A pseudo-historical movie that follows a modern day elementary schooler as he's tossed back into time to observe Aterui--a real leader of the Ainu (indigenous Japanese) who fights against the Imperial Court.
Aterui has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: アテルイ, Aterui
Genres: Heian Period , Japan , Past , Historical , Action , Fantasy
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Top 5 Anime Like Aterui [2024 List]
5. Anju to Zushioumaru
After their father quarrels with local military men, Anju and Zushio are forced to flee, but they are captured and sold into slavery. When their mother dies, they are sold to Sansho the Bailiff, a cruel man who subjects them to hideous torments.
While Anju falls into a lake and is transformed into a swan, Zushio escapes and after being adopted to a nobleman grows to a young man. He will then fight to defeat the evil Dayu and free all the slaves.
Anju to Zushioumaru has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: 安寿と厨子王丸, Anju to Zushiou Maru, Anju and Zushiomaru, The Littlest Warrior, The Orphan Brother
4. Genji Monogatari
Based on the literary work of Shikibu Murasaki, The Tale of Genji is a story of the Emperor`s second son born by a courtier. Made a commoner, he served as a retainer to the court.
Genji Monogatari has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: 源氏物語, The Tale of Genji, Murasaki Shikibu's Tale of Genji
3. Genji Monogatari Sennenki
Born from a much loved, but lowly ranked concubine, Genji Hikaru is called the Shining Prince and is the beloved second son of the Emperor. Although he cannot be an heir to the throne of his father, Genji spends his life surrounded by every pleasure and love. And yet, his one longing in love is something that even the power of an Emperor can never give him.
Millennium Old Journal: Tale of Genji has finished airing and it has 11 Episodes. It is also Known as: 源氏物語千年紀Genji, Genji Monogatari Sennenki Genji, The Tale of Genji
2. Shounen Onmyouji
Masahiro is the grandson of the great onmyouji, Abe no Seimei. However, he lost his sixth sense that enables him to see supernatural beings, which is very important for an onmyouji. Thus, he is left with no choice but to try and pick a different career. But one day, a strange mononoke appears, which he names Mokkun, who shows him his true potential powers after fighting a demon. With the assistance of Mokkun, his quest to become the greatest onmyouji begins.
Shonen Onmyoji has finished airing and it has 26 Episodes. It is also Known as: 少年陰陽師, The Young Spirit Master, Teenager Onmyoji, Shonen Onmyouji
1. Kurozuka
Adaptation of Takashi Noguchi's manga, which itself adapts Baku Yumemakura's supernatural romance novel.
The original novel is about a 12th-century man named Minamoto no Yoshitsune (Kurou). Kurou flees into the mountains after losing to his brother Minamoto no Yoritomo, the first Shogun to rule all of Japan. History records that he committed suicide, but instead, Kurou meets a strange, beautiful woman named Kuromitsu in her mountain hermitage. Eventually, Kurou falls in love with Kuromitsu, but then realizes she conceals a dark secret. He learns that he is unable to die and continues to live for a thousand years as Japan evolves into a future society.
Kurozuka has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: 黒塚, Black Tomb
