Drama anime
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★ 8.5Fate/stay night [Heaven’s Feel] III. spring song
Fate/stay night [Heaven's Feel] III. spring song
Movie · 2020 · Action, Drama, Fantasy
Synopsis: The Fifth Holy Grail War in Fuyuki City has reached a turning point in which the lives of all participants are threatened as the hidden enemy finally reveals itself. As Shirou Emiya, Rin Toosaka, and Illyasviel von Einzbern discover the true, corruptive nature of the shadow that …
★ 7.8Classroom of the Elite 4th Season: Second Year, First Semester
Youkoso Jitsuryoku Shijou Shugi no Kyoushitsu e 4th Season 2-nensei-hen Ichi Gakki
TV · 2026 · Drama, Psychological
Synopsis: As Ayanokouji and his classmates begin their second year at the Advanced Nurturing High School, they're greeted by a fresh gauntlet of exams and a fresh batch of rather unique first-year students. They'll have to get to know each other quickly, because the first special exam pair…
★ 8.5Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time
Shin Evangelion Movie:||
Movie · 2021 · Action, Drama, Mecha
Synopsis: Following NERV's failed attempt to retrieve the Spears of Longinus and carry out the Human Instrumentality Project, the destruction caused by the Fourth Impact has been largely averted. In a state of disarray, Shinji Ikari, Asuka Langley Shikinami, and Rei Ayanami travel to Villa…
★ 7.6D.Gray-man
D.Gray-man
TV · 2006 · Action, Adventure, Drama
Synopsis: Towards the end of the 19th century, Allen Walker officially joins the organization of Exorcists that destroy the beings known as Akuma; mechanic weapons made by the Millennium Earl with the suffering souls of the dead. Allen has both a cursed eye and an anti-Akuma weapon as an a…
★ 7.8The Quintessential Quintuplets Movie
Go-toubun no Hanayome Movie
Movie · 2022 · Comedy, Drama, Romance
Synopsis: When five lovely young girls who hate studying hire part-time tutor Futaro, he guides not only their education but also their hearts. Time spent has brought them all closer, with feelings growing within the girls and Futaro. As they finish their third year of high school and thei…
★ 8.2Initial D 1st Stage
Initial D
TV · 1998 · Action, Drama, Sports
Synopsis: High school student Takumi Fujiwara works as a gas station attendant during the day and a delivery boy for his father's tofu shop early in the morning. Little does he know that his precise driving skills and his father's modified Toyota Sprinter AE86 Trueno make him the best amat…
★ 8.5Lord of Mysteries
Guimi Zhi Zhu: Xiaochou Pian
ONA · Action, Drama, Fantasy
Synopsis: In a Victorian world of steam, dreadnoughts, and occult horrors, Zhou Mingrui awakens as Klein Moretti. He walks a razor's edge between light and darkness, entangled with warring Churches. This is the legend of unlimited potential...and unspeakable danger. (Source: Crunchyroll)
★ 7.7Summer Wars
Summer Wars
Movie · 2009 · Action, Comedy, Drama
Synopsis: OZ, a virtual world connected to the internet, has become extremely popular worldwide as a spot for people to engage in a large variety of activities, such as playing sports or shopping, through avatars created and customized by the user. OZ also possesses a near impenetrable sec…
★ 6.1LOVE and LIES
Koi to Uso
TV · 2017 · Drama, Romance
Synopsis: In a futuristic society, Japan has implemented a complex system referred to as "The Red Threads of Science" to encourage successful marriages and combat increasingly low birthrates. Based on a compatibility calculation, young people at the age of 16 are assigned marriage partners…
★ 6.8Chained Soldier
Mato Seihei no Slave
TV · 2024 · Action, Adventure, Drama
Synopsis: As his school days draw to an end, Yuuki Wakura worries about his future. While lamenting the prospect of living an ordinary life, he is suddenly drawn into the world of Mato: an alternate dimension filled with dangerous monsters called Shuuki. Over the years since the existence …
★ 7.6Blast of Tempest
Zetsuen no Tempest
TV · 2012 · Action, Drama, Fantasy
Synopsis: Yoshino Takigawa, an ordinary teenager, is secretly dating his best friend Mahiro Fuwa's younger sister, Aika. But when Aika mysteriously dies, Mahiro disappears, vowing to find the one responsible and make them pay for murdering his beloved sister. Yoshino continues his life as …
★ 8.2Violet Evergarden: Special
Violet Evergarden: Kitto "Ai" wo Shiru Hi ga Kuru no Darou
OVA · 2018 · Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Synopsis: The CH Postal Company has just received a request to transcribe a love letter from Irma Felice, a famous opera singer. Accepting the task, Violet Evergarden visits Irma to write her letter. However, not only does Irma provide little information, she asks Violet to write based on …
★ 8.0The Wind Rises
Kaze Tachinu
Movie · 2013 · Drama, Romance
Synopsis: Although Jirou Horikoshi's nearsightedness prevents him from ever becoming a pilot, he leaves his hometown to study aeronautical engineering at Tokyo Imperial University for one simple purpose: to design and build planes just like his hero, Italian aircraft pioneer Giovanni Batti…
★ 7.6Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- OVAs
Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu OVAs
OVA · 2018 · Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Synopsis: Subaru Natsuki finally gets to take a breather, but he does not waste any time as he prepares for a date with his beloved Emilia. He scouts the nearby village for the right dating spot, and with the help of the village children, he finds a wonderful location. With that, he is wel…
★ 7.2Remake Our Life!
