UK, Britain, England in Anime - British Characters, Places, and Refere

Great Britain, Ireland, Scotland, England in anime. This article lists anime and manga references related to the kingdom of Great Britain and its countries.

Death Note

Near and Mello, the successors of L, and L himself were raised in Winchester, England, in the Wammy's House orphanage.

Arakawa Under the Bridge

A male character called Sister comes from England where he worked at an orphanage. Another character Stella appears in the anime and comes from the same place.

Fate Type-Moon series

Artoria Pendragon is based on the mythical King Arthur which is one of the most famous characters from the old English legends. Other characters such as the knights of Camelot or Merlin appear in the shows as well. London also appears in the anime, especially in The Case Files of Lord El-Melloi. There is a place called Clock Tower associated with the Big Ben in London which is the headquarters of the Mage's Association.

Mahotsukai no Yome

The Ancient Magus' Bride anime contains a lot of mythical English references and the house of one of the main protagonists is located near London.

Black Buttler

This whole Kuroshitsuji anime is inspired a lot by English culture. Queen Victoria appears in the anime and the main character Ciel is English.

Infinite Stratos

Cecilia Alcott is a IS Representative Candidate of the United Kingdom.

Hetalia Axis Powers

This anime contains personifications of various countries and of course England, Scotland, and Ireland appear there too.

Unbreakable Machine-Doll

This anime is set in an alternative reality where magic is mixed with technology. The main character comes from Japan to Liverpool to learn about this art.

Kabukichou Sherlock

Sherlock Holmes and John Watson are the main characters of this anime.

Hellsing

Queen of England, London and Church of England appear in the anime.

Little Witch Academia

Luna Nova Magical Academy is a witch academy located in England.

Emma: A Victorian Romance

A Victorian era anime set in London.

Read or Die

Yomiko is as an agent for the British Library. She is half Japanese and half English.

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure

Joestar family comes from England.

Ginyuu Mokushiroku Meine Liebe

Sir Isaac Cavendish is a British spy.

Darker than Black

MI-6, the British intelligence agency appears in the anime with a top agent November 11.

The Mystic Archives of Dantalian

This story takes place in England after WWI.

Code Geass

Lelouch vi Britannia is the main protagonist of this anime and the prince of the Holy Britannian Empire.

Rebuild of Evangelion

The new pilot of Eva-05 Maki Marinami speaks English and seems to be associated with England.

Bleach

London appears in the anime. The spin-off manga called Burn the Witch is set in London too.

Kin-iro Mosaic

The main character met an English girl Alice during her homestay in England. Alice then comes to Japan and is one of the main characters of the anime.

Soul Eater

British Isles are referenced in the anime a few times. The legends of king Arthur and Excalibur are also used as an inspiration for certain events in the anime. A famous killer Jack the Ripper also appears at the beginning of the anime and he fights Maka at a place resembling London.

K-On!

The characters visit London in the movie so there are some famous places and Engrish as well. Some places are really well animated and look exactly the same as in reality.

Lupin

One episode is called Enter Sherlock Holmes and takes partially place in London.

The Earl and the Fairy

The anime is set in Victorian Britain and the main character is Scottish.

The Empire of Corpses

Many characters and places are based on real or classic fictional English places, or people. A scientist Victor Frankenstein works on a way to revive dead people in Great Britain. Charles Babbage, Watson or Sherlock Holmes appear int the anime too.

Nanatsu no Taizai

This famous anime is inspired a lot by English myths and legends so we can see king Arthur, Merlin, The whole anime is set in the land of Britannia and also Kingdom of Edinburgh is mentioned.

Steamboy

This anime is set in industrial Europe and the main character also visits Manchester and London. Real historical events such as Great Exhibition are mentioned.

Moriarty the Patriot

Anime set in 19th century Great Britain. Sherlock Holmes with Watson and even James Bond also appear in this anime.

Attack on Titan

The plot of Shingeki no Kyojin is happening in a fictional universe but certain countries and places seem to be inspired by real ones. For example, there was a scene during the Rumbling in the final season where the titans marched over a bridge that is clearly inspired by the famous Tower Bridge in London.

I tried my best to list all the references. Please leave a comment if you know of other mentions of Great Britain in anime and I will add them to the article!

Keywords: GB, England, United Kingdom
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