What is Time Travel anime?

In time travel anime characters are transported through time either figuratively or literally to find themselves either in the past or the future

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Mujaki no Rakuen

(Paradise of Innocence)

5.7

Description:

Shouta Handa is a jobless 25 year old who is sick and tired of his boring life. One evening, at the class reunion, he gets to meet all of the cute girls that used to be his classmates. He soon discovers that they are all successful with interesting careers, and even more importantly—really beautiful now, with bigger curves. Unfortunately, it seems that they are all aware of his boring, unsuccessful life, so they mock him and call him a loser, just like in the old days. Everything changes when Shouta goes for a walk to have a smoke and accidentally falls into the school swimming pool. This triggers a supernatural phenomenon that takes him back ten years into the past. He finds himself in the same swimming pool during swimming class, surrounded by his female classmates in bikinis. How is Shouta going to deal with their cuteness and closeness now that he is a grown man in a boy's body?
Type

OVA

Episodes

3

Ep.Length

26 Min

Rating

Mild Nudity

Status

finished

Aired

2014-08-29

Kyou kara Maou! 3rd Series

7.62

Description:

At the end of season 2. Yuuri defeats Shinou, but since Shinou had been defeated, Yuuri and Murata could no longer go to the Shin Makoku. However, because Yuuri had fought and defeated him, his powers had surpassed that of Shinou's, resulting in him being able to rely on his own power to return to Shin Makoku. After the ceremony at the age of 16, Yuuri slowly begins to discover that much has happened while he was away. The ten officials of the noble family have decided to make Wolfram the next Maou, but now that Yuuri has returned and taken back his role as Maou, complications arise when one noble disagrees with Yuuri returning to the throne. In addition, an ancient secret society that threatens the peace of both humans and Mazoku has risen, and a fight for the throne that now leaves the nobles wondering who is the legitimate Maou.
Type

TV

Episodes

39

Ep.Length

24 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Aired

2008-04-03

Tales of Phantasia The Animation

(Tales of Phantasia)

6.82

Description:

Tragedy strikes the lives of Cless Alvein, a young swordsman, and Chester Barklight, a young archer, as they return to their village of Totus to find it razed to the ground by the mysterious Black Knight. To take over the world, the Black Knight seeks to claim the power of the Demon King, Dhaos—sealed away by the ancestors of Cless and a young cleric named Mint Adnade. Dhaos's reawakening signals not only the end of the Black Knight, but potentially the world. Cless and Mint must now journey a century into the past to rally allies capable of vanquishing the Demon King for once and for all.Tales of Phantasia The Animation follows Cless and Mint's journey through time to long ago, where they forge an alliance with the half-elf sorceress Arche Klaine and the summoner Klarth F. Lester. Together, they strive to defeat Dhaos and his army in saving the past as well as the years to come.
Type

OVA

Episodes

4

Ep.Length

30 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Aired

2004-11-25

Tenchi Muyou! in Love

(Tenchi Muyo! In Love)

7.5

Description:

The demonic space criminal Kain has escaped from prison and destroyed the Galaxy Police headquarters. To ensure that the Jurai will not stop him, Kain travels back to 1970 to eliminate Tenchi's mother before he is even born. Now, Tenchi and the gang must travel to the past to stop him before he ceases to exist. (Source: ANN)
Type

movie

Episodes

1

Ep.Length

95 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Aired

1996-04-20

Natsu no Arashi! Akinaichuu

(Summer Storm! Open for Business)

7.22

Description:

The summer of a man's boyhood memories continue. Still on the cusp between childhood and being a man, he has linked with the ghost of a young woman from the World War 2 era. She, and the ghosts of other young ladies from that time, continue adventures alongside their linked partners, learning more about each other and travelling through time via their supernatural connection. While he struggles to see his crush on her come to fruition, meanwhile his friend—a girl his age, pretending to be a boy—seeks his attention as well. (Source: ANN)
Type

