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Rainbow Samurai [RAW] TV 39 39EPS Rainbow Samurai [RAW] TV 39 eps 25m 1992 Finished In the middle of the 19th century, Japan was still closed off from the outside world. There were just the beginning signs of reformation in the long regime of Shogun Tokugawa. In the remote countryside, on the island of... DramaAdventureHistorical 39 Nijuushi no Hitomi SPECIAL 1 Nijuushi no Hitomi SPECIAL 70m 1980 Finished Based on the book by Tsuboi Sakae, which drew on her involvement in Japan's anarchist counterculture and opposition to Korean War rearmament. Combined live action (handled by Akio Jissoji) and animation (handled by Shige... DramaHistorical 1 Chiruran 1/2 TV 12 12EPS Chiruran 1/2 TV 12 eps 2m 2017 Finished Strong, intense, and cute! The most laid-back Shinsengumi in history arrives!! An official spinoff series by Hashimoto Eiji (manga) and Umemura Shinya (story) of Chiruran Shinsengumi Requiem. Here's the laid-back everyda... ActionComedyHistorical ★ 5.7 12 Wings of the World ONA 16 16EPS Wings of the World ONA 16 eps 23m 2019 Finished 1663 Common Era, the youngest leader of the Ming dynasty's navy Lu Changfeng is to escort an official to capture criminals but was attacked by a ghost fleet and sea beasts, causing the entire envoy to be sunk. Lu Changfe... ActionAdventureRomance 16 Tobiuo no Boy wa Byouki Desu MOVIE 1 Tobiuo no Boy wa Byouki Desu MOVIE 19m 1982 Finished An anime about Operation Castle and the demise of the crew on the Daigo Fukuryuu Maru (S.S. Lucky Dragon 5). On March 1st 1954, a hydrogen bomb went off (that ended up being similar sized to the atomic bomb dropped on Hi... FantasyHistoricalKids 1 Isabelle of Paris TV 13 13EPS Isabelle of Paris TV 13 eps 25m 1979 Finished The principal character is 15-year-old Isabelle Laustin, other characters being her parents Leon and Marie, Isabelle's friends Jean and his sister Marie, and Isabelle's suitor, Captain Victor. When Paris is besieged and... DramaHistorical ★ 5.8 13 Dai-Shogun: Great Revolution TV 12 12EPS Dai-Shogun: Great Revolution TV 12 eps 24m 2014 Finished In the late Edo period, Japan had experienced an unprecedented crisis by Kurofune (Black Ships), the ships from foreign countries. But a giant robot called Onigami, which has existed since ancient time, dispelled the Kur... MechaActionHistorical ★ 5.7 12 Black Lion OVA 1 1 Black Lion OVA 42m 1992 Finished The year is 1580. Using an army of soldiers equipped with sophisticated weaponry, Nobunaga Oda is on the verge of ruling Japan with an iron fist. One of his enforcers is Ginnai Doma - a fallen samurai reborn into an inde... Sci-FiActionShounen ★ 5.6 1 1 Ikemen Sengoku: Bromances Across Time TV 12 12EPS Ikemen Sengoku: Bromances Across Time TV 12 eps 3m 2017 Finished "Sasuke Sarutobi" is an average college student at Kyoto University studying time slips as a hobby until the day he falls into a time slip himself, transporting him to the Sengoku Period. Upon arrival, Sasuke encounters... RomanceHistorical ★ 6.3 12 The Great White Snake MOVIE 1 The Great White Snake MOVIE 78m 1958 Finished As a young boy, Xu-Xian is forced to free his pet, a small snake. Unbeknownst to him, the snake is actually a young snake goddess named Bai-Niang and she is in love with him. Many years later, when they are both adults,... FantasyAdventureRomance ★ 6.2 1 Bakumatsu Gijinden Roman TV 12 12EPS Bakumatsu Gijinden Roman TV 12 eps 23m 2013 Finished The stage is the close of the Edo period, an age when, not unlike our own time, both natural and man-made disasters left chaos in their wake. Manjiro makes a living helping the people of the troubled capital city, but be... FantasyHistorical ★ 6.2 12 Kaifeng Strange Tales: This Lord Bao is Not That Great ONA 10 10EPS Kaifeng Strange Tales: This Lord Bao is Not That Great ONA 10 eps 12m 2017 