Military fiction might not be the most common anime genre, but it is a prevalent one. Some of these are just as outlandish as other anime works, while others are far more grounded. Using tactics and wartime aspects, these anime recreate the most brutal aspects of war, and some of its most neglected elements.

Many military anime are part of major subgenres such as mecha and even the popular isekai anime genre, while others are firmly in more realistic settings and explore concepts from a Japanese perspective. Best of all, most of these can easily be streamed and may even be part of continuing franchises.

Alderamin Is a Borderline Military Isekai Anime - But Done Well Streaming on CrunchyrollImage via Madhouse

Visually, light novel adaptation Alderamin on the Sky heavily resembles an isekai, which makes sense given who the manga adaptation's artist was. The manga was drawn by Taiki Kawakami,...