Drama anime

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

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★ 4.7

Kuroi Ame ni Utarete

Movie · 1984 · Drama

Synopsis: Black rain, which contained plenty of radioactivity, poured into Hiroshima just after the bombing. The effects of the death ash extend to the second and third generations and still cast the shadow of death behind the living witnesses. (Source: Official Site)

★ 6.6

Rainbow Samurai

Oi! Ryouma

TV · 1992 · Adventure, Drama, Sports

Synopsis: In the middle of the 19th century, Japan was still closed off from the outside world. There were just the beginning signs of reformation in the long regime of Shogun Tokugawa. In the remote countryside, on the island of Shikoko, a young boy named Ryoma is growing up in a lower-cl…

★ 5.5

The Legend of Princess Chang-Ge

Chang Ge Xing

ONA · Action, Adventure, Drama

Synopsis: Shortly after astrology predicts destruction to befall the Tang Dynasty, a coup d'état led by the crown prince Li's very own brother kills him and his wife and sons. Li's daughter, princess Yongning, manages to escape, but is soon declared dead alongside her family. Full of wrath…

★ 5.8

Little Wansa

Wansa-kun

TV · 1973 · Comedy, Drama

Synopsis: The hero of Wansa-kun is Wansa, a puppy who is sold for a pittance, then escapes, and spends much of the rest of the series looking for his mother.

★ 6.1

Dragon's Disciple

Long She Yanyi

ONA · Action, Adventure, Drama

Synopsis: Under the guidance of Tang Zichen, a master of martial arts, Wang Chao, a frail young man with a strong sense of justice, embarks on the road of traditional martial arts and goes all the way to surpass himself. He experienced the spirit of martial arts practitioners who use marti…

★ 5.2

Diamond Daydreams Special

Kita e.: Diamond Dust Drops Special

Special · 2004 · Drama, Slice of Life

Synopsis: An OVA released with the boxset of Diamond Daydreams. Continues Kitano Suomi's story from the 7th episode. It also contains bloopers of the previous episodes.

★ 5.2

Double life-Drawing Jiang Hu

Hua Jianghu: Huan Shi Men Sheng

ONA · Action, Drama, Fantasy

Synopsis: Nian Yangxiao, came from a parallel world to save his true love who was killed in another dimension. He must find the killer who has a mark on her thigh before it was too late. If his love is killed in this world she will truly be gone forever. He has to deal with the various gan…

★ 5.9

The New Adventures of Hutch the Honeybee

Konchuu Monogatari: Shin Minashigo Hutch

TV · 1974 · Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Synopsis: The sequel to Konchuu Monogatari Minashigo Hutch where Hutch struggles with married life.

★ 5.3

Shouwa Monogatari (Movie)

Movie · 2011 · Drama

Synopsis: Dramatic story of the Yamazaki family during the year Showa 39 (1964), the year that Tokyo hosted the Summer Olympics.

Uchuu Senkan Yamato Movie (Provisional Title)

Movie · Action, Adventure, Drama

Synopsis: At the 50th anniversary screening attended by Hideaki Anno, Yutaka Izubuchi and Ryuusuke Hikawa, it was announced that Studio Khara was granted rights to produce a new anime movie based on Space Battleship Yamato starting in 2025. Anno revealed that his studio acquired rights for…

★ 5.7

selector loth WIXOSS PV

ONA · Drama, Psychological, Thriller

Synopsis: Special PV released to commemorate the 10th anniversary of selector infected WIXOSS depicting the original cast as adults with callbacks to the original series's first opening.

★ 5.9

Treasure Island: The Movie

Takarajima (Movie)

Movie · Adventure, Drama, Mystery

Synopsis: A 88-minute theatrical recut of the original Takarajima TV series.

★ 6.9

Honkai: Star Rail — The Destiny of Each New Dawn

ONA · Action, Drama, Psychological

Synopsis: Darkest night falls as the sun sets in the west, only to rise again in the east. Such is the destiny of each new dawn. (Source: Honkai Star Rail YouTube Channel)

★ 4.9

Platonic Chain: Web

Special · 2003 · Drama, Slice of Life

Synopsis: In the near future, technology has made a few leaps and bounds, and videophones and constant wireless internet access are available to everyone. However, it would seen that the government has been careless and a skilled hacker was able to break into the national information archi…

★ 5.3

vivi

Music · Adventure, Drama

Synopsis: A song from a concept album about an imaginary town that is built on top of a catfish. All of the songs are stories that happen in the town. The idea of having a miniature town was one of Yonezu's first when planning the album, and he created characters and stories for the people…

★ 4.0

Shoujo Fight: Nora Inu-tachi no Odekake

OVA · 2009 · Drama, Sports

Synopsis: The story follows Neri Ooishi, a high school girl who is a talented volleyball player. She once was the captain of an elementary school team that went all the way to the national tournament. However, she spent three years as an alternate at a junior high school renowned for its v…

★ 5.3

Kuro ga Ita Natsu

Movie · 1990 · Drama

Synopsis: Hiroshima, summer of 1945. A young girl named Nobuko saves a starving kitten from crows. She wants to keep the kitten, but her parents dismiss the idea. Nobuko eventually convinces them to let her keep it. She and her brother Makoto name the cat Kuro. Kuro quickly brings joy and …

★ 5.7

Violence Voyager

Movie · Drama, Horror

Synopsis: On their way to another village, two children are looking for a shortcut through the mountain, but instead stumble into an amusement park called Violence Voyager, and everything goes wrong.

Miao Xiansheng

Movie · Action, Drama, Fantasy

Synopsis: Adapted from a short tale from self-made animator Bu Sifan, writer and director of Dahufa, the feature introduces a fictional golden-colored flower, which possesses the magical ability to debauch humans who get too close to it. As the flower only chooses kindhearted people as hos…

★ 4.6

Tomorrow Will Become Better!: Half a Sweet Potato

Ashita Genki ni Nare!: Hanbun no Satsumaimo

Movie · 2005 · Drama

Synopsis: The story is about a 5-year-old girl who lived in just after World War II when people were struggle for living. (Source: AnimeNfo)

Chuusotsu Worker kara Hajimeru Koukou Seikatsu

ONA · 2018 · Drama, Romance

Synopsis: 18-year-old Manami Katagiri has faced hardships his whole life because he had to drop out of middle school and begin working in a factory to take care of his little sister. For reasons he's re-enrolled in high school to better his life but on his first day he encounters a "prince…

★ 5.3

Himeyuri

Movie · 2012 · Drama

Synopsis: The 30-minute film centers around a group of high school nurses called Himeyuri who served during the Battle of Okinawa during World War II. The Himeyuri Alumnae Incorporated Foundation, which runs the Himeyuri Peace Museum in Okinawa, produced the film with the aim to convey the…

★ 5.6

Fortunate Fawn

Kojika Monogatari: THE YEARLING

TV · 1983 · Drama

Synopsis: Set in Hokkaido, Japan's outback, a young boy discovers a fawn whose mother has been hit by a car and attempts to raise it himself. (Source: ANN)

★ 6.2

Death Hall

Shiyakusho

Special · 2022 · Drama, Psychological, Slice of Life

Synopsis: A special animated short that released alongside the 20th tankoubon volume celebrating the manga reaching 100 chapters.