Finished North Song Dynasty in ancient China, a legendary figure emerged in North Song's capital Kai Feng. He is governor Zheng Bao. Peasants call him Bao Gong (Lord Bao). In a corrupted government, he differentiates himself by d... ActionComedyHistorical ★ 6.2 10 Muramasa MOVIE 1 Muramasa MOVIE 8m 1987 Finished "A man with arms which can kill people like puppets is not aware that he himself has already become a puppet." In this short hand-drawn silent animation, a wandering samurai learns this lesson firsthand. Along his travel... HistoricalSamuraiMartial Arts ★ 6.2 1 Dongguo Xiaojie ONA 15 15EPS Dongguo Xiaojie ONA 15 eps 14m 2016 Finished Dongguo Xiaojie, a young girl, has lived together with her mother ever since she was little. On the year she turned sixteen, her mother suddenly contracted a "Grave Illness". To save her mother, Dongguo Xiaojie set foot... SupernaturalDemonsAdventure ★ 6.1 15 Natsufuku no Shoujo-tachi SPECIAL 1 Natsufuku no Shoujo-tachi SPECIAL 34m 1988 Finished In 1945, the second and third-year students of a Hiroshima girls' school are taken away to work in war factories. The remaining 220 girls of the first year try to make the best of their new-found status as the only teena... DramaHistorical ★ 6.1 1 Sengoku Night Blood TV 12 12EPS Sengoku Night Blood TV 12 eps 23m 2017 Finished Set in the flourishing world of Jinga that was formerly a prosperous and peaceful realm, the female protagonist is deemed to be the key to bring back order and to rule this world. Chaos started when people, specifically... FantasyRomanceHistorical ★ 6.1 12 Furusato Meguri: Nippon no Mukashibanashi TV 50 50EPS Furusato Meguri: Nippon no Mukashibanashi TV 50 eps 22m 2017 Finished Sequel series to Furusato Saisei: Nihon no Mukashibanashi. SupernaturalHistoricalKids ★ 6.1 50 Great Conquest: Romance of Three Kingdoms MOVIE 1 Great Conquest: Romance of Three Kingdoms MOVIE 148m 1993 Finished An anime based on the Romance of the Three Kingdoms novel. ActionHistorical 1 Ozmafia!! TV 12 12EPS Ozmafia!! TV 12 eps 5m 2016 Finished The anime will feature an original story from the game on which it is based. FantasyRomanceHistorical ★ 5.5 12 Paul Rusch: His Life and Dream MOVIE 1 1 Paul Rusch: His Life and Dream MOVIE 97m 2002 Finished An animated film about Paul Rusch, an American missionary who helped build churches, schools, hospitals in Japan and overall helped improve life in rural areas of Japan along with soothing post-WW2 relations between the... Historical ★ 6.0 1 1 Rakugo Tennyo Oyui TV 12 12EPS Rakugo Tennyo Oyui TV 12 eps 24m 2006 Finished Six girls including Tsukishima Yui were summoned into the end of Edo period by the power of mystic stones. They became celestial nymphs to protect cities from evils. Each girl obtained her own power. The power Yui obtain... ComedyHistorical ★ 6.0 12 Samurai Jam -Bakumatsu Rock- TV 12 12EPS Samurai Jam -Bakumatsu Rock- TV 12 eps 23m 2014 Finished Ryouma Sakamoto wants everyone to know about his passion for rock 'n' roll, so he roams around town with his electric guitar willing to show anyone he encounters that he's just as skilled as the famous Shinsengumi stars... ActionComedyHistorical ★ 6.1 12 Woodpecker Detective's Office TV 12 12EPS Woodpecker Detective's Office TV 12 eps 24m 2020 Finished A ghost was seen on the 12th floor of the Asakusa Juunikai building. A newspaper article featuring the sighting brought together Takuboku Ishikawa, who runs a private detective agency to support his family, and his assis... HistoricalMystery ★ 6.0 12 Appleland Story MOVIE 1 Appleland Story MOVIE 90m 1992 Finished Apfelland is a small but beautiful country surrounded by Russia, Austria, and Germany. Vel is a boy who lives in the capital, Charlottenburg. He happens to help a girl Frid. She was kidnapped because radium mine was foun... DramaAdventureHistorical ★ 6.0 1