Drama anime

Minky Momo: The Station of Your Memories

MINKY MOMO in Tabidachi no Eki

OVA · 1994 · Drama, Fantasy

Synopsis: It is said that train stations are not only an end and a beginning for many, but also are a place for lost and forgotten objects—and for those who are forgotten. On a rain-soaked day, Minky Momo rides the train toward her final destination and ends up conversing with an old man w…

Taisei Kensetsu: Shin Doha Kokusai Kuukou

Taisei Kensetsu: Shin Doha Kokusai Kuukou

Special · Drama

Synopsis: 30-second animated commercials for the construction company Taisei.

Sabu & Ichi's Arrest Warrant

Sabu to Ichi Torimono Hikae

TV · 1968 · Action, Adventure, Drama

Synopsis: The series follows the adventures of Sabu, a young Edo bakufu investigator traveling with the blind master swordsman Ichi. In their travels, they assist the common people in solving mysteries and righting wrongs (usually committed by bandits or corrupt officials). Sabu is engaged…

Darkness of the Sea, Shadow of the Moon

Umi no Yami, Tsuki no Kage

OVA · 1989 · Drama, Horror, Romance

Synopsis: Ruka and Rumi Kobayakawa are twin sisters in love with the same man, athletic upperclassman Katsuyuki Touma. Rumi seems supportive of Ruka's fledgling romance with Katsuyuki, until the twins are infected with a strange bacterium that transforms Rumi's personality and gifts the tw…

Taisei Kensetsu: Vietnam Noi Bai Kuukou

Taisei Kensetsu: Vietnam Noi Bai Kuukou

Special · Drama

Synopsis: A 30-second animated commercial for the construction company Taisei. The commercial highlights Terminal 2 of Nội Bài International Airport that Taisei built in Hanoi, Vietnam.

Armored Trooper Votoms: Genei ~ Phantom Arc

Soukou Kihei Votoms: Genei-hen

OVA · 2010 · Action, Drama, Mecha

Synopsis: For their silver anniversary, Vanilla and Coconna return to Uoodo along with Gotho in the hopes of reuniting with Chirico. Once there they find a red shouldered AT at the Battling arena.

In The Beginning: Stories from the Bible

Tezuka Osamu no Kyuuyaku Seisho Monogatari: In the Beginning

TV · 1997 · Action, Drama

Synopsis: Through the Italian National Broadcasting Network, Tezuka Osamu received an ardent request from the Vatican to make the Bible into animated form. This request was probably made to see how the Bible would be depicted by the non-Christian Tezuka Osamu. Tezuka Osamu accepted the req…

Crescent rise

Crescent rise

Music · Drama

Synopsis: Official music video for TRIGGER's song Crescent Rise.

Kakyuusei: Elf Version

Elf Ban Kakyuusei: Anata Dake o Mitsumete...

OVA · 1998 · Drama, Ecchi, Romance

Synopsis: High school students Mizuho Yuuki and Miko Kamiyama are best friends. Miko likes fellow classmate Tohru Nagase. Mizuho is determined not to get in the way of their budding relationship. But underclassmate Ai Minamizato also likes Tohru. Tohru must decide which girl he likes the m…

The Girl in the Wind: Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair

Kaze no Naka no Shoujo: Kinpatsu no Jeanie

TV · 1992 · Drama

Synopsis: The story begins in a small town, Pennsylvania in 1838. Jeanie MacDowell is a cheerful and beautiful girl with light brown hair. Jeanie enjoys playing the piano and loves taking piano lessons from her mother. Steven, a good harmonica player, and Bill, a black boy who is very good…

Re Boot

Re Boot

Music · Drama, Slice of Life

Synopsis: Miku Hatsune, Luka Megurine, and Zimi Samune have always been best friends. Bathed in an orange sunset, the three girls seal their friendship with a star-shaped charm they share, promising to forever stay together. However, a tragedy soon befalls the group and tears their bond to…

Sisters of Wellber Zwei

Wellber no Monogatari: Sisters of Wellber Zwei

TV · 2008 · Action, Adventure, Drama

Synopsis: The loquacious sentient tank, Gyrano De Borgerac seems very busy being pampered by solicitous maids. The fairy Sherri, too, is enjoying the luxury of the court's life. And for Rita, time has come to face her duties as princess of Wellber. But Tina is resolute: she wants to contin…

BRONZE KoJI NANJo cathexis

BRONZE KoJI NANJo cathexis

OVA · 1994 · Drama, Music

Synopsis: As an incredibly popular musician, Kouji Nanjou has released numerous music videos to promote his work. Despite his desire to avoid unnecessary probing from the media, he cannot help but reveal a glimpse into his obsession with Takuto Izumi.

