The 12 Best Anime Set In England That You Cannot Miss

England has always been one of the most popular settings for anime that take place in Europe. The focus is not on the United Kingdom but just on England, one country.

The most common era is the Victorian and it’s pretty hard to find a modern English setting. Similar to France, the capital is often the most frequent city featured in many shows, in this case, London.

12. Count and Fairy / The Earl and Fairy

An anime with lighter, fairy-tale tones than the usual anime set in Victorian age England.

Lydia Carlton, a 17-year-old Victorian-era English girl, is an out-of-the-ordinary beauty, who works as a fairy doctor. She uses her gift of being able to see magical creatures and communicate with them to help them solve their problems.

One day she will encounter Edgar Ashenbert, who will ask for her help under mysterious and enigmatic circumstances.

An anime that presents a fantasy and colored atmosphere, enlighted by the love between the two, which will be born warming your heart.

11. The Mystic Archives of Dantalian

A distinctive anime, combining action and fantasy with historical elements on the side. Released in 2011, it adapts into 12 episodes the story of the homonymous light novel.

The story is based on the Dantalian archive, which contains books of demonic wisdom that many want to get their hands on.

Huey, the main character, inherits an old, musty property from his grandfather that contains this collection.

The setting this time is England in the early postwar period, with the appropriate references. The Mystic Archives of Dantalian is extremely introspective, consider watching it if you like deep series rather than action-packed ones.

10. Unbreakable Machine-Doll

From the light novel of the same name is adapted the anime of Unbreakable Machine-Doll, a series packed with action, combat, and fantasy traits.

At the dawn of the 20th century, scientists developed a sophisticated magical art called Makinot. It involves the creation of electrical circuits through spells to bring objects to life.

Akabane Raishin, a young Japanese man who makes use of this technique, leaves for England to study at Walpurgis Royal Academy and become the best puppeteer in the world.

Set in a version of a London with magical and steampunk elements it encapsulates several elements, from action to classic school and love subplots.

9. Black Butler

A fairly well-known anime consisting of multiple seasons and a large number of episodes. Sebastian Michaelis is the protagonist, a butler of the ancient and powerful London house of the Phantomhive.

He can boast such qualities as a perfect education, good manners, knowledge of martial arts and other talents in every other area imaginable.

He will be placed in the employ of Ciel Phantomhive, a wayward boy who nonetheless harbors a great secret as will be evident from the succession of strange events that occur.

The anime is set in a very atmospheric alternate Victorian London with dark fantasy elements.

8. Burn the Witch

Burn the Witch is a mini-opera by Tite Kubo, author of Bleach, which he devoted himself to after the latter ended and which received a short adaptation recently in 2020.

The protagonists are Noel Nihashi and Nini Spangle, two witches at the Natural Dragon Management Agency in Reverse London, an alternative London with magical elements.

Those who live there can see supernatural creatures. Noel and Nini are tasked with promoting coexistence between certain creatures and humans, but they are also sometimes forced to kill evil beings.

An anime with an excellent technical part, with amazing and very enjoyable animations.

The settings are also excellent, with a magical and alternative London that winks, if you will, at Harry Potter.

7. Emma: A Victorian Romance

An anime released in 2005, adapted from a seinen manga.

The story is set in late 19th-century London and tells the story of Emma, a young maid employed at the home of Mrs. Stowner, a now-retired governess. In addition to narrating her daily life her love life will also be examined.

But don’t be fooled by the plot, which may sound like a classic romantic story. Emma: A Victorian Romance tells a very enjoyable story, filled with twists and turns and rendered technically very well, both visually and aurally.

6. The Seven Deadly Sins

A fighting anime that has enjoyed a fair amount of success in recent years while also making waves for several reasons including the animation of recent seasons.

Elizabeth, daughter of the King, sets out on a journey to find the Seven Deadly Sins, intending to recruit them and take back her recently fallen kingdom due to a coup.

The 7 are extremely powerful warriors, capable of great things if brought together.

Set in Britain with fantasy elements, The Seven Deadly Sins shows us an ancient and magical side of the country.

5. Steamboy

From the genius of Katsuhiro Otomo came Steamboy in 2004, one of the best steampunk anime productions ever.

The plot is set in an alternate Victorian England of 1866 starring young Ray Steam, the son of a famous inventor. One day, Ray receives a metal orb from his grandfather of unspecified use.

For that he is pursued by the Ohara Foundation, which kidnaps him and takes him to London.

A film that has a lot to offer, both visually and in terms of mystery and plot twists. The steampunk London sceneries are amazing and represent quite well the contrasting themes of the movie, such as the conflict between science and soul.

4. D.Gray-Man

One of the works serialized in the legendary Weekly Shonen Jump magazine but certainly not one of the best known even though it has much to offer.

The Millennium Count is an evil entity that aspires to destroy the world using Akuma, biomechanical weapons consisting of a core placed inside a human body and powered by the souls of the dead.

To defeat him, the protagonist named Allen Walker, in possession of an anti-Akuma weapon in place of his left arm, joins the Dark Order as an exorcist.

Its setting of 16th-century England mixed with fantasy and science fiction elements is ideal if you want to watch something more oriented toward Sci-Fi.

3. Jojo’s Bizzare Adventure – Phantom Blood

The first part of the huge and legendary anime Jojo’s Bizzare Adventure, known as one of the best fighting anime ever.

The setting is Victorian period England with dark elements, where Jonathan Joestar and Dio Brando, two adopted brothers, live.

Although Phantom Blood is just an introduction to the better titles that come after it’s necessary to watch it to understand the entire JoJo universe.

2. Moriarty the Patriot

If you are a fan of the adventures of Sherlock Holmes, then you have found your bread and butter.

Indeed, Moriarty the Patriot tells the story of the most famous detective ever from the point of view of James Moriarty, his legendary archrival. The story starts from his origins to the moment when he established himself as Sherlock’s nemesis.

As all fans will already know regarding the settings, this anime is also no exception. Its setting is an evocative 19th-century London, where inequality is commonplace.

1. Hellsing Ultimate

Here we are dealing with another work recognized as a masterpiece by the fan imagination. We are talking about Hellsing Ultimate, the main work of Kota Hirano.

The anime tells the story of the bloody war between the English Hellsing association and the forces of evil. Among the ranks of the first faction, we find the vampire Alucard, the protagonist of the story.

The complex but effective plot and the high-level confrontations are definitely the highlights of the anime.

The haunted and dark London that serves as the setting of the story enhances the splatter and is coherent with the themes of Hellsing Ultimate.