Historical/Samurai/Epic Titles

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Historical: (Setting) Self-explanatory. This should be a title rooted in historical events.

Samurai: (Characters) (↗samurai = "warrior") Members of this warrior class of feudal Japan (zenith: 12th to 16th century A.D.) should play an important role in an anime of this type.

Epic: (Story/Location) These would be titles which recount the deeds of a legendary or historical hero.

Title Rating Synopsis
A
Age of Chaos Buy See Shura No Toki
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Hakkenden
Rent The Eight Dog Warriors: Eight [samurai] warriors of differing pasts and common tragedy must unite and restore the honor of their spiritual mother's clan.
L
Legend of the Eight Dog Warriors Rent See Hakkenden
M
Mutsu Enmei Ryuu Gaiden: Shura no Toki Buy See Shura No Toki
S

Shura No Toki
Buy If feudal Japan there exists many samurai. Each of them are striving to earn the title of Master of the Sword. Musashi is one who has probably earned it. His double swords flow like the wind and he can defeat any opponent. He wanders around the land looking for talented samurai to fight. While debating whether to protect a young lord, he sees a samurai eating in a small restuarant, Yakumo Mutsu. Later he sees Yakumo defeat 20 men without drawing his katana. Musashi decides there that Yakumo is the man he needs to fight to find out who is the best.
T
The Hakkenden Rent See Hakkenden
The Hakkenden: Legend of the Dog Warriors Rent See Hakkenden
Genre
Drama(1)
Setting
Fantasy(1)
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Style
Keywords
Dark(1) Fighting(1)
Type
OVA(1) TV(1)
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