Historical Anime
Mei Chuxi De Yinyangshi Yijia
The series follows the daily life of an onmyoji who is not very competent at his work.
Zaixia "Yingtai"
A girl with superhuman strength ventures into the city, only to discover she's the third-generation successor of a mystical sect. She enrolls in an academy to study and rectify unhealthy practices. When assassins from an enemy nation storm the palace, the girl leads her team to easily subdue them!
(Source: Tencent, translated)
Megohime
Web shorts to promote the city of Miharu, Fukushima.
Instead of developing a strictly historical story, the anime looks into the near future where a virtual game called "IXA" exists. Within "IXA" are artificial intelligence versions of Megohime and historical warlords.
(Source: Anime News Network)
Kyoikusenga Ubasuteyama
Ubasuteyama is about a story of a young man and his old mother in a village where the feudal lord orders old people to be thrown away to the mountains to die. The feudal lord later realizes this mistake and how old people should be honored due to the wisdom they possess.
Ochou Fujin no Gensou
Butterfly, a faithful Japanese wife, waits patiently in Nagasaki for the return of her American husband, Pinkerton. She sees the Stars and Stripes fluttering atop an approaching ship and rightly surmises that Pinkerton is onboard. However, the feckless foreigner is arriving in the company of his "real" Caucasian wife, causing the heartbroken Butterfly to commit suicide. This masterpiece of Japanese silhouette animation makes the best of its source material.
(Source: The Anime Encyclopedia)
Kasa Jizou
An adaptation of the Kasa Jizou folktale where Jizou statues reward an elderly couple for giving them hats (kasa) to wear during the snowy weather.
Oedo wa Nemurenai!
We are now in the early 18th century, the Kyouhou era, when the merchant culture was flourishing. In Yoshiwara, the red light district of Edo, there is a popular courtesan with good looks and character, called Usugumo. She in fact is a daughter of a Christianized prostitute and a shogun named Yoshimune, but the power struggle in these times doesn't allow her to be with her father. Her fate is about to change when she meets the blond haired thief, Kikunosuke. With Kikunosuke, a doctor named Aoto Touichirou, who uses the yet unfamiliar Western medicine, and her pet cat, Kotetsu, Usugumo forms a thief group, the Kikugumi. In the meanwhile, a member of a mysterious group appears, aiming for Usugumo...
(Source: AniDB)
Seton Doubutsuki: Kuma no Ko Jacky
One day a native American boy named Lan meets two little bears at the foot of the Sierra Nevada, where he lives with his father.
Lan names the brother bear ‘Jacky’ and the sister bear ‘Jill’. As Lan plays with the two bears, they become good friends. However their happiness doesn’t last for long. Lan’s father accidentally shoots the two little bears’ mother to death. Feeling sorry for them, Lan decides to take Jackie and Jill back home to live with him.
(from AniDB)
(Source: AniList.co)
Shisha no Sho
When a young noblewoman, Iratsume, falls into a trance after copying Buddhist sutras and walks to a remote temple that women are forbidden to enter, she stirs up the ghost of the executed Prince Otsu. Otsu's ghost then mistakes Iratsume for one of her ancestors, a young woman who came to watch his execution. The beautiful face of this young woman was the last thing the Prince saw before he died, and his ghost cannot rest while her face haunts his sleep.
Paris no Isabel
In France, during the 19th century, 15-year-old Isabelle Laustin, a noblewoman, officially enters the world of the aristocracy at a ball in Versailles. But shortly after, the French army is defeated at Sedan, and Isabelle and her family have to leave their mansion to take refuge in Paris, where they will take an active part in the fight against the Prussians.
Oira no Hijouji
A country of peaceful frogs is attacked by a country of devils.
The film is meant for crisis awareness as Japan was on the brink of war with China at the time. Unfortunately, both countries did end up going to war the following year; it was the Second Sino-Japanese War.
(Source: AniList.co)
Wangzhe Rongyao: Rongyao Zhi Zhang - Mingyun Pian
Kain and Luna were born into the Moon Clan of Sea City, siblings who relied on each other since childhood. During Luna's coronation ceremony as clan leader, a powerful force belonging to the family curse erupted, killing everyone present except Kain. Kain was thus hunted by the Judges and forced to flee Sea City. On his escape, he met the mercenary Kuang Tie and together they journey to the Divine Realm to challenge the gods...
(Source: Tencent, translated)
Starry Tales: Seiza wa Toki wo Koete
Constellations were created thousands years ago and they have been handed down generation after generation up to now. This show focuses on this great fact. In the show, you will see instruction on constellations and movement of the sun, moon and planets against constellations. An associated story from Greek myths is provided with beautiful CG including the tale of Astraea, the goddess of justice, who is closely related to the constellation Libra.
Anju to Zushioumaru
After their father quarrels with local military men, Anju and Zushio are forced to flee, but they are captured and sold into slavery. When their mother dies, they are sold to Sansho the Bailiff, a cruel man who subjects them to hideous torments.
While Anju falls into a lake and is transformed into a swan, Zushio escapes and after being adopted to a nobleman grows to a young man. He will then fight to defeat the evil Dayu and free all the slaves.
(Source: AniDB)
Rebecca
Rebecca is a 10-year-old cheerful and energetic girl who is the second of seven children. She lives in a rural town in Maine in the United States at the end of the 19th century. After her father dies, her family descends into poverty, and Rebecca unwillingly goes to live with her aunts Miranda and Jane. Rebecca loves her kind aunt Jane dearly, but her aunt Miranda is naggy and strict.
(Source: Anime News Network)
The movie was planned to be screened on March 14, but the event was cancelled due to concerns of COVID-19 spread.