TV series

Romance of the Three Kingdoms

1991–1992 · 1 season

A sweeping historical epic of alliances and battles, animated with earnest seriousness and a steady sense of grand strategy.

Overview: Yokoyama Mitsuteru Sangokushi is a Japanese anime series based on the Sangokushi manga by Mitsuteru Yokoyama, itself based on Eiji Yoshikawa's retelling of the Chinese literary classic Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
How it feels: Earnest, tense and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: War, power, loyalty, betrayal
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore. No sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: war
power
loyalty
betrayal
ambition
Places: military
countryside
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language none
Violence strong
Sex none