While there are a number of historical, or at least historically-inspired anime, historical anime does tend to have a love affair for specific time periods. When it comes to historical anime set outside of Japan, creators have a specific fondness of Victorian era England. Defined by the lengthy 63-year reign of Queen Victoria, the Victorian […]
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16th century Florence is awash with cultural and creative contributions during the Renaissance. Arte is a young lady from an aristocratic family who wants to contribute to this unique time. However, after her father’s death, she is expected to marry rather than become an artist. While she defies her family and looks for a mentor,
If there is one universal commonality in the entire human experience it is love. People have been feeling feelings of love since before they had a word for it. While there is something relatable about romance anime set in modern times, watching love bloom in a different time period has its own charms. Historical romance
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Despite being the firstborn daughter of a noble family known for its supernatural abilities, Miyo is treated little different than a servant by her father, stepmother, and stepsister after not manifesting any supernatural abilities. After years of abuse and neglect, Miyo is told that she will be married off into the Kudo household. Kiyoka Kudo
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Welcome home, Master! – It is the siren call of the Victorian anime maid that is so long beloved in anime. They are keeping house, fighting off assassins, fighting yakuza wars, but always at the door ready to greet those that they serve. Who can say for sure why Japan has such a lasting love
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I’d like to say that anime has an inordinate fascination with the master-servant relationship, but watch enough period pieces and you will know that it isn’t an extraordinary obsession at all. Still, in any media, a good master-servant relationship is hard to pull off. Worst case, it ends up cringe-worthy and weird with one part
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After being cursed by a witch as a child, any living thing that the young duke touches will wither and die. Feared by his mother, he is sent to live in a mansion in the woods. While secluded, he is not entirely alone. He was accompanied by his aging butler Rob as well as his
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If you believe most romance anime, your love life dies after high school. If you aren’t engaged by graduation, you are doomed to die alone, right? However, adult relationships can be just as touching, dramatic, and even more interesting since it allows for a wider array in terms of setting and romantic activities. It is
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As a writer, one of the key pieces of advice you get is to “write what you know.” Using places you have been to and things you have seen, you can paint a clearer picture of it with your words. I imagine it is the same with manga artists and anime creators. For this reason,
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