Here's the list of some of the Best Samurai Anime
Shigurui
Plot Summary: At the beginning of the Edo Era, when people enjoyed a time of peace, Lord Tokugawa Tadanaga holds a fighting tournament. In the past, matches were fought with wooden swords. This time, real swords will be used. One-armed Fujiki Gennosuke and blind Irako Seigen will fight each other in this match. Both are disciples of Iwamoto Kogan, who is known as Japan's greatest swordsman. Each of them are determined to prove himself the successor of Iwamoto's school. However, there can only be one champion. So begins a story of intertwining fates, conflict, and strange destinies.
Genre: Action, Historical, Martial Arts, Romance, Samurai, Seinen
Released: 2008
Status: Completed
Episodes:12
Dub: Yes
Other name: Shigofumi, シゴフミ
Sword of the Stranger
Plot Summary: In the Sengoku period, a rounin called Nanashi (meaning nameless) saves a young boy Kotarou and his dog Tobimaru at an abandoned temple. Kotarou has no family, is pursued by a mysterious militia organization from China and hires Nanashi as his bodyguard. Among the pursuers is a man called Rarou, a very skilled warrior with blond hair and blue eyes. He obeys an old man called Byakuran and is a member of the Chinese militia. Unlike his companions in the militia, he is not serving any Emperor and just wants to fight with the strong.
Genre: Action, Historical, Samurai
Released: 2007
Status: Completed
Episodes:1 (movie)
Dub: Yes
Other name: Stranger: Mukou Hadan, ストレンヂア -無皇刃譚-
Afro Samurai
Plot Summary: After watching his father die in a duel against an unbeatable villian known only as 'Justice,' young Afro fixes his life on the study of swords and revenge. The tale of Afro Samurai is one of bloody hardship and pain. Along his solitary path of revenge for his murdered father, he sheds no tears & knows no love. Forever chased by powerful enemies in a lawless technology-speckled dystopia, he evades bullets and blade to reach his final prey: a man who will not die. But Afro will reach his quarry - even if it means painting a road of blood and brains from here to the bitter inevitable end.
Genre: Action, Samurai
Released: 2007
Status: Completed
Episodes:1 (movie)
Dub: Yes
Other name: アフロサムライ
Sengoku Basara
Plot Summary: Sengoku jidai crowd hacking game Sengoku Basara (or Devil Kings) is set for anime adaptation, with the conversion to be handled by Production IG.The characters in the game are mostly daimyo, and it seems the anime follows suit, with the announced characters having the same seiyuu as the game version (which had an all star cast).
Genre: Action, Historical, Martial Arts, Samurai, Super Power
Released: 2009
Status: Completed
Episodes:13
Dub: Yes
Other name: Sengoku Basara: Samurai Kings, 戦国BASARA
Rurouni Kenshin
Plot Summary: Himura Kenshin is a vagabond with a dark past and sunny disposition. Not a ronin but a rurouni, he was never a samurai, but an assassin of utmost skill in the Meiji restoration, who in the turning point of the war simply walked away. His travels lead him to Tokyo in the 11th year of the Meiji era, where he befriends a female Kendo master, a former thief, a brawler and a doctor all with their own secrets. Together they fight off the enemies surfacing from the dark past that Kenshin cannot escape.
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Historical, Romance, Samurai
Released: 1996
Status: Completed
Episodes:95
Dub: Yes
Other name: るろうに剣心 -明治剣客浪漫譚-; Rurouni Kenshin:
Meiji Kenkaku Romantan; Samurai X
Gintama
Plot Summary: Plot Summary:The Amanto, vicious aliens from outer space, has taken over the country of Japan. It has suppressed all the samurais by prohibiting the usage of samurai swords. Sakata Gintoki is one of the few remaining samurai. Along with Shimura… Gintama is a rare case that is rated G for everyone. Every single episode in the series has unique storyline and actions. The story follows Gintoki as he assists victims of the the Amanto’s invasion by fighting with the shinsengumi and the aliens. Hope you enjoy the show as most of our staffs did. Genre: Action, adventure, comedy, drama, fantasy, science fiction, Historical, Parody
Genre: Action, Comedy, Historical, Parody, Samurai, Sci-Fi, Shounen
Released: 2006
Status: Completed
Episodes:265
Dub: Yes
Other name: 銀魂
Mugen no Juunin
Plot Summary: Manji is an immortal swordsman, who has been cursed with eternal life. He has grown tired of living with all the death he has created. He has no skills other than those of killing, thus he forms a plan to regain his mortality: he shall kill one hundred evil men for each good one he has killed. The old witch who afflicted Manji with immortality agrees to Manji’s proposition and Manji is set on his path to kill one thousand evil men. On his journey he meets a young girl, Rin, who has her own vengeance to seek against the sword school whose members slaughtered Rin’s family. Rin and Manji journey together, each hoping to find some kind of peace. In their way are many varied enemies. Rin and Manji are almost constantly under attack and must learn to live their lives, avoiding being consumed by revenge.
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Historical, Martial Arts, Samurai, Shounen, Supernatural
Released: 2019
Status: Completed
Episodes:24
Dub: Yes
Other name: Blade of the Immortal, 無限の住人-IMMORTAL-
Samurai Champloo
Plot Summary: Mugen is a fierce animal-like warrior with a unique Bboying (break-dance) inspired fighting style. Jin has a more traditional style but don’t think of this as a weakness because his skills are amazing. The two contrasting samurai warriors are far from friends, yet their separate paths seem to cross anyways. Mugen is wandering aimlessly through the city when he stumbles upon a teahouse where he meets Jin and Fuu (A ditzy waitress, but don‘t think she doesn‘t have anything hidden up her sleeves). Fuu convinces them both to come with her in search of a mysterious samurai that smells like sunflowers and their journey begins. This modernized hip-hop tale breaks the barriers of the common, historical, samurai anime. Genre: Action, adventure, comedy, drama
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Samurai, Shounen
Released: 2004
Status: Completed
Episodes:26
Dub: Yes
Other name: サムライチャンプルー
Ninja Scroll
Plot Summary: Fourteen years after defeating the immortal warrior Himuro Genma and thwarting the Shogun of the Dark’s evil plans, Kibagami Jubei continues to roam all over Japan as a masterless swordsman. During his journey, he meets Shigure, a priestess who has never seen the world outside her village. But when a group of demons destroys the village and kills everyone, Jubei becomes a prime target after acquiring the Dragon Jewel – a stone with an unknown origin. Meanwhile, Shigure – along with the monk Dakuan and a young thief named Tsubute – travels to the village of Yagyu. And with two demon clans now hunting down Shigure, Dakuan must once again acquire the services of Jubei to protect the Priestess of Light.
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Historical, Horror, Romance, Shounen, Supernatural
Released: 1993
Status: Completed
Episodes:13
Dub: Yes
Other name: Juubee Ninpuuchou: Ryuuhougyoku-hen, Ninja Scroll: The Series, 獣兵衛忍風帖「龍宝玉篇」
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