Anime like Ulysses: Jeanne d'Arc to Renkin no Kishi

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

Kimi to Boku no Saigo no Senjou, Aruiwa Sekai ga Hajimaru Seisen

Also known as Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World.

Studio: SILVER LINK. , Pony Canyon , Kadokawa Shoten , Funimation , ABC Animation , Kadokawa Media House , AT-X
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Fantasy , Romance

Embroiled in a hundred-year war, young Iska is sent to assassinate the Ice Calamity Witch, Aliceliese. Meant to murder each other, their initial encounter on the battleground creates doubt in their missions, but finding common ground together would make them traitors to their own countries. Though circumstances previously made them enemies, their now conflicted hearts may just make them lovers!



Tags: War , Magic , Witch , Male Protagonist , Swordplay , Female Protagonist , Politics , Heterosexual , Military , Martial Arts , Tsundere , Cyberpunk , Demons , Afterlife

DRIFTERS

Also known as DRIFTERS.

Studio: Hoods Entertainment , NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy

The story centers around Shimazu Toyohisa, the real-life samurai who fought in the pivotal Battle of Sekigahara. In his dying moments, Shimazu is transported to a world of magic with other famous warriors throughout history. These warriors are forced to fight each other in an endless battle.



Tags: Isekai , Historical , War , Male Protagonist , Samurai , Gore , Swordplay , Anachronism , Seinen , Anti-Hero , Primarily Adult Cast , Primarily Male Cast , Elf , Language Barrier , Guns , Magic , Archery , Aviation , CGI , Dragons

Taboo Tattoo

Studio: J.C. Staff
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Ecchi

The manga which this will be based off follows Justice Akazuka (nickname Seigi), a young man who is good at martial arts. Seigi rescues a homeless old man on the street one day from some thugs, and the man gives Seigi an object that imprints a tattoo on his palm. However, it is not an ordinary tattoo, but a special weapon that gives Seigi supernatural powers such as warping space-time. Seigi then meets a female American agent named Ijii, whose duty is to recover the tattoos. Seigi decides to help her and gets wrapped up in a cross-national conspiracy.



Tags: Male Protagonist , Urban Fantasy , Martial Arts , Super Power , Tragedy , Seinen , Heterosexual , Yuri

Aguu: Tensai Ningyou

Also known as Aguu: Genius Dolls.

Studio: Studio DEEN , Tencent Animation & Comics
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Supernatural

In the story, Ai is an ordinary girl, and a dancer. Her friend Machi is also a dancer, but Machi is a genius. Watching Machi's talent often makes Ai feel down. But one day, Ai finds out Machi's secret: the existence of the Aguu, palm-size entities who grant genius talent upon those who hold them. In order to save Machi, who has become a "Seamstress" who makes Aguu, Ai becomes a "Savior." The Saviors are a group of people who have fought the Seamstresses for generations.



Tags: Female Protagonist , Dancing , Super Power

Madan no Ou to Vanadis

Also known as Lord Marksman and Vanadis.

Studio: Satelight , Movic , Media Factory
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Ecchi , Fantasy , Romance

Set in Western Europe during times of war, Eleanor "Ellen" Vertalia, one of the Vanadis of Zhcted, leads the battle into Brune. There are, in fact, seven Vanadis, named for having each received a powerful weapon from the dragon to individually reign over seven territories. The power of the Vanadis invokes dread and fear from their enemies. An earl in the service of the country of Brune, a young archer by the name of Tigre, experienced the Vandis's power firsthand after being defeated on the battlefield by Ellen. However, Ellen chose to spare his life after witnessing his skills, but in exchange, he is asked to serve her.



Tags: Female Harem , Dragons , Magic , War , Archery , CGI , Male Protagonist , Foreign , Fugitive , Assassins

Junketsu no Maria

Also known as Maria the Virgin Witch.

Studio: Production I.G , Bandai Visual , Kodansha , Lantis , I Will
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Romance

The story follows Maria, the most powerful witch who lives during the Hundred Years' War in France. She despises war, so she obstructs battles with her strong magical powers. Her meddling with her succubus Artemis and incubus Priapos has caught the attention of the heavens, and so the Archangel Michael issues an edict. When Maria loses her virginity, she will also lose her magical powers. A beautiful angel named Ezekiel is supposed to watch Maria and make sure the witch does not use magic in front of people, but Maria continues to use magic anyways.



Tags: Religion , Witch , Female Protagonist , Magic , War , Gods , Philosophy , Historical , Foreign , Nudity , Rural , Succubus , Dragons , Coming of Age , Heterosexual , Angels , Cult , Seinen

Nobunaga the Fool

Studio: Satelight , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Mecha , Sci-Fi

The Western Planet and the Eastern Planet. Once upon a time, the two sides were bound by the "Dragon Pulse" spanning the heavens.
The civilization that once had prospered has now turned to a tale of dreams, as the inextinguishable flames of war tear the realm asunder. The two planets remain engulfed in endless battles.
The return of the super technology known as "sacred treasures" could revolutionize the world order, but no one knows of them but one person — a "heretical girl."
A girl from the Western Panet, Jeanne Kaguya d'Arc, saw heavenly visions of the birth of a "Star Messiah" who will save the world. She embarks on a journey to the Eastern Planet with Leonardo da Vinci, "the one who observes the world." They come across the heretic of the Eastern Planet and "the greatest fool of the day," Oda Nobunaga.



Tags: Alternate Universe , Conspiracy , Swordplay , Super Robot

Hidan no Aria

Also known as Aria the Scarlet Ammo.

Studio: J.C. Staff , Funimation , TBS
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Ecchi , Romance

Aria is a volatile girl who’s top dog in assault at a school for young mercenaries. When she discovers her classmate Kinji’s an ace, she strong-arms him into being her partner, but she isn’t the only femme fatale who wants a taste of his combat skills. His secret? He’s only a hotshot when he’s turned on! Aria gets Kinji for one mission, but he’ll end up with more than one finger on his trigger!



Tags: Tsundere , Guns , School , Urban Fantasy , Female Harem , Yandere , Swordplay , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , Kuudere , CGI

Fate/Apocrypha

Also known as Fate/Apocrypha.

Studio: A-1 Pictures , Aniplex , Aniplex of America , Half H.P Studio , Notes
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy , Supernatural

There was once a Holy Grail War waged by Mages and Heroic Spirits in a town of Fuyuki. However, one Mage took advantage of the chaos of World War II to steal a Holy Grail. Several decades have passed, and the Yggdmillennia family, who took upon the Holy Grail as its symbol, defected from the Mages' Association. Furious, the Association sent forces to deal with the Yggdmillennia, but were defeated. With the Holy Grail system changed, war at an unprecedented scale breaks out.



Tags: Battle Royale , Urban Fantasy , Mythology , War , Magic , Spearplay , Religion , Foreign , Gender Bending , Death Game , Swordplay , Ensemble Cast , Femboy , Tomboy , Vampire , Nekomimi , Kemonomimi , Tragedy , Archery , Femdom , Bondage , Boys' Love