Anime like Dororo (Pilot)

Akadou Suzunosuke

Studio: Tokyo Movie Shinsha , Fuji TV
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure

Tags: Historical , Samurai

Sabu to Ichi Torimono Hikae

Also known as Sabu & Ichi's Arrest Warrant.

Studio: Toei Animation , Mushi Production , Mainichi Broadcasting System , Studio Zero
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama

The series follows the adventures of Sabu, a young Edo bakufu investigator traveling with the blind master swordsman Ichi. In their travels, they assist the common people in solving mysteries and righting wrongs (usually committed by bandits or corrupt officials). Sabu is engaged to Midori, the daughter of his boss, who works as a police officer for the Tokugawa shogunate.



Tags: Achromatic , Seinen , Swordplay , Historical , Male Protagonist

Ashita no Joe Pilots

Studio: Mushi Production , Jaggard
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Sports

Pilot films for Ashita no Joe, released as bonus material on the series' DVD box.

Aoyama-hen (prod. 1969/11/06)
Rikiishi-hen (prod. 1969/12/22)

Tags: Shounen , Male Protagonist , Boxing , Delinquents , Rehabilitation , Primarily Male Cast , Achronological Order , Crime , Yakuza , Ojou-sama , Primarily Teen Cast

Dororo

Also known as Dororo.

Studio: MAPPA , Twin Engine , Tezuka Productions , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Supernatural

Dororo, a young orphan thief, meets Hyakkimaru, a powerful ronin. Hyakkimaru's father, a greedy feudal lord, had made a pact with 12 demons, offering his yet-unborn son's body parts in exchange for great power. Thus, Hyakkimaru - who was born without arms, legs, eyes, ears, a nose or a mouth - was abandoned in a river as a baby. Rescued and raised by Dr. Honma, who equips him with artificial limbs and teaches him sword-fighting techniques, Hyakkimaru discovers that each time he slays a demon, a piece of his body is restored. Now, he roams the war-torn countryside in search of demons.

Tags: Demons , Revenge , Disability , Tragedy , Swordplay , Samurai , Estranged Family , Youkai , Anti-Hero , Orphan , War , Male Protagonist , Crossdressing , Historical , Rural , Travel , Urban Fantasy , Gore , Philosophy , Episodic , Female Protagonist , Body Horror , Tomboy , Kuudere , Shounen , Primarily Male Cast , Primarily Adult Cast , Ghost , Cannibalism , Heterosexual , Prostitution

Masamune Datenicle

Studio: Gaina
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Supernatural

The coming-of-age battle story will center on the famous 17th-century Japanese warlord Date Masamune when he was young. The Date clan took its name from the Date region of the former Mutsu province, which comprises part of the modern-day city of Date.

The anime will be the first in the city's "Kirari na Wonder Project" (Twinkling Wonder Project), which aims to highlight tourist attractions and the appeal of the region.

Gainax's newly founded Fukushima studio will work on the anime, and will complete it at the end of March. The anime will have a private screening in April and will also screen in anime events and be posted online.



Tags: Historical , Super Power , Coming of Age

Shinshaku Sengoku Eiyuu Densetsu: Sanada Juu Yuushi The Animation

Studio: Group TAC , Kitty Film , Magic Bus
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy

In the Fifth Year of the Keicho era, the Tokugawa clan sought to solidify their control of Japan. Hidetada Tokugawa has come to the doorsteps of Ueda Castle with the intentions of having the Sanada clan open its doors to him. But the Sanada and their retainers have other plans...



Tags: Swordplay , Military , Historical

Shinshaku Sengoku Eiyuu Densetsu: Sanada Juu Yuushi

Studio: Magic Bus
Status: Finished
Genres:

In the Fifth Year of the Keicho era, the Tokugawa clan sought to solidify their control of Japan. Hidetada Tokugawa has come to the doorsteps of Ueda Castle with the intentions of having the Sanada clan open its doors to him. But the Sanada and their retainers have other plans...



Tags: Military , Historical

Ninpuu Kamui Gaiden

Studio: Tele-Cartoon Japan , Eiken , Fuji TV
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure

Kamui is a ninja from the Edo period who has decided to leave his clan. After doing so he is pursued relentlessly by the members of his former clan; who consider him to be a traitor and therefore wish to kill him. Kamui then wanders around Japan to escape from them by using his intelligence and great abilities to survive. In the course of the series Kamui begins to suffer from paranoia because of his status as a persecuted man. Kamui then started to believe that everybody wished to murder him and became distrusting of everyone he came across.



Tags: Seinen , Male Protagonist , Historical , Ninja , Fugitive , Samurai , Swordplay

Ninja Bugeichou Pilot Film

Studio: TCJ
Status: Finished
Genres: Action

An animated pilot film for Ninja Bugei-chou released to the public over three decades later on Ninpuu Kamui Gaiden DVD volume 7.

The pilot film was created in 1969 as director Nagisa Ooshima was wanting to make a TV animation to build off his controversial film from 1967. The pilot was rejected by Shirato himself (the original comic creator the film was based on) and the plan was changed to animate Ninpuu Kamui Gaiden instead, a side story to the Kamui Den manga also created by Shirato. Though with this change, Ooshima did not partake in Ninpuu Kamui Gaiden's production.

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Sengoku Musou SP: Sanada no Shou

Also known as Sengoku Musou Special: Sanada's Chapter.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action

According to the presentation, the anime will cover the Siege of Ueda Castle.

Tags: Historical , Swordplay