0Gintama: 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.
4.0Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha: The Movie 2nd A's
Movie · 2012 · 1 ep
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha: The Movie 2nd A'sMahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha: The Movie 2nd A'sMovie · 2012 · 1 ep4.0Sequel of Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha The Movie 1st.
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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)
4.0Tunshi Xingkong 2nd Season
ONA · 2021 · 26 ep
Tunshi Xingkong 2nd SeasonONA · 2021 · 26 ep4.0The second season of Tunshi Xingkong .
4.0Black Clover
TV · 2017 · 170 ep
Black CloverTV · 2017 · 170 ep4.0In a world where magic is everything, Asta and Yuno are both found abandoned at a church on the same day. While Yuno is gifted with exceptional magical powers, Asta is the only one in this world without any. At the age of fifteen, both…
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4.0Bleach
TV · 2004 · 366 ep
BleachTV · 2004 · 366 ep4.0Ichigo Kurosaki is a rather normal high school student apart from the fact he has the ability to see ghosts. This ability never impacted his life in a major way until the day he encounters the Shinigami Kuchiki Rukia, who saves him and his…
4.0KONOSUBA -God's blessing on this wonderful world!
TV · 2016 · 10 ep
KONOSUBA -God's blessing on this wonderful world!Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo!TV · 2016 · 10 ep4.0Kazuma Satou decides that today is the day to get out of the house for a bit. Since he dies, pointlessly, it's clearly a bad choice. The goddess who greets him in the afterlife, however, offers him a chance to be reborn in a world not…
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4.0JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders
TV · 2014 · 24 ep
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust CrusadersJoJo no Kimyou na Bouken Part 3: Stardust CrusadersTV · 2014 · 24 ep4.0In a Japanese jail sits 17-year-old Jotaro Kujo: punk, fighter, delinquent...and possessed by a force beyond his control! Around the world, evil spirits are awakening: "Stands," monstrous invisible creatures which give their bearers…
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4.0Durarara!!
TV · 2010 · 24 ep
Durarara!!TV · 2010 · 24 ep4.0In Tokyo's downtown district of Ikebukuro, amidst many strange rumors and warnings of anonymous gangs and dangerous occupants, one urban legend stands out above the rest—the existence of a headless "Black Rider" who is said to be seen…
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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…
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4.0Wistoria: Wand and Sword
TV · 2024 · 12 ep
Wistoria: Wand and SwordTsue to Tsurugi no WistoriaTV · 2024 · 12 ep4.0A hard-working boy named Will enters a magic academy in hopes of becoming a great sorcerer. Unfortunately, there's a fatal flaw in his plan: he lacks the ability to use magic. Amid the cold stares of his classmates and instructors, Will…
4.0The Boy and the Beast
Movie · 2015 · 1 ep
The Boy and the BeastBakemono no KoMovie · 2015 · 1 ep4.0When Kyuuta, a young orphan living on the streets of Shibuya, stumbles into a fantastic world of beasts, he’s taken in by Kumatetsu, a gruff, rough-around-the-edges warrior beast who’s been searching for the perfect apprentice. Despite…
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…
4.0Is It Wrong To Try To Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? V
TV · 2024 · 15 ep
Is It Wrong To Try To Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? VDungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka V: Houjou no Megami-henTV · 2024 · 15 ep4.0Goddess Festival—A fruit festival that brings the labyrinth city of Orario to life. Goddesses symbolizing fertility are enshrined on the altar, and among them is the Goddess of Beauty. Bell Cranel, who has survived and returned to 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…
4.0Beyond the Boundary -I'LL BE HERE-: Future
Movie · 2015 · 1 ep
Beyond the Boundary -I'LL BE HERE-: FutureKyoukai no Kanata Movie 2: I'll Be Here - Mirai-henMovie · 2015 · 1 ep4.0This is the second part of a two-part movie. The story takes place one year after the TV series.
