Anime like Haguregumo

Hidamari no Ki

Studio: MADHOUSE , VAP
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama

A story set in the mid-1800's about a young doctor who has been trained in Western-style medicine and a young samurai who is trying to live up to the old traditions of his class and culture. The story is actually based upon real people - the doctor, Ryo-an, was Tezuka's great grandfather.

During the Second Year of Ansei (1855) in Edo's Koishigawa are two young men, Manjiro Ibutani and Ryoan Tezuka. Ibutani is a low-ranking samurai who is a gifted swordsman and has a straightforward and strong sense of justice. Tezuka has a more carefree attitude. He has an eye for the ladies, but he is passionate about becoming a doctor. The two opposite characters come of age during the backdrop of the turbulent end of the Tokugawa Period (1600-1868 CE).



Tags: Historical , Medicine , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Conspiracy , Pandemic , Seinen , Samurai , Coming of Age , Swordplay , Work , Time Skip , Biographical , Family Life , Nudity

RYO

Also known as RYO.

Studio: GONZO
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama

Ryo is about the son of a samurai who lost his parents during the attack of English ships on a Japanese town who is given the name Ryo and becomes the bodyguard of Ryoma Sakamoto, a man who has his own plan to fight for the country.



Ryo was one of the four films of Anime Mirai 2013 (Young Animator Training Project), a project funded by the Japanese government's Agency of Cultural Affairs in order to support training animators.

Tags: Samurai , Historical , Orphan , Primarily Male Cast , Male Protagonist , Martial Arts , Tragedy , Animals , Travel , War , Coastal , Swordplay , Guns , Ships

Gintama

Also known as Gintama.

Studio: Sunrise , TV Tokyo , Aniplex , Dentsu , Trinity Sound , Audio Highs , Miracle Robo
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Sci-Fi

Life isn't easy in feudal Japan... especially since the aliens landed and conquered everything! Oh sure, the new health care is great, but the public ban on the use of swords has left a lot of defeated samurai with a difficult decision to make concerning their future career paths! This is especially true if, as in the case of Gintoki Sakata, they're not particularly inclined towards holding a day job, which is why Gintoki's opted for the freelance route, taking any job that's offered to him as long as the financial remuneration sounds right. Unfortunately, in a brave new world filled with stray bug-eyed monsters, upwardly mobile Yakuza and overly ambitious E.T. entrepreneurs, those jobs usually don't pay as well as they should for the pain, suffering and indignities endured!



Tags: Parody , Ensemble Cast , Samurai , Found Family , Meta , Slapstick , Male Protagonist , Surreal Comedy , Anachronism , Aliens , Episodic , Swordplay , Shounen , Police , Terrorism , Satire , Historical , Tragedy , Primarily Adult Cast , Anthropomorphism , Space , Mopeds , Ninja , Sadism , Crime , LGBTQ+ Themes , Masochism , Homeless , Gore , Robots , Oiran , Mafia , Crossdressing , Ghost , Nekomimi , Boxing , Yakuza , Fishing , Pirates , Educational , Dissociative Identities , CGI , Kuudere , Body Swapping , Death Game , Philosophy , Unrequited Love , Female Harem

Kumo no You ni Kaze no You ni

Also known as Like the Clouds, Like the Wind.

Studio: Studio Pierrot , Yomiko Advertising , Discotek
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Romance

The country of Sokan is in turmoil. Following the death of the Emperor, a power struggle over the line of succession ensues. To cement the crown prince's rule, he must find a suitable bride. And so, the hunt for a new empress begins!

Ginga is a straightforward, lively country girl who joins the competition for the emperor's hand. Her earnest innocence shocks and reinvigorates the denizens of the palace. But can one girl's optimistic spirit help to save a kingdom facing threats both from within and without?



Tags: Female Protagonist , Historical , Tragedy , War , Politics , Heterosexual , Mahjong , Suicide , Guns , Swordplay , Espionage , Age Gap , Time Skip , Rural , Assassins , Slapstick , School , Urban , Ojou-sama