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VINLAND SAGA

Also known as Vinland Saga.

Studio: WIT STUDIO , Twin Engine , Kodansha , Production I.G , Dentsu
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama

Thorfinn is son to one of the Vikings' greatest warriors, but when his father is killed in battle by the mercenary leader Askeladd, he swears to have his revenge. Thorfinn joins Askeladd's band in order to challenge him to a duel, and ends up caught in the middle of a war for the crown of England.



Tags: Vikings , Revenge , Foreign , Historical , War , Male Protagonist , Philosophy , Coming of Age , Tragedy , Seinen , Primarily Male Cast , Anti-Hero , Military , Politics , Swordplay , Primarily Adult Cast , Medieval , Travel , Gore , Survival , Ships , Conspiracy , Slavery , Time Skip , Pirates , Language Barrier , Orphan , Spearplay , Religion , Snowscape , CGI , Archery , Heterosexual , Cult , Nudity

Kenpuu Denki Berserk

Also known as Berserk.

Studio: OLM , VAP , Media Blasters , NYAV Post , Nippon Television Network , Hakusensha
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Horror , Supernatural

Set during a time that very much resembles Europe during the Middle Ages, Berserk is a story of revenge set in the castle town of Midland. Recently, the town has seen the rise of a wicked king, who uses demonic minions to control and victimise his subjects.

However, when a lone soldier enters the town calling himself the Black Swordsman and armed to the teeth, many sense that the king's days of unchecked oppression are over. Soon, the Black Swordsman is plying his trade by hunting down the king's evil servants, giving no quarter, and preparing to exact his vengeance on the king.



Tags: Tragedy , Seinen , Swordplay , Cosmic Horror , War , Male Protagonist , Gore , Anti-Hero , Found Family , Military , Primarily Adult Cast , Philosophy , Torture , Demons , Revenge , Politics , Medieval , Heterosexual , Love Triangle , Primarily Male Cast , Coming of Age , Travel , Tsundere , Class Struggle , Curses , Archery , Fugitive , Nudity , Tomboy , Tanned Skin , Skeleton , Survival

VINLAND SAGA SEASON 2

Also known as Vinland Saga Season 2.

Studio: Twin Engine , MAPPA , Dentsu , Kodansha
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama

The second season of Vinland Saga.

After his father's death and the destruction of his village at the hands of English raiders, Einar wishes for a peaceful life with his family on their newly rebuilt farms. However, fate has other plans: his village is invaded once again. Einar watches helplessly as the marauding Danes burn his lands and slaughter his family. The invaders capture Einar and take him back to Denmark as a slave.

Einar clings to his mother's final words to survive. He is purchased by Ketil, a kind slave owner and landlord who promises that Einar can regain his freedom in return for working in the fields. Soon, Einar encounters his new partner in farm cultivation—Thorfinn, a dejected and melancholic slave. As Einar and Thorfinn work together toward their freedom, they are haunted by both sins of the past and the ploys of the present. Yet they carry on, grasping for a glimmer of hope, redemption, and peace in a world that is nothing but unjust and unforgiving.



Tags: Rehabilitation , Seinen , Slavery , Tragedy , Vikings , Philosophy , Male Protagonist , Historical , Coming of Age , War , Agriculture , Primarily Adult Cast , Foreign , Rural , Primarily Male Cast , Time Skip , Religion , Medieval , Swordplay , Gore , Politics , Heterosexual , Lost Civilization , Mythology , Travel , Wrestling , Pregnancy , Yandere , Rotoscoping

Arslan Senki (TV)

Also known as The Heroic Legend of Arslan.

Studio: LIDENFILMS , SANZIGEN , Magic Capsule , NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Fantasy

The manga’s story: In the prosperous kingdom of Pars lies the Royal Capital of Ecbatana, a city of splendor and wonder, ruled by the undefeated and fearsome King Andragoras. Arslan is the young and curious prince of Pars who, despite his best efforts, doesn't seem to have what it takes to be a proper king like his father.

At the age of 14, Arslan goes to his first battle and loses everything as the blood-soaked mist of war gives way to scorching flames, bringing him to face the demise of his once glorious kingdom. However, it is Arslan's destiny to be a ruler, and despite the trials that face him, he must now embark on a journey to reclaim his fallen kingdom.



Tags: Military , War , Politics , Royal Affairs , Swordplay , Historical , Shounen , Male Protagonist , Slavery , Foreign , Tomboy , Ensemble Cast , Spearplay , Orphan , Found Family , Primarily Male Cast , Desert , Crossdressing , Primarily Adult Cast , Magic

Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan (2023)

Also known as Rurouni Kenshin (2023).

Studio: LIDENFILMS , Aniplex , Shueisha , Fuji TV , Dentsu , Animax Broadcast Japan
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Romance

Re-adaptation of the main manga series.

One hundred and forty years ago in Kyoto, with the coming of the American "Black Ships," there arose a warrior who, felling men with his bloodstained blade, gained the name Hitokiri, manslayer! His killer blade helped close the turbulent Bakumatsu era and slashed open the progressive age known as Meiji. Then he vanished, and with the flow of years, became legend.



Tags: Swordplay , Historical , Samurai , Male Protagonist , Martial Arts , Shounen , Found Family , Assassins , Age Gap , Heterosexual , Rural , Travel , Drugs

Nige Jouzu no Wakagimi

Also known as The Elusive Samurai.

