Drama anime

Difficult choices, relationships and coming-of-age stories. Drama anime exploring emotions, loss and changes in characters' lives.

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Found: 3,463

★ 5.0

A Poet's Life

Shijin no Shougai

Movie · 1974 · Drama, Fantasy, Psychological

Synopsis: A worker is fired from a factory for demanding a wage increase. His mother, worn thin by poverty, is caught in her own spinning wheel. Then a strange storm buries the town in snow, freezing rich and poor alike. Another short film by Kihachiro Kawamoto

★ 6.4

Eine Kleine

Music · Drama, Romance, Slice of Life

Synopsis: The song Eine Kleine from the Album Yankee was written as a commercial for Tokyo Metro, and features lyrics about looking forward despite adversity. (Source: Billboard Japan)

★ 6.0

Area 88 Movie

Movie · 1985 · Action, Adventure, Drama

Synopsis: Kazama Shin, tricked and forced into fighting for the remote country of Arslan, can only escape the hell of war by earning money for shooting down enemy planes or die trying. As the war rages on, Shin has to deal with the consequences of killing and friends dying around him as he…

★ 5.0

The Monster Of Frankenstein

Monster of Frankenstein

Movie · 1981 · Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Synopsis: Airing on TV Asahi in 1981, with a running time of 111 minutes, Frankenstein is a reasonably standard retelling of the classic book by Mary Shelley. In a foreboding castle scientist Dr. Victor Frankenstein performs a hideous experiment which he hopes will bring the dead back to l…

★ 4.4

Dance Till Tomorrow

Asatte Dance

OVA · 1991 · Comedy, Drama, Ecchi

Synopsis: Suekichi goes to university and has, as any Japanese university student, time for hobbies. Things change when he attends his great grandfather's funeral and wakes the next morning in his room with a very sexy girl besides him. His great grandfather has left him a little inheritan…

★ 5.9

Space Carrier Blue Noah

Uchuu Kuubo Blue Noah

TV · 1979 · Action, Drama, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: Set in the year 2052, Earth has managed to find peace until the arrival of the Death Force - ruthless aliens from a dying solar system - who are desperately searching for a new home. Attacking the Earth with a massive satellite ship called Terror Star, the aliens proceed to terra…

★ 5.0

Nakoruru: Ano Hito kara no Okurimono

OVA · 2002 · Drama, Fantasy, Supernatural

Synopsis: Nakoruru, finally returned to her home Kamuikotan after a long, fierce battle, receives a warm welcome from dear friends and the village children. Her spirit is uplifted by her reunion with companions Manari and Yantamuu. But as the trauma of battle falls away, Rela appears and c…

★ 5.5

Sindbad: The Flying Princess and the Secret Island

Sinbad: Sora Tobu Hime to Himitsu no Shima

Movie · 2015 · Adventure, Drama

Synopsis: Sinbad dreams of voyaging to an unknown world. He and his pet monkey Mimi encounter Sana, a girl riding a flying wooden horse. Then, the wind shifts. (Source: ANN, edited)

★ 5.6

Memory (ONA)

ONA · 2009 · Drama, Sci-Fi, Slice of Life

Synopsis: Set in a post-apocalyptic world destroyed by nuclear war, it tells the story of a damaged robot found by futuristic soldiers investigating a devastated area. The humanoid appeared to be household robot, reminiscent of Asimov, and when the soldiers booted it up, they were able to …

★ 5.5

A Chinese Ghost Story: The Tsui Hark Animation

Xiao Qian

Movie · Action, Drama, Fantasy

Synopsis: A Chinese Ghost Story is a movie that follows a young man named Ning. After the loss of his girlfriend he works as a debt collector to forget his troubles only to encounter more than he had imagined. Accompanied by his constant companion Solid Gold, Ning ends up in a ghost town a…

★ 6.0

Grand Prix

Arrow Emblem: Grand Prix no Taka

TV · 1977 · Drama, Sports

Synopsis: An anime with much of wheel actions ... Takaya Todoroki, a young man who wants to become a famous driver and built a car to be able to participate in a race with a big prize. In the race, because of the poor quality of building, Takaya has a serious accident in which he wrecked h…

