Historical Anime
Historical anime either tries to be decently accurate or just uses history as a cool costume set and goes wild. *Rurouni Kenshin* is a classic, mixing Meiji-era Japan with samurai drama and stylized action. It's usually more "inspired by" than educational, but the settings make everything feel grounded.
Steel Ball Run: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
David Production
Gintama Season 4
Bandai Namco Pictures
The Apothecary Diaries Season 2
OLM
Vinland Saga Season 2
MAPPA
Kingdom Season 4
Studio Pierrot
Mushi-shi: Next Passage Part 2
Artland
Orb: On the Movements of the Earth
Madhouse
Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju
Studio Deen
Samurai X: Trust and Betrayal
Studio Deen
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc
ufotable
Heaven Official's Blessing Season 2
Red Dog Culture House
Fights Break Sphere Special 3: Three Years of Pledge
Motion Magic
A Record Of Mortal's Journey To Immortality 4th Season
Original Force
Grave of the Fireflies
Studio Ghibli
Samurai Champloo
Manglobe
Renegade Immortal
BUILD DREAM
Heaven Official's Blessing Short Films
Red Dog Culture House
Love Through a Prism
Wit Studio
Rainbow
Madhouse
The Master of Diabolism 2
B.CMAY PICTURES
Ne Zha 2
October Media
Golden Kamuy Season 3
Geno Studio
Battle Through The Heavens Season 5
Motion Magic
Mononoke
Toei Animation
Golden Kamuy Final Season
Brain's Base
The Rose of Versailles
Tokyo Movie Shinsha
Soul Land 2nd Season
Sparkly Key Animation Studio
Baccano!
Brain's Base
Romeo's Blue Skies
Nippon Animation
Tales of Herding Gods
Sparkly Key Animation Studio
Moriarty the Patriot Part 2
Production I.G
Katanagatari
White Fox
Kids on the Slope
Tezuka Productions
Fog Hill of Five Elements 2nd Season
Samsara Animation Studio
Rurouni Kenshin
Gallop
Beyond Time's Gaze
Yien Animation Studio
Dororo
Tezuka Productions
Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic
A-1 Pictures
Sword of the Stranger
Bones
A Will Eternal 3rd Season
B.CMAY PICTURES
In This Corner of the World
MAPPA
The Demon Hunter 2
Shenman Entertainment
InuYasha: The Final Act
Sunrise
The Case Study of Vanitas Part 2
Bones
The Wind Rises
Studio Ghibli
Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas 2
TMS Entertainment
Yatagarasu: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master
Studio Pierrot
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Popular Historical Manga
36 total
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 7–Steel Ball Run
96 ch / 24 vol
Vagabond
327 ch / 37 vol
Vinland Saga
224 ch / 29 vol
Heaven Official's Blessing: Tian Guan Ci Fu
6 vol
Kingdom
20th Century Boys
249 ch / 22 vol
Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation: Mo Dao Zu Shi
27 ch / 4 vol
Spice & Wolf
Veil
Mushishi
50 ch / 10 vol
The Apothecary Diaries
Golden Kamuy
314 ch / 31 vol
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best Historical anime?
Based on community scores, Steel Ball Run: JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken (rated 9.11/10) is the highest-rated Historical anime. Rankings update as new scores come in.
How many Historical anime are there?
MyAnimePulse currently tracks 96 Historical anime titles, including TV series, movies, OVAs, and specials.