Drama anime
Difficult choices, relationships and coming-of-age stories. Drama anime exploring emotions, loss and changes in characters' lives.
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★ 5.8Blue Sonnet
Akai Kiba: Blue Sonnet
OVA · 1989 · Action, Drama, Music
Synopsis: Sonnet is a cyborg/esper from a harsh background and now trained to be the ultimate warrior and most powerful weapon in the world. She is sent to Japan to watch Komatsuzaki Lan, who is thought to be controlled by the rage of the esper Akai Kiba (Crimson Fang). Lan is a quiet girl…
★ 6.1Sakura Wars: ~Su~Mi~Re~
Sakura Taisen: Sumire
OVA · 2002 · Adventure, Drama, Mecha
Synopsis: For years the defense and safety of the Imperial city rested on the shoulders of Sumire Kanzaki of the Flower Division. But this, as with all things, must fade away. As the top star of the Imperial Theatre Company, Sumire was the power and the light from which her comrades drew t…
★ 5.5Taisei Corporation CM: Sri Lanka Expressway
Taisei Kensetsu: Sri Lanka Kousokudouro
Special · Drama
Synopsis: A 30-second animated commercial for the construction company Taisei. The commercial highlights the Southern and Outer Circular Expressways that Taisei built in Sri Lanka.
★ 4.0FLAGLIA
FLAGLIA: Natsuyasumi No Monogatari
TV short · 2023 · Drama
Synopsis: Iko, a third grader, lives with his four older brothers in an old house in Tateyama. Iko's family has no parents, and according to his older brothers, their mother works in Tokyo. Despite being a bit eccentric, Iko loves his brothers, who take good care of him, but they have a se…
★ 6.6Star Blazers Chronicle 2202
"Uchuu Senkan Yamato" to Iu Jidai: Seireki 2202-nen no Sentaku
Movie · 2021 · Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Synopsis: Compilation of Uchuu Senkan Yamato 2202: Ai no Senshi-tachi.
★ 6.45-tou ni Naritai.
5-tou ni Naritai.
Movie · 1995 · Drama, Slice of Life
Synopsis: Story of a girl born with a bad leg. Ritsuko longs to go to school and make lots of friends but it is not so easy. Her mother is very protective of her and at school she is teased by her classmates for her strange way of walking. Will she manage to keep her smile?
★ 4.8Lime-iro Ryuukitan X CROSS: Koi
Lime-iro Ryuukitan X CROSS: Koi
TV · 2005 · Drama, Mecha, Romance
Synopsis: It was Meiji 38 (1905), the Russo-Japanese War that had begun since the previous year was getting hard. In this severe circumstance, they reorganized the Raimu Squad. The members of the Raimu Squad were the girls. They were just like other ordinary girls who went to schools and y…
★ 4.9Odin: Photon Space Sailer Starlight
Odin: Koushi Hansen Starlight
Movie · 1985 · Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Synopsis: In the year 2099, mankind has colonized parts of the Solar System thanks to the evolution of space travel. To venture further beyond what man has accomplished, the space vessel Starlight is launched. After rescuing a mysterious girl from a wreckage near the asteroid fields, the c…
★ 7.4Serenade (2026)
Serenade (2026)
Music · Drama, Psychological, Supernatural
Synopsis: Music video for the song Serenade by natori. The song was used as the ending theme of the anime 3rd Season.
★ 7.3Ling Cage Part 2
Ling Long Part 2
ONA · Action, Drama, Horror
Synopsis: Second half of Ling Long: Incarnation.
★ 6.3Fuyu no Okurimono
Fuyu no Okurimono
ONA · 2023 · Drama, Slice of Life, Supernatural
Synopsis: The original short animation depicts the growth of a girl and her encounter with a mysterious creature.
★ 6.2Marvelous Melmo
Fushigi na Melmo
TV · 1971 · Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Synopsis: After losing her mother in a tragic car accident, nine-year-old Melmo Watari now faces a big challenge: taking care of her two younger brothers, the preschooler Totoo and baby Touch. Watching from Heaven and concerned about her kids' terrible situation, their mother decides to ap…
★ 5.5National Husband Bring Home 3
Guomin Laogong Dai Huijia 3
ONA · Drama, Romance
Synopsis: Third season of Guomin Laogong Dai Huijia.
