Historical: (Setting) Self-explanatory. This should be a title rooted in historical events.
| Title | Rating | Synopsis |
|---|---|---|
| A | ||
 Amatsuki |
Watch |
Ordinary high school student, Tokidoki Rikugō, has to take supplementary History classes, to boost his failing grade, at a state-of-the-art museum. This museum allows the visitor to use high-tech virtual reality to reconstruct a realistic Edo of the Bakumatsu period. However, once the simulation begins, Tokidoki is attacked by a strange creature. After something happens to his left eye, he realizes that he is not wearing the VR goggles - it is no longer a simulation; he's trapped in the virtual world and has no way of getting back. |
| B | ||
| Big O | Rent | See Bigguou |
 Bigguou |
Rent | Japan does it's version of Batman: The Animated Series with Roger Smith playing the part of Bruce Wayne. Roger lives in a domed city known as Paradigm City. Apparently some 40 years ago, something happened which caused everyone to lose their memories. Sometimes people begin to remember and problems are caused because of this. |
 Black Lion |
Avoid |
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. (summary from Animenewsnetwork) |
| G | ||
 Gintama |
Watch |
Sakata Gintoki is a samurai living in an era when samurais are no longer needed. To add to his troubles, oppressive aliens have moved in to invade. Gintoki lives with Kagura and Shinpachi, taking on odd jobs to make the world a better place...and to pay their rent. |
| J | ||
| Jigen Sengokushi: Kuro no Shishi - Jinnai Hen | Avoid | See Black Lion |
| M | ||
| Miss China's Ring | Rent | See Spirit of Wonder |
| S | ||
 Spirit of Wonder |
Rent |
Around the turn of the 20th century, a young Asian woman known as "Miss China" runs a tavern on Prince of Wales Island. One of her boarders is a scientist who can't seem to pay his rent, but claims to have discovered a way to travel to the moon. And will Jim, the scientist's handsome young assistant, ever notice China? |
 Steamboy |
Rent |
Ray Steam (yes, that's really his name) is a boy who comes from a three-generation family of gifted inventors on the cutting edge of steam engine technology. At his home in rural Manchester, England, in the year 1866, he recieves a mysterious package from his grandfather--the "steamball" a fabulous device capable of packaging fantastic amounts of energy. Along with it comes a warning that it must not be allowed to fall into the hands of "The Foundation"--the agents of which are not far behind. Ray will be exposed to his father's and his grandfather's differing beliefs as to how this nearly unlimited power should be employed, and will be forced to choose sides. |
| T | ||
| The Big O | Rent | See Bigguou |
| Z | ||
 Zipang |
Rent |
The crew of the Mirai, a modern warship of the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) find themselves transported back in time, some sixty years to the summer of 1942. The crew must decide whether or not to involve themselves and their high-tech weaponry in the conflict, which could potentially change the course of the Second World War. |
| Zipangu | Rent | See Zipang |
| あまつき (Japanese) | Watch | See Amatsuki |
| スチームボーイ | Rent | See Steamboy |
| 時元戦国史 黒の獅士 陣内篇 | Avoid | See Black Lion |
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