Historical Themed Anime
This is a collection of Historical Themed Anime. They're inspired by a historical period. (like World War 2, Medieval Times, Ancient Egypt, Victorian Era, or what ever.)
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- StarsKeiko HanEiko YamadaMayumi ShôLouisa May Alcott's autobiographical account of her life with her three sisters in Concord, Massachusetts in the 1860s. With their father fighting in the American Civil War, sisters Jo, Meg, Amy and Beth are at home with their mother, a very outspoken women for her time. The story tells of how the sisters grow up, find love and find their place in the world.
- StarsSumi ShimamotoTaeko NakanishiYukiko NashiwaAnime adaption of 1905's children's novel 'A Little Princess'. Sara Crewe arrives in London with her wealthy father to enter Miss Minchin's boarding school for young ladies. Despite an unhappy incident which makes Miss Minchin vexed with her, she leads a contented life until one day, her birthday, the news of the sudden death of her father plunges her into poverty. She is forced to do lowly work for the Seminary and in her situation, she is a welcome target to Miss Minchin and her former fellow pupil Lavinia, who once envied her wealth. But with the help of her friends she made and her own will-power she finds the strength to never give up.
- StarsIkuo NishikawaIchirô NagaiYoshiko MatsuoTom Sawyer is a young boy growing up along the Mississippi River in the mid 1800s. Along with his best friend Huckleberry Finn, he spends his days ditching school, fishing, climbing trees and having adventures.
- StarsKôichi KitamuraMami KoyamaAkira MurayamaA compelling story in which orphaned Remi gets hired out to a traveling street entertainer Vitalis when her foster parents fall on hard times.
- CreatorSean JaraStarsVic PerrinRandi KigerKazuko SugiyamaThis animation series follows the childhood "adventures" of a girl named Heidi, who lives with her grandfather somewhere on the Alps.
- StarsEiko YamadaFumie KitaharaMichio HazamaBased on the books by Lucy Maud Montgomery, this 50 episode series tells the story of Anne Shirley, a young orphan living in 19th century Canada.
- StarsMitsuko HorieShinobu AdachiFubito YamanoRemi, Nobody's Girl tells the story of Remi, a cheerful and tender-hearted girl, who is an excellent singer and lives in the French country town of Chavanon with her mother. One day her father returns to the town after a long period working in a city. She discovers that she was a "foundling" or an abandoned child and was adopted by Mother Barberin. Her stepfather Jerome leaves to work in Paris and expects Mother Barberin to send Remi to the workhouse. He returns 10 years later, finds that Remi is still there, and becomes furious and Remi is almost sold to an evil slave trader
- StarsMinori MatsushimaRihoko YoshidaKatsunosuke HoriA family of English immigrants overcomes many hardships in order to fulfill their dream of starting their own farm in South Australia.
- StarsJ. Michael TatumBrina PalenciaMichael C. PizzutoCiel Phantomhive takes care of the many unsettling events in Victorian England. Aided by Sebastian Michaelis, his loyal butler with seemingly inhuman abilities. But is there more to this black-clad butler than meets the eye?
- CreatorOsamu TezukaStarsJason DouglasRio SuzukiMugihitoSightless Hyakkimaru wields fearsome prosthetics in place of the limbs his father traded to 12 demons. When he encounters the young thief Dororo, the pair sets out to reclaim Hyakkimaru's body parts and survive the demon-infested world.
- StarsGorô NayaNachi NozawaJunpei TakiguchiA samurai must retrieve his 48 body parts that were stolen from him when he was a baby so he can defeat the 48 demons that were made from his body parts.
- StarsWendee LeeMichael McConnohieArdwight ChamberlainWhen the Robinsons plan to go to start a new life in Australia, they run into a storm that completely changes their lives.
- StarsTom WynerGregory SnegoffKen'ichi OgataA furry version of Jules Verne's classic adventure story of a British gentleman's challenge to circumnavigate the world in 80 days.
- StarsKumiko NishiharaReiko MutôYonehiko KitagawaThis is the second series of Lady Lady. Every year at Lynn's school, an honorable "Lady Quest" is given to the most sophisticated lady. Lynn strives to receive this honor.
- StarsRyô HorikawaHideyuki TanakaKeiko YokozawaLynn's mother passed away when Lynn was only five and she now lives with her father in England who is not always able to be with her so she tries to be a strong person on her own.
- StarsReiko TajimaTarô ShigakiHisashi KatsutaThe story of Lady Oscar, a female military commander who served during the time of the French Revolution.
- StarsMiyuki SawashiroAtsuko TanakaHiroshi NakaThe classic novel by Victor Hugo returns to the world of Japanese anime in Nippon Animation's 52-episode adaptation "Les Misérables: Shoujo Cosette". The plot shifts its focus to include the story of Cosette, the illegitimate daughter of Fantine, from her early days with the Thénardiers while her mother works in another town. At the same time, the enigmatic Monsieur Madeleine, who is secretly the ex-convict Jean Valjean, is trying to live an honest life as the beneficent mayor of the same town Fantine works in. Both Valjean and Cosette's lives drastically change as the Thénardiers show their true colors and Inspector Javert arrives in town, posing a potential threat to Madeleine's freedom. This adaptation follows Hugo's story with relative faithfulness, given its young audience, limited running time and moments of artistic license.
- StarsHiromi TsuruMasako IkedaKinshirô IwaoA young girl "Perrine" and her mother start a wonderful journey from India to France by a carriage.
- StarsMitsuko HorieTaeko NakanishiMasako NozawaBased on the two "Glad Books" by Eleanor H. Porter, Pollyanna is a newly orphaned girl sent to live with her strict Aunt Polly in the town of Beldingsville. With her love for gladness, Pollyanna manages to cheer up the depressed, the lonely and the sick. The day in which she is involved in a terrible accident, not even the little girl knows if she'll be able to ever be glad for anything again.
- StarsAi OrikasaToshiko FujitaAya IshizuThe adventures of a young Swiss boy working as a chimney sweeper in Milan.
- StarsAkemi OkamuraToshiko FujitaTomoko KawakamiEmily is an orphan who gets sent to live with her relatives on Prince Edward Island after her father dies. In New Moon, she lives with her Aunt Elizabeth, Aunt Laura, and Cousin Jimmy, and learns to adapt with the help of her imagination and new friends.
- StarsMayumi TanakaMîna TominagaTomoko MunakataAt a very young age, Mary loses her parents to the disease, leaving her traumatized and orphaned. From India, she is brought to England with her uncle who has taken on the role of her new guardian.
- StarsRebecca ForstadtMike ReynoldsChiyoko KawashimaLouisa May Alcott's autobiographical account of her life with her three sisters in Concord, Massachusetts in the 1860s. With their father fighting in the American Civil War, sisters Jo, Meg, Amy and Beth are at home with their mother, a very outspoken women for her time. The story tells of how the sisters grow up, find love and find their place in the world.
- StarsMichie KitaReiko KatsuraHirô OyokawaIn Victorian Flanders, a newly orphaned boy named Nello rescues an abandoned dog who becomes his best friend.
- StarsMegumi HayashibaraYumi TômaSeizô KatôA boy is raised by his grandfather. After finding a dog, they try to use it to sell milk.
- StarsMasako NozawaDaniel BrochuYasuo YamadaHuck is an ever-cheerful boy who loves being outdoors and never wears shoes, but his adoptive mother is constantly trying to tame him.