Often overlooked, I think there's a lot of good retro anime based on historical events that get often overlooked. Let's have a thread about them.I'll start with Ai no Wakakusa Monogatari, adapted from the 1868 novel Little Women about the lives of four s

Historical Anime
anon March 1 2022 07:59:42 No. 163

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Often overlooked, I think there's a lot of good retro anime based on historical events that get often overlooked. Let's have a thread about them.
I'll start with Ai no Wakakusa Monogatari, adapted from the 1868 novel Little Women about the lives of four sisters during the American Civil War.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UUpcpiSUak

anonMarch 1 2022 13:59:55No.164

I've been meaning to watch Paris no Isabelle. Simply because I think it is neat that there is an anime set during the Franco-Prussian War.

anonMay 6 2025 02:22:58No.3484

so sick of otaku shit. i like histirical shit.

anonMay 7 2025 14:46:53No.3493

>>164
Having already watched a few episodes: don't. It's slow and boring and all the characters suck.

It's too bad, because the historical period is interesting, but the actual show is shit

anonJanuary 5 2026 23:22:55No.4218

The hard part for me is finding period anime that does justice to the setting. Often, historical periods in anime feel like backdrops for what are ultimately very 21st century characters. This problem plagues historical fiction.

anonJanuary 15 2026 16:13:50No.4227

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I like Paris no Isabelle. The ending is pretty crazy.
Though Kinpatsu no Jeanie is more solid. That one's great.
I think Hidamari no Ki is also great. And I've enjoyed all the old Sangokushi films that got subs.