Anime set in the Edo period

Samurai Deeper Kyo, Samurai Champloo, Vagabond (in manga)...

What are you looking for, Ere Edo? It’s a bit of a fantasy genre

"Saiunkoku Monogatari" s1-2
In a distant past, Shuurei Kô, a young schoolteacher, tries to earn money to subsist and to maintain the large house where she lives with her father, the Emperor’s bookseller. Despite her high noble status, her family is very poor. That’s why she eagerly accepts the Emperor’s Counselor’s proposal, without even knowing him, when he entices her with a large sum of money. She ends up married to him, discovering that he is attracted to men and not interested in politics, in order to change him, according to the counselor’s plan.

I strongly recommend it, even though it is very hard to find the third season ^^ or watch it in Chinese if you understand a magnificent love story and martial arts-drama (I cried a lot over it ~~) very little known to the world because it’s hard to find ^^

"Condor Hero"
Condor Hero is an anime set during the Mongol invasion of China. The main character is Yang Guo. His father died when he was about 3, and soon after, his mother passed when he was nine. He becomes an orphan very early and is found by Guo Jing, a close friend of his father. He and his wife take care of Yang Guo. Despite poor relations with those around him, Guo Jing decides to send him to a martial arts temple in Zhong Nan Shang (Yang Guo’s father was once a student at this temple).

Following a serious accident caused at this temple during a fight, Yang Guo flees and is beaten by the elders. But an old woman saves him. She is the servant of Xiao Long Nu, the heir of an ancient martial arts school located in a tomb near the temple. Only girls can join this school. But after the old woman’s last wishes—she gave her life to save the young man—he is ultimately accepted as a disciple: the "Legend of Condor Hero" can now begin...

"Fushigi Yûgi"
Miaka is an ordinary fifteen-year-old schoolgirl but a voracious eater. One day she accompanies her childhood friend Yui to the library, and believes she sees a bird that leads her to a room full of old books. A volume falls at her feet: the Shiji of the Four Gods. As Miaka and Yui begin to read it, they suddenly find themselves in ancient China, inside the book itself. Yui manages to return to the real world, but Miaka remains trapped in the book. She is noticed by Emperor Hotohori, who sees in her the girl of the legend, the future priestess of Suzaku, who will unite the seven stars and invoke the power of the god protector of Konan: Suzaku the Phoenix...

hmm, this is more the Middle Ages but I also recommend it

"Chronicles of the Heroic Knight Lodoss War" (Legend of the Gallant Knight)
South of the continent Araycrust lies Lodoss, the accursed island. This island has always suffered devastating wars of domination.
The story here takes place a few years after the War of the Heroes. Parn, the free knight, still fights alongside the elf Deedlit for the good of Lodoss inhabitants.
Then our companions, thanks to omens from Marfa (Earth goddess), learn that Ashram, servant of the late Beld (king of Marmo), wants to recover the Scepter of Domination to unite the peoples of Lodoss.
Parn and Deedlit, accompanied by the mage Slayne and new adventurers, go to Flaim, the kingdom of a friend, to obtain the help of a powerful entity to fight Ashram.

I think I’m drifting a bit far from the Edo Era ^^ but since I’m here

I propose you
"The Night Watchman" (I loved the double personality aspect, very original)

Paris, 18th century. While Versailles, under Louis XV, revels in luxury, a plot unfolds in the shadows. It all begins with a coffin drifting on the Seine. A young lady named Lya de Beaumont. Her younger brother, d’Éon, will do everything to expose those responsible for her death. What secret had she kept for so long? What does the word, written in blood on the coffin lid, mean: "psalm"? How is the Duke of Orléans involved in this affair? A string of questions that will plunge the young man into a swirl of mysteries, deceptions, and dark powers.

I’ll suggest a little thing I came up with for this anime, still a bit off-topic lol I’m traveling back in time here, no?

"Ikoku Meiro no Croisée"
Paris, late 19th century.
“Under the glass roof of the aging King’s Gallery, you can glimpse the slim figure of a little Japanese girl named Yune. For now, only a few Parisians know of her arrival.”
Oscar, a French traveler, returns from Japan with Yune, a girl around ten years old. She will be welcomed in the Roy’s Signboard shop by Claude, a blacksmith and master of the place, grandson of Oscar. She will help them run the shop and do household chores in a Gallery on the verge of closure because of the appearance of the Grands Magasins.
And life in Paris for a young foreign girl will be full of surprises. Just as for Claude, who will learn to understand the habits of a country that is also foreign to him.

And talking about time travel, I have two more in mind ^^

"Sengoku Otome: Momoiro Paradox"
Hideyoshi, a young high-school girl, is teleported back in time after an accident in a temple. She finds herself in the Sengoku era with Nobunaga, the great warrior known as the first unifier of Japan. However, this time-space seems strange because it’s populated only by girls?! Hideyoshi becomes Nobunaga’s aide and goes in search of armor to conquer Japan?!

"Oda Nobuna no Yabou"
Sorry, I can’t find a synopsis, but it takes place in the Edo era

I don’t particularly like this one, but to each their own tastes

"Hyouge Mono"
No synopsis found; it’s set in the Edo era but I didn’t get into it at all, 2/10, better than 0 (to avoid boring you…).

"Kingdom" (ongoing)
In a divided China where war rages, two orphans, Hyô and Xin, work as slaves for a family in the Qin province. While they carry heavy loads, the ground shakes. Suddenly, a huge battlefield appears. The two friends are drawn to become war heroes. Fate will separate them because Hyô, a calm and thoughtful young man, is sent to the royal palace to work. Xin, fiery and fearless, must continue his training alone, despite his status as a slave, as he intends to pursue his goal...

lol, that title made me want to rewatch a good anime, a beautiful story, no envy, I propose it ^^

"Saord Online" (Sword Art Online) (Story set in a heroic/fantasy/romance game)
In 2022, the video game world writes a new page in its history with the release of a revolutionary MMO called Sword Art Online, in which the player’s mind is fully integrated into a virtual world. Former beta tester Kirito re-enters this place at the game’s official launch, where hundreds of thousands have joined. However, he soon realizes rules have changed when the game’s creator tells them they cannot regain consciousness unless they finish the game, and any death in-game will be fatal in real life. Trapped, Kirito begins his ascent of the tower containing the game’s bosses to regain his freedom.

afterwards, for the Edo era, there are many others but they’re in Chinese and it’s rare to see translations

Oh yes, another one that’s following me, passingly I’ll recommend a fantastic world that evokes the Edo era (apart from being grossly stupid) Magnificent story
"Kemono no souja Erin"
In a world where wars for the conquest of territory are common, the empire of Ryoza, governed by a queen, manages to live in prosperity. If its borders are often threatened, they are never crossed thanks to the strategy of the Grand Duke, who leads the army. The army has a major advantage, since it is the only one capable of using wild and colossal beasts called toda during battles. The toda are raised in the village of Aka, located inside the kingdom, far from the battlegrounds. Soyon lives there with her daughter, Erin, whom she has been raising alone since her husband’s death and who has the mission of healing the toda. Born in the village of Kiri, she and her daughter share the peculiarity of having green eyes, which does not win them the sympathy of some villagers. Watching her mother work, Erin tries to learn everything she needs to know about the toda in order to one day practice the same craft as her. However, the young girl will quickly understand that raising toda isn’t as fun as she thinks and that this task carries its share of risks. She will then be torn between her love for them and the village’s rules, which want to use them as “weapons of war.”