4.0One Piece Film: Z
Movie · 2012 · 1 ep
One Piece Film: ZMovie · 2012 · 1 ep4.0Said to be comparable to the Ancient Weapons of old, the Marines’ trump card, the “Dyna Stones,” have suddenly been stolen by a group of renegade vigilantes. The terrifyingly powerful man responsible, former Marine Admiral “Z”, now stands…
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4.0Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
Movie · 2000 · 1 ep
Vampire Hunter D: BloodlustVampire Hunter D (2000)Movie · 2000 · 1 ep4.0The story revolves around D, the infamous "dunpeal" (born of a vampire father and a human mother) outcast and renowned vampire hunter. His prowess at hunting the creatures of the night allowing his acceptance among humans, he is called…
4.0Berserk: The Golden Age Arc III - The Advent
Movie · 2013 · 1 ep
Berserk: The Golden Age Arc III - The AdventBerserk: Ougon Jidai-hen III - KourinMovie · 2013 · 1 ep4.0One year has passed since Guts left the Band of the Hawk and Griffith was imprisoned by the Kingdom of Midland for treason. In the dead of night, at a camping site where they hide, the Band of the Hawk is attacked by Bakiraka assassins led…
4.0Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit
TV · 2007 · 26 ep
Moribito: Guardian of the SpiritSeirei no MoribitoTV · 2007 · 26 ep4.0Balsa’s prowess in battle is legendary, but the weight of death bears heavily on the spear-wielding mercenary’s soul. To atone, she has sworn to save 8 lives, no matter what the cost, and now only one life remains. Prince Chagum has been…
4.0Gurren Lagann The Movie: Childhood's End
Movie · 2008 · 1 ep
Gurren Lagann The Movie: Childhood's EndTengen Toppa Gurren Lagann Movie 1: Gurren-henMovie · 2008 · 1 ep4.0This is the story of a man who has yet to realize what destiny holds in store for him…. In the distant future, mankind has lived quietly and restlessly underground for hundreds of years, subject to earthquakes and cave-ins. Living in one…
4.0Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Adolescence of Utena
Movie · 1999 · 1 ep
Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Adolescence of UtenaShoujo Kakumei Utena: Adolescence MokushirokuMovie · 1999 · 1 ep4.0In a loose retelling of the Revolutionary Girl Utena TV series, Utena Tenjou arrives at Ohtori Academy, only to be immediately swept up in a series of duels for the hand of her classmate Anthy Himemiya and the power she supposedly holds…
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4.0Gintama: Shiroyasha Koutan
Special · 2008 · 1 ep
Gintama: Shiroyasha KoutanSpecial · 2008 · 1 ep4.0According to Aniplex, a 10min short anime of Gintama "Shiroyasha Koutan" will be released on September 30th. It was shown at Jump Super Anime Tour 2008 and had never been released as a DVD. It's a trailer of an imaginary Gintama movie…
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4.0Thunderbolt Fantasy: Sword Travels in the East
TV · 2016 · 13 ep
Thunderbolt Fantasy: Sword Travels in the EastThunderbolt FantasyTV · 2016 · 13 ep4.0In an Eastern-styled fantasy setting, a brother and sister team of sacred guardians is beset by the Xuan Gui Zong, minions of Miè Tian Hai, who seeks the Tian Xing Jiàn sword that they possess. Hai's appearance leads to the defeat of the…
4.0Yi Nian Yong Heng 2nd Season
ONA · 2022 · 20 ep
Yi Nian Yong Heng 2nd SeasonONA · 2022 · 20 ep4.0The first part of the second season of Yi Nian Yongheng .
4.0Throne of Seal
ONA · 2022 · 130 ep
Throne of SealShen Yin Wangzuo 2nd SeasonONA · 2022 · 130 ep4.0The second season of Shen Yin Wangzuo .
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4.0Thunderbolt Fantasy Sword Seekers 3
TV · 2021 · 13 ep
Thunderbolt Fantasy Sword Seekers 3Thunderbolt Fantasy 3TV · 2021 · 13 ep4.0The third season of Thunderbolt Fantasy.
3.9Noragami
TV · 2014 · 12 ep
NoragamiTV · 2014 · 12 ep3.9Minor god Yato is down on his luck. Fed up with his slacker lifestyle, his partner abruptly quits. He has no money, no worshippers, and no shrine to call home. But just when things are starting to seem hopeless, a bus accident forces him…
3.9Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic
TV · 2012 · 25 ep
Magi: The Labyrinth of MagicTV · 2012 · 25 ep3.9This story is about the flow of fate and the battle to keep the world on the right path. Aladdin is a boy who has set out to explore the world after being trapped in a room for most of his life. His best friend is a flute with a djinn in…