Drama anime

Sinbad: Night at High Noon and the Wonder Gate

Sinbad: Mahiru no Yoru to Fushigi no Mon

Movie · 2016 · Adventure, Drama

Synopsis: The search for Sana’s comrades continues. Sara who opens up her heart to Sinbad reveals her horrible story of how her father’s apprentice Galip destroyed the peaceful kingdom and her family by using the wizardly power. Suddenly the Magic Lamp shows the passage “to the Wonder Gate…

Can't Be Right

Tadashiku Narenai

Music · Drama, Psychological

Synopsis: Music video directed by Genshou Yasuda for the song Can't Be Right by ZUTOMAYO.

Invisible

Toumei

Movie · Drama, Fantasy

Synopsis: In the woods is a company where animals work. One worker, the chameleon, is hurt by the ridicule from his colleagues. Can they come to understand each other? Graduate Work 2022, Tokyo University of the Arts, Graduate School of Film and New Media, Department of Animation. (Source:…

The Hell: Two Kinds of Life

Jiok: Dugaeui Sam

Movie · Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Synopsis: Sometimes shortly before a person dies, an angel appears before them to inform them of their imminent death, as well as whether they are bound for Heaven or Hell. A man and a woman, one bound for Heaven and the other for Hell, each receive a visit. Knowing that their time in this…

Pika Don

Pika Don

Movie · Drama

Synopsis: An animation documentary describing the tragic consequences of the A-bomb explosion in Hiroshima on August 6th, 1945. The flash of the A-bomb, 100 times brighter than the sun, is called "PICA", and the enormous shock wave which came right after the flash is called "DON". At the t…

Kyoukai no Melody

Kyoukai no Melody

TV · Drama, Music

Synopsis: Kyousuke, who lost his partner Kai in an accident just before their major debut, has distanced himself from music and lived listlessly. But three years after the accident, Kai suddenly appeared before Kyousuke. "Even if you're alive, if you just stop and do nothing, it's the same…

Ie Naki Ko (Movie)

Ie Naki Ko (Movie)

Movie · 1980 · Adventure, Drama, Slice of Life

Synopsis: Remi, an orphan kid gets hired out to a traveling street entertainer Vitalis when her foster parents fall on hard times. (Source: IMDb)

Armored Trooper Votoms: Vol.1 Stories of the 'A.T. VOTOMS'

Soukou Kihei Votoms: VOL.I STORIES OF THE A.T. VOTOMS

OVA · 1985 · Action, Drama, Mecha

Synopsis: Recap special.

Junod

Junod

Movie · 2010 · Drama

Synopsis: Mii and Yuko, two junior high school students are visiting Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park on a school trip when they come upon a monument dedicated to Dr. Marcel Junod standing forlornly in a corner of the park. They wonder who Dr. Junod was and what he did. Just then they are bat…

Melody

Melody

ONA · 2008 · Drama

Synopsis: A short in which a young anthropomorphic rabbit tries to overcome the loss of his mother.

What Happens Before War?

Sensou no Tsukurikata

ONA · Drama

Synopsis: Short anti-war animation adapting the picture book Sensou no Tsukurikata. It was created by the group NOddIN.

Heavy

Heavy

Movie · 1990 · Action, Drama, Sports

Synopsis: Gai, a karate expert in the New York slum, is trained to be a boxing champion by a cancer-strucken doctor and a transvestite suffering from AIDS. Based on the manga by Motoka Murakami.

Six God Combination GodMars: The Movie

Rokushin Gattai GodMars Gekijouban

Movie · 1982 · Action, Drama, Mecha

Synopsis: The movie is just a recap of the first 25 episodes of the TV series. A.D. 1982, the planet alignment brought the human beings ordeal we should overcome, and it caused a convulsion on the Earth. During the conflict, a light fell on to the Myojinsho reef, and five lights scattered …

Mahou no Star Magical Emi: Kumo Hikaru

Mahou no Star Magical Emi: Kumo Hikaru

OVA · 2002 · Drama, Mahou Shoujo, Slice of Life

Synopsis: Kazuki Mai, an elementary schoolgirl, wanted to be a magician but her skills weren't good enough for here to join her grandparents' Magiccarat troupe. One day she sees a light enter a strange heart-shaped mirror. The light is actually a mirror fairy named Topo, who takes over her…

Sangokushi Daiichibu Eiyuutachi no Yoake

Sangokushi Daiichibu Eiyuutachi no Yoake

Movie · 1992 · Drama

Synopsis: The Yellow Turban rebellion that initiated the downfall of the ruling Han dynasty. At the start of the story, both Liu Bei, its eventual protagonist, and Cao Cao, its eventual antagonist, are minor players. Liu Bei is striving to find a way to bring order to a chaotic world. As h…

Koi Shita Hito wa, Imouto no Kawari ni Shindekure to Itta.

Koi Shita Hito wa, Imouto no Kawari ni Shindekure to Itta.

— · Action, Drama, Fantasy

Synopsis: Lady Wisteria's greatest wish is to be worthy of the man she loves, Lord Bright. But when Wisteria's little sister, Rosalie, is selected to enter the Predawn Realm as its guardian, never to return, Bright begs Wisteria to take Rosalie's place! After all, Wisteria is skilled with …

Lady Lady!! (1988)

Lady Lady!! (1988)

Movie · 1988 · Drama

Synopsis: When Rin's mother dies, she makes the promise that some day she will become a Lady, and travels to England to meet the rest of the family. She is not very welcomed (specially at the start by her stepsister Sara), but after some time they are all a happy family. Rin (Lynn) is also…

Immortality 3rd Season

Yong Sheng 3

ONA · Action, Drama, Fantasy

Synopsis: How can the hero Fang Han use his own strength to traverse the vast fantastical world? By clinging to an unwavering refusal to accept defeat, he cracked the code of supernatural abilities and transformed his mortal body into an immortal one. Fang Han will reveal a new and prosper…

Beyond the Trail

Wadachi wo Koete Yuke

Movie · 2025 · Drama, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: In the shadow of a ruinous war, three young women are serving as soldiers in a barren, snow-swept landscape. Their task is to scour the frozen wastes for stragglers of the Iron Army, eerie, formerly human flesh-weapons. Gros and especially the inexperienced Leichte admire Esus, s…

Soukou Kihei Votoms: VOL.II HIGHLITS OF THE A.T. VOTOMS

Soukou Kihei Votoms: VOL.II HIGHLITS OF THE A.T. VOTOMS

OVA · 1985 · Action, Drama, Mecha

Synopsis: Highlight special.

The Fleet of the Rising Sun

Kyokujitsu no Kantai

OVA · 1997 · Action, Drama

Synopsis: In Kyokujitsu no Kantai, Japan builds up on its success in the earlier series by expanding its blue-water capabilities to reach the Atlantic Ocean, challenging the Kriegsmarine in the process. Nazi Germany also launches a surgical strike on the White House and the Japanese fleet …

Da Yu Hai Tang 2

Da Yu Hai Tang 2

Movie · Adventure, Drama, Romance

Alps no Shoujo Heidi Pilot

Alps no Shoujo Heidi Pilot

Special · Comedy, Drama, Slice of Life

Synopsis: Pilot episode of the famous anime Heidi.

IDOLiSH7: First BEAT! Gekijou Soushuuhen - Zenpen

IDOLiSH7: First BEAT! Gekijou Soushuuhen - Zenpen

Movie · Comedy, Drama, Music

Synopsis: Theatrical compilation of the first season of the anime IDOLiSH7.