Anime like Samurai 7

Samurai Champloo

Also known as Samurai Champloo.

Studio: Manglobe , Fuji TV
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy

Let's break it down. Mugen's a reckless sword-slinger with a style that's more b-boy than Shaolin. He's got a nasty streak that makes people want to stick a knife in his throat. Then there's Jin, a deadbeat ronin who speaks softly but carries a big blade. He runs game old-school style, but he can make your blood spray with the quickness. When these roughnecks bring the ruckus, it ain't good for anybody, especially them. Enter Fuu, the ditzy waitress who springs her new friends from a deadly jam. All she wants in return is help solving a riddle from her past. She and the boys are tracking the scent, but there's 99 ways to die between them and the sunflower samurai.

Tags: Travel , Swordplay , Samurai , Rural , Historical , Orphan , Martial Arts , Anachronism , Episodic , Assassins , Primarily Adult Cast , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Anti-Hero , Prostitution , Kuudere , Tanned Skin , Politics , Drugs , Yakuza , Ninja , Religion , Heterosexual , Crossdressing , Nudity , Language Barrier , Zombie , Noir , Baseball , LGBTQ+ Themes , Indigenous Cultures

Where to watch?

Hulu

Amazon Prime Video

Mugen no Juunin: IMMORTAL

Also known as Blade of the Immortal (ONA).

Studio: LIDENFILMS
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Supernatural

New adaptation of Mugen no Juunin.

Damned to wander the Earth in an endless cycle of carnage and murder, the fallen samurai known as Manji seeks the chance to win back his mortality. To do so, he must first balance the deaths weighing against him by slaying 1000 evil souls, a task that would take even the greatest warriors a lifetime. Manji, however, has all the time in the world to kill, and his lonely quest leaves a trail of bloody bodies in his wake… until his path crosses with that of Rin, who has sworn vengeance against the murderers of her family and school, even though the cost will almost certainly be her own life.

Tags: Tragedy , Revenge , Swordplay , Samurai , Historical , Primarily Adult Cast , Gore , Seinen , Male Protagonist , Anti-Hero , Body Horror , Prison ,

Where to watch?

Amazon Prime Video

HIDIVE

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

Where to watch?

Hulu

Bilibili TV

WeTV

Yasuke

Also known as Yasuke.

Studio: MAPPA , Netflix
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Fantasy , Mecha , Sci-Fi

In a war-torn feudal Japan filled with mechs and magic, the greatest ronin never known, Yasuke, struggles to maintain a peaceful existence after a past life of violence. But when a local village becomes the center of social upheaval between warring daimyo, Yasuke must take up his sword and transport a mysterious child who is the target of dark forces and bloodthirsty warlords. The story of Yasuke, the first African samurai who actually served the legendary Oda Nobunaga, will be released to the world.

Tags: Samurai , Swordplay , Anachronism , Historical , Magic , CGI , Male Protagonist , Robots , Military , War , Gore , Body Horror , Super Power , Monster Girl , Shapeshifting , Orphan , Urban Fantasy , Martial Arts

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Kimetsu no Yaiba

Also known as Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba.

Studio: ufotable , Aniplex , Shueisha , Aniplex of America , ufotable , ufotable
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 , Monster Girl , Primarily Teen Cast , Revenge , Travel , Orphan , CGI , Gore , Primarily Male Cast , Mythology , Rural , Slapstick , Historical , Rotoscoping , Super Power , Body Horror , Curses , Chibi , Time Skip , Snowscape , Animals , Food

Where to watch?

Hulu

Netflix

Brave 10

Studio: TMS Entertainment , Media Factory , NIS America Inc. , Studio Saki Makura
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure

A young ninja named Saizo Kirigakure is trying to find meaning and direction in his life when he encounters Isanami, who is fleeing from assassins. He manages to save her life, and she then asks him to act as her bodyguard until she reaches her destination. When they arrive in the protected territory of Sanada, Saizo falls into a meeting with Sasuke Sarutobi, leader of the famed ninja group. Sanada has gathered these bold and talented ninjas together in order to bring an end to Japan's era of war. Meanwhile, Isanami's mysterious hidden power comes to light.

