Throughout history, the 'historical' genre has been combined with some other genres to make anime fans consume history in a fun way. The Edo period was one of the Japanese eras during which most ...

There are plenty of anime series that tackle Japan’s Edo period, but none do so like Ooku: The Inner Chambers. The series, which comes from Fumi Yoshinaga, is focused on the women’s wing of ...

That’s some of the subtext in the fascinating Netflix anime series “Ōoku: The Inner Chambers,” which tells a complex love story in an alternate-reality Edo Japan in which an illness upends ...

The Netflix anime tells a complex love story in an alternate-reality Edo Japan in which an illness upends gender roles. Subscribe . Digital Print . June 21, 2025 .

Gintama, a unique anime, mixes comedy and serious themes. The story follows Gintoki, Shinpachi, and Kagura as they tackle odd jobs in an alien-invaded Edo-period Japan. The show parodies anime ...

This article highlights ten of the best samurai anime, showcasing diverse narratives ... Mushibugyou Official Website In an alternate Edo-era Japan, giant insects known as Mushi threaten the ...

The first trailer for Yoshitoshi Shinomiya’s upcoming anime movie for 2025 has just ... A New Dawn is loosely inspired by the changing Japanese landscape that followed the Great East Japan ...

Shinichiro Watanabe does not shy away from experimenting with different things when it comes to making anime. With several great anime series under his belt, every work of his is no less than a ...

Netflix has announced new series “Ooku: The Inner Chambers,” the first anime adaptation of a hit Japanese manga by Yoshinaga ... women’s quarters within Edo Castle and imagines that gender ...