Searching for Anime Set During the Meiji Era of Japanese History

PvaGlue said:
Ojiisan no Lamp is really good, its only a short 24 minute movie but it tells a good story about Japan westernizing in the Meiji era.

SeijiSensei said:
Golden Kamuy was on the tip of my tongue until I read that you are watching it.

This article at ANN on anime from various historical periods suggests Peacemaker Kurogane and Laughing Under the Clouds as representatives from the Meiji period: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/the-list/2015-08-01/.91067

I've seen more shows about the late Tokugawa period than about Meiji.

Oh! Edo Rocket is a satire on political repression set in 1843-44 during the Tenpou Reforms. It's adapted from a stage play by the screenwriter for Gurren Lagann and Kill la Kill, Nakashima Kazuki.

Another show from the same period is Sarai-ya Goyou. It follows a recently-discharged samurai who encounters a small band of kidnappers and must decide whether to join them.

The stylized horror stories from Nakamura Kenji, the "Bake Neko" arc of Ayakashi Samurai Horror Tales and its continuation, the series Mononoke, also take place late in the Edo period.

If you're interested in portrayals of Japanese history, I strongly suggest giving Hyouge Mono a shot. It's set during the Sengoku period with a cast of historical personages. The one deviation I know of from historical canon concerns its depiction of the events at Honnouji shrine. (Each episode opens with the line, "This is a work of fiction.")

As I recall, the opening segment of Aoi Bungaku, "No Longer Human," might take place in the Meiji period, or perhaps later. It's been a while since I've watched it.