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9 best medieval anime

Kentaro Miura

Medieval anime offers epic adventures, complex mythical worlds, and iconic characters that capture our imaginations.

Epic adventures

Ryo Mizuno

Set in a grim realm filled with demons, corruption, and ceaseless warfare, it charts the epic saga of Guts and his tragic past.

Berserk

Kentaro Miura

Hailed as one of the seminal fantasy medieval anime series, Record of Lodoss War depicts the adventures of a youthful adventuring party on the mythical island of Lodoss.

Record of Lodoss War

Ryo Mizuno

The fantasy realm of the Moribito series features ornate palaces, rural villages, mystic forests, and sweeping grasslands straight out of a medieval storybook.

Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit

Nahoko Uehashi

Seven Deadly Sins brings together Arthurian legends, medieval aesthetics, and magical mayhem into an exciting story about camaraderie.

Seven Deadly Sins

Nakaba Suzuki

Studio Ghibli’s genre-defining film Princess Mononoke depicts a fading age when gods and beasts roamed the primeval forests that covered the land.

Princess Mononoke

Studio Ghibli

This charming fantasy romance follows the adventures of Lawrence, who encounters the wolf deity of harvest named Holo, and it leads to an unexpected partnership.

Spice and Wolf

Isuna Hasekura

Often celebrated as a cornerstone of medieval anime, it tells the story of Hitomi, a high school girl transported to the magical land of Gaea.

Vision of Escaflowne

Shōji Kawamori

It charts the exploits of Favaro, an adventurer who finds himself having to help the mysterious Amira on her quest to reach Helheim.

Rage of Bahamut

Takamaru Semikawa

Based on Persian mythology and the historical epic Amir Arsalan, The Heroic Legend of Arslan is set in the medieval Balkh Kingdom.

The Heroic Legend of Arslan

Hiromu Arakawa

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