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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3.8Star Detective Precure!
TV · 2026 · 51 ep
Star Detective Precure!Meitantei Precure!TV · 2026 · 51 ep3.8Anna Akechi is a second-year junior high student living in Makoto Mirai Town. On her 14th birthday, she has a chance encounter with a fairy named Pochitan, and a magical pendant caused her to travel back in time from 2027 to 1999! In the…
3.8Shoujo☆Kageki Revue Starlight: Rondo Rondo Rondo
Movie · 2020 · 1 ep
Shoujo☆Kageki Revue Starlight: Rondo Rondo RondoMovie · 2020 · 1 ep3.8A compilation film recapping the anime series.
3.8Sword Art Online: Alicization
TV · 2018 · 24 ep
Sword Art Online: AlicizationTV · 2018 · 24 ep3.8Kirito awakens in a vast, fantastical forest filled with towering trees. In his search for clues to the truth of his surroundings, he encounters a young boy who seems to know him. He ought to be a simple NPC, but the depth of his emotions…
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3.8Sword Art Online: Alicization - War of Underworld
TV · 2019 · 12 ep
Sword Art Online: Alicization - War of UnderworldTV · 2019 · 12 ep3.8Kirito, Eugeo, and Alice. Six months have passed since the two disciples and an Integrity Knight brought down the pontifex, Administrator. With the fighting over, Alice has been living in her hometown of Rulid Village. Beside her is…
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3.8Seraph of the End: Battle in Nagoya
TV · 2015 · 12 ep
Seraph of the End: Battle in NagoyaOwari no Seraph: Nagoya Kessen-henTV · 2015 · 12 ep3.8Yuuichirou has reunited with Mikaela at the Shinjuku Battle. But Mikaela was turned into a vampire... To save the "family," and to protect his fellow members, Yuuichirou needed to gain knowledge and power. He searched for ways to bring…
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3.8DRIFTERS
TV · 2016 · 12 ep
DRIFTERSDriftersTV · 2016 · 12 ep3.8The story centers around Shimazu Toyohisa, the real-life samurai who fought in the pivotal Battle of Sekigahara. In his dying moments, Shimazu is transported to a world of magic with other famous warriors throughout history. These warriors…
3.8The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic
TV · 2024 · 13 ep
The Wrong Way to Use Healing MagicChiyu Mahou no Machigatta TsukaikataTV · 2024 · 13 ep3.8An ordinary walk home from school turns into an epic journey for Usato. After suddenly being dropped into another world with two fellow students, Usato learns he was summoned there by accident. But things turn around when he discovers a…
3.8WorldEnd: What are you doing at the end of the world? Are you busy? Will you save us?
TV · 2017 · 12 ep
WorldEnd: What are you doing at the end of the world? Are you busy? Will you save us?Shuumatsu Nani Shitemasu ka? Isogashii desu ka? Sukutte Moratte Ii desu ka?TV · 2017 · 12 ep3.8Five hundred years have passed since the humans went extinct at the hands of the fearsome and mysterious ‘Beasts’. The surviving races now make their homes up on floating islands in the sky, out of reach of all but the most mobile of…
3.8Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt
TV · 2010 · 13 ep
Panty & Stocking with GarterbeltTV · 2010 · 13 ep3.8Panty and Stocking – the Anarchy Sisters – are two nasty-ass angels who got booted from the pearly gates for being foul-mouthed bitches! Now they spend their nights blowing up ghosts in the seedy abyss between Heaven and Earth. Panty likes…
3.87th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy!
