The best samurai anime

The 30 samurai anime with the highest average score on AniList. We only include shows with enough ratings for the score to be reliable. Tap any of them to see what it's about and where to watch it.

#1

Gintama: THE VERY FINAL

2021 · 1 eps · 90% score Action · Comedy · Drama

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#2

Gintama Season 3

2015 · 51 eps · 90% score Action · Comedy · Drama

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#3

Gintama Season 2 Part 2

2012 · 13 eps · 89% score Action · Comedy · Drama

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#4

Gintama Season 2

2011 · 51 eps · 89% score Action · Comedy · Drama

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#5

Gintama Season 4

2017 · 12 eps · 89% score Action · Comedy · Drama

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#6

Gintama the Movie 2026: Yoshiwara in Flames

2026 · 1 eps · 88% score Action · Comedy · Drama

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#7

ONE PIECE

1999 · airing · 87% score Action · Adventure · Comedy

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#8

Gintama.: Silver Soul Arc - Second Half War

2018 · 14 eps · 87% score Action · Comedy · Drama

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#9

Gintama: The Final Chapter - Be Forever Yorozuya

2013 · 1 eps · 87% score Action · Comedy · Sci-Fi

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#10

Gintama.: Silver Soul Arc

2018 · 12 eps · 86% score Action · Comedy · Drama

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#11

Princess Mononoke

1997 · 1 eps · 85% score Action · Adventure · Drama

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#12

Gintama

2006 · 201 eps · 85% score Action · Comedy · Drama

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#13

Rurouni Kenshin OVA: Trust & Betrayal (Tsuioku-hen)

1999 · 4 eps · 85% score Action · Drama · Romance

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#14

Samurai Champloo

2004 · 26 eps · 84% score Action · Adventure · Comedy

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#15

Gintama - The Movie

2010 · 1 eps · 83% score Action · Comedy · Sci-Fi

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#16

Golden Kamuy Season 3

2020 · 12 eps · 83% score Action · Adventure · Comedy

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#17

Dr. STONE SCIENCE FUTURE

2025 · 12 eps · 82% score Action · Adventure · Comedy

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#18

Gintama.: Slip Arc

2017 · 13 eps · 82% score Action · Comedy · Drama

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#19

Mononoke

2007 · 12 eps · 82% score Fantasy · Horror · Mystery

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#20

Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works 2nd Season

2015 · 13 eps · 82% score Action · Drama · Fantasy

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#21

Hell’s Paradise Season 2

2026 · 12 eps · 82% score Action · Adventure · Mystery

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#22

The Ideon: Be Invoked

1982 · 1 eps · 82% score Drama · Mecha · Sci-Fi

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#23

Katanagatari

2010 · 12 eps · 81% score Action · Adventure · Romance

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#24

Dororo

2019 · 24 eps · 81% score Action · Adventure · Drama

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#25

Gintama: Love Incense Arc

2016 · 2 eps · 80% score Comedy

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#26

Mononoke The Movie: The Phantom in the Rain

2024 · 1 eps · 80% score Fantasy · Horror · Mystery

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#27

Shangri-La Frontier

2023 · 25 eps · 80% score Action · Adventure · Comedy

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#28

Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works

2014 · 13 eps · 80% score Action · Fantasy · Supernatural

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#29

Gintama: Yorinuki Gintama-san on Theater 2D

2012 · 2 eps · 80% score Action · Comedy · Drama

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#30

Lupin The 3rd: The Castle of Cagliostro

1979 · 1 eps · 80% score Action · Adventure · Comedy

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