TV

Episodes

13

Ep.Length

24 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Aired

2009-10-05

Boku dake ga Inai Machi Recaps

(ERASED Digest)

7.44

Description:

A recap episode of Boku dake ga Inai Machi covering episodes 1 to 6. Also known as episode 6.5.
Type

special

Episodes

2

Ep.Length

24 Min

Status

finished

Aired

2016-02-16

Dragon Ball Z: Atsumare! Gokuu World

6.28

Description:

Dragon Ball Z: Atsumare! Goku's World is a Terebikko's videogame. In this OVA, Goku and his friends pose questions for the viewers about the Dragon Ball series.
Type

OVA

Episodes

1

Ep.Length

30 Min

Rating

All Ages

Status

finished

Aired

1992-01-01

Time Travel Shoujo: Mari Waka to 8-nin no Kagakusha-tachi

(Time Travel Girl)

6.46

Description:

Time Travel Shoujo is based on a 1983 book titled Jishaku to Denki no Hatsumei Hakken Monogatari by Japanese educator Kiyonobu Itakura. It is part of the Hatsumei Hakken Monogatari Zenshuu series which describes the story of various scientific discoveries and inventions throughout history. The 1983 book focuses on discoveries related to magnetism and electricity.
Type

TV

Episodes

12

Ep.Length

24 Min

Rating

Children

Status

finished

Aired

2016-07-09

Doraemon (2005)

7.7

Description:

Doraemon (2005) is the most recent anime series based on Fujiko Fujio's manga of the same name. It is the 2005 version of 1979 series, with certain changes in the animation and other things. Doraemon is a cat-like robot who appears in the present to steer Nobita/Noby, who is a dumb, naive and clumsy boy on the right path in order to secure his future. Nobita's love interest is Shizuka Minamoto/Sue, his frenemies are Takeshi Goda/Big G and Suneo/Sneech. (Source: Wikipedia)
Type

TV

Ep.Length

25 Min

Rating

Children

Status

current

Aired

2005-04-15

Unnamed Memory

6.64

Description:

"My wish as champion is for you to descend the tower and be my wife." Seeking to end a curse thwarting his lineage, Prince Oscar sets out on a quest that leads him to a powerful and beautiful witch, Tinasha, and he demands a unique bargain: marriage. Though unenthused by the proposal, she agrees to stay in his castle for a year while researching the spell cast upon him. But beneath her beauty lies a lifetime of dark secrets that soon come to light. (Source: Yen Press, Crunchyroll)
Type

TV

Episodes

12

Rating

Teens 13 or Older

Status

finished

Aired

2024-04-09

Hanyou no Yashahime: Sengoku Otogizoushi - Ni no Shou

(Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon: The Second Act)

7.27

Description:

Season 2 of Hanyou no Yashahime: Sengoku Otogizoushi.
Type

TV

Episodes

24

Ep.Length

24 Min

Status

finished

Aired

2021-10-02

Onigamiden

(Legend of the Millennium Dragon)

6.71

Description:

A 15-year-old boy travels back in time—over 1,200 years ago to the Heian period—and faces a war between oni (demons) and humans in the former Japanese capital of Kyoto.
Type

movie

Episodes

1

Ep.Length

98 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Aired

2011-04-29

Meng Qi Shi Shen

7.5

Description:

Ye Jiayao finds herself back in time in the body of Ye Jinxuan. After many twists, she thought that she would finally be able to lead a simple life and achieve her dream of opening the best restaurant in Huai Song. However, there are villains constantly trying to bring her down. (Source: NU)
Type

ONA

Episodes

12

Ep.Length

21 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Aired

2018-12-29

DNA² OVA

6.73

Description:

Junta's great granddaughter goes back in time in order to make Junta stay as the Mega-Playboy so she can continue to exist. Along with her comes an old man with the intention of making Junta stay as the Mega-Playboy forever for his own purposes.When Junta starts getting attacked, he has no choice but to return to being the Mega-Playboy in order to protect his loved ones.
Type

