Historical Anime
Shabake
Special produced to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Shabake novel series. Directed by Hideki Itou.
Senbonzakura
Music video animated by Mienohito for the song Senbonzakura by KurousaP.
Sekai no Hikari: Shinran Shounin
Young Matsuwakamaru loses his father as an infant. To make matters worse, his beloved mother Kikkou passes away when he's 8 years old. While facing her death, Matsuwakamaru is puzzled at where people go when they die. If there is a cycle of heaven, hell, and rebirth, is there a way to escape this torturous circle, he wonders. With this great determination for the discovery of knowledge in mind, at only 9 years old, he joins a Buddhist monastery on Mt. Hiei, and changes his name to Shinran. This is the story of the man who would someday open the doors to the Joudo Shinshuu sect of Buddhism.
(Source: Anime News Network)
Chuntian Huahua Zhonghua Bowuguan
Featuring McDull going through Chinese cultures with children.
Sanpou Shoujo
An adaptation of a children's novel of the same name published in 1973. Endo Hiroko is the author, who was inspired to write the story from a tale her father told her as a child.
It follows a 13 year old girl named Aki. During a pilgrimage to Sensou-ji (a Buddhist temple located in Asakusa, Tokyo), she found a mistake in the sangaku. News spread quickly of her intellect and eventually landed upon Arima Yoriyuki, the lord of the Kurume Domain (he himself was famous for finding the rational approximation of pi). He hired Aki to become an arithmetic teacher for the region's princess, but hired others as well. In a math competition, Aki fought against other geniuses and prodigies, all for the hopes of earning a wage so that she may one day open a school for poor children so that she can teach them arithmetic as well.
(Source: MAL)
Sanmao Liulang Ji (2006)
Sanmao was a very poor orphan. He was wandering in Shanghai where people dreamed of riches in the 1930s. Sanmao, together with his baldheaded friend Xiao Laizi received grain unexpectedly from the entrepreneur Wu Zifu. Later he fell into a coma mysteriously, and the reporter Hou Yiwen would try to investigate the relationship between Wu Zifu and San Mao.
(Source: Wikipedia)
Sanguo Yanyi
3D CGI adaptation of the classical Chinese novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
Sangokushi
A TV special animation of the Chinese historical romance that has been passed down through the ages to this day. China was the era of Eastern Han. Under the imperial court that lost power, the security of the world was disturbed, and a large group of bandits, the "Yellow Turban Party," was doing all the violence all over the country. Liu Bei Gentoku, a descendant of the Chinese king who was worried about the world, stands up with his brother-in-law, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, who also want peace on the continent. Gentoku who pays victory with secret and strange measures so as to gradually cut down a group of mighty enemies, the Yellow Turban Party. Hero of Time ...
(Source: allcinema)
Saigo no Kuushuu: Kumagaya
The central character is a 7 year old girl called Sachiko. She has just lost her immediate family in the firebombing of Tokyo and takes the train to her uncle’s family in Kumagaya in Saitama Prefecture. She is not out of danger yet, for the train gets shot at by a plane along the journey. Her uncle meets her at the station and he and his whole family welcome her with open arms. With her cousins, Sachiko explores the beauty of the natural landscape around Kumagaya.
Sadly, these beautiful days of late summer are not to last. The final movement of the film depicts the final air raid of the war. The city descends into fear and chaos and Sachiko gets separated from her family with tragic results.
(Source: Nishikataeiga)
Sabu to Ichi Torimono Hikae Pilot Film
The pilot film for Sabu to Ichi Torimono Hikae.
Ryuuichi Manga Gekijou: Onbu Obake
Born from the beautiful green jade that shines brilliantly, the ghost Onbuu is carefully raised by the grandpa Ojii, the village's number one blacksmith. The series tells short stories based on Japanese folk tales, while Onbuu enjoys the days of playing with Ojoo and the Kan Gon-chan brothers.
Ryoukan-san
An animated motion picture about a real-life Buddhist monk and renowned poet, Ryoukan who lived in 18th century Japan, during the Edo Period. Though born to a wealthy family in Izumozaki, Ryoukan chooses to abandon the easy life he would have inherited in order to understand the true meaning of life through the teachings of Buddhism. From his early adulthood, he undergoes a series of harsh training that demands a solitary and meager lifestyle. Throughout it all, he remains an extremely modest and humble person, a true humanitarian who accepts every individual for who they are while rejecting all worldly fame and wealth. Ryoukan found true peace in life through nature and spending time with children. His pure mind and affable personality have captivated many, and his legacy and the wisdom of his teachings live on today.
(Source: ATTKC)
Thermae Romae: Thermae Romae x Asahi Shimbun Digital Collaboration
Lucius ends up at a local electronics store, where he sees an ipad 2 for the first time.
Thermae Romae: Thermae Romae x LOFT Collaboration
Lucius ends up at the Japanese chain store called LOFT, where he realizes the fun found in modern-day shopping.
Thermae Romae: Thermae Romae x TOTO Collaboration
Lucius ends up at the presentation of bathroom and toilet equipment by Japanese toilet manufacturer TOTO, where he learns about the most recent technological advances in that field.