Carried By The Wind: Tsukikage Ran - Recommendations

MaximusThrax says...

Comparisons between the very famous Kenshin series and the almost-unheard-of Ran are unavoidable. Both feature cooler-than-possible kick-butt swordsme-, er make that swordswoman in the case of Ran, fighting villians in Meiji Era Japan. The fight scene choreography is one of the highlights of both series. Ran is lighter in tone and more comic than the Kenshin TV series. Fans of anime swordfighting should check out both series.

VRDave says...

Tsukikage Ran is a lot like the first 20-some episodes of Kenshin. The humor is very similar, and when the main characters get serious, they mean business. Kenshin TV is on the lighter side for the first part, but you will get drawn in very quickly compared to Ran. enjoy!

RG says...

Like those before myself,I also feel like comparing Ran to Kenshin,since both are skilled sword wielders.

coffeebreath says...

Two anime so delightfully similar except one has a male samurai lead, and the other a female samurai lead - both strong warriors, both wandering ronin, both have a martial artist sidekick.

Carried By The Wind is lacking the intricate plot and often serious tone that Kenshin carries, but the humour and animation are incredibly similar.

When watching Carried By The Wind I was half-expecting Himura to waltz on screen at any moment, that's how well these anime overlap. If you like one you will surely enjoy the other.

RG says...

Since both Champloo and Ran are set in the same period (the Edo era),I wouldn't be surprised if Ran and Meow faced Jin and Mugen.That said,Champloo has little to some of the humor expected from KTR.

cococrow says...

The animation of the fighting is simlar, as is the comedy. Samurai Champloo is much, much darker however, and Carried By The Wind is much truer to the period, meaning you won't hear any hip-hop here, but still a really get show.  

Kinnara says...

Two pairs of people travel the roads, help maidens in distress and kick the bad guys’ ass. One a traditional samurai with exceptional fighting skills, the other a carefree roamer with unique style and difficult character. The only exception being, that in Champloo, the pair is male, in Kazemakase, female.

These anime are similar on very different levels. Not to mention the characters, era and story, also the animation style (especially the fights) looks alike. The soundtrack is rather good, and the episodes very loosely connected.

If you watched one and wanted more, with a minute of adapting, you can easily treat the other as a sequel.

hamletsmage says...

Set in the edo period, both animes delve into the lives of traveling samurai. In both anime, the strictly-trained samurai is accompanied by a street fighter that is more skill than technique. Both anime are fairly episodic, (KTR a little more so than Champloo). Both anime feature the odd-couple fighting bandits, saving people, and trying to find money. 

MaximusThrax says...

These two series may not seem to have much to do with each other at first. Ran is a historical Meiji Era sword fighting flick in the vein of Kenshin, and Slayers is a comic fantasy series. I'm recommending both because they both have strong, kick-butt female leads: Slayers' violent ultra-powerful mage Lina Inverse and Ran, the ultra-cool sake-swigging woman samurai. Slayers is a little more comic and goofy than Ran, although Ran has plenty of humorous moments and animation because of its comic sidekick character, Chinese martial artist Meow-chan.

VRDave says...

The adventure feeling of going from town to town trying to swindle people is priceless, and of course very much abundant in both Slayers and Kazemakase Tsukikage Ran. You'll love the humor and the crazy antics used to escape sticky situations.

VRDave says...

So if you liked the lighter side of Peace Maker, you will like Tsukikage Ran. The humor is about on the same level, but maybe a bit more slapstick. However the series take place somewhat close in time, so the surroundings are similar. Peace Maker is quite a bit more violet however and more serious.

sothis says...

KMTR and Rumic's Theater both have an INCREDIBLY funny, witty, mellow sense of humor. Although the subject material is nothing alike, if you tend to enjoy humor such as this, I can't see why you would like one but not the other.

senileseinen says...

Hataraki Man and Tsukikage Ran are very different anime; one is set before the Meiji era and features a woman samurai and her female karate sidekick, while the other is about a woman working as an editor at a major weekly magazine in present-day Tokyo.

What they have in common is women working at a normally male occupation in a society with very clear sex roles. Many of the subplots in both shows explore this 'cross-dressed' role.

Tsukikage Ran uses more slapstick humor, while Hataraki Man's is more situational. Both feature strong leading characters who are quite clear about their duties and rights, and who are quite willing to inform others of their duties and rights as well.

If you like seeing women in anime who aren't just supporting the guys, you'll probably like both of these shows.

Tomikohara says...

Kino's Journey and Caried By The Wind: Tsukikage Ran are two wonderful 13-episode series about travellers with no destination. Each episode has its own story and the series' end with the main character, accompanied by a friend, choosing a path and ready for their next big adventure.

icecore says...

They both have traveling heroines. Tsukikage Ran has no main story plotline that links any two episodes other than the two main characters that travel together.  While koihime Musou has independent episodes as well, the story or perhaps the cast  of characters are expanded.  Through Guan Yu's travels she meets new people and expands her retinue.  They both have comedy though, Koihime has more ecchi and fan service.

skrotkanon says...

Both are easygoing and light shows with fun characters that goes from place to place and face dramatic situations. While Bebop may be the better one Tsukikage Ran shouldn't be scoffed at either. Its sole goal is to entertain its viewers and it does just that well enough to be worth a watch.

hamletsmage says...

Both of these anime feature strong female leads with martial arts training. Both women make their way by protecting others, and both are wanderers. Both animes are also set in pre-modern eras. Perhaps the main difference is that Moribito has a more serious feel to it than KTR, and KTR has individual epsiodes rather than a running plot. However, if you like female warriors dishing out beatings, these two animes are for you.