Drama anime

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

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★ 5.2

Face on Lie

Huang Yan

ONA · Drama, Mystery, Psychological

Synopsis: Han Yuxi, a young woman who is insecure about her appearance, has tolerated criticism and abuse all her life. Devastated upon learning that her boyfriend has been cheating on her, she decides to take action and goes to a hospital to receive plastic surgery. There, she meets with …

Maebashi Witches: Emoemories - Blooming Witches

Maebashi Witches: Majo Minarai no Emoemories

Movie · 2026 · Drama, Mahou Shoujo, Music

Synopsis: Theatrical compilation of Maebashi Witches.

★ 6.2

Dilemma

Music · Drama

Synopsis: Animated music video for the song Dilemma by DECO*27 featuring vocals by Hatsune Miku.

★ 5.3

For the Sake of Sita

Sitareul Wihayeo

ONA · Drama, Fantasy, Romance

Synopsis: For her sake, he would sacrifice anything... While volunteering in Nepal, a Korean medical student named Sangmin Han encounters the beautiful yet tragic Sita. Previously, she was a Kumari—a prepubescent girl worshipped as the vessel of a goddess. But she has since been forsaken a…

Danzaisareta Akuyaku Reijou wa, Gyakkoushite Kanpeki na Akujo wo Mezasu

— · Drama, Fantasy, Romance

Synopsis: Claudia, daughter of a duke, is tricked by her wicked half-sister and sold off to a brothel. Unwilling to accept defeat, Claudia uses the tools at her disposal and becomes one of the most successful sex workers in her new home. That's when she dies—only to be thrust back in time …

★ 5.0

Jean Valjean Monogatari

Special · 1979 · Drama

Synopsis: Animated adaptation of Victor Hugo's "Les Misérables".

★ 5.0

Umi Monogatari: Seeing Amamiko Island with Kanon

Umi Monogatari: Kanon to Iku Amamikoshima

Special · 2009 · Drama, Supernatural

Synopsis: Short ONA specials of Umi Monogatari that were originally released on the official website and later included on DVD volumes. Kanon (and sometimes other characters) tours the viewer around Amamiko Island, while also commenting about characters and events from the series.

★ 4.3

Demon of the Kick

Kick no Oni

TV · 1970 · Drama, Sports

Synopsis: An arrogant karate master named Tadashi Sawamura enters the kickboxing ring to prove his superiority, only to be beaten into a coma by a practictioner of the new art. After recovering, his trainer Endo convinced Sawamura to study kickboxing in order to regain his honor. The serie…

★ 5.2

The World of Hans Christian Andersen

Andersen Monogatari

Movie · 1968 · Drama

Synopsis: Hans Christian Andersen is a little boy with a talent for making up stories. With his skill, his friends of all species, and his positive attitude, he helps brighten the lives of the people around him. This movie contains elements of many of Andersen's tales, most prominently The…

★ 4.3

The Prisoners of Time

Shiguang Guiyu

ONA · Drama, Supernatural

Synopsis: On his wedding day, Shi Xiaoguang could only helplessly watch as a mysterious power took his bride Xiaqing, away. Afterwards, he found that no one remembered the existence of “Xiaqing” and he is hunted by this unclear force. Faced with this situation, Shi Xiaoguang slowly began u…

★ 4.7

Tsuki wa Higashi ni Hi wa Nishi ni: Operation Sanctuary OVA

OVA · 2004 · Comedy, Drama, Romance

Synopsis: Naoki Kazumi's parents died in an accident and since he had nowhere to go, he now is living with his cousin Matsuri Shibugaki. One day up on the school's rooftop a girl falls out from the sky. The girl is called Mikoto Amagasaki, and she comes from 100 years in the future, she we…

★ 4.4

In a pig's eye

Wakaranai Buta

Movie · Drama, Psychological

Synopsis: A huge pig is lying down in front of a house. Father, mother, grandmother, six children and a dog live in the house. Everyone is aware of the huge pig, and the pig is aware of the family. But nobody knows how and what the other think. The mother doesn't understand the father… It …

★ 4.7

My Sky: Detective Story

Ore no Sora: Keiji-hen

OVA · 1991 · Drama

Synopsis: Yasuda Ippei (Shonozaki Ken) is the son of Yasuda Seijiro (Osugi Ren), the head of Yasuda Group, Japan's biggest business conglomerate. Although he is the son of a distinguished family, he has absolutely no disagreeable areas and is liked by everyone. His academic achievements ar…

KUNG FU MULAN

Mulan: Hengkong Chushi

Movie · Action, Adventure, Drama

Synopsis: Disguising herself as a man to take her father's place, Mulan is a wild and rebellious soldier in the army. As a gifted swords-woman, she also dreams about going out and exploring the world. One day, she is sent on a mission and unexpectedly begins an exciting adventure where she…

★ 4.7

Hidari no O'Clock!!

