Anime like Nobunaga no Shinobi

Oda Nobuna no Yabou

Also known as The Ambition of Oda Nobuna.

Studio: MADHOUSE , Pony Canyon , AT-X , Studio Gokumi , KLOCKWORX , SoftBank Creative Corp.
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Romance

The historical romantic comedy follows 17-year-old high schooler Sagara Yoshiharu who one day time-travels to the Sengoku period, where all the major Samurai lords are cute girls. Yoshiharu meets Oda Nobuna, the female counterpart of Oda Nobunaga, and begins to serve her as a substitute of Kinoshita Tokichiro, who was killed.

Tags: Historical , Isekai , Military , Primarily Female Cast , Female Harem , Samurai , Male Protagonist , Anachronism , Female Protagonist , Tsundere , War , Time Manipulation , Ninja , Alternate Universe , Kuudere , Yandere

Shoka

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

The story is set during the turbulent years of the shogunate, as dark forces try to undermine the shogun's power in Edo-era Tokyo. Shirou Sumiya is the leader of the "Way of the Paper Drawing" clan which captures the chaos of the struggles with rapid brush strokes. Sumiya is summoned to Edo, and his disciples, who have extraordinary powers in their secret drawing techniques, become part of the ensuring battles with giant drawn creatures.



Tags: Historical , Super Power , Youkai , Calligraphy , Guns

Afro Samurai

Also known as Afro Samurai.

Studio: GONZO , Dentsu , Funimation , Victor Entertainment , Pony Canyon , Fuji TV , Trilogy Future Studio
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure

After watching his father die in a duel against an unbeatable villian known only as 'Justice,' young Afro fixes his life on the study of swords and revenge. The tale of Afro Samurai is one of bloody hardship and pain. Along his solitary path of revenge for his murdered father, he sheds no tears & knows no love. Forever chased by powerful enemies in a lawless technology-speckled dystopia, he evades bullets and blade to reach his final prey: a man who will not die. But Afro will reach his quarry - even if it means painting a road of blood and brains from here to the bitter inevitable end.

Tags: Revenge , Swordplay , Gore , Samurai , Male Protagonist , Anti-Hero , Travel , Tanned Skin , Anachronism , Tragedy , Assassins , Primarily Adult Cast , Battle Royale , Philosophy , Achronological Order , Primarily Male Cast , Orphan , Ghost , Cult , Artificial Intelligence , Nudity , Guns , Alternate Universe , Martial Arts

Teekyuu

Also known as Teekyuu.

Studio: MAPPA , Earth Star Entertainment , DAX Production
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life , Sports

Teekyuu is based on a sports comedy manga of the same name featuring four high school girls who belong to a tennis club.

Tags: Surreal Comedy , Episodic , Meta , School Club , Parody , Primarily Female Cast , Tennis , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , School , Female Protagonist , Shounen

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

NARUTO

Also known as Naruto.

Studio: Studio Pierrot , TV Tokyo , Aniplex , Viz Media , Shueisha , KSS , SME Visual Works , Rakuonsha
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Drama , Fantasy , Supernatural

Naruto Uzumaki, a hyperactive and knuckle-headed ninja, lives in Konohagakure, the Hidden Leaf village. Moments prior to his birth, a huge demon known as the Kyuubi, the Nine-tailed Fox, attacked Konohagakure and wreaked havoc. In order to put an end to the Kyuubi's rampage, the leader of the village, the 4th Hokage, sacrificed his life and sealed the monstrous beast inside the newborn Naruto.

Shunned because of the presence of the Kyuubi inside him, Naruto struggles to find his place in the village. He strives to become the Hokage of Konohagakure, and he meets many friends and foes along the way.



Tags: Ninja , Shounen , Coming of Age , Male Protagonist , Found Family , Super Power , Cultivation , Revenge , Martial Arts , Orphan , Anachronism , Primarily Child Cast , Heterosexual , Ensemble Cast , Shapeshifting , Bullying , Kaiju , Slapstick , Estranged Family , Demons , Travel , School , Gender Bending , Unrequited Love , Assassins , Love Triangle

Heike Monogatari

Also known as The Heike Story.

Studio: Science SARU , Asmik Ace , Dentsu , Fuji TV , bilibili , Pony Canyon , BS Fuji
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Supernatural

A young orphan named Biwa is taken in by the powerful Taira Clan—also known as the Heike—after their leader witnesses her extraordinary psychic abilities. Unfortunately, what she predicts is a future of bloodshed, violence, and civil war. Inspired by the 12th-century epic tale Heike Monogatari.



Tags: Politics , Classic Literature , Tragedy , War , Historical , Philosophy , Military , Religion , Suicide , Ghost , Female Protagonist , Orphan , Conspiracy , Archery , Samurai , Time Skip , Tomboy , Adoption , Ships