Anime like Manga Mitokoumon

Kimetsu no Yaiba

Also known as Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba.

Studio: ufotable , Aniplex , Shueisha , Aniplex of America , Madman Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Supernatural

It is the Taisho Period in Japan. Tanjiro, a kindhearted boy who sells charcoal for a living, finds his family slaughtered by a demon. To make matters worse, his younger sister Nezuko, the sole survivor, has been transformed into a demon herself. Though devastated by this grim reality, Tanjiro resolves to become a “demon slayer” so that he can turn his sister back into a human, and kill the demon that massacred his family.



Tags: Demons , Shounen , Swordplay , Male Protagonist , Tragedy , Primarily Teen Cast , Monster Girl , Travel , Revenge , Orphan , CGI , Gore , Primarily Male Cast , Mythology , Rural , Slapstick , Historical , Rotoscoping , Super Power , Body Horror , Curses , Chibi , Time Skip , Snowscape , Food , Animals

Oi! Ryouma

Also known as Rainbow Samurai.

Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Sports

In the middle of the 19th century, Japan was still closed off from the outside world. There were just the beginning signs of reformation in the long regime of Shogun Tokugawa.

In the remote countryside, on the island of Shikoko, a young boy named Ryoma is growing up in a lower-class Samurai family. A decade later, he is to become on of the leading figures to topple the Shogun's reign and open Japan to the western world.

Our story begins with Ryoma, a dreaming kid of seven years. Ryoma is an honest and tenderd-hearted boy who hates any sort of violence and brutality. He is so sensitive, and a bit naive, that he often cries from pity when he sees even the simples act of violence such as another kid trampling a tiny insect. The kids and even his family call him a "cry baby". However, he is not a coward -- not a "chicken" at all. His distress comes from a desire to prevent unreasonable acts and the wrong doings in life.

His older sister is the only person who understands his depth. She recognizes that her brother is gifted with a special talent and she does her best to protect him and cheer him up.



Tags: Coming of Age , Tragedy , Samurai , Historical , Swordplay , Family Life , Language Barrier , Seinen

Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan

Also known as Rurouni Kenshin.

Studio: Studio Gallop , Studio DEEN , SME Visual Works , Fuji TV , Media Blasters , Aniplex of America
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Drama , Romance

Himura Kenshin is a vagabond with a dark past and sunny disposition. Not a ronin but a rurouni, he was never a samurai, but an assassin of utmost skill in the Meiji restoration, who in the turning point of the war simply walked away. His travels lead him to Tokyo in the 11th year of the Meiji era, where he befriends a female Kendo master, a former thief, a brawler and a doctor all with their own secrets. Together they fight off the enemies surfacing from the dark past that Kenshin cannot escape.



Tags: Swordplay , Martial Arts , Samurai , Historical , Heterosexual , Shounen , Male Protagonist , Cultivation , Tsundere , Politics , Travel , Conspiracy , Rehabilitation

Anmitsu-hime

Also known as Princess Anmitsu.

Studio: Studio Pierrot , Fujipacific Music
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy

At age 16, a tomboy princess, Princess Anmitsu, has no love interest in her life and worries her parents. Despite their concern, Anmitsu runs away from the castle to venture into the commoners' life. During her daring adventure, she befriends a group of children who make a living by pick-pocketing. At the same time, she finally meets her prince charming Senbei, the leader of the group. However, she soon finds herself in an awkward position when she learns of the children's new plot: they are planning to steal the treasures from her own castle. Will she be able to put a stop to it without revealing her true identity?

Tags: Shoujo , Tomboy , Historical , Family Life

Shounen Tokugawa Ieyasu

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama

A historical tale of the early life of Tokugawa Ieyasu, who would eventually become shogun and establish the Edo Period in Japan.



Tags: Historical , Shounen , Biographical

Kazemakase Tsukikage Ran

Also known as Carried by the Wind: Tsukikage Ran.

Studio: MADHOUSE , Bandai Visual , Bandai Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy

In the Edo or Tokugawa period (1600-1868), Ran, a female wandering samurai whose skill with the katana is only matched by her taste for sake (rice wine), is joined by a chinese martial artist who calls herself Lady Meow of the Iron Cat Fist. Tsukikage Ran has individual episodes that are just short stories of their adventures.

Tags: Historical , Rural , Episodic , Samurai , Female Protagonist , Martial Arts , Swordplay

Mushibugyou

Also known as Mushibugyo.

Studio: Seven Arcs
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Ecchi , Fantasy

The action story is set in Edo-era Tokyo in the early 1700s. The eighth shogun Tokugawa Yoshimune ordered boxes to be installed so commoners can submit their thoughts. After hearing their voices, the shogun creates a new magistrate unit—Mushibugyou—to protect the people in the heart of the city. Each member is a specialist with unique fighting skills.



Tags: Martial Arts , Shounen , Swordplay , Historical , Female Harem , LGBTQ+ Themes , Super Power , Demons

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

Akadou Suzunosuke

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

Tags: Historical , Samurai

Ore wa Chokkaku

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy

Tags: Historical , Samurai