What is this genre all about? Shows war in a negative light.
We present you the list of Anti War anime you should watch right now.
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Top 19 Anti War anime you should watch right now. [2026 List]
- 19. Mobile Suit Victory Gundam
- 18. Grave of the Fireflies
- 17. Ice
- 16. Natsufuku no Shoujo-tachi
- 15. Now and Then, Here and There
- 14. Coo: Tooi Umi kara Kita Coo
- 13. Ohoshisama no Rail
- 12. Tsushima Maru: Sayounara Okinawa
- 11. Natsu no Arashi!
- 10. Kaze wo Mita Shounen
- 9. Ushiro no Shoumen Daare
- 8. Saishuu Heiki Kanojo
- 7. Planetarian: Chiisana Hoshi no Yume
- 6. Yocchan no Biidama
- 5. Egao no Daika
- 4. Boku no Boukuugou
- 3. Bremen 4: Jigoku no Naka no Tenshi-tachi
- 2. Fumoon
- 1. Hiroshima e no Tabi
19. Mobile Suit Victory Gundam
It is Universal Century 0153. On the space colonies located at Side 2, the Zanscare Empire has come to power and it holds onto that power through liberal use of the guillotine. With its forces invading the Earth and its space fleets preparing to subjugate the other Sides, the Zanscare Empire has nothing to fear from the weakening Earth Federation. It is opposed only by the League Militaire, whose state of the art mobile suits and young pilots comprise the only real resistance movement. Now, thirteen-year-old Uso Evin has been dragged into the war by a battle near his home in Eastern Europe. As the Newtype pilot of the Victory Gundam, he fights not only to defeat the Zanscare Empire but also to find out what has become of his parents, who left him behind when they went into space.
Mobile Suit Victory Gundam has finished airing and it has 51 Episodes. It is also Known as: Kidou Senshi Victory Gundam, 機動戦士Vガンダム, Mobile Suit Victory Gundam
18. Grave of the Fireflies
In the aftermath of a World War II bombing, two orphaned children struggle to survive in the Japanese countryside. To Seita and his four-year-old sister, the helplessness and indifference of their countrymen is even more painful than the enemy raids. Through desperation, hunger and grief, these children's lives are as heartbreakingly fragile as their spirit and love is inspiring.
Grave of the Fireflies has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: Hotaru no Haka, 火垂るの墓, Tombstone for Fireflies
17. Ice
By A.D. 2010, all men have died off quickly due to a dramatic change in the environment and an unknown contaminant. The population decreased to the lowest number ever seen...until only the women were left alive.
They live huddled in small corners of a world mostly reclaimed by nature.
There are those who accept their inevitable extinction and live a carefree life...
There are those who try to continue on the race with the help of science...
It is a society of constant conflict over their differences of principles and policies.
The story takes place in the center of Tokyo. It is one of the places left for them. The conflict over the specimen of "ICE" and the chance it may provide to save humanity begins.
Ice has finished airing and it has 3 Episodes. It is also Known as: ICE - アイス -, ICE: The Last Generation, Project Ice
16. Natsufuku no Shoujo-tachi
In 1945, the second and third-year students of a Hiroshima girls' school are taken away to work in war factories. The remaining 220 girls of the first year try to make the best of their new-found status as the only teenagers in an almost deserted town, even amid the deprivations of wartime. On the 7th of August, an American bomber changes their lives forever. Broadcast on the 43rd anniversary of Hiroshima in memory of "the girls who lost their lives to the atom bomb."
Natsufuku no Shoujo-tachi has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: 夏服の少女たち, Girls in Summer Dresses, Natsufuku no Shoujo-tachi: Hiroshima, Shouwa 20-nen 8-gatsu 6-ka
15. Now and Then, Here and There
Shu is a typical Japanese boy, but has an unbeatable, optimistic and determined attitude. However, when he sees a mysterious girl with strange eyes named Lala-Ru up on a smokestack, he is soon pulled into a strange desert world. Shu soon discovers the true terrors of war, which includes genocide, brutal torture, hunger, thirst, and child exploitation. Now Shu is trying to save Lala-Ru, as well as his hard earned, and often reluctant, new friends from the insane dictator, Hamdo. Whether Shu can possibly accomplish saving those he cares about while still holding up to his values remains to be seen.
Now and Then, Here and There has finished airing and it has 13 Episodes. It is also Known as: Ima, Soko ni Iru Boku, 今、そこにいる僕, Ima, Soko ni Iru Boku
14. Coo: Tooi Umi kara Kita Coo
Obata Yousuke lives on Pagopago in the Fiji archipelago with his father Tetsuo, a specialist in oceanographic biology. After a storm strikes the island, Yousuke rides to the lagoon with his Jet Ski and finds a strange baby dinosaur there. He takes it to his father's laboratory and names it Coo.
