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10 Anime Series Based On Real Life Stories

Mohsin Lag by Mohsin Lag
May 17, 2019
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10 Anime Series Based On Real Life Stories

 

You may wonder how anime creators come to think in those amazing stories.

Well, they just read newspapers (lol), but they add the touche of their imagination.

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Despite that, The fact that they write/create manga/anime basing on real-life stories is highly present.

So in today’s post, we will get to know the 10 Anime series Based On Real Life Stories.

Anyways, without further speaking, let’s start this!

 

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10. Mawaru Penguindrum

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The real-life story

Mawaru Penguindrum uses a real-life 1995 terror attack in Tokyo as the backdrop.

On March 20, 1995, a group attacked multiple lines of the Tokyo subway with sarin gas.

Integration in the anime

The story is of two brothers who must find an item called the Penguindrum to save their terminally ill sister.

However, The story confronts the effect that the real-world attack had on children.


9. Grave of the Fireflies

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The real-life story

Grave of the Fireflies is an animated anime film based on a semi-autobiographical short real life story of the same name by Akiyuki Nosaka.

Moreover, The story is about two young siblings whose mother is killed in a bombing at the end of World War II.

However, Seita desperately tries to keep his younger sister Setsuko alive, but she ultimately dies of malnutrition.

Roger Ebert actually put it on his “Great Movies” list in 2000, considering it to be one of the most powerful war films of all time.


8. Zipang 

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The real-life story

Zipang is a manga adapted to anime about a real life story of a Japanese warship that accidentally travels back in time to find itself in the midst of a naval battle between Japan and the US in WWII.

However, The inspiration for the story is based on an American urban legend known as the Philadelphia Experiment.

furthermore, the tale is of a US Navy ship supposedly “disappearing” from its dock in Philadelphia and instantly traveling 200 miles to Norfolk, Virginia.

Blander versions of the legend just allege an advanced cloaking system of the ship.


7. Gintama

 

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Though Gintama Anime is the story of an alien invasion that squelches the Japanese samurai, it actually includes many real life historical references and events.

There was a special police force in the Shogunate period of Japan (the Mibu Roshigumi), inspiring the Shinsengumi of Gintama.

A lot of the members of the Shinsengumi are based on historical figures of almost the same name, such as Kondo Isao and Hijikata Toshiro.

Even the protagonist, Sakata Gintoki, gets his name from legendary Samurai Sakata Kintoki.

The show also depicts an event called the Ikedaya Incident, a violent, historical encounter between Samurai and the Shinsengumi.


6. Welcome to the N.H.K

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The real-life story:

Tatsuhiko Takimoto wrote the novel Welcome to the N.H.K., which became the basis for the anime of the same name.

The fictional plot revolves around a conspiracy theory about the real-life Japanese television network.

The theory claims that the real NHK network is attempting to make societal hikikomori or reclusive individuals who withdraw from the world.

The author of the novel identifies as an actual hikikomori, feeling as though he was “living as a parasite on the royalties from this book”.


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Mohsin Lag

I'm Mohsin the founder of Bakabuzz.com and Bakabuzz channel on Youtube. We, the BakaBuzz Editorial Team, are true fans of anime, gaming, and manga. We enjoy watching, discussing, and diving into the world of Japanese entertainment. As fellow fans, we share recommendations on what to watch, play, or read. Our goal is to bring our expertise and knowledge to fans like you, creating a space where we can all explore the exciting realms of Japanese anime, manga, and gaming together. All our topics are carefully reviewed by Mohsin, the owner and author behind Bakabuzz's articles on anime, manga, and gaming, boasting 20 years of experience.

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