Best Historical anime — top 100 ranked
The highest-rated historical anime of all time, ranked by MyAnimeList user score. Gintama: The Very Final leads with a score of 9.05, followed by Gintama Season 4 and Steel Ball Run: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. The 100 titles below average 8.47/10 and are drawn from MyAnimeList's top 2,000.
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Gintama: The Very Final
Gintama: The Final★ 9.05190K members#7 on MAL -
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Gintama Season 4
Gintama°★ 9.05702K members#8 on MAL -
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Steel Ball Run: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
Steel Ball Run: JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken★ 9.03254.8K members#10 on MAL -
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Gintama Season 2
Gintama'★ 9.02624.5K members#12 on MAL -
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Gintama: Enchousen
Gintama': Enchousen★ 9.02363.8K members#13 on MAL -
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Gintama Season 5
Gintama.★ 8.98354.7K members#15 on MAL -
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★ 8.931.2M members#20 on MAL -
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The Apothecary Diaries Season 2
Kusuriya no Hitorigoto 2nd Season★ 8.90571.2K members#23 on MAL -
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Gintama: The Movie: The Final Chapter: Be Forever Yorozuya
Gintama Movie 2: Kanketsu-hen - Yorozuya yo Eien Nare★ 8.89265.9K members#26 on MAL -
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Gintama. Silver Soul Arc - Second Half War
Gintama. Shirogane no Tamashii-hen - Kouhan-sen★ 8.88230.9K members#28 on MAL -
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Kingdom Season 3
Kingdom 3rd Season★ 8.85139K members#31 on MAL -
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The Apothecary Diaries
Kusuriya no Hitorigoto★ 8.84923.6K members#32 on MAL -
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★ 8.83902.9K members#36 on MAL -
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Gintama. Silver Soul Arc
Gintama. Shirogane no Tamashii-hen★ 8.81242.5K members#40 on MAL -
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Gintama the Movie 2026: Yoshiwara in Flames
Gintama Movie 3: Yoshiwara Daienjou★ 8.7818.2K members#42 on MAL -
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★ 8.781.9M members#47 on MAL -
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Orb: On the Movements of the Earth
Chi. Chikyuu no Undou ni Tsuite★ 8.72327K members#56 on MAL -
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Kingdom Season 4
Kingdom 4th Season★ 8.7294.9K members#58 on MAL -
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Kingdom Season 5
Kingdom 5th Season★ 8.7267.1K members#59 on MAL -
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Mushi-shi: Next Passage Part 2
Mushishi Zoku Shou 2nd Season★ 8.72297.5K members#61 on MAL -
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Samurai X: Trust and Betrayal
Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan - Tsuioku-hen★ 8.69295.1K members#71 on MAL -
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Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju
Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu: Sukeroku Futatabi-hen★ 8.69204.5K members#73 on MAL -
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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc
Kimetsu no Yaiba: Yuukaku-hen★ 8.681.8M members#76 on MAL -
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Mushi-shi: Next Passage Part 1
Mushishi Zoku Shou★ 8.68331.7K members#77 on MAL -
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Kingdom Season 6
Kingdom 6th Season★ 8.6644K members#86 on MAL -
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Mushi-Shi
Mushishi★ 8.65922.2K members#89 on MAL -
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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle I
Kimetsu no Yaiba Movie 1: Mugenjou-hen - Akaza Sairai★ 8.64443.5K members#92 on MAL -
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The Apothecary Diaries Season 3
Kusuriya no Hitorigoto 3rd Season★ 8.63222.8K members#97 on MAL -
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The Master of Diabolism 3
Mo Dao Zu Shi: Wanjie Pian★ 8.6399K members#98 on MAL -
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Heaven Official's Blessing Season 2
Tian Guan Cifu Er★ 8.6368.3K members#102 on MAL -
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Mushi-Shi: The Next Chapter - Drops of Bells