Dual! Parallel Trouble Adventure Special

Dual! Parallel Lunlun Monogatari: Final Frontier

Special · 1999 · Comedy, Drama, Mecha

Synopsis: Peace has been brought to both earths, and everyone is living out their lives as normal citizens. But how normal could life be for war hero Kazuki living with five beautiful women under the same roof... Apparently, he doesn't need to wait long to find out. An ancient artifact tha…

Girl from Phantasia

Fantasia

OVA · 1993 · Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

Synopsis: Akihiro is a teenaged boy with fantasies. He's about to have date with his girlfriend Miyuki when he finds a strange carpet on his way home. Home, a pretty and over-energetic girl named Malon appears from the carpet. She tells Akihiro about the world of Phantasia and wants to liv…

Nozomi In The Sun

Sasurai no Taiyou

TV · 1971 · Drama, Music

Synopsis: Two baby girls were born in the same hospital: one of them is the daughter of an aristocratic family while the other belongs to a deprived household which lives in the slums of the city. However, the nurse-in-charge, Michiko, secretly switches the two babies due to a personal gru…

Armored Trooper Votoms: Votoms Finder

Votoms Finder

OVA · 2010 · Action, Drama, Mecha

Synopsis: Aki Tesno lives in a poor village at the bottom of a valley. One day, a man from an uptown city asks Aki to rescue a kidnapped girl.

BLUE: line・step・brush

BLUE: line・step・brush

ONA · 2020 · Drama, Slice of Life

Synopsis: Promotional video for Amgakuin (AMG), a school for artists who want to become active in the entertainment industry. This PV is directed by Kengo Saitou and produced for the institute's 25th anniversary. All key figures to this animation are alumni from AMG and are now successfull…

OFFSIDE

Offside (TV)

TV · 2001 · Action, Drama, Sports

Synopsis: Goro Kumagaya is an established, tall middle-school goalkeeper who wanted to enter Yokonan high-school that is considered to be among the elites in terms of its football club, only to fail and end up in the lowly-ranked school opposite to Yokonan because of an accident. However, …

Memories Off 2nd

Memories Off 2nd

OVA · 2003 · Drama, Romance

Synopsis: Shirakawa Hotaru, a girl who's in love with Inami Ken, finally confesses her love. From there on, they were happy couples, until one summer. Ken met a new friend, Tobise Tomoe, who is Hotaru's best friend. Tomoe seems to have her own charm. Ken, now have two paths to choose from;…

Konpeki no Kantai

Konpeki no Kantai

OVA · 1993 · Action, Drama

Synopsis: Konpeki no Kantai is a Japanese alternate-history original video animation series produced by JC Staff. Based on a 1992 novel by Yoshio Aramaki, the series focuses on a technologically advanced Imperial Japanese Navy and a radically different Pacific War that was brought about by…

YAWARA! Special: Zutto Kimi no Koto ga... .

YAWARA! Special: Zutto Kimi no Koto ga... .

Special · 1996 · Action, Comedy, Drama

Synopsis: Yawara Inokuma competes for Japan in the Atlanta Olympic Games as she meets with several familiar faces throughout the tournament. (Source: ANN)

ASIENCE: Kami wa Onna no Inochi

ASIENCE: Kami wa Onna no Inochi

Special · 2007 · Drama

Synopsis: A short revolving around the Japanese proverb: "Hair is the heart of a woman". Beautiful animation directed by Kazuto Nakazawa!

Peacemaker Kurogane: Friend

PEACE MAKER Kurogane: Yuumei

Movie · 2018 · Action, Drama