Drama anime

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

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Immemorial Love For You 2nd Season

Ai Zai Xi Yuan Qian 2

ONA · Drama, Fantasy, Romance

Synopsis: Second season of Ai Zai Xiyuan Qian.

★ 5.5

Robot Town Sagami 2028

ONA · 2016 · Drama

Synopsis: A promotional anime made with Tezuka Productions and Kanagawa's Industrial Labor Bureau to showcase a future where there is harmony between humans and robots. In 2016 Takao was left in critical condition due to an unexpected accident. Atom appears before him while he is in a coma…

Clearer Than You Think

Saenggakboda Markeun

Movie · Drama, Slice of Life

Synopsis: Our lives in the real world stand at the crossroads of countless decisions. The characters of this film—Maro and Crow, the department chief Ms. Kim, Sweet Potato and Titi, Ye-mi and Gang-bo—live in an imaginary animated world, but they face the real life concerns that confront al…

★ 4.3

Yumemi Douji

Movie · Drama

Synopsis: An early Toei film directed by Fukiya Kouji.

★ 4.4

Alexander's Decision

Alexandros no Ketsudan

OVA · 2003 · Drama

Synopsis: King Alexander of Macedonia and his troops are at war with the armies of Persia. When he suddenly falls ill, Alexander is faced with a decision: to trust his life-long Persian friend Philip and accept his help or treat him as an enemy because he is Persian.

★ 5.1

Zeno: Kagiri Naki Ai ni

Movie · 1999 · Drama

Synopsis: Zeno: Kagirinaki Ai ni is a movie about life and work of Brother Zenon Zebrowski, a Polish missionary in Japan. Brother Zenon was renown for his charitable work among victims of war and the poor in Japan.

★ 6.1

Wagamama☆Fairy Mirumo de Pon! Golden

TV · 2003 · Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Synopsis: Kaede is a cheerful and energetic eighth grader. When it comes to boys, however, she is hopelessly shy. One day, on her way home from school, Kaede walks into a mysterious shop and buys a colorful cocoa mug. When she reaches home, she casually peeks into the bottom of the mug and…

★ 6.2

First Line

Movie · 2024 · Drama

Synopsis: Young animator Mito feels trapped between the demands of a difficult sequence, a tight deadline, debilitating self-doubt, and a seemingly deranged director. Sometimes the only way to get to the other side is to charge right through. (Source: Fantasia Film Festival)

Yomawari Neko

TV short · 2023 · Drama, Slice of Life

Synopsis: The story of a cat who's drawn to the scent of tears and goes to those who are crying in an attempt to comfort or encourage them. (Source: Baka-Updates)

★ 5.7

Kettobashita Moufu

Music · Drama, Psychological

Synopsis: Official music video for the song Kettobashita Moufu by ZUTOMAYO.

★ 4.7

Aoi Kioku: Manmou Kaitaku to Shounen-tachi

Movie · 1993 · Drama

Synopsis: A class of Japanese youths volunteer for the war effort during WWII, but then get stranded in Manchuria.

★ 5.0

Kizuna (Special)

Special · Drama, Romance, Slice of Life

Synopsis: Short animation by Tekken.

★ 5.1

Mantou Riji

ONA · Drama, Slice of Life

Synopsis: Sweet and innocent orphan Mantou, while optimistic and tough in his own way, often feels lonely deep inside. Without the care of parents, he longs for love more than anyone else. Being ridiculed and bullied by others as the parentless child, he longs for a genuine friendship that…

★ 4.4

Hotaru Kagayaku

OVA · 1991 · Drama

Synopsis: Chisato's journey home from Manchuria after the war.

Echo

Moshi, Korekara Umarerunonara

Movie · 2026 · Drama, Fantasy

Synopsis: Nameless twins land on a certain planet. Led by a guide, they venture into a mysterious world in search of their mother, whom they have never met. However, their path begins to crumble under the weight of their mother's grief. (Source: Official site, translated)

★ 4.9

The Enchanted Journey

Grick no Bouken

Movie · Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

Synopsis: Grick is a young chipmunk living in the city with his sister. But after hearing from a carrier pigeon of the Chipmunk homeland, the Great Forest, he leaves home alone. Grick meets both friends and enemies along his adventure to find the place where he truly belongs.

★ 5.8

The House of Loss

Sangsil-ui Jib

Movie · Drama, Psychological

Synopsis: The elderly at the nursing home have their heads shaved. The protagonist who works there sees them but can't read their expressions. However, from one instance, he finds himself looking closely at their faces. (Source: Official Site)

JX Online 3: The Adventure of Shen Jianxin 3rd Season

Jian Wang 3: Xia Gan Yi Dan Shen Jianxin 3 Part 1

ONA · Action, Adventure, Drama

Synopsis: The martial arts world is no longer peaceful. Shen Jianxin has been packaged as a "top figure in the martial arts world," the people of Qingshui Island have mysteriously disappeared, and what exactly does Assassin, the mastermind behind Lake Link, want to do? What changes will oc…

★ 5.2

Okonjoururi

Movie · Drama, Fantasy

Synopsis: The 25 minute film tells the tale of an ailing elderly woman named Itako who encounters a fox named Okon. The story opens with Itako lying bedridden, as she has for a long time. Okon enters her home and Itako tells the fox that he is welcome to take anything that he wants, for sh…

★ 4.4

Journey to Hiroshima

Hiroshima e no Tabi

OVA · 1994 · Drama

Synopsis: To spend the summer vacation, junior high school student, Kazuki rides a bullet train to Hiroshima to stay with his aunt. Arriving in Hiroshima, his aunt narrates the tragic past of what happened the day the atomic bomb fell. From the aunt who had to overcome a lot of hardships, …

★ 6.4

Yakyuukyou no Uta: Kita no Ookami Minami no Tora

Movie · 1979 · Action, Drama, Sports

Synopsis: A re-edited version of episodes 13 and 14 of the TV series. Double billed with Mirai Shounen Conan movie in the cinemas. (Source: AniDB)

★ 4.3

Dr. Typhoon

OVA · 1991 · Drama, Sports

Synopsis: Based on a seinen manga written by Takahashi Michitsuna and illustrated by Kazama Eiji, serialised in Weekly Manga Action.

★ 5.4

Fire Emblem Heroes - Book II - Chibi Playhouse

Fire Emblem Heroes: Part 2 - Mini Chara Theater

ONA · 2021 · Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Synopsis: Fire Emblem Heroes: Chibi Playhouse consists of three short videos that present the world of Fire Emblem Heroes through an adorable theater performance. Fire Emblem Heroes: Book II - Chibi Playhouse The Ice Kingdom of Nifl is currently at war with the Flame Kingdom of Múspell, ru…

★ 5.9

LUCA

Movie · Drama, Supernatural

Synopsis: The short film depicts a student, Nene, who encounters a shapeshifting entity by the name of Luca. Source Anime Trending