★ 6.2Tennis no Ouji-sama: TV Anime-ban Pairpuri DVD
Tennis no Ouji-sama: TV Anime-ban Pairpuri DVD
Special · 2010 · Comedy, Drama, Sports
Synopsis: Tezuka × Atobe ÷ Koharu Fudomine Middle School's tennis captain, Kippei Tachibana, asks rival school captains Kunimitsu Tezuka, Keigo Atobe, and Kuranosuke Shiraishi to assist him with his team's practice. Shiraishi's teammate, Koharu Konjiki, decides to tag along in hopes of bei…
★ 5.3Children
CHILDREN
Movie · Drama, Psychological
Synopsis: A short film by Takuya Okada set in a conformist society. Source IMDB
★ 7.3Shin Seiki GPX Cyber Formula SIN
Shin Seiki GPX Cyber Formula SIN
OVA · 1999 · Drama, Sci-Fi, Sports
Synopsis: After Aoi Zip Formula was banned for one year from Cyber Formula racing due to cheating, Jotaro Kaga, alias Bleed Kaga, returns for the 17th Cyber Formula World Grand Prix. However his old car is no match for the returning champion Hayato Kazami, whose skill has improved tremendo…
★ 5.9Quanhuang Mingyun
Quanhuang Mingyun
ONA · Action, Adventure, Drama
Synopsis: CG anime adaptation of The King of Fighters fighting game franchise.
★ 3.6Fish in the Trap
Osakana wa Ami no Naka
OVA · 1994 · Drama, Romance
Synopsis: Takahiro Matsui, a beautiful boy with a dazzling charm, enters Beiyu High School. There, his senior Yuji Tsukamoto, the president of a conglomerate, whom he admired in junior high school, also attends. Matsui joins the swim team and Tsukamoto confesses to him an incident that hap…
★ 6.7Black Jack FINAL
Black Jack FINAL
OVA · 2011 · Drama
Synopsis: Sequel to the 1993 Black Jack OVA Contains two separate stories. In Part 1, Black Jack's latest patient holds a link to Pinoko's past. In Part 2, Black Jack is kidnapped by the government of a war-torn country. (Source: Anime News Network)
★ 6.0Galaxy Express 999: Claire of the Glass
Ginga Tetsudou 999: Glass no Clair
Movie · 1980 · Drama, Sci-Fi
Synopsis: This short movie is a remake of the first half of episode 3 of Ginga Tetsudou 999.
★ 4.9Christmas in January
1-gatsu ni wa Christmas
OVA · 1991 · Drama, Romance, Slice of Life
Synopsis: During a snowy day just before Christmas, Mizuki Tateno, a girl with a twisted personality, moves into the house next door to university student Fujioka Junsho. Mizuki says "I hate Christmas". Why does she hate Christmas? Why does she have to live alone in a big house? An inciden…
★ 7.1Shin Seiki GPX Cyber Formula SAGA
Shin Seiki GPX Cyber Formula SAGA
OVA · 1996 · Drama, Sci-Fi, Sports
Synopsis: After his disappointing loss in the last round of the 14th Cyber Formula World Grand Prix, which causes him the championship, Hayato Kazami decides that he needs a change and switches over to the Sugo Garland SF-03 for the 15th Cyber Formula World Grand Prix while he waits for th…
★ 5.9Versailles no Bara: Seimei Aru Kagiri Aishite
Versailles no Bara: Seimei Aru Kagiri Aishite
Movie · 1987 · Drama, Romance
Synopsis: A theatrical re-edit/summary of the TV series. Some of the voice actors were changed (eg. Oscar is played by Keiko Toda instead of re-using the original audio by Reiko Tajima).
★ 5.7Legend of the Dragon Kings
Souryuuden
OVA · 1991 · Drama, Mystery, Supernatural
Synopsis: The four Ryudo brothers hold an ancient secret - they are descended from the dragons. They have the speed, strength and power of their legendary ancestors - and they're getting stronger. But when pushed to the limit, they become the terrifying, uncontrollable dragons of mythology…
