Historical anime and manga
The guide lists 198 titles tagged historical. The genre peaked in the 2010s (41 titles). Studios with the most historical titles: Nippon Animation (7), MAPPA (3) and Liden Films (2). It often comes paired with drama, romance and action.
Best-known historical anime
- Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water 1990
- Samurai Champloo 2004
- Anne of Green Gables 1979
- Vinland Saga 2019
- 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother 1976
- Princess Sara 1985
- La Seine no Hoshi 1975
- Tales of Little Women 1987
- Belle and Sebastian 1981
- Lucy-May of the Southern Rainbow 1982
- Firefly Wedding 2026
- In the Beginning: The Bible Stories 1992
- Le Chevalier D'Eon 2006
- Laura, The Prairie Girl 1975
- Dororo 2019
- Nobunaga Concerto 2009
- Ghost Slayers Ayashi 2006
- Bōkensha: The Man Was from Spain 1992
- Dororo 1969
- Kaze no Shōjo Emily 2007
- Romance of the Three Kingdoms 2009
- The Rose of Versailles 1979
- Shogun in His Boyhood 1975
- Meiji Gekken: 1874 2024
- Inherit the Winds 2027
- Bakumatsu Gijinden Roman 2013
- Kinpatsu no Jeanie 1979
- Animated Classics of Japanese Literature 1986
- Golden Kamuy 2018
- Gosick 2011
Best-known historical anime films
- In This Corner of the World 2016
- Miss Hokusai 2015
Best-known historical manga
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba 2016
- Kingdom 2006
- The Elusive Samurai 2021
- Vinland Saga 2005
- Vagabond
- Basilisk 2003
- Barefoot Gen 1973
- Golden Kamuy 2014
- Blade of the Immortal 1993
- Firefly Wedding 2023
- Dororo
- Buddha
- In This Corner of the World 2006
- Emma 2002
- Message to Adolf 1983
- Thermae Romae 2008
- Arte
- Ya Boy Kongming! 2019
- A Witch's Life in Mongol
- A Bride's Story
- Taisho Otome Fairy Tale 2015
- Historie 2003
- Laughing Under the Clouds
- Miss Hokusai 1983
- Pumpkin Scissors 2002
- Alpen Rose 1983
- The World Is Dancing 2021
- Angolmois: Record of Mongol Invasion 2013
- Lady!! 1987
- Brave 10