Mushishi Zoku Shou: Suzu no Shizuku★ 8.58143.1K members#126 on MAL -
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Grave of the Fireflies
Hotaru no Haka★ 8.55786.4K members#141 on MAL -
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Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju
Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu★ 8.54319K members#145 on MAL -
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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Movie: Mugen Train
Kimetsu no Yaiba Movie: Mugen Ressha-hen★ 8.531.8M members#147 on MAL -
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Mushi-shi: The Shadow that Devours the Sun
Mushishi: Hihamukage★ 8.53155.9K members#148 on MAL -
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Fights Break Sphere Special 3: Three Years of Pledge
Doupo Cangqiong: San Nian Zhi Yue★ 8.5212K members#150 on MAL -
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Gintama: The Movie
Gintama Movie 1: Shinyaku Benizakura-hen★ 8.52180K members#152 on MAL -
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★ 8.521.4M members#154 on MAL -
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Gintama. Slip Arc
Gintama. Porori-hen★ 8.51226.5K members#158 on MAL -
40
A Record Of Mortal's Journey To Immortality 4th Season
Fanren Xiu Xian Zhuan 4th Season★ 8.493.7K members#170 on MAL -
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Renegade Immortal
Xian Ni★ 8.4813.3K members#179 on MAL -
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Rainbow
Rainbow: Nisha Rokubou no Shichinin★ 8.46430.7K members#185 on MAL -
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Heaven Official's Blessing Short Films
Tian Guan Cifu Short Films★ 8.4612.8K members#188 on MAL -
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Heaven Official's Blessing Special
Tian Guan Cifu Special★ 8.4662.4K members#189 on MAL -
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★ 8.4596.4K members#194 on MAL -
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The Master of Diabolism 2
Mo Dao Zu Shi: Xian Yun Pian★ 8.45121K members#197 on MAL -
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The Master of Diabolism
Mo Dao Zu Shi★ 8.44260.2K members#204 on MAL -
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Ne Zha 2
Nezha Zhi Mo Tong Nao Hai★ 8.4413.4K members#205 on MAL -
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Love Through a Prism
Prism Rondo★ 8.4477.2K members#207 on MAL -
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Golden Kamuy Season 3
Golden Kamuy 3rd Season★ 8.43207K members#209 on MAL -
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Beyond Time's Gaze
Guangyin Zhi Wai★ 8.423K members#214 on MAL -
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Mushi-shi Path of Thorns
Mushishi Zoku Shou: Odoro no Michi★ 8.42112.7K members#217 on MAL -
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★ 8.4149.4K members#224 on MAL -
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Golden Kamuy Final Season
Golden Kamuy: Saishuushou★ 8.4167.7K members#225 on MAL -
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★ 8.41376.5K members#227 on MAL -
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Heaven Official's Blessing
Tian Guan Cifu★ 8.40182.4K members#239 on MAL -
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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
Kimetsu no Yaiba★ 8.393.5M members#245 on MAL -
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Fights Break Sphere 5
Doupo Cangqiong: Nian Fan★ 8.3813.1K members#253 on MAL -
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A Record Of Mortal's Journey To Immortality 3rd Season
Fanren Xiu Xian Zhuan: Xinghai Feichi★ 8.364.5K members#272 on MAL -
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Gintama: Jump Festa 2008 Special
Gintama: Shiroyasha Koutan★ 8.3676.6K members#273 on MAL -
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Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia
Tenmaku no Jaadugar★ 8.36101.5K members#280 on MAL -
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The Rose of Versailles
Versailles no Bara★ 8.36118.2K members#281 on MAL -
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Soul Land 2nd Season
Douluo Dalu 2nd Season★ 8.3524.6K members#283 on MAL -
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★ 8.34969.2K members#292 on MAL -
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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Mugen Train Arc
Kimetsu no Yaiba: Mugen Ressha-hen★ 8.331M members#296 on MAL -