Tags: Swordplay , Seinen , Super Power , Historical , Ninja , Primarily Male Cast , Samurai

Where to watch?

Hulu

YouTube

Crackle

Gankutsuou

Also known as Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo.

Studio: GONZO , NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan , GDH , Funimation , Media Factory
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Sci-Fi , Supernatural , Thriller

Gankutsuou is an anime loosely based on the novel The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas. It tells the story of Albert Morcerf, a young aristocrat who happens to befriend a wealthy nobleman, The Count of Monte Cristo, through a series of bizarre events. Fascinated by the Count's charm, Albert invites him to meet his friends and family, all of whom happen to be part of the upper class society of Paris, France. Unfortunately, little does Albert realize that the Count has ulterior motives in mind.

Tags: Revenge , Classic Literature , Urban , Urban Fantasy , Tragedy , Heterosexual , Male Protagonist , Anti-Hero , Foreign , Love Triangle , Space , Anachronism , Transgender , Space Opera , LGBTQ+ Themes , CGI , Military , Vampire , Boys' Love , Bisexual , Aliens , Tanned Skin , Dissociative Identities , Incest , Crossdressing

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Seirei no Moribito

Also known as Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit.

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

Balsa’s prowess in battle is legendary, but the weight of death bears heavily on the spear-wielding mercenary’s soul. To atone, she has sworn to save 8 lives, no matter what the cost, and now only one life remains. Prince Chagum has been blessed with the power to stave off the droughts that threaten to starve and destroy his father’s empire, but he has been accused of being possessed by evil spirits, and court officials have set his own father against him. Condemned to death, he is saved by Balsa’s intervention and now, together, the two must unravel the secret of Chagum’s powers and the spirit behind them… before the armies sent to murder them can succeed!

Tags: Spearplay , Fugitive , Mythology , Female Protagonist , Historical , Found Family , Primarily Adult Cast , Swordplay , Politics , Magic , CGI , Coming of Age , Rural , Cosmic Horror , Tomboy

Where to watch?

HIDIVE

Samurai Deeper Kyou

Also known as Samurai Deeper Kyo.

Studio: Studio DEEN , Starchild Records , Media Blasters
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy

In the year 1600, during the battle of Sekigahara, warriors Kyoshiro Mibu and "Demon Eyes" Kyo - the legendary slayer of a thousand men - engaged in fierce combat. Both men disappeared when a meteor crashed in the battlegrounds. Four years later, Kyoshiro is spotted on a rural highway, acting as a traveling medicine salesman. He is captured by the female bounty hunter Yuya Shiina when she discovers that deep inside him is the dormant personality of "Demon Eyes" Kyo himself.

Tags: Historical , Samurai , Shounen

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LUPIN THE IIIRD: Chikemuri no Ishikawa Goemon

Also known as Lupin the IIIrd: Goemon's Blood Spray.

Studio: Telecom Animation Film , TMS Entertainment , Discotek
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Drama

A yakuza boss hires Goemon Ishikawa, a modern day samurai, to protect him aboard his cruise ship casino. Everything goes sideways however when a terrifyingly powerful man— the so called “Ghost of Bermuda”— shows up to put world-famous thief Lupin in the ground... right when Lupin’s trying to rob the very same ship! With his employer dead in the ensuing chaos, Goemon’s honor is at stake, and the only way to preserve it is with blood.

But this opponent is like no other, and to make things right, Goemon may need to sharpen not only his sword, but himself as well! With a little help from Lupin and Jigen, of course.

Tags: Samurai , Male Protagonist , Gore , Swordplay , Cultivation , Crime , Primarily Adult Cast , Seinen , Assassins , Mafia , Detective , Foreign , Police , Ships , Anti-Hero , Yakuza , Fugitive , Motorcycles

Where to watch?

Amazon Prime Video