Studio: CloverWorks , Aniplex , Shueisha , TOKYO MX , BS11 , CloverWorks
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Supernatural

In the year 1333, the Kamakura shogunate government comes crumbling down. A trusted vassal, Ashikaga Takauji, betrays the shogunate and organizes a rebellion. Houjou Tokiyuki, the rightful heir, escapes the massacre with a Shinto priest named Suwa Yorishige to Kamakura. On the run and fighting to stay alive, Tokiyuki sets in motion his plan to reclaim his birthright.



Tags: Historical , War , Samurai , Swordplay , Male Protagonist , Tragedy , Fugitive , Primarily Child Cast , Revenge , Demons , Urban Fantasy , Gore , Shounen , Surreal Comedy , Anachronism , Philosophy , Suicide , Gods , Archery , Religion , Ninja , CGI , Primarily Male Cast , Spearplay , Shrine Maiden , Magic

Shoukoku no Altair

Also known as Altair: A Record of Battles.

Studio: MAPPA , Aniplex , Kodansha
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Fantasy

For generations the Türkiye Devleti and the Balt-Rhein Empire have stood in stern opposition to each other. Then one night, when an imperial minister is found assassinated, the two nations are plunged into a potentially explosive situation. As the generals of Turkiye's council cry for war, Mahmut comes to discover the devious truth behind the assassination. Thus the young pasha's battle for his country, peace, and trust in his fellow man begins!



Tags: War , Politics , Shounen , Economics , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Orphan , Work , Travel , Military , Foreign , Tanned Skin , Villainess , Outdoor Activities , Animals , Historical , Primarily Male Cast , Archery , Espionage , Swordplay , Coming of Age , Crossdressing , Maids , Ojou-sama , Pirates , Twins , Prison , Guns , Martial Arts , Spearplay , Revenge , Shogi , Adoption , Marriage , Slavery , Assassins , LGBTQ+ Themes

Berserk: Ougon Jidai-hen - MEMORIAL EDITION

Also known as Berserk: The Golden Age Arc - Memorial Edition.

Studio: Studio 4°C , Aniplex , Hakusensha , VAP , Beyond C. , KDDI , Movic , Yahoo! Japan , Good Smile Company , Rialto Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Horror , Supernatural

Kentaro Miura's legendary series returns in Berserk: The Golden Age Arc - Memorial Edition.

The lone mercenary Guts travels a land where a century-old war is raging. His ferocity and skill in battle attract the attention of Griffith, the leader of a group of mercenaries called the Band of the Hawk. Guts becomes Griffith’s closest ally and confidant, but despite all their victories, Guts begins to question why he fights for another man’s dream of ruling his own kingdom. Unknown to Guts, Griffith’s unyielding ambition is about to bestow a horrible fate on them both.



Note: This is a TV broadcast of the Golden Age film trilogy, with hundreds of new cuts including the "Bonfire of Dreams" scene and new music by Susumu Hirasawa and Shiro Sagisu.

Tags: Demons , Seinen , War , Swordplay , Gore , Tragedy , Male Protagonist , Military , Primarily Male Cast , Philosophy , Medieval , Politics , Primarily Adult Cast , CGI , Anti-Hero , Heterosexual , Travel , Nudity , Tomboy

Sengoku BASARA

Also known as Sengoku Basara: Samurai Kings.

Studio: Production I.G , Funimation
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy

Sengoku Basara drops you directly into the burning battlefields of feudal Japan, where rival warlords hack and slash their way to total domination. Each conqueror wields a special attack that boosts their powers of devastation, and each commands a horde of relentless warriors. But when a supreme evil - the Demon Lord - threatens the land, these fierce generals launch a co-op campaign of annihilation and build an army of armies to obliterate their common foe.

As the front line grows crowded with gun-toting, mechanized samurai and mystical ninja, some will say that war is hell - but Sengoku Basara proves it can also be kick ass.



Tags: Swordplay , Historical , Primarily Male Cast , Samurai , Super Power , War , Anachronism , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Heterosexual

Golden Kamuy

Also known as Golden Kamuy.

Studio: Geno Studio , Funimation , Good Smile Company , Twin Engine , TOKYO MX , JR Higashi Nihon Kikaku , Sammy , NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy

In the early twentieth century, Russo-Japanese War veteran Saichi “Immortal” Sugimoto scratches out a meager existence during the postwar gold rush in the wilderness of Hokkaido. When he stumbles across a map to a fortune in hidden Ainu gold, he sets off on a treacherous quest to find it. But Sugimoto is not the only interested party, and everyone who knows about the gold will kill to possess it! Faced with the harsh conditions of the northern wilderness, ruthless criminals and rogue Japanese soldiers, Sugimoto will need all his skills and luck—and the help of an Ainu girl named Asirpa—to survive.



Tags: Historical , Outdoor Activities , Seinen , Survival , Military , Ensemble Cast , Snowscape , Primarily Adult Cast , Food , Guns , War , Primarily Male Cast , Gore , Educational , Anti-Hero , Indigenous Cultures , Assassins , Male Protagonist , Gender Bending , Crime , Body Horror , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , LGBTQ+ Themes , Episodic , CGI , Archery , Torture , Twins , Transgender , Medicine , Oiran