Shows Like The Elusive Samurai

If you liked The Elusive Samurai (2024), a animation and action & adventure series, here are 20 shows with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
Rurouni Kenshin (1996)
★ 8.5/10Also action & adventure and animation
The Meiji Era was one of great renewal for Japan, where swords and killing were outlawed. However, many survivors from the time of Revolution still live, lurking in the shadows and waiting for a chance to use their…
2
BLUE EYE SAMURAI (2023)
★ 8.5/10Also action & adventure and animation
Driven by a dream of revenge against those who made her an outcast in Edo-period Japan, a young warrior cuts a bloody path toward her destiny.
3
Dororo (2019)
★ 8.5/10Also animation and action & adventure
During the Warring States period, the young thief Dororo encounters Hyakkimaru, a strange, sightless boy who wields fearsome prosthetics in place of his missing limbs. Parts of Hyakkimaru’s body were traded to a group…
4
Tokyo Revengers (2021)
★ 8.4/10Also animation and action & adventure
Takemichi Hanagaki is a freelancer that’s reached the absolute pits of despair in his life. He finds out that the only girlfriend he ever had, in middle school, Hinata Tachibana, had been killed by the ruthless Tokyo…
5
Tekken: Bloodline (2022)
★ 7.4/10Also action & adventure and animation
After losing his home to a powerful enemy, a hot-tempered fighter trains under his zealous grandfather while awaiting his chance for revenge.
6
Golden Kamuy (2018)
★ 7.6/10Also action & adventure and animation
A Russo-Japanese War veteran partners with an Ainu girl to find a treasure stolen from her people, but they’re not the only ones pursuing the gold.
7
Tougen Anki (2025)
★ 7.7/10Also animation and action & adventure
After a Momotaro assassin suddenly kills his adoptive father, Shiki vows to avenge him. But first, he must learn to control his newly awakened Oni blood.
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Revenger (2023)
★ 6.8/10Also animation and action & adventure
As master assassin Usui Yuen looks into a series of assassinations made on the grand samurai clan, the Satsuma, he encounters Kurima Raizo, member and survivor of one of the attacks. Together, they discover the true…
9
Samurai 7 (2004)
★ 7/10Also action & adventure and animation
As villages perish under the thumb of a cruel race of warriors, a young priestess named Kirara travels the countryside gathering stray samurais.
10
Ushio and Tora (2015)
★ 8/10Also action & adventure and animation
When he stumbles upon Tora, a demon who's been impaled by a spear, young Ushio frees the beast and demands his help in fighting other agents of evil.
11
Samurai Girls (2010)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and action & adventure
The story takes place in Japan in the early 21st century, in an alternate reality where the Tokugawa Shogunate has remained in power. In this reality, student councils are tasked with oppressing schools. Yagyuu…
12
Hell's Paradise (2023)
★ 8.2/10Also animation and action & adventure
For a chance at a pardon, a ninja assassin joins other condemned criminals on a journey to a mysterious island to retrieve an elixir of immortality.
13
Samurai Champloo (2004)
★ 8.3/10Also animation and action & adventure
Break-dancing but fierce warrior Mugen has to deal with the cold-blooded and conceited Jin, a samurai who believes he is above all. These sworn enemies are brought together by Fuu for a special task.
14
Fena: Pirate Princess (2021)
★ 7.4/10Also animation and action & adventure
Fena Houtman remembers little about her childhood. Orphaned and raised as a servant in a brothel, her life changes when she escapes to an island of pirates where she discovers the truth behind her family. With Fena…
15
Blade of the Immortal (2019)
★ 7.2/10Also animation and action & adventure
Manji is a crass, violent samurai with a special ability: he cannot die. Cursed with immortality by the nun Yobikuni as punishment for his ruthless deeds, he has grown weary of his ageless life. The only way to lift…
16
Orient (2022)
★ 7.5/10Also animation and action & adventure
During the Warring States era, the feuding generals were suddenly struck down one after another by the demonic Kishin. In the 150 years since, groups of individuals have continued to resist Kishin control. They are…
17
Clevatess (2025)
★ 8.1/10Also animation and action & adventure
One of the Lords of Dark Beasts, Clevatess’s reign shatters when he revives a hero he personally slayed and adopts an orphaned humanoid baby—the last hope to save a dying world. Now bound together, what fate awaits…
18
Marvel's Hit-Monkey (2021)
★ 7.8/10Also animation and action & adventure
After a high-profile political assassination goes sideways, an injured hitman hides out amongst a tribe of snow monkeys in the mountains of Japan.
19
Sword of the Demon Hunter (2025)
★ 7.4/10Also animation
Jinta journeys through a century-spanning epic, all while questioning why he wields a sword.
20
Last Samurai Standing (2025)
★ 7.8/10Also action & adventure
In the early Meiji era, Shujiro, once known as an undefeated samurai, decides to participate in a deadly survival game to save his family and villagers.