Coo grows and seems to be a large marine reptile (a baby plesiosaur) which lived there some 65 million years ago. But Coo soon becomes an object of interest for the French secret service, assigned to protect the nuclear interests of France in that otherwise peaceful part of the world.
Coo: Tooi Umi kara Kita Coo has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: Coo 遠い海から来たクー, Coo of the Far Seas, Coo: Come From a Distant Ocean Coo
13. Ohoshisama no Rail
This is the autobiographic tale of Kobayashi Chitose, a young Japanese girl growing up in a Japanese-occupied North Korea. As World War II progresses, Chitose begins to realize that her family will not be able to escape the effects of the conflict. From the simple disappointment of not being able to get the type of backpack she wants for school, to her father's recruitment as a soldier, the war begins to impact her life in a very real manner. But the end of the war does not mean the end of hardship for her. The Koreans, fed up with years of Japanese rule and persecution, have joined forces with a Chinese-backed communist government and are systematically making life a living horror for the Japanese left in North Korea. Fearing reprisal since he was a Japanese veteran, Chitose's father risks everything to get his family out of the north and to the US-occupied area south of the 38th parallel.
Ohoshisama no Rail has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: お星さまのレール, O-Hoshisama no Rail, Ohoshi-sama no Rail
12. Tsushima Maru: Sayounara Okinawa
Based on the same-named book by Ooshiro Tatsuhiro.
A documentary anime retelling the shipwreck of the freight boat Tsushima Maru, which was carrying a class of schoolchildren home in July 1944 when it was attacked and sunk by an American submarine. Produced by the surviving family members of the Tsushima Maru. A highly realistic and carefully crafted film in which the realism is thrown into contrast by the deformed character designs by Kiyomizu Kazutoshi.
Tsushima Maru: Sayounara Okinawa has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: 対馬丸 -さようなら沖縄-, Tsushimamaru: Goodbye, Okinawa
11. Natsu no Arashi!
Thirteen-year-old Yasaka is a boy staying at his grandfather's house during his summer vacation. One day he entered a store and met Arashi, a beautiful sixteen-year-old girl working there. After trying to protect her from a man who claims to have been hired by her family to take her back by force, Yasaka ran away with her and now she stays at his grandpa's place with him. It didn't take much time for Yasaka to figure out that his new friend is far from an ordinary girl, as she possesses mysterious powers. The plot thickens when he finds a sixty-year-old picture of Arashi and another girl named Kaja, and to the surprise of all Kaja suddenly appears, and just like Arashi, her appearance hasn't changed at all since then.
Natsu no Arashi! has finished airing and it has 13 Episodes. It is also Known as: 夏のあらし！, Summer Storm!
10. Kaze wo Mita Shounen
Young boy Amon has mysterious powers. His dad is the cheif scientist for the Empire of the Golden Snake. He's invented weapons for this country in the past, but does not want his boy's powers to be used for destruction so he burns his research and tries to escape the country with his family. The mom and dad die in the escape and only Amon is left. He runs from the military, ends up on an island where he learns about the ancient people who could fly on the wind and talk to animals (as he can). Amon then ends up in a fishermen's village and makes friends with Maria. After this village is attacked by the Golden Snake army, the two run away with a band of rebels. Together, they try to stop the Empire of the Golden Snake from destroying and conquering everything. Based on the book by C.W. Nicol.
The Boy Who Saw the Wind has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: 風を見た少年, Kaze o Mita Shonen
9. Ushiro no Shoumen Daare
Kayoko is a young girl in 1940, just starting first grade. She's a bit of a crybaby, which is no secret to those around her. She loves playing with friends and singing cute schoolyard chants, and occasionally having fun with her three older brothers. Her mother is pregnant, and so she looks forward to being a big sister, only partially understanding the responsibility that might bring. Meanwhile, the war effort is growing, and it`s only the natural thing to do to be patriotic and support the country...
Kayoko goes so far as to contribute her favorite dolly, whose materials could help build explosives. Time passes, and as she grows older, Kayoko sees how the war has affected her life and those around her. Nothing can prepare her for 1945, however, and the bleak times that are soon to come. Based on original creator Kayoko Ebina's real life experience during World War 2 on Showa era.
Who's Left Behind? has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: うしろの正面だあれ, Kayoko's Diary, Ushiro no Shomen Daare, Ushiro no Shomen Dare
8. Saishuu Heiki Kanojo
Shuuji and Chise are third year students at a high school in Hokkaido. The shy Chise is finally confessing to Shuuji, and finally the two of them are starting to exchange diary awkwardly. One day, Shuuji tries to escape from a sudden enemy air raid on Sapporo. While desperately escaping from the air raid, Shuuji sees a scene that he could not forget for his life. He sees Chise, with a huge weapon looking as if it was part of her hand, shooting the enemy fighters down one by one. Apparently, Chise is the ultimate weapon with destructive power which is important for the war.
