Anime like What Happens Before War?

Name: What Happens Before War?
Genre: Drama
Released: 2016
Rating: 6.1

Also known as Sensou no Tsukurikata. Picked from what people who loved What Happens Before War? went on to love and from what they share with it, like Politics. Show

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NIPPON SANGOKU: The Three Nations of the Crimson Sun

Nippon Sangoku

2026, ONA, 12 eps, 84%, Studio Kafka

Both have Politics.

A revolution sparked by nuclear war, natural disaster, and misrule leads to the collapse of Japanese society. The country splits into three nations vying for hegemony, and the Sangoku era begins. Aoteru Misumi, a former agricultural officer, vows to reunify Japan. He rises…

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