Anime like Kingdom 5th Season

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

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 , Royal Affairs , Politics , Swordplay , Philosophy , Historical , Shounen , Male Protagonist , Slavery , Foreign , Ensemble Cast , Spearplay , Orphan , Found Family , Desert , Primarily Male Cast , Tomboy , Crossdressing , Primarily Adult Cast , Magic , Archery

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

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 , Ghost

CLAYMORE

Also known as Claymore.

Studio: MADHOUSE , VAP , Funimation , Avex Entertainment , Nippon Television Network
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy , Horror

A brutal scourge stalks the land. Yoma, monsters driven by a hunger satisfied by only one quarry - Humanity. The dark breed knows but a singular foe: Claymore. Human-Yoma hybrids of extraordinary strength and cunning, the Claymores roam from skirmish to skirmish delivering salvation by the edge of a blade.

Thus begins the twisting tale of Clare, one such sister of the sword driven by pain in both victory and defeat. A child silent and suffering hidden in her past, Clare's march toward vengeance unfolds along a path marked by violence, solitude and scorn. In a land where even the predator is prey, the haunted hearts of hunter and hunted alike wear the scars of the age.



Tags: Medieval , Swordplay , Female Protagonist , Revenge , Tragedy , Primarily Female Cast , Fugitive , Gore , Demons , Kuudere , Primarily Adult Cast , Orphan , Super Power , Monster Girl , Travel , Body Horror , Tomboy , Shapeshifting , Nudity , Cannibalism , Shounen , Rural , Torture , Snowscape , Desert , Urban , Human Experimentation

Akatsuki no Yona

Also known as Yona of the Dawn.

Studio: Studio Pierrot , TOKYO MX , Docomo Anime Store , Hakusensha , VAP , Marvelous , AT-X , Age Global Networks , TOP-INSIGHT , Delfi Sound
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Drama , Fantasy , Romance

Since Yona is the only princess of a grand kingdom, she has been raised with great care by her doting father and protected by her childhood friend/guard Hak and others. However, her fate changes on her 16th birthday, when her beloved cousin Soo-won murders her father to claim the throne. She flees the castle to Hak's hometown and begins her new life.



Tags: Female Protagonist , Shoujo , Dragons , Ensemble Cast , Fugitive , Royal Affairs , Travel , Mythology , Primarily Male Cast , Coming of Age , Historical , Politics , Revenge , Reincarnation , Ancient China , Tragedy , Found Family , Primarily Adult Cast , Orphan , Male Harem , Heterosexual , Archery , Swordplay , Kingdom Management , Female Harem , Foreign , Gods , Pirates , Crossdressing