I love anime, but I hate how reactionary or brain dead some of the politics can be at times. I've compiled this list of anime I've seen or plan to see which have left sympathetic or revolutionary themes.

Please reply with some shows of your own if you'd like to help expand this list.

  • Code Geass
  • Gurren Lagann
  • Mobile Suite Gundam: Iron Blooded Orphans
  • Mobile Suit Gundam 00
  • Akame Ga Kill
  • Planetes
  • The Promised Neverland
  • Terror in Resonance
  • Black Lagoon
  • Moriarty the Patriot
  • Revolutionary Girl Utena
  • Psycho Pass
  • Kaiji
  • Kill la Kill
  • Legend of the Galactic Heroes
  • The Rose of Versailles

*Added:

Series:

  • Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood
  • Kaiba
  • One Piece
  • Little Witch Academia
  • Akudama Drive
  • The Devil is a Part Timer
  • From the New World
  • Deca-Dence
  • Dallos
  • Year Hare Affair
  • Neo Yokio

Films:

  • Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind
  • Princess Mononoke
  • Pom Pocco
  • Porco Rosso
  • Future Boy Conan
  • Horus Prince of the Sun
  • Roujin Z
  • Metropolis
  • Patlabor: The Movie
  • Patlabor 2: The Movie

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    • Des [she/her, they/them]
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      4 years ago

      i always thought fullmetal alchemist was more anti-fascist then overtly leftist. i mean it takes place in an alternate earth fascist germany coexisting alongside real earth fascist germany. ngl haven't seen every episode, didn't read manga or seen brotherhood though

      • KiaKaha [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        That’s the first run anime that diverted pretty heavily from the manga. The second run, called ‘Brotherhood’, sticks true to the manga and axes the Germany stuff.

    • jurassicneil [any]
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      4 years ago

      Might be unrelated but wanted to ask , was the Ishvalan War a parallel to the War on Terror?

      • Barabas [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        I think it was more directly linked to WW2 than the war on terror (the series started before 9/11 after all). I'd say they're more like an ersatz Romani/Jew/Slav population, they have concentration camps and were slated to be exterminated.

        • grey_wolf_whenever [he/him]
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          4 years ago

          That makes sense, but it does fit pretty well with the War On Terror. An accidental homage then.