Vikings is a Canadian historical drama and an action-adventure television show that premiered on March 3, 2013. It was written and created by Michael Hirst, an English screenwriter. The story centers on the sagas of Viking Ragnar Lothbrok and Norsemen heroes. It is depicted during early medieval Scandinavia times and has been going on for years.
While the allure of Vikings has captured many hearts, you may want a break from the show and watch something similar to it. Luckily for you, there are many anime that have the same feel to the show. Here are ten anime to watch if you like Vikings.
10 Le Chevalier D’Eon
Le Chevalier D'Eon, meaning Chevalier Knight in French, is an anime based on an original story by Tow Ubukata. The protagonist is loosely based on Chevalier d'Éon, a French diplomat and soldier who fought in the Seven Years' War.
It is a historical story that draws inspiration from various happenings in history and has supernatural elements as well, as it dabbles with magic and sorcery. While there is not much action as it leans toward drama, the historical inspirations Le Chevalier D'Eon draws from are comparative to Vikings.
9 Schwarzes Marken
Schwarzes Marken adapts the Muv-Luv visual novel franchise as well as the light novel series. Muv-Luv at first appears to be nothing but a romantic comedy at first, but after diving deeper into the story, it becomes a coming-of-age and post-apocalyptic war epic.
The story takes place in 1983 during the Cold War, and aliens called BETA have come to the Earth to destroy everyone in the world. Schwarzes Marken has action as well as serious themes that Vikings fans would feel at home watching.
8 Young Black Jack
Young Jack Black is a manga written by Yoshiaki Tabata and illustrated by Yuugo Oukama. This series is based on Black Jack by Osamu Tezuka and received an anime adaption on October 1, 2015, to December 17, 2015.
The series takes place in the 1960s and focuses on Kuroo Hazama, a gifted medical student with a shadowy past. He wishes to become a surgeon and must work hard to escape from his past as well as become the legend called Black Jack.
7 Black Butler
Black Butler is a manga written and illustrated by Yana Toboso. It received an anime adaptions in 2007, and from then on has received various anime adaptions and a movie. It follows eleven-year-old Ciel Phantomhive and his demonic butler Sebastian as well as his search for the people who kidnapped him and murdered his family.
The setting in London and features some historical figures as well as literary figures. Together with the action and mystery, Vikings fans should eat this series up.
6 Hakuouki: Demon Of The Fleeting Blossom
Hakuouki: Demon Of The Fleeting Blossom is an anime adaption of an otome game released for the Playstation 2 as well as other systems with the flow of time. It follows Chizuru Yukimura, who is searching for her father after he went to Kyoto.
After being attacked by madmen, she is saved by members of the Shinsengumi, a special police force organized by the military government in 1863. It is a romance as well as action-adventure and deals with old Japanese historical figures.
5 Hetalia: Axis Powers
Hetalia: Axis Powers is a historical comedy as well as satire series written and illustrated by Hidekaz Himaruya. The series features personifications of countries, such as Japan and Germany as young men, and often makes fun of each's cultural stereotypes.
The main characters are made up of the Axis powers and Allies of World War II, and the main storyline occurs during the war.
4 Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Swordsman Romantic Story
Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Swordsman Romantic Story, often just shortened to Rurouni Kenshi or Samura X, tells the story of a former assassin named Himura Kenshin during 1878. Although he was a former legend who was known as a Hitokiri Battousai or a Sword-drawing Manslayer.
After leaving his role as an assassin, he carries a reverse-blade sword and vows to never kill again. The series deals with various mature themes such as murder and violence for a Weekly Shounen Jump series.
3 Kingdom
Kingdom is a manga written and illustrated by Yasuhisa Hara. It tells the fictionalized story of the Warring States period through war orphan Xin, based on a war general of Qin, Li Xin, and his companions.
His goal is to become the greatest general and to unify China for the first time in 500 years. The manga has been going on since 2006, and there are many anime adaptions, so this series should be easy to binge-watch.
2 Sengoku Basara: Samurai Kings
Sengoku Basara: Samurai Kings is an anime adaption of the Capcom video game. The anime was made by Production I.G and is known for its amazing fights and plot. It has received two seasons, Sengoku Basara: Samurai Kings and Sengoku Basara: Samurai Kings II.
The main characters are based on historical figures in Japan, such as Date Masamune and Sanada Yukimura. You can stream all of them on Funimation.
1 Vinland Saga
Vinland Saga is a historical and adventure manga written and illustrated by Makoto Yukimura. The story focuses on Thorfinn, the fictionalization of Icelandic explorer Thorfinn Karlsefni, and his quest for revenge after his father was murdered.
The anime won the sixth Anime of the Year Award of Anime Trending and has spawned various fans across the world. As it deals with vikings like the series Vikings, most fans would be at home watching this series.