OVA

Episodes

3

Ep.Length

23 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Aired

1995-02-21

Extra Olympia Kyklos

7.05

Description:

Demetrios, a timid and kind vase painter in Ancient Greece who dislikes sports and competitions, is one day forced to come up with a game to compete with the mayor of the neighboring town in order to save his village. While hiding inside a large vase outside his workshop, lightning strikes the vase Demetrios is in, transferring him to Tokyo, Japan, during the 1964 Summer Olympics. (Source: MangaUpdates)
Type

TV

Episodes

24

Ep.Length

5 Min

Status

finished

Aired

2020-04-20

Shin Getter Robo

(New Getter Robo)

7.36

Description:

Humanity is under attack by demonic creatures called Oni. Unable to fight back by any other means, the scientist Dr. Saotome creates a series of giant robots that harness the mysterious power of Getter Rays, giving them the strength necessary to fight the Oni. The strongest of these is Getter Robo, and Saotome must enlist three very different men to pilot it - martial artist Ryoma Nagare, criminal leader Hayato Jin, and monk Benkei Musashibou. Together, the Getter Team fights to end the Oni menace forever. (Source: ANN)
Type

OVA

Episodes

13

Ep.Length

24 Min

Rating

17+ (violence & profanity)

Status

finished

Aired

2004-04-09

Natsu-iro no Sunadokei

(Sandglass of Summer Colors)

6.62

Description:

Makimura Koutarou has made up his mind: during the summer vacation, he is going to confess his love to the seemingly unapproachable Serizawa Kaho. Yet, on the night before, he has a run-in with a strange girl - an encounter which propels him into the future. There, he learns that not only has Kaho-chan become his girlfriend, but she has also died in a tragic accident. Returning to his own time, Koutarou sets out to change the future and save his love. (Source: ANN)
Type

OVA

Episodes

2

Ep.Length

30 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Aired

2004-05-21

Super Robot Taisen OG: The Inspector

(Super Robot Wars OG: The Inspector)

7.03

Description:

With many of its central personnel lost in the war, the Earth Federation Government is forced to rebuild, and Brian Midcrid, president of the Unified Colonies, takes the position of its president. During an emergency session of the Federation Diet, he publicly acknowledges the existence of extraterrestrials, and reveals the events of the L5 campaign to the masses in what will later come to be called the "Tokyo Declaration." He goes on to state that these aliens pose a serious threat to humanity. (Source: Crunchyroll)
Type

TV

Episodes

26

Ep.Length

23 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Aired

2010-10-02

Generator Gawl

6.79

Description:

Ryo, Gawl and Koji are 3 young boys who travel back into the past with only 1 objective: change history. In their time they discover that their country, Kubere, uses genetically enhanced persons called generators as a military tool. These generators are the cause for the Third War which kills most of the human population. Now Koji, Ryo and Gawl are there to change all the events. (Source: ANN)
Type

TV

Episodes

12

Ep.Length

24 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Aired

1998-10-07

Twilight Q

6.41

Description:

A Knot in Time - Reflection Mayu found a camera floating in the ocean while she was on vacation. A very unusual camera. The film, mostly intact, reveals a picture of herself with a man she has never seen before. But that is not all. The unusual part is that this camera has not been made yet... and will not be made for another two years. And soon, Mayu finds herself swinging uncontrollably back and forth through time like a pendulum... Mystery Case - File 538 A down-on-his-luck detective accepts the first case to come his way: surveillance of a man and a little girl. But who are they? And why do aeroplanes that fly over them turn into giant imperial carp? An investigator's normal methods do not apply when reality itself no longer applies... (Source: AniDB) Note: The series was meant to be a showcase for various anime directors. Unfortunately, only two parts ever got made.
Type

OVA

Episodes

2

Ep.Length

30 Min

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Aired

1987-02-28

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