Top 5 Anime Like Thousand Autumns (Qian Qiu) [2026 List]

Qian Qiu

"Yan Wushi had walked a path full of blood and corpses. He did not believe in the good nature of humanity. Even more so, he did not believe that there could be someone with great kindness and sense of justice, who would be so considerate of others without asking anything in return. One day, Shen Qiao, who was the sect leader of Mount Xuandu, the number one Daoist sect under the heavens, was challenged to a duel but somehow fell off the cliff. Yan Wushi happened to pass by down there. Seeing Shen Qiao who was seriously injured to the point of dying, he suddenly came up with a perfect idea… After thousands of autumns, who could stay eternal?"

Thousand Autumns has finished airing and it has 16 Episodes. It is also Known as: Qian Qiu

Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Historical , Martial Arts

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5. Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan

Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan

In the final years of the Bakumatsu era lived a legendary assassin known as Hitokiri Battousai. Feared as a merciless killer, he was unmatched throughout the country, but mysteriously disappeared at the peak of the Japanese Revolution. It has been ten peaceful years since then, but the very mention of Battousai still strikes terror into the hearts of war veterans.Unbeknownst to them, Battousai has abandoned his bloodstained lifestyle in an effort to repent for his sins, now living as Kenshin Himura, a wandering swordsman with a cheerful attitude and a strong will. Vowing never to kill again, Kenshin dedicates himself to protecting the weak. One day, he stumbles across Kaoru Kamiya at her kendo dojo, which is being threatened by an impostor claiming to be Battousai. After receiving help from Kenshin, Kaoru allows him to stay at the dojo, and so the former assassin temporarily ceases his travels.Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan tells the story of Kenshin as he strives to save those in need of saving. However, as enemies from both past and present begin to emerge, will the reformed killer be able to uphold his new ideals?

Rurouni Kenshin has finished airing and it has 94 Episodes. It is also Known as: るろうに剣心 -明治剣客浪漫譚-, Samurai X

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4. Katanagatari

Katanagatari

In an Edo-era Japan lush with a variety of sword-fighting styles, Shichika Yasuri practices the most unique one: Kyotouryuu, a technique in which the user's own body is wielded as a blade. The enigmatic seventh head of the Kyotouryuu school, Shichika lives quietly in exile with his sister Nanami until one day—the wildly ambitious strategist Togame barges into their lives.
Togame brazenly requests that Shichika help in her mission to collect twelve unique swords, known as the "Deviant Blades," for the shogunate. Shichika accepts, interested in the girl herself rather than petty politics, and thus sets out on a journey. Standing in their way are the fierce wielders of these legendary weapons as well as other power-hungry entities who seek to thwart Togame's objective. In order to prevail against their enemies, the duo must become an unbreakable team as they forge ahead on a path of uncertainty and peril.

Katanagatari has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: 刀語, Sword Story

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3. Avatar: The Last Airbender Book 1: Water

Avatar: The Last Airbender Book 1: Water

Aang and his friends Katara and Sokka journey to the North Pole to find a Waterbending master to teach Aang and Katara. The Fire Nation is waging a seemingly endless war against the Earth Kingdom and the Water Tribes. Aang, the current Avatar, must master the four elements (Air, Water, Earth, and Fire) to end the war.

Avatar: The Last Airbender Book 1: Water has finished airing and it has 20 Episodes. It is also Known as: Avatar: The Last Airbender Book 1: Water

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2. Avatar: The Last Airbender Book 2: Earth

Avatar: The Last Airbender Book 2: Earth

Aang and his friends Katara and Sokka are on a quest to find an Earthbending teacher. After finding important information concerning the war with the Fire Nation, their journey leads to Ba Sing Se, the capital of the Earth Kingdom, where they uncover great internal government corruption.

Avatar: The Last Airbender Book 2: Earth has finished airing and it has 20 Episodes. It is also Known as: Avatar: The Last Airbender Book 2: Earth

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1. Avatar: The Last Airbender Book 3: Fire

Avatar: The Last Airbender Book 3: Fire

Third and final season focuses on Aang's quest to defeat the tyrannical Fire Lord. In the season's beginning, Aang and his friends Sokka, Katara, and Toph are traveling through the Fire Nation, conjuring a plan for invading the Fire Nation and looking for a teacher to teach Aang Firebending. Time is against our heroes as Sozin's Comet fast approaches...

Avatar: The Last Airbender Book 3: Fire has finished airing and it has 21 Episodes. It is also Known as: Avatar: The Last Airbender

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