★ 5.8

Touch 3: After You Passed By

Touch 3: Kimi ga Toorisugita Ato ni - DON'T PASS ME BY

Movie · 1987 · Drama, Sports

Synopsis: Compilation movie of the third year of the Touch timeline. Contain many important plot differences, added scenes and the complete removal of an important character. (Source: AniDB)

★ 6.1

Monarch: The Big Bear of Tallac

Seton Doubutsuki: Kuma no Ko Jacky

TV · 1977 · Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Synopsis: One day a native American boy named Lan meets two little bears at the foot of the Sierra Nevada, where he lives with his father. Lan names the brother bear ‘Jacky’ and the sister bear ‘Jill’. As Lan plays with the two bears, they become good friends. However their happiness doesn…

★ 5.8

Karate Master

Karate Baka Ichidai

TV · 1973 · Action, Adventure, Drama

Synopsis: Failed kamikaze pilot Ken Asuka becomes a rough, tough hooligan who settles all of his problems with karate, until he learns about the legendary swordsman Musashi Miyamoto in the novels of Eiji Yoshikawa. Resolving to live his life like Musashi, he begins to take karate more seri…

★ 6.2

Solty Rei: Surechigau Kimochi de, Omoi Au Kokoro de.

Special · 2006 · Comedy, Drama

Synopsis: This is a two part story that happened after Rose moved in to Roy's apartment. During the preparations for Appreciation Day, Solty watches people in the city going about and preparing for the celebration and is confronted with a thought: what is true happiness? While trying to un…

★ 6.1

A Dog of Flanders: My Patrasche

Flanders no Inu, Boku no Patrasche

TV · 1992 · Drama, Slice of Life

Synopsis: A boy named Nello becomes an orphan at the age of two when his mother dies. His grandfather, who lives in a small village takes him in. One day, Nello finds a dog who was almost beaten to death and named him Patrasche. Due to the good care of his grandfather, the dog recovers, an…

★ 5.3

Kaguya-hime (1961)

Movie · Drama, Fantasy

Synopsis: A short puppet animation movie by Kazuhiko Watanabe.

Mii-chan to Yamada-san

— · Drama

Synopsis: In the heart of Shinjuku, there are a variety of host and hostess nightclubs open to customers seeking a night of indulgence with a gorgeous companion. Yamada is one of those companions. She balances university and work, but finds herself more interested in becoming a model hoste…

★ 5.6

Wan Wan Chuushingura

Movie · 1963 · Action, Adventure, Drama

Synopsis: The homeless dog Rock swears to take to revenge on a tiger named Killer in the zoo, who had killed his mother. The dogs in town, troubled by the atrocities of Killer, join forces to support Rock. Changing the target of revenge to the murderer of the main character's mother made i…

★ 5.4

Mahjong Hishou-den Naki no Ryuu

OVA · 1988 · Drama

Synopsis: The protagonist, Ryuu or Crying Dragon, is a mysterious man who often plays games with the gang members. He only wins by "ron," a move in which one needs to wait for the opponent's tile to complete the win. *"Ron" is also called "naki" in mahjong, which has the same pronunciation…

★ 6.9

Kin of the Stained Blade

Chen Feng Gui

ONA · Action, Drama, Fantasy

Synopsis: Not forgiven. Not forgotten. See the story of brothers torn asunder. (Source: League of Legends Youtube Channel)

★ 6.5

Samurai Giants

TV · 1973 · Action, Drama, Sports

Synopsis: Ban Banjou is an insolent wild boy who was raised on the rough sea in Tosa, southern Japan. He joined the Tokyo Yomiuri Giants in Japanese pro baseball league such a baseball pitcher noted for the blazing fastball and the worst control. He fights hard battles against his rival ba…

★ 6.9

Ensemble Stars!!: Tsuioku Selection - Checkmate

ONA · 2024 · Drama, Music

Synopsis: New Ensemble Stars!! web animated series based on the game story "Checkmate".

★ 4.9

Tanjou: Debut

OVA · 1994 · Drama, Romance, Slice of Life

Synopsis: Aki Itou is a normal highschool girl doing normal things: reading books, feeding stray cats, eating at restaurants with her friend Kumi, dreaming of being an adult, and admiring the boy she likes. However, reality is not always kind to girls with dreams, as she finds out. (Source…