OVA · 1990 · Drama

Synopsis: Yuu Shinozaki is fed up with living according to the clock, the clock that always turns right. His liberal thinking gets him in bad terms with his parents, teachers and childhood friend Aoi, with only his biker sister Moe to understand him. One day, after an exceptionally upsetti…

★ 4.5

E.Y.E.S. of Mars

MOTHER: Saigo no Shoujo Eve

Movie · 1993 · Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: The future is bleak and urbanized. A government super-power holds the keys to all the doors. Hope lies in a secret organization who kidnaps "gifted" children and teaches them to wield their ability to view the life energy of all living things. A young girl befriends a sempai, a s…

Bad End Mokuzen no Heroine ni Tensei Shita Watashi, Konse de wa Renai Suru Tsumori ga Cheat na Ani ga Hanashitekuremasen!?

— · Drama, Fantasy, Romance

Synopsis: A dating sim enthusiast wakes up in the body of Reine Waynewright: an adorable otome heroine in a fantasy game! Reine discovers that in this world, she's a lowly F-rank student at the magical Heartfelt Academy, bullied by her classmates and snubbed by her love interests for her l…

★ 6.2

Julie the Wild Rose

Nobara no Julie

TV · 1979 · Adventure, Drama, Music

Synopsis: Eleven-year-old Julie Braun lives in the lush green mountain pastures of Austria's Southern Tyrol. Her parents are killed by Italian soldiers, and she is sent to Vienna to live with her relatives, the Clementes. She befriends cousins Johan and Tanya but has trouble adjusting to l…

★ 5.3

On A Paper Crane: Tomoko's Adventure

Tsuru ni Notte: Tomoko no Bouken

Movie · 1993 · Drama

Synopsis: A young girl named Tomoko visits the Hiroshima Peace Memorial. There she has a mysterious meeting with Sadako, the little girl who was 2 years old when the U.S. dropped the bomb on her city during WWII and 11 when she died from the effects of radiation poisoning. Sadako takes Tom…

★ 6.0

Futatsu no Kurumi

Special · 2007 · Drama

Synopsis: Futatsu no Kurumi is a short story following 12-year-old Ayaka as she is teleported back in time to the fire bombing of Tokyo in 1945 and covers her experiences in this very different and unfamiliar environment. (source: saizen-fansubs)

★ 4.4

Koiko no Mainichi

OVA · 1989 · Comedy, Drama, Ecchi

Synopsis: Based on the romance manga "Koiko no Mainichi " by George Akiyama, serialized in Weekly Manga Goraku. In a story that flits between serious drama and comedic farce, Shinjuku gangster Sabu and his young wife Koiko try to live a normal life, despite the interferences of gang politi…

Detective Conan: The Counterfeit Case of Ultra 30

Meitantei Conan: 30-Gou Satsujin Jiken

Special · Action, Adventure, Drama

Synopsis: As a new 10,000-yen banknote featuring the Touto Tower design is issued and the nation is swept up in excitement, Conan and the Junior Detective League, accompanied by Professor Agasa, Ran, and Sonoko, visit the Nagano factory of the Japan Banknote Printing Bureau. Meanwhile, cou…

★ 6.4

Honoo no Alpen Rose

OVA · Drama, Romance

Synopsis: Two-part OVA that summarises the entire Honoo no Alpenrose TV series featuring a new dubbing and reworked scenes. (Source: AniDB)

★ 4.4

Mianhada Saranghanda

Movie · Drama

Synopsis: When hit KBS drama I'm Sorry, I Love You aired in 2004, it recorded high TV ratings, won the acclaim of critics, and quickly became one of the flagbearers of the Korean Wave. The tragic love story of Mu Hyeok (So Ji Sub of What Happened in Bali) and Eun Chae (Yim Soo Jung of Lump…