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Period pieces that spin events from history or take place in the past. I'm also including things like ninja, samurai, and knights/swordsman as long as they're don't take place in modern times or a fantasy world.

Historical▲▼ Rating▲▼
(The) Ambition of Oda Nobuna (TV) Good
Asura (movie) Weak
Attack on Titan The Final Season Part 2 (TV) Very good
Baccano! (TV) Masterpiece
Basilisk (TV) Good
Black Butler (TV) Very good
Black Butler II (TV) Good
Black Butler II (OAV) Good
Black Butler: Book of Murder (OAV) Very good
Black Butler: His Butler, Performer (OAV) Good
Black Butler: Public School Arc (TV) Decent
Blade of the Immortal (TV) Good
Blade of the Immortal (TV 2019) Good
Blood Reign: Curse of the Yoma (OAV) Not really good
Carried by the Wind: Tsukikage Ran (TV) Very good
(Le) Chevalier D'Eon (TV) Very good
Chrono Crusade (TV) Decent
Combustible (movie) Good
Doctor Elise: The Royal Lady with the Lamp (TV) Very good
(The) Duke of Death and His Maid (TV 2) Very good
Fairy gone (TV) Excellent
Fena: Pirate Princess (TV) Very good
Fire Tripper (OAV) Excellent
Flame of Recca (TV) Very good
Flame of Recca: Final Burning (OAV) Good
Gambo (movie) Very good
Golden Kamuy (TV 1) Excellent
Golden Kamuy (TV 2) Excellent
Gosick (TV) Very good
Hakuoki: Demon of the Fleeting Blossom (TV) Good
Hakuoki: Demon of the Fleeting Blossom - Dawn of the Shinsengumi (TV) So-so
Hakuōki: Record of the Jade Blood (TV) Good
(The) Heroic Legend of Arslan (TV) Excellent
(The) Heroic Legend of Arslan: Dust Storm Dance (TV) Excellent
Intrigue in the Bakumatsu - Irohanihoheto (TV) Good
Inuyasha (TV) Very good
InuYasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass Masterpiece
InuYasha the Movie 3: Swords of an Honorable Ruler Masterpiece
InuYasha the Movie 4: Fire on the Mystic Island Excellent
InuYasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time Excellent
InuYasha: The Final Act (TV) Excellent
InuYasha: The Tragic Love Song of Destiny (special) Good
Joker Game (TV) Excellent
Kai Doh Maru (OAV) Weak
Katanagatari (TV) Very good
Kingdom (TV) Excellent
Kingdom (TV 2) Excellent
Kingdom (TV 3) Excellent
Kingdom (TV 4) Excellent
Legend of the Condor Hero (TV) Good
Maria the Virgin Witch (TV) Very good
Miss Hokusai (movie) Good
Moriarty the Patriot (TV) Excellent
Moriarty the Patriot (TV 2) Masterpiece
Mushi-Shi (TV) Very good
Mushishi Tokubetsu-hen: Hihamukage (special) Very good
Mushishi: The Next Chapter (TV) Very good
(The) Mystic Archives of Dantalian (TV) Good
(The) Mystic Archives of Dantalian: Sleeping Beauty (OAV) Good
Nabari no Ou (TV) Weak
Nadia - The Secret of Blue Water (TV) Very good
Naruto (TV) So-so
Naruto Shippūden (movie) Very good
Naruto Shippūden the Movie: Bonds So-so
Naruto Shippūden: Blood Prison (movie) Very good
Naruto Shippūden: The Burning Chūnin Exam! Naruto vs. Konohamaru!! (movie) Very good
Naruto Shippūden: The Lost Tower (movie) Very good
Naruto Shippūden: The Will of Fire (movie) Very good
Naruto Special: Battle at Hidden Falls. I Am the Hero! (OAV) Decent
Naruto the Movie: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom (movie 3) Excellent
Naruto the Movie: Legend of the Stone of Gelel (movie 2) Very good
Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow Very good
Night Raid 1931 (TV) Decent
Ninja Scroll (movie) Very good
Ninja Scroll (TV) Good
Ninku the Movie Bad
Ōoku: The Inner Chambers (ONA) Good
Possessions (movie) Excellent
Pumpkin Scissors (TV) Good
Reign: The Conqueror (TV) Weak
Requiem from the Darkness (TV) Excellent
(The) Rose of Versailles (TV) Very good
Rurouni Kenshin (TV 1996) Excellent
Rurouni Kenshin (TV 2023) Very good
Rurouni Kenshin: New Kyoto Arc (OAV) Good
Rurouni Kenshin: Reflection (OAV) Awful
Rurouni Kenshin: The Motion Picture Very good
Rurouni Kenshin: Trust & Betrayal (OAV) Excellent
Saga of Tanya the Evil (TV) Very good
Saga of Tanya the Evil (movie) Very good
(The) Saga of Tanya the Evil: Operation Desert Pasta (special) Very good
(The) Samurai (OAV) Very good
Samurai 7 (TV) Excellent
Samurai Bride (TV) Good
Samurai Champloo (TV) Excellent
Samurai Deeper Kyo (TV) Good
Samurai Girls (TV) Very good
Sekiei Ayakashi Mangatan (ONA) Very good
Senran Kagura: Ninja Flash! (TV) Good
Spice & Wolf: merchant meets the wise wolf (TV) Excellent
Spy×Family (TV) Excellent
Sword for Truth (OAV) Good
Sword of the Stranger (movie) Masterpiece
Tori no Uta (OAV) Not really good
Vinland Saga (TV) Very good
Vinland Saga (TV 2) Very good
Violet Evergarden (TV) Masterpiece
Violet Evergarden I: Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll (movie) Excellent
Violet Evergarden: The Movie Masterpiece
(The) Wind Rises (movie) Decent
Wrath of the Ninja - The Yotoden Movie So-so
Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon (TV) Very good
Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon - The Second Act (TV 2) Very good