Bokutachi no Remake
TV · 2021 · Drama, Romance, Slice of Life
Synopsis: Life is not going well for 28-year-old Kyouya Hashiba. Having left his office job to pursue a career in the video game industry, his internship at a popular game studio abruptly ends, leaving him unemployed and forcing him to move back in with his parents. Additionally, his jealo…
★ 8.1SHIROBAKO
SHIROBAKO
TV · 2014 · Comedy, Drama, Slice of Life
Synopsis: It all started in Kaminoyama High School, when five best friends—Aoi Miyamori, Ema Yasuhara, Midori Imai, Shizuka Sakaki, and Misa Toudou—discovered their collective love for all things anime and formed the animation club. After making their first amateur anime together and showc…
★ 7.4Eden of the East
Higashi no Eden
TV · 2009 · Drama, Mystery, Psychological
Synopsis: On November 22, 2010, Japan was hit by missile strikes, a terrorist act that fortunately did not harm anyone, becoming known as "Careless Monday." Quickly forgotten, society goes on about their lives as normal. During her graduation trip to America three months later, friendly co…
★ 8.0The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes
Natsu e no Tunnel, Sayonara no Deguchi
Movie · 2022 · Drama, Romance, Supernatural
Synopsis: Kaoru Touno's family is falling apart. After the death of a sibling and his parents' divorce, he no longer feels any peace at home. Following a heated confrontation with his father, Kaoru runs out of his house and finds himself before a mysterious tunnel, which pulls him in. Bewi…
★ 5.7ASSASSINS PRIDE
Assassins Pride
TV · 2019 · Action, Comedy, Drama
Synopsis: On the brink of extinction, mankind has downsized and now solely resides in the city-state of Flandore, living in cities encased by glass domes. Beyond the domes exist vicious lycanthropes who thrive in the darkness; among the citizens inside, a clear distinction between the nobi…
★ 7.1O Maidens in Your Savage Season
Araburu Kisetsu no Otome-domo yo.
TV · 2019 · Comedy, Drama, Romance
Synopsis: When they were little kids laughing and playing together, Izumi Norimoto and Kazusa Onodera were like siblings. But as their bodies matured into middle school, Kazusa began seeing him as something different; unfortunately for her, so did the other girls. Ostracized, Kazusa had no…
★ 7.9The Boy and the Beast
Bakemono no Ko
Movie · 2015 · Action, Adventure, Comedy
Synopsis: Two souls, living very different lives, wander alone and isolated in their respective worlds. For nine-year-old Ren, the last person who treated him with any form of kindness has been killed, and he is shunned by what is left of his family. With no parents, no real family, and no…
★ 8.6OSHI NO KO Season 3
[Oshi no Ko] 3rd Season
TV · 2026 · Drama, Mystery, Psychological
Synopsis: Satisfied with his investigation of Lala Lai Theatrical Company, Aqua shifts his focus from revenge to career growth and becomes a regular on the variety show Dig Deep! Chase the Impawsible. With memories of his mother still lingering in his mind, Aqua cuts contact with Kana, lea…
★ 8.1ReLIFE: Final Arc
ReLIFE: Kanketsu-hen
OVA · 2018 · Comedy, Drama, Romance
Synopsis: After reliving the life of a high school student through the ReLIFE experiment, 27-year-old Arata Kaizaki cannot believe how quickly it has changed him. He has begun to see the world through a different perspective that he had completely forgotten as an adult. He has made friends…
★ 8.9Gintama Season 2
Gintama'
TV · 2011 · Action, Comedy, Drama
Synopsis: After a one-year hiatus, Shinpachi Shimura returns to Edo, only to stumble upon a shocking surprise: Gintoki and Kagura, his fellow Yorozuya members, have become completely different characters! Fleeing from the Yorozuya headquarters in confusion, Shinpachi finds that all the den…