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Romeo's Blue Skies
Romeo no Aoi Sora★ 8.3256.8K members#317 on MAL -
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Mononoke The Movie: Chapter II - The Ashes of Rage
Mononoke Movie 2: Hinezumi★ 8.3125.7K members#325 on MAL -
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Tales of Herding Gods
Mushen Ji★ 8.3116.7K members#326 on MAL -
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★ 8.29600.4K members#339 on MAL -
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Kids on the Slope
Sakamichi no Apollon★ 8.29421.1K members#344 on MAL -
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Fog Hill of Five Elements 2nd Season
Wu Shan Wu Xing: Xichuan Huan Zi Lin★ 8.2920.3K members#349 on MAL -
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Moriarty the Patriot Part 2
Yuukoku no Moriarty Part 2★ 8.29299.4K members#350 on MAL -
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Kingdom Season 2
Kingdom 2nd Season★ 8.28154.8K members#356 on MAL -
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Rurouni Kenshin
Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan★ 8.27530.3K members#365 on MAL -
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A Will Eternal 3rd Season
Yi Nian Yong Heng 3rd Season★ 8.274.9K members#368 on MAL -
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★ 8.261.4M members#369 on MAL -
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★ 8.2648.4K members#373 on MAL -
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Mononoke the Movie: Chapter III - The Curse of the Serpent
Mononoke Movie 3: Hebigami★ 8.2614.3K members#377 on MAL -
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Fights Break Sphere 4
Doupo Cangqiong 4th Season★ 8.2510.7K members#388 on MAL -
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Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic
Kuroshitsuji Movie: Book of the Atlantic★ 8.25230.4K members#397 on MAL -
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Millennium Actress
Sennen Joyuu★ 8.25216.1K members#400 on MAL -
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Golden Kamuy Season 2
Golden Kamuy 2nd Season★ 8.24245.7K members#406 on MAL -
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In This Corner of the World
Kono Sekai no Katasumi ni★ 8.24213.2K members#411 on MAL -
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Sword of the Stranger
Stranger: Mukou Hadan★ 8.24358.9K members#417 on MAL -
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The Tale of the Princess Kaguya
Kaguya-hime no Monogatari★ 8.22267.2K members#430 on MAL -
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The Demon Hunter 2
Cang Yuan Tu 2★ 8.202.8K members#447 on MAL -
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InuYasha: The Final Act
InuYasha: Kanketsu-hen★ 8.20310.7K members#453 on MAL -
88
The Case Study of Vanitas Part 2
Vanitas no Karte Part 2★ 8.19355.8K members#480 on MAL -
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A Will Eternal 2nd Season
Yi Nian Yong Heng 2nd Season★ 8.1810.1K members#504 on MAL -
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Beyond Time's Gaze 2nd Season
Guangyin Zhi Wai 2★ 8.171.4K members#510 on MAL -
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Black Butler: Emerald Witch Arc
Kuroshitsuji: Midori no Majo-hen★ 8.1779.8K members#513 on MAL -
92
Moriarty the Patriot
Yuukoku no Moriarty★ 8.17521.3K members#515 on MAL -
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Golden Kamuy Season 4
Golden Kamuy 4th Season★ 8.15128.1K members#532 on MAL -
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Hell's Paradise Season 2
Jigokuraku 2nd Season★ 8.15431.4K members#533 on MAL -
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The Demon Hunter
Cang Yuan Tu★ 8.146K members#539 on MAL -
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The Wind Rises
Kaze Tachinu★ 8.14396.7K members#545 on MAL -
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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc
Kimetsu no Yaiba: Katanakaji no Sato-hen★ 8.141.2M members#546 on MAL -
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Gintama: Jump Festa 2014 Special
Gintama': Futon ni Haitte kara Buki Nokoshi ni Kizuite Neru ni Nerenai Toki mo Aru★ 8.1246.4K members#572 on MAL -
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Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas 2
Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas - Meiou Shinwa 2★ 8.1282.1K members#582 on MAL -
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The Master of Diabolism Q
Mo Dao Zu Shi Q★ 8.1128.5K members#597 on MAL