TV · 2024 · 12 ep
7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy!Loop 7-kaime no Akuyaku Reijou wa, Moto Tekikoku de Jiyuu Kimama na Hanayome Seikatsu wo Mankitsu suruTV · 2024 · 12 ep3.8Rishe Irmgard Weitzner, a duke's daughter, has a secret: she died at the age of 20 and returned to the moment five years prior when her engagement was called off. She has already experienced this time loop six times and lived out those…
3.8The Cat Returns
Movie · 2002 · 1 ep
The Cat ReturnsNeko no OngaeshiMovie · 2002 · 1 ep3.8The Cat Returns is something of a loose spin-off of "Whisper of the Heart" as it features two characters from that film: Muta (the cat from "Whisper") and the Baron (the cat statue from "Whisper"). There is no other connection between the…
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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…
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3.8I Want to Love You Till Your Dying Day
TV · 2026 · 13 ep
I Want to Love You Till Your Dying DayKimi ga Shinu made Koi wo ShitaiTV · 2026 · 13 ep3.8At the mysterious orphanage where Sheena lives, death is nothing new to its residents—girls who no longer have families of their own, who are raised as weapons of war, taught to kill and take the lives of others without batting an eye…
3.8Berserk: The Golden Age Arc II - The Battle for Doldrey
Movie · 2012 · 1 ep
Berserk: The Golden Age Arc II - The Battle for DoldreyBerserk: Ougon Jidai-hen II - Doldrey KouryakuMovie · 2012 · 1 ep3.8The Band of the Hawk and their enigmatic leader Griffith continue winning battle after battle as their prestige throughout the kingdom of Midland grows. But their latest task is one that has seen failure from everyone who has attempted it…
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3.8Reincarnated as a Sword Season 2
TV · 2026 · 12 ep
Reincarnated as a Sword Season 2Tensei shitara Ken deshita 2TV · 2026 · 12 ep3.8The second season of Tensei Shitara Ken Deshita . Note: Each episode was streamed one week in advance of the TV broadcast starting on October 1, 2026 on Abema. Regular broadcasting began on October 8, 2026.
3.8Beyond the Boundary -I'LL BE HERE-: Past
Movie · 2015 · 1 ep
Beyond the Boundary -I'LL BE HERE-: PastKyoukai no Kanata Movie 1: I'll Be Here - Kako-henMovie · 2015 · 1 ep3.8This is the first part of a two-part movie. The story is a recap of the TV series.
3.8Overgeared
TV · 2026 · 12 ep
OvergearedTemppal: Item no ChikaraTV · 2026 · 12 ep3.8Sin Yeong-U (a.k.a. Grid), an unlucky man in life and a low-level player in the popular VR game “Satisfy,” finds a powerful item that earns him a rare legendary class title: “Pagma’s Successor.” He’s now a skilled blacksmith who can forge…
3.8The Daily Life of the Immortal King Season 4
ONA · 2023 · 12 ep
The Daily Life of the Immortal King Season 4Xian Wang de Richang Shenghuo 4ONA · 2023 · 12 ep3.8The monks used all available resources to pursue the three thousand ways of heaven throughout the era of popular scientific culture in order to catch a glimpse of the reality of heaven. The modern sword master Yi Jianchuan and his younger…
3.8House of Five Leaves
TV · 2010 · 12 ep
House of Five LeavesSaraiya GoyouTV · 2010 · 12 ep3.8Masterless samurai Akitsu Masanosuke is a skilled and loyal swordsman, but his naïve, diffident nature has more than once caused him to be let go by the lords who employ him. Hungry and desperate, he agrees to become a bodyguard for…
3.8Fate/Grand Carnival
OVA · 2020 · 4 ep
Fate/Grand CarnivalOVA · 2020 · 4 ep3.8Series focused on parodies and stories based on Fate/Grand Order . Episodes: 1) The First Singularity Party As more and more Servants join Chaldea, maintaining resources for so many is becoming a problem. And so, a cruel order has been…
3.8Snow White with the Red Hair: Nandemonai Takaramono, Kono Page
OVA · 2016 · 1 ep
Snow White with the Red Hair: Nandemonai Takaramono, Kono PageAkagami no Shirayuki-hime: Nandemonai Takaramono, Kono PageOVA · 2016 · 1 ep3.8The OAD will adapt three chapters from the original manga. The OAD is adapting the 41st chapter of the manga where Shirayuki and Zen go on a date in the castle town. The anime is also adapting a special chapter from volume seven — which…
3.8InuYasha the Movie 3: Swords of an Honorable Ruler
Movie · 2003 · 1 ep
InuYasha the Movie 3: Swords of an Honorable RulerInuYasha Movie 3: Tenka Hadou no KenMovie · 2003 · 1 ep3.8Izayoi and Inu no Taishou, Inuyasha's parents, are having problems with a human named Setsuna no Takemaru. Sou'unga a magical sword that has been sealed away for 700 years is found. Now everyone is after the sword and its powers but it…
