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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  • 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.