Best Samurai Anime — Ranked
Looking for the best samurai anime? We ranked the strongest picks across Kitsu and AniList — matched by theme, not just title. Updated automatically.
Rurouni Kenshin
In the final years of the Bakumatsu era lived a legendary assassin known as Hitokiri Battousai. Feared as a merciless killer, he was unmatched throughout...
Samurai Champloo
Fuu Kasumi is a young and clumsy waitress who spends her days peacefully working in a small teahouse. That is, until she accidentally spills a...
Gintama
The Amanto, aliens from outer space, have invaded Earth and taken over feudal Japan. As a result, a prohibition on swords has been established, and...
Dororo
In Japan's Warring States period, Lord Daigo Kagemitsu makes a pact with 12 demons, exchanging his unborn son for the prosperity of his lands. The...
Afro Samurai
When he was a young boy, Afro witnessed his father be cut down in a duel at the hands of a man known only as...
Blade of the Immortal
Manji is an amoral swordsman, who has been cursed with eternal life. He has grown tired of living with all the death he has created....
Samurai X: Trust and Betrayal
When mankind's savagery surpasses his fear of death, there is little hope for those who wish to live honest lives. Beneath a full moon, a...
Sword of the Stranger
In the Sengoku period of Japan, a young orphan named Kotarou and his dog Tobimaru steal from unsuspecting villagers in order to make ends meet....
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