Yokoyama Mitsuteru Sangokushi (1991)

Original title

横山光輝 三国志

Genre

animation, action & adventure

Country

Japan

Length

1 season, 47 episodes

Rated

PG

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This anime follows the power struggles and battles of ancient China during the Three Kingdoms period. It centers on male generals and rulers as they form alliances and fight for control.

epichistoricaldramaticslow-burnpoliticalwar-focusedseriousstrategic

What happens

Sangokushi (三国志) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mitsuteru Yokoyama, based on Eiji Yoshikawa's retelling of the 14th century Chinese literary classic Romance of the Three Kingdoms. It was adapted into an anime television called Mitsuteru Yokoyama's Sangokushi (横山光輝 三国志, Yokoyama Mitsuteru Sangokushi). As of May 2020, the manga series had sold over 80 million copies in circulation, making it one of the best-selling manga series of all time. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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