She, The Ultimate Weapon has finished airing and it has 13 Episodes. It is also Known as: 最終兵器彼女, SaiKano, Saishuuheiki Kanojo: The Last Love Song on This Little Planet
7. Planetarian: Chiisana Hoshi no Yume
It is thirty years after the failure of the Space Colonization Program. Humanity is nearly extinct. A perpetual and deadly Rain falls on the Earth. Men known as "Junkers" plunder goods and artifacts from the ruins of civilization. One such Junker sneaks alone into the most dangerous of all ruins—a "Sarcophagus City." In the center of this dead city, he discovers a pre-War planetarium. And as he enters he is greeted by Hoshino Yumemi, a companion robot. Without a single shred of doubt, she assumes he is the first customer she's had in 30 years. She attempts to show him the stars at once, but the planetarium projector is broken. Unable to make heads or tails of her conversation, he ends up agreeing to try and repair the projector...
Planetarian has finished airing and it has 5 Episodes. It is also Known as: planetarian～ちいさなほしのゆめ～, Planetarian: The Reverie of a Little Planet
6. Yocchan no Biidama
Based on the picture book by Kodama Tatsuharu.
Yocchan no Biidama has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: よっちゃんのビー玉, Yocchan no Bi-dama
5. Egao no Daika
On a planet far, far away from Earth, there reigns a kingdom overflowing with smiles.
Princess Yuki is twelve years old and beginning to ride the roller coaster of emotions that comes with adolescence. Each day brings with it tears, laughter, and even a little romance. The palace is full of fun, and the vassals who serve her there add color to her life.
Seventeen-year-old Stella is a brilliant warrior. Even though she is cool as a cucumber, she never fails to smile. That's because smiling is essential to life.
This is a story about two girls born on a distant planet.
The Price of Smiles has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: エガオノダイカ, Egao no Daika
4. Boku no Boukuugou
The fourth film in Shin-Ei's series of annual WWII themed anime television movies for children Sensou Douwa (war story).
Boku no Boukuugou has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: ぼくの防空壕, My Air Raid Shelter, My Bomb Shelter
3. Bremen 4: Jigoku no Naka no Tenshi-tachi
TV anime created as a part of "24-Hour Television". Since 1978, Japanese TV network NTV has been doing charity event "24-Hour Television" every summer. Tezuka Production created anime specials for the event under the supervision of Osamu Tezuka. "Bremen 4: Jigoku no Naka no Tenshi-tachi" was produced for the 1981 event. Its title means "Bremen 4: Angels in Hell" in English.
The story is, similar to the Bremen Town Musicians fairy tale by Brothers Grimm, about four animals, Coda the cat, Alegro the dog, Largo the donkey and Minuet the chicken.
They save Rondo the alien who is on a peace mission. In return Rondo gives them a machine which can transform them into humans. Turned into their new form as humans, they go to the town, where they see the madness of war.
Bremen 4 has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: ブレーメン４ 地獄の中の天使たち, Bremen Four, Brehmen 4: Angels in Hell, Bremen 4: Angels in Hell, 24 Hour TV Specials
2. Fumoon
Nuclear testing has resulted in the abrupt evolution of the Fumoon, a tiny but highly intelligent humanoid race on a small island, who are detected by Dr. Yamadano. Except for a few witnesses including the detective Shinsaku Ban, and the young men Rock and Kenichi and Kenichi’s sister Pichi (Pinoko), no one believes him. The Fumoon are kidnapping animals from around the world to bring with them as they use their space ships to evacuate the earth, because they know Earth is shortly to be destroyed by an enveloping cloud of black gas created by a stellar explosion. The Fumoon intend to abandon mankind, but one Fumoon, Rokoko, who becomes good friends with Kenichi, tries to help Dr. Yamadano and the others to develop a space ship to allow a few humans to escape, with the help of Dr. Ochanomizu and Dr. Frankenstein.
Fumoon has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: フウムーン, 24 Hour TV Specials
1. Hiroshima e no Tabi
To spend the summer vacation, junior high school student, Kazuki rides a bullet train to Hiroshima to stay with his aunt. Arriving in Hiroshima, his aunt narrates the tragic past of what happened the day the atomic bomb fell. From the aunt who had to overcome a lot of hardships, he learns the value of peace and to have the courage to lose.
A Journey to Hiroshima has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: ヒロシマへの旅, Hiroshima e no Tabi
