What is Historical anime?

Historical anime have clear ties to our history and usually occur in a particular epoch.

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Golden Kamuy: Saishuushou - Bousou Ressha-hen

(Golden Kamuy Final Season - Runaway Train Arc)

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Description:

Sequel to the fifth and final season of Golden Kamuy.
Type

special

Status

unreleased

Aired

2027-12-31

Historié

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Description:

After shocking the world with Parasyte, Hitoshi Iwaaki is back with a series he's been aching to tackle since even before his pro manga debut! A historical epic set in ancient times, Historie tells the story of Eumenes, a young man with quick wits and a vast destiny to fulfill. In time, he'll become a famed army commander and personal secretary to Alexander the Great—but the road to this glory is fraught with danger… " (Source: K Manga)
Type

TV

Status

unreleased

Aired

2027-12-31

Wangzhe Rongyao: Rongyao Zhi Zhang - Baozang Pian

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Description:

Type

ONA

Status

unreleased

Aired

2026-12-31

Hotaru no Yomeiri

(Firefly Wedding)

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Description:

On the surface, Satoko has it all—she’s beautiful, the daughter of a nobleman, and at a prime age for marriage. Unfortunately, she is also quite ill and only has a short time left to live. Before she can secure a marriage that will redeem her worth in her family’s eyes, she finds herself the target of the mysterious assassin Shinpei, and her plans are put in jeopardy. In order to save herself, she makes a desperate proposal—of marriage! When it comes to love, however, Shinpei takes “until death do we part” seriously. (Source: VIZ Media)
Type

TV

Status

unreleased

Aired

2026-10-31

Kusuriya no Hitorigoto 3rd Season

(The Apothecary Diaries Season 3)

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Description:

The third season of Kusuriya no Hitorigoto.
Type

TV

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

unreleased

Aired

2026-10-31

Grow Up Show: Himawari no Circus-dan

(GROW UP SHOW -Sunflower Circus-)

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Description:

The anime's story is set in the late 1950s and early 1960s, during the height of Japan's economic boom, when the circus is a major form of entertainment. Different circus troupes travel throughout Japan to perform and compete for a chance to participate in the world-renowned festival called "Circus Collection." One troupe called the "Sunflower Circus," led by its ringmaster Maria, travels around Japan to perform, despite struggling with financial difficulties. However, they meet a circus prodigy named Mizuka Tsurumaki. This is the story of a one-of-a-kind circus show of young girls with big dreams. (Source: Anime News Network)
Type

TV

Status

upcoming

Aired

2026-07-31

World Is Dancing

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Description:

Born into a life of acting and dance with a traveling theater troupe in 14th-century Japan, 12-year old Oniyasha has one problem—he doesn't know what the point of any of it is. "Why must I step with the left foot here instead of the right? Why is one performance good and another, bad? Why do people dance at all?" It all seems perfectly arbitrary, until a chance encounter in a run-down shack sets him down a path to revolutionizing the art form and influencing much of Japanese culture to come. A fictionalized account of the early life of Zeami Motokiyo (Oniyasha), the founder of modern Noh theater—the world's oldest surviving theater art—this coming-of-age artist's journey vividly brings to life a man far ahead of his time during one of Japan's most culturally and socially vibrant eras. (Source: Kodansha Comics)
Type

TV

Status

upcoming

Aired

2026-07-31

Tenmaku no Jaadugar

(Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia)

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Description:

In the harem of the Khan, wisdom is beauty. The time: the thirteenth century. The place: Yeke Mongol Ulus, the greatest empire the world has ever known. The woman: Fatima, hailing from Persia, where medical technique and scientific knowledge have been perfected beyond all precedent. Fatima's desire for a stage where she can put all her knowledge to work has brought her to the palace of the Mongols, where she falls under the wing of Töregene, the sixth wife of Ögedei, the second Great Khan—a mighty woman with complicated feelings about the direction of the empire. These two women are the axle upon which the politics of the palace, and soon the very world, will turn... (Source: Yen Press)
Type

TV

Status

upcoming

Aired

2026-07-31

Nijuuseiki Denki Mokuroku

(20th Century Electricity Catalog)

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Description:

Meiji era. Kyoto, a Japanese city, just entered 20th century. This is the era when Western culture began to become familiar, and electric street lights usage began. Japan and West. The mysterious era where past and future are mixed. What won't be recorded in history, is certainly lives of citizens who lived in that era. This is not about war or politics. This era. One love story, which hasn't left a trace in history. (Source: Kyoani website, translated)
Type

TV

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

upcoming

Aired

2026-07-05

Nitian Xie Shen 2nd Season

(Against the Gods 2nd Season)

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Description:

The second season of Nitian Xie Shen. Note: Includes episodes 31-82.
Type

ONA

Episodes

52

Ep.Length

22 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

current

Aired

2026-04-16

Dadao Duxing: Die Long Bian

(Walking the Way All Alone)

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Description:

