Historical Anime

Two special episodes of Isobe Isobee Monogatari: Ukiyo wa Tsurai yo.

A short puppet animation directed by Takeo Nakamura.

A time-slipped Ushiwakamaru (the childhood name of Minamoto no Yoshitsune, a military commander of the Minamoto clan and is known as one of the strongest samurai in the history of Japan) arrives in modern day Japan and has to learn traffic safety, bicycle traffic safety, disaster prevention, and kidnapping prevention.

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1. Paradise Ocean: A day on the beach 2. Project BB-11 3. Terai Yuki's Digital Dream

The breeze is blowing, the night is thick, outside the lonely city. A group of women lit lights and stood quietly under the city gate wearing red robes. Their eyes were all set in the distance, in a fog, they were waiting, waiting for the return of their beloved who went out to fight. Once upon a time, the men in the entire city came out to defend their families and the country, and today is the day they agreed to return. At dawn, the sound of horses' hooves suddenly broke the long silence outside the city... (Source: Movie Douban, translated)

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The Butterfly Lovers is an animated re-telling of the classical Chinese story of two lovers, Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai. (Source: IMDB)

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Set in the late Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), the story revolves around a teenager named A'lang, who accidentally becomes an apprentice in the Jiangnan Manufacturing Factory before becoming a top military mechanic. (Source: IMDB)

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A summary of the Porphy no Nagai Tabi TV series released as an OVA in July 2011. It is the only Kanketsu Ban to have never aired on TV.

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The story begins in 742AD, when Japanese monks Yoei and Fusho, pay a visit to Jian Zhen, the abbot of Daming Temple in Yangzhou, China, and implore him to help implement Buddhist precepts in their homeland. When his disciples shy away from the task, the abbot volunteers himself. From 743AD, he tries to sail to Japan several times and only succeeds on his sixth attempt. By then he had already lost his eyesight, yet not once did he lose sight of his aspiration nor did he allow his determination to falter. Bringing along with him several Chinese artisans, Jian Zhen, himself a medical practitioner, went on to make major contributions to the development of Buddhism in Japan, as well as to its culture, architecture and traditional Chinese medicine. (Source: IMDB)

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An animated series of Japanese folktales with modern twists.

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On a spring day, the heroine falls asleep in her language class and has a dream. In the dream, she goes back to the ancient times, and a story of meeting and knowing a gentleman unfolds. (Source: Movie Douban, translated)

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A story about the war between communism and capitalism in China.

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The second season of Baka Mukashibanashi.

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During the Second Sino-Japanese War, the Japanese army attacks Nangunlong, a village in Hebei Province. The attackers get lost and ask 13-year-old cowboy Wang Er Xiao for directions. To avenge the death of his parents and protect other villagers, Wang Er Xiao pretends to surrender, then leads the Japanese to the ambush of Chinese army. (Source: IMDB)

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Zheng Shaopeng, a high school student, dozed off during a history lesson. When he awoke, he discovered that he had changed into the impoverished scholar Yang Lin and had traveled to the Danzhu Dynasty in the history textbook. Initially, Yang Lin struggled to adjust to life in the past, but when he applied contemporary ideas to create a few modest innovations, he won the villagers' affection and eventually discovered a feeling of identity of his own. Yang Lin lived through a time of both internal and exterior unrest, experiencing battles and seeing the agony of the populace. By relying on his knowledge and abilities to acquire access to the court, he eventually oversaw the Danzhu Dynasty's efforts to combat internal corruption and repel formidable adversaries. (Source: bilibili)

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Kaleidoscope is a tribute to China’s 56 ethnic groups. Directed and animated by Zhou Fangyuan. It's her Tsinghua Academy of Fine Arts graduation project.

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A story about a dharmapala, a Buddhist deity that often takes on the form of a child, who helps a monk on various adventures. From healing a sick emperor to returning a stolen rice bowl, this charming story is rooted in the mythology of Chougosonshi-ji temple on Mt. Shigi in Nara, Japan. (Source: Collaborative Cataloging Japan)

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The second season of Canzhuo Shang De Shi Shuo Xin Yu.

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Around 1,000 years ago in Japan, Kyoto was the center of the government and the nobles seized political power. During this era, there were female dancers called Shirabyoushi and they performed for nobles. This story is about a slightly mysterious love between a Shirabyoushi and her coachman. (Source: YouTube)

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