Shikkoku no Shaga The Animation(2017)

Shikkoku no Shaga The Animation is a Japanese animated series set in Edo-period Japan, where supernatural Yokai creatures threaten human lives. Young nobleman Ushiwaka encounters a fierce Yokai woman named Shaga, who rescues him from a deadly pack of wild beasts. Ambitious and driven by her dream to ascend to godhood, Shaga agrees to travel alongside Ushiwaka. Together they embark on a perilous journey, battling hostile Yokai while attempting to broker peace between the supernatural and human worlds. What begins as a straightforward mission to protect people quickly reveals itself as far more complex, forcing the pair to navigate moral ambiguity and cultural conflict. Their partnership tests both their resolve and their understanding of coexistence in a land where danger lurks around every corner.