| World War 2 was one of the most devastating wars in history, and one of the only ones worth fighting. I'd like to know if there are any animes that have this setting, maybe one that shows the war in the perspective of the Japanese army or any of the opposing forces, but any anime with a WW2 setting will do. |
| Grave of the Fireflies is one of the most powerful war movies and is set near the end of WWII. |
| Grave of the Fireflies is fantastic; highly recommended. There are periods of Blood+ set in that era. Porco Rosso is set in WWI... not that same thing I realize, but just putting it out there. :) There are a few more I just can't think of at the moment... X_X If I remember them I'll post it back here. |
| The Cockpit |
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Karpman said: I'm pretty familiar with Anne Frank, I'll check it out.Anne no Nikki, not completely sure if you know the person named Anne, but she was a jew who kept a diary throughout the war and this is an anime based on it. |
| .Anime Title - .Production Year - .Eps - .My Rating .When .Comments Grave of the Fireflies - 1988 - 1 - 10 - 1940's WWII - Civilians surviving bombing Hadashi no Gen * - 1983 - 1 - 10 - 1940's WWII - Civilians surviving bombing Hadashi no Gen 2 - 1993 - 1 - 10 - 1940's WWII - Rainbow: Nisha Rokubou no Shichinin - 2010 - 26 - 10 1950's - Japan gets itself back together after WWII Senkou no Night Raid - 2010 - 13 - 10 - 1930's - Shanghai just prior to WWII. Supernatural but still very good. Aoi Bungaku Series - 2009 - 12 - 9 - 1930's - First and third arc are set prior to WWII Porco Rosso - 1996 - 1 - 9 1930's - Italy between WWI and WWI The Cockpit - 1993 - 3 - 9 - 1940's WWII - A view from the Axis side. I especially liked the third arc. The Sky Crawlers - 2008 - 1 - 9 - 1940's WWIIish - Alternate world w/ WWII like setting Pumpkin Scissors - 2006 - 24 - 8 - 1930's -1940's - Alternate world w/ WWII like setting Senjou no Valkyria: Gallian Chronicles - 2009 - 26 - 8 - 1930's -1940's - Alternate world w/ WWII like setting Sora no Woto - 2010 - 12 - 8 - 1930's -1940's - Alternate world based on Spain between WWI and WWII First Squad: The Moment of Truth - 2009 - 1 - 7 - 1940's WWII - Russia - supernatural Futatsu no Kurumi - 2007 - 1 - 7 - 1940's WWII - Civilians surviving bombing Hetalia Axis Powers - 2009 - 52 - 7 - 1940's WWIIish - Historical Parody Hetalia World Series - 2009 - 52 - 7 - 1940's WWIIish - Kishin Corps - 1993 - 7 - 7 - 1940's WWIIish - What if? Sci-Fi Shoubushi Densetsu Tetsuya (1947) - 2000 - 20 - 7 - 1947- - Japan getting itself back together just after WWII Ushiro no Shoumen Daare - 1991 - 1 - 7 - 1940's WWII - Civilians surviving bombing Urda - 2002 - 5 - 4 - 1940's WWIIish - Involves foiling a Nazi plan Anne no Nikki 1995 1 ptw Holland WWII |
| -animeS - The plural of anime is anime. More than one deer is still deer. There is no damn "s". -epic |ˈepik| noun•a work portraying heroic deeds/adventures covering an long period of time - adjective • heroic/grand in scale or character Active Military, Prior Service, and Veteran's Anime Club http://myanimelist.net/clubs.php?cid=25937&time=1299710079 |
Enjolras1830 said: --I SO want to see that but I can't find a sub.Ketsudan |
| -animeS - The plural of anime is anime. More than one deer is still deer. There is no damn "s". -epic |ˈepik| noun•a work portraying heroic deeds/adventures covering an long period of time - adjective • heroic/grand in scale or character Active Military, Prior Service, and Veteran's Anime Club http://myanimelist.net/clubs.php?cid=25937&time=1299710079 |
| Barefoot Gen is a great war drama, more powerful in my opinion than Grave of the Fireflies. The first thirty minutes deal with Gen's family life during the war. They're suffering like all families, but perhaps in a worse way due to some outside circumstances. The rest of the film however deals with how survivors are making it through the aftermath of the bombing. |
pendragonuzumaki said: --It is extraordinary and generally overshadowed by Grave of the Fireflies.Barefoot Gen is a great war drama, more powerful in my opinion than Grave of the Fireflies. The first thirty minutes deal with Gen's family life during the war. They're suffering like all families, but perhaps in a worse way due to some outside circumstances. The rest of the film however deals with how survivors are making it through the aftermath of the bombing. How did Zipang get left off my list? It is exceptional. The history and artwork are spot on and the interaction between a modern Japanese Naval crew and that of WWII is amazing. Title - Year - Episodes - My rating Zipang - 2004 - 26 - 10 |
lisnoireJun 23, 2012 3:16 PM
| -animeS - The plural of anime is anime. More than one deer is still deer. There is no damn "s". -epic |ˈepik| noun•a work portraying heroic deeds/adventures covering an long period of time - adjective • heroic/grand in scale or character Active Military, Prior Service, and Veteran's Anime Club http://myanimelist.net/clubs.php?cid=25937&time=1299710079 |
| I've heard of Barefoot Gen, didn't know what it was about though. I'll be sure to watch that. |
SarccyOtaku said: Not an actual suggestion, but I need an anime about the Battle of Britain. Despite being one of the most important battles of the war, it's sadly overlooked by most media outside of the UK. You do know that the Japanese were on the other side in WWII, right? So what do you suppose are the chances that anyone made an anime about the Battle of Britain? In fact the number of anime about that War are vanishingly small and have to contort themselves to deal with modern political alignments. For instance, in the just finished Joker Game, the Germans are largely portrayed negatively, while the British are shown more sympathetically. Senkou no Night Raid suffers from similar issues. |
SeijiSenseiJul 23, 2016 10:52 AM
| It's a lot easier to make stories about WWII in the West because we won. Not so true for the Japanese. And your point about the Red Army story is reinforced by the plot in Senkou no Night Raid. It's a story about Japanese agents in prewar China. In that show the agents also have super powers to muddy the waters, and their loyalty to the powers-that-be in Tokyo somewhat uncertain. The episode in that show about the Mukden Incident could not be shown on television and was relegated to web-only distribution because Japan's role in Manchuria remains a difficult subject nearly a century later. |
| Youjo Senki One of my favorite recent animes. It is set in an alternative Earth around the time of WWI, but the technology of the world is more advanced for the time period (relatively speaking) and closer to WWII tech. |
SarccyOtaku said: Not an actual suggestion, but I need an anime about the Battle of Britain. Despite being one of the most important battles of the war, it's sadly overlooked by most media outside of the UK. The only thing that comes remotely close that I can think of would be Strike Witches |
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