Swordplay/Fantasy/Historical Titles

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Swordplay: (Story/Location) A subcategory of "Action". This is about the art or skill of wielding a sword, esp. in fencing. Entries in this category should contain the use of swords to a large extent in scenes.

Fantasy: (Setting) Titles that deal in might and magic will fall into this category.

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

Title Rating Synopsis
B
Blood Reign: Curse of the Yoma Rent See Yoma
C
Comedy Buy See Kigeki
Curse of the Undead: Yoma Rent See Yoma
J
Juuni Kokuki Buy See Twelve Kingdoms
K

Kigeki
Buy During Ireland’s struggle for independence from England, a five-year old girl goes to the mysterious Demon’s Castle, hoping to recruit the services of the Black Swordsman, a mysterious young man skilled in the use of the sword. She wants the swordsman to protect her village from a small army of English soldiers who will attack her village in a few days. However, the Black Swordsman will only accept a particular genre of books as payment for his services.

Koutetsu Sangokushi
The Imperial Seal has been passed down through the generations since ancient times. It confers great power unto the warriors that it chooses. This is the story of those warriors. It is a time of chaos and of civil war. It is a time when great armies clash in titanic battles and great heroes carve their names in history. It is also a time of death and destruction, when the people of the land live in constant fear of the sword. Onto this stage steps the reluctant Rikuson (Lu Xun), whose family had been the guardians of the Imperial Seal up until it was stolen by Sonsaku. At the behest of his mentor Rikuson offers his services to Sonsaku with the intention of confirming the will of the Imperial Seal. However, assassins strike down Sonsaku and the Imperial Seal is lost. So begins, Rikuson’s journey to recover the Imperial Seal and discover his destiny.
R
Record of 12 Kingdoms Buy See Twelve Kingdoms
T
Tae Wang Sa Shin Gi/Tai Ō Shi Jin Ki (Korean) See The Story of the First Kings Four Gods
Tai Ō Shi Jin Ki (Korean) See The Story of the First Kings Four Gods
The Legend - The Story of the First King's Four Gods See The Story of the First Kings Four Gods
The Story of the First King's Four Gods See The Story of the First Kings Four Gods

The Story of the First Kings Four Gods
An anime adaptation of a Korean drama about the life of the 19th king of ↗Goguryeo (circa 350↗CE on the Korean peninsula). Hwanwoong, who was sent from the heavens to make the world a better place. He falls in love with Saeoh and gives her the joojak necklace; however, Kajin becomes jealous since Saeoh has given birth to Hwanwoong's son. She takes the baby and throws him off a cliff. Saeoh, thinking that her son had died, is overcome with grief and turns into the black joojak to destroy the world. Hwanwoong is the only one who could stop her. Afterwards, Hwanwoong returns to the Heavens and prophecizes that 2000 years later, the true Joo Shin king will come to Earth. And with the help of the four gods, he will restore the might and majesty of the Joo Shin kingdom. [source:MYSOJU (amended)]

Twelve Kingdoms
Buy This is about a Japanese girl named Nakajima Yoko who is taken away to another world by a mysterious man, but is separated from him and is soon confronted by the natives. She experiences a large number of tribulations and this story is about what she does and how she grows as a person because of what she goes though. This anime has action, adventure, great music, and wonderfully illustrated moral lessons. Many modern issues are also addressed, including race, politics, etc.
Y

Yoma
Rent To avenge the woman and friends he loved, one lone warrior must seek out and slay his former comrade in arms. But how do you kill someone who's already joined the army of the undead? A solitary Ninja must find the answer to that very question, and the ancient secrets of the world's oldest clan of professional assassins are pitted against the forces of evil.
十二国記 Buy See Twelve Kingdoms
Genre
Action(2) Drama(3) Horror(1) Suspense(1)
Setting
Modern(1)
Demographic
Style
Creepy(1) Surreal(1)
Keywords
Adventure(2) Boys Love(1) Dark(2) Epic(1)
Fighting(1) Martial Arts(1) Ninja(1) Occult(1)
Supernatural(1) Vampires(1) War(1)
Type
OVA(2) Short(1) TV(3)
Release Year
2010(1) 2007(1) 2003(1) 2002(2) 1989(1)
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