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3.8BAKI-DOU: The Invincible Samurai
ONA · 2026 · 13 ep
BAKI-DOU: The Invincible SamuraiBaki-douONA · 2026 · 13 ep3.8Musashi Miyamoto — the ultimate symbol of strength — descends into an underground fighting arena where the use of weapons is permitted. Underground fighters including Doppo Orochi, Goki Shibukawa and Sea King Retsu square off in succession…
3.8Sailor Moon R: The Movie
Movie · 1993 · 1 ep
Sailor Moon R: The MovieBishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon R: The MovieMovie · 1993 · 1 ep3.8When Mamoru was little he gave a rose to a little boy named Fiore. Fiore promised that one day he would bring Mamoru lots of flowers. Now Fiore has come back to earth but his intentions are not merely to fulfil a promise... (Source: Anime…
3.8Rurouni Kenshin OVA: Reflection (Seiso-hen)
OVA · 2001 · 2 ep
Rurouni Kenshin OVA: Reflection (Seiso-hen)Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan - Seisou-henOVA · 2001 · 2 ep3.8Kenshin’s history of death and destruction has left him known throughout all of Japan as the sword-bearing master assassin. Seeking retribution for his past, Kenshin wanders further away to a place he can call home. Although creating a…
3.8Vinland Saga Season 2: Drowning in the Shadow
ONA · 2023 · 1 ep
Vinland Saga Season 2: Drowning in the ShadowONA · 2023 · 1 ep3.8Episode 6.5 of VINLAND SAGA SEASON 2 . The short video depicts a scene not shown in the anime where Thorfinn, as he appears as a member of Askeladd's raiders, cuts down some men in the middle of a raid. When he enters a nearby house, he…
3.8Detective Conan: Crossroad in the Ancient Capital
Movie · 2003 · 1 ep
Detective Conan: Crossroad in the Ancient CapitalMeitantei Conan Movie 07: Meikyuu no CrossroadMovie · 2003 · 1 ep3.8Kyoto is the cultural capital of Japan, full of history, nature and romance. There, Conan meets up with his friend and rival Heiji once again, teaming up to solve the case of a stolen Buddha statue! And then, there’s the case of Heiji’s…
3.8Broken Blade 4
Movie · 2010 · 1 ep
Broken Blade 4Break Blade Movie 4: Sanka no ChiMovie · 2010 · 1 ep3.8Fourth Break Blade Movie.
3.8Broken Blade 5
Movie · 2011 · 1 ep
Broken Blade 5Break Blade Movie 5: Shisen no HateMovie · 2011 · 1 ep3.8Fifth Break Blade Movie.
3.8The Slayers Try
TV · 1997 · 26 ep
The Slayers TrySlayers TryTV · 1997 · 26 ep3.8In search of fame, fortune, and foreign food, Lina Inverse sets sail on a collision course for the new world! What she finds there are vengeful enemies, a bunch of high-and-mighty dragon lords, and a new quest to save the world from…
3.8Gintama: Dai Hanseikai
Special · 2010 · 1 ep
Gintama: Dai HanseikaiSpecial · 2010 · 1 ep3.8Some of the characters get together and talk about "regrets" they have after 4 years of anime Gintama. Soon they fight over who gets more screen time. Special of the Gintama Harumatsuri live event.
3.8Star☆Twinkle Precure
TV · 2019 · 49 ep
Star☆Twinkle PrecureTV · 2019 · 49 ep3.8The story begins when the protagonist Hikaru meets aliens Lala, Prunce, and Fuwa while watching the night sky. She learns of the "Star Palace," where the 12 Star Princesses of the constellations kept the balance of the universe until they…
3.8No Doubt in Us
ONA · 2021 · 12 ep
No Doubt in UsLiang Bu YiONA · 2021 · 12 ep3.8A handsome emperor gets too close to an embarrassed queen, resulting in them falling into a pool together. Then they swap their bodies. The way to swap back is unknown. The most important thing is that the emperor is quite angry now!!…
3.8Thousand Autumns
ONA · 2021 · 16 ep
Thousand AutumnsShanhe Jian XinONA · 2021 · 16 ep3.8Yan Wushi had walked a path full of blood and corpses.He did not believe in the good nature of humanity. Even more so, he did not believe that there could be someone with great kindness and sense of justice, who would be so considerate of…
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3.7Tower of God
TV · 2020 · 13 ep
Tower of GodKami no TouTV · 2020 · 13 ep3.7There is a tower that summons chosen people called "Regulars" with the promise of granting their deepest desires. Whether it be wealth, fame, authority, or something that surpasses them all—everything awaits those who reach the top…
3.7Beyond the Boundary
TV · 2013 · 12 ep
Beyond the BoundaryKyoukai no KanataTV · 2013 · 12 ep3.7They should never have met. They shouldn't even exist. But when they come together, the entire world will change. The last surviving member of her clan, Mirai Kuriyama is cursed with the terrifying ability to control and manipulate blood…