Luo Li has been trapped in the soulless Yinzhou Continent since he was a child and became the number one killer of Tianjue Killing Hall. His father, Master Ciyun, sacrificed himself to buy Luo Li a chance to escape from Yinzhou and go to Zhongtian Main World to find the true way to cultivate immortality. (Source: Bilibili, translated)
Type

ONA

Episodes

16

Ep.Length

19 Min

Status

current

Aired

2026-04-06

Cang Yuan Tu 3

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Description:

Episodes 70 and onward of Cang Yuan Tu.
Type

ONA

Ep.Length

22 Min

Status

current

Aired

2026-04-03

Sou Shen Ji (ONA)

(In Search of Gods)

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Description:

The story takes place in the barbaric era of Yan Emperor and Huang Emperor. Just when many heroes were vying for supremacy in the Central Plains, the world-recognized leader, Emperor Shennong, passed away, and the heroes of the gold, wood, water, fire, and earth tribes were all ready to make a move. In the turbulent times, the young boy Tuoba Ye suddenly appeared and by chance obtained the dying inheritance of Emperor Shennong, thus starting a thrilling legendary journey. (Source: iQIYI, translated)
Type

ONA

Episodes

24

Ep.Length

22 Min

Status

current

Aired

2026-03-25

Steel Ball Run: JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken

(Steel Ball Run: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure)

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Description:

It’s 1890, in America, the Steel Ball Run — the first horse racing championship across the North American continent — was about to begin. Spanning around 4,000 miles, the race offered 50 million dollars as the winning prize. Johnny Joestar, once hailed as a genius jockey, is now paralysed and lost in despair. He finds hope in the mysterious phenomena caused by Gyro Zeppeli, an outlaw aiming to win the race, and determines to participate in the Steel Ball Run Race. Each having their own goal in mind, the two form an alliance and set foot upon the gruelling adventure and race. (Source: STEEL BALL RUN: JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken Site, edited) Note: The first episode initially aired early on March 19th with a runtime of 47 minutes for the First Stage.
Type

ONA

Status

current

Aired

2026-03-19

Cang Yuan Tu Qianzhuan: Dongning Fu de Xiatian

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Description:

When disaster strikes, how can we sincerely awaken the phoenix? (Source: Douban, translated)
Type

ONA

Episodes

3

Ep.Length

22 Min

Status

finished

Aired

2026-03-13

Guonian Zhe Lianmeng: Xinchun Saima

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Description:

Type

ONA

Episodes

1

Ep.Length

5 Min

Status

finished

Aired

2026-02-16

Long Po Jiutian

(Dragon's Triumph in the Celestial Realm)

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Description:

The story unfolds in a fantastical martial arts world where ordinary people can unleash their mental and physical potential through continuous martial arts practice and internal energy cultivation. The protagonist, Lin Chen, is an ordinary martial artist of humble origins who strives for the pinnacle of skill. After experiencing injustice, his anger triggers his inner mental potential, entering a state of "Mind Awareness" similar to a quantum effect. However, this also allows him to witness the terrible danger his family faces in the future. Therefore, to protect his family and loved ones from fatal harm and to investigate the mystery of his father's disappearance, Lin Chen uses a mysterious list as a clue to uncover the truth behind everything, engaging in a perilous and arduous struggle against evil forces, thus weaving a legendary and moving tale. (Source: Youku, translated)
Type

ONA

Episodes

40

Ep.Length

12 Min

Status

current

Aired

2026-02-11

Ze Tian Ji (2026)

(Way of Choices)

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Description:

In a fictional world where humans, demons and monsters coexist, Chen Changsheng comes to the capital of gods with a marriage certificate in order to change his fate. Together with a group of young heroes, he waged a desperate battle against the forces of darkness. At the same time, he also harvested love and started his journey of rising as a powerful man in the capital of gods. (Source: iQIYI, translated)
Type

ONA

Episodes

26

Ep.Length

27 Min

Status

current

Aired

2026-01-31

Guonian Zhe Lianmeng: Nu Wa Ci Fu

0

Description:

Type

ONA

Episodes

1

Ep.Length

4 Min

Status

finished

Aired

2026-01-28

Hikuidori: Ushuu Boro Tobi-gumi

(Oedo Fire Slayer: The Legend of Phoenix)

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Description:

The fire extinguishing samurai who stopped the great fire was called "The fire-eating bird". Matsunaga Gengo, once known as the "Fire-eating Bird", was the best fire-fighting samurai in Edo. He had resigned from the fire brigade for a reason but suddenly received an invitation to serve in the Shinjo clan. The Shinjo clan's fire-fighting team had no money and no personnel and was looked down upon by those around them. With the encouragement of his wife, Miyuki, Gengo decides to rebuild the collapsed fire-fighting clan as its chairman. Gengo and his friends, all of whom have their own peculiarities, struggle to "save any life", despite being ridiculed as "ragged steeplejacks"(= the 'Boro-Tobi-Gumi'.), In Edo, a mysterious series of suspicious fires called "foxfires" continue. (Source: ANN)
Type

TV

Episodes

12

Ep.Length

24 Min

Status

finished

Aired

2026-01-11

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