Anime like Yokoyama Mitsuteru Sangokushi

Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu

Also known as Legend of the Galactic Heroes.

Studio: Kitty Film , T.P.O , K-Factory , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Sci-Fi

For decades, the Galactic Empire has been locked in an interstellar war with the Free Planets Alliance, a conflict that involves thousands of spaceships and millions of soldiers on both sides. Two new commanders enter the conflict with great hopes: Imperial Admiral Reinhard von Lohengramm and the FPA's Yang Wen-Li. As they deal with superiors and subordinates, maneuver through complicated political arrangements, plot strategies, and win battles, each will be tested, and ultimately, changed, by the reality of war.



Tags: Space Opera , Politics , War , Military , Space , Ensemble Cast , Primarily Adult Cast , Tragedy , Philosophy , Economics , Terrorism , Primarily Male Cast , Male Protagonist , Cult , Gore , Revenge , Femboy , Royal Affairs , LGBTQ+ Themes , Coming of Age , Foreign , Post-Apocalyptic , Tomboy , Heterosexual

Souten Kouro

Also known as Beyond the Heavens.

Studio: MADHOUSE , VAP
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure

Souten Kouro's story is based loosely on the events taking place in Three Kingdoms period of China during the life of the last Chancellor of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Cao Cao (155 – March 15, 220), who also serves as the main character.

The Three Kingdoms period has been a popular theme in Japanese manga for decades, but Souten Kouro differs greatly from most of the others on several points. One significant difference is its highly positive portrayal of its main character, Cao Cao, who is traditionally the antagonist in not only Japanese manga, but also most novel versions of the Three Kingdoms period, including the original 14th century version, Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong. Another significant difference from others is that the storyline primarily uses the original historical account of the era, Records of Three Kingdoms by Chen Shou, as a reference rather than the aforementioned Romance of the Three Kingdoms novel. By this, the traditional hero of Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Liu Bei, takes on relatively less importance within the story and is portrayed in a less positive light. Yet, several aspects of the story are in fact based on the novel version, including the employment of its original characters such as Diao Chan, as well as anachronistic weapons such as Guan Yu's Green Dragon Crescent Blade and Zhang Fei's Viper Blade.

A consistent theme throughout the story is Cao Cao's perpetual desire to break China and its people away from its old systems and ways of thinking and initiate a focus on pragmatism over empty ideals. This often puts him at odds with the prevalent customs and notions of Confucianism and those that support them.



Tags: War , Seinen , Military , Historical , Swordplay , Coming of Age , Anti-Hero , CGI

Sangokushi

Studio: TV Asahi
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama

A TV special animation of the Chinese historical romance that has been passed down through the ages to this day. China was the era of Eastern Han. Under the imperial court that lost power, the security of the world was disturbed, and a large group of bandits, the "Yellow Turban Party," was doing all the violence all over the country. Liu Bei Gentoku, a descendant of the Chinese king who was worried about the world, stands up with his brother-in-law, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, who also want peace on the continent. Gentoku who pays victory with secret and strange measures so as to gradually cut down a group of mighty enemies, the Yellow Turban Party. Hero of Time ...

(Translated source: allcinema>

Tags: Historical , Wuxia

Kingdom

Also known as Kingdom.

Studio: Studio Pierrot , Funimation , NHK , Sogo Vision
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama

When low-born servant boys Piao and Xin set out to become the world’s greatest war generals, they quickly find themselves caught up in a violent struggle between two noblemen plotting to overthrow the King. After Piao is killed protecting the rightful ruler of the kingdom of Qin, Xin sets out on a campaign for revenge that leads him straight into the fire of war.

Now, with a target on his back and an army of enemies standing in his way, it will be up to a boy with no name and a young king without a throne to return order to their war-torn country in this historical action-drama based on the Tezuka Award-winning manga, Kingdom.



Note: The first episode aired with a runtime of 50 minutes as opposed to the standard 25 minute runtime.

Tags: War , Military , CGI , Historical , Foreign , Primarily Male Cast , Swordplay , Politics , Coming of Age , Male Protagonist , Ancient China , Seinen