Top 8 Anime Like Sword for Truth (Shuranosuke Zanmaken: Shikamamon no Otoko) [2024 List]

Shuranosuke Zanmaken: Shikamamon no Otoko

Shurannosuke Sakaki is a masterless samurai with a razor-sharp katana and a cold-hearted personality. Whenever you see the mark of two crossed scythes on his back, death is sure to follow. Because of his exceptional swordsmanship, Shurannosuke is hired by the Nakura Clan to rescue Princess Mayu from the Seki Ninja. In this mission, he must use his full potential to survive the Seki Ninja's notorious henchmen.

Sword for Truth has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: 修羅之介斬魔劍 死鎌紋の男, Shuranosuke Zanmaken: Shikamamon no Otoko

Genres: Earth , Tokugawa Period , Swordplay , Thriller , Past , Action , Japan , Asia , Violence , Samurai , Historical

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8. Hametsu no Mars

Hametsu no Mars

Several months after a probe returning from Mars burns up during reentry, strange creatures dubbed "Ancients" begin to appear throughout Tokyo. Aggressive and dangerous, they cannot be killed with ordinary weapons. As scientists struggle to find the cause of their sudden appearance, the monsters wreak havoc across the world.
Humanity finds hope in the form of the MARS suit—a new weapon developed to take down these enemies. The suit, however, can only be worn by those with specific DNA. Enter Takeru Hinata, an ordinary teen with a troubled past and one of the few capable of piloting the only weapon against the Ancients. With the help of the AAST, a special police force established to defeat the dangerous creatures, the young man battles against demons both personal and global whilst trying to discover the true nature of Earth's new aggressors.

Mars of Destruction has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: 破滅のマルス, Hametsu no Mars

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7. Karakuri no Kimi

Karakuri no Kimi

Princess Rangiku lost her entire family to Lord Karimata, who invaded her home seeking her father's life work, puppets with unique capabilities. As her duty, Rangiku sets out with three of her father's greatest puppet warriors to seek revenge. She can manipulate these to battle the strongest of warriors, however manipulating the puppets leaves her own self vulnerable to direct attacks, so she seeks a ninja warrior named Manajiri to aid and protect her in her quest.

Puppet Princess has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: からくりの君, The Clockwork Ones

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6. Amon Saga

Amon Saga

Set in a world of fantasy and adventure, Amon is a young warrior embarking on a quest to avenge the death of his mother. When the hunt leads him ultimately to the kingdom of Valhiss, Amon enlists in the ranks of the Emperor's army in order to gain an opportunity to exact his revenge. However, a chance encounter with the Princess Lichia, being held captive by the Emperor in an effort to ransom a map away from his main rival, King Darai-Sem, Amon must decide whether to follow his path of revenge or to help rescue the Princess in an effort to save a lost kingdom.

Amon Saga has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: アモン・サーガ, Amon Saga

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5. Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan - Ishinshishi e no Chinkonka

Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan - Ishinshishi e no Chinkonka

The war against the Tokugawa Shogunate ended years ago. But there are some who are not happy with the outcome. Shigure Takimi watched his friends and family get slashed down in the name of freedom and prosperity. Now he and a band of desperate rebels have sworn to settle one final score. Only one man stands in their way: Kenshin Himura. But when Shigure discovers Kenshin's true identity as the Hitokiri Battousai, his fight becomes a personal vendetta.

Samurai X: The Motion Picture has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: るろうに剣心 -明治剣客浪漫譚- 維新志士への鎮魂歌, Rurouni Kenshin: Ishinshishi e no Requiem , Kenshin - Samurai X , Rurouni Kenshin Movie , Rurouni Kenshin - Requiem for the Restoration Royalists , Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan - Ishinshishi e no Requiem

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4. Soukihei MD Geist

Soukihei MD Geist

In the distant future, mankind has colonized other planets in the universe. While many planets lived in peace, the planet Jerra has been ravaged by decades of war. Geist is an M.D.S. (Most Dangerous Soldier), an enhanced human with unsurpassed combat capabilities and an insatiable lust for battle. Because of his uncontrollable nature, Geist is cryogenically frozen and locked in a satellite. Several years later, the satellite crashes and Geist wakes up from his sleep to engage in another war. This time, to help the army stop the planet's central computer from activating a doomsday device that will lead to total annihilation of all life on Jerra.

Soukihei MD Geist has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: 装鬼兵MDガイスト, M.D. Geist, Most Dangerous Geist

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3. Jigen Sengokushi: Kuro no Shishi - Jinnai-hen

Jigen Sengokushi: Kuro no Shishi - Jinnai-hen

The year is 1580. Using an army of soldiers equipped with sophisticated weaponry, Nobunaga Oda is on the verge of ruling Japan with an iron fist. One of his enforcers is Ginnai Doma - a fallen samurai reborn into an indestructible killing machine. As Ginnai continues his killing spree on ninjas and those who oppose Nobunaga's rule, Shishimaru of the Iga Ninja - going against the Koga Ninja's plans - pursues a one-man vendetta to avenge the deaths of his comrades and kill the immortal warrior.

Black Lion has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: 時元戦国史 黒の獅士 陣内篇, Kuro no Shishi, Jigen Sengoku Shi Kuro no Shishi Jinnai Hen

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2. Akikan!

Akikan!

Hobbies are often a great way of meeting new people, but how could Kakeru Diachi, who collects rare juice cans, have ever suspected that he'd meet a fascinating new girl when he attempted to DRINK her? Naming her Melon, because she's got great melon... soda, Kakeru quickly learns that she's an Akikan—a beautiful girl who's also a special can created to fight other Akikans in a strange experiment to determine what kind of container is better: steel or aluminum!
Will becoming involved in this ridiculously twisted research project gone amuck complicate Kakeru's life incredibly? Of course it will, but because Melon's steel body needs carbon dioxide to breathe, he's now stuck with her since she's too CO2 dependent! And when his wealthy, attractive, best childhood friend Najimi gets HER own aluminum Akikan, the trouble really begins!

Akikan! has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: アキカン!, Empty Can!

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1. Juubee Ninpuuchou

Juubee Ninpuuchou

Jubei Kibagami wanders feudal Japan as an itinerant swordsman-for-hire. After a past betrayal left him masterless, he has no more patience for warring political factions and their schemes. Unfortunately, both past and political intrigue collide when he meets and saves a female ninja named Kagero from a man with the ability to make his body as hard as stone.
The sole survivor of a ninja clan, Kagero continues her team's last mission: investigate a mysterious plague that wiped out an entire village. Jubei wants nothing to do with this, but the stone-like man's allies, a group of ninja with supernatural powers known as the Devils of Kimon, make that option difficult. To make matters worse, a government spy poisons Jubei, promising him an antidote if he can unravel the true intentions of the Devils of Kimon and their connection to the plague. The trail leads to shadow leaders, a plot to overthrow the government, and a man that Jubei thought he would never see again.

Ninja Scroll has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: 獣兵衛忍風帖, Wind Ninja Chronicles, Juubei Ninpucho

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