Drama anime

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

Drama Reset

Found: 3,463

★ 4.3

Ouch, Chou Chou

Aitata Bocchi

Special · Drama

Synopsis: Old friends Cabbage and Pea reunite under awkward circumstances.

★ 4.4

The Winds of Victory

Field ni Soyogu Kaze

OVA · 1997 · Drama, Sports

Synopsis: Trying to prove he is the better soccer player, Kenji tackles and injures Yuta's leg during a trial for the school team. Impressed by the fact that Yuta still does what he can to contribute to the team; Kenji begins to realize the true meaning of sportsmanship.

★ 4.5

Issunboushi

Movie · Drama

Synopsis: The story of a couple who prays to God for a child, even if he would only be the size of a thumb.

★ 3.8

Columbos

Movie · Drama, Mystery

Synopsis: A re-imagining of Columbo with puppet animation.

Eikou e no Spur: Igaya Chiharu Monogatari

Movie · 1997 · Drama, Sports

Synopsis: A biography of Chiharu Igaya, who won a silver medal in men's slalom in Cortina d'Ampezzo Olympics in 1956, and became the first Japanese Winter Olympics medalist. (Source: AniDB)

★ 4.9

Tobiuo no Boya wa Byoki desu

Movie · 1982 · Drama

Synopsis: An anime about Operation Castle and the demise of the crew on the Daigo Fukuryuu Maru (S.S. Lucky Dragon 5). On March 1st 1954, a hydrogen bomb went off (that ended up being similar sized to the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima). The radioactive ash fell on the crew, poisoning th…

★ 5.0

Out of My Mind

Movie · Drama, Psychological

Synopsis: Deep within my dream, there comes a landscape in my shapeless eyes. The peaceful sight gradually distorts. When anxiety and upsurge stands behind us, the nightly liberation begins. (Source: YouTube)

★ 5.3

Mother's Supporter

Haha no Supporter

ONA · 2016 · Drama, Slice of Life

Synopsis: A Tsutaetai, Kokoro no Tegami (wedding, elderly aid, and funeral company) commissioned work from Tekken showing a son recounting the love of his mother as she supported his ailing father.

Clover 4/3

ONA · 2000 · Drama

Synopsis: Studio Kaab's first work--an inspiring interactive animation. We follow the lives and turmoils of seven outcasted 17 year olds and you--the protagonist. Between the aches of being a girl who's younger than her body looks or a boy who'd rather get into fist fights than give handsh…

★ 4.4

KAZU & YASU Hero Tanjou

Movie · 1995 · Drama, Sports

Synopsis: Based on the real life events. Biography animation depicting the football careers of Kazuyoshi Miura and his elder brother Yasutoshi.

★ 5.2

Our Little Pond

Watashi no Touchika

Movie · Drama

Synopsis: I’m the only one who can't live without an oxygen tank in the underwater world. No matter how suffocated I feel, I preserve peace and harmony by pretending the selfish girl and my friends with complicated family backgrounds don’t bother me.

Shura ga Yuku

OVA · 1994 · Drama

Synopsis: Based on a Yakuza drama manga by Kawabe Yuu and Yamaguchi Masato.

Lian Shi Yingchaose

ONA · Comedy, Drama, Romance

Synopsis: He knows her secret. She knows his secret too. He is the coolest guy in school. She is the curve wrecker of class. They make a deal in exchange to keep each other's secret. They should be strangers after that promise. But he offers to help her confess to her crush at the same tim…

★ 5.7

Kyoukara Omoide

Music · Drama

Synopsis: Music video by Aimer for the song Kyou Kara Omoide that was on her 5th single Re:I Am. The video was directed by Gaku Kinoshita.

★ 3.8

M.S. Chanda

Chanda Gou

Movie · Drama

Synopsis: Independent animation by Yanagihara Ryouhei, member of the Animation Sannin no Kai pioneer group of independent animation.

Kankara Sanshin

Movie · 1989 · Drama

Synopsis: A film about the Battle of Okinawa during the last days of World War II. During the World War II island hopping campaign there was a fierce battle on Okinawa that devastated the population and ravaged the land and left a mark on the populace of the Okinawan people forever. After …

★ 5.0

Fleeting Dream

Tamayura no Yume

Movie · Drama, Psychological

Synopsis: A girl is informed by her doctor that she is pregnant. Surprised by the unexpected announcement, falls into an anguish. The fleeting dream is a despairing dream. (Source: Geidai Animation)

★ 4.1

GAZA: changing the world

ONA · Drama, Supernatural

Synopsis: Israeli airstrikes have left Palestine in a grim state, and in an act of compassion, the Shizuoka Muslim Association in Japan lends its support to the victims. The Shizuoka Masjid Project hopes to raise awareness and build a mosque in Shizuoka to help spread the teachings of Isla…

★ 4.4

Itsumademo Tabibito

Music · Drama

Synopsis: A Minna no Uta song from 1988. Animation by Shigeru Tamura.

★ 4.6

Virtua Fighter Costomize Clip

OVA · 1997 · Action, Drama, Music

Synopsis: Virtua Fighter: Costomize Clip is a collection of music videos telling the stories behind some characters of the series. The songs featured in this OVA are from the Virtua Fighter 2 Dancing Shadows image album.

Lan Chi

ONA · Drama, Mystery, Romance

Synopsis: Adopted into a strange family to replace their recently deceased daughter, Skye hasn’t had it easy. Her brothers torment her daily and her new adoptive mother is terminally ill. Can Skye survive and finally seize her own happiness? A relatable story exploring trust, friendship, l…

Thirty-six Cavalry

Sanshiliu Ji

ONA · Action, Drama

Synopsis: Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty bestowed Ban Chao, who came from a family of historians, the Bronze Swallow Tally, and delegated him on a mission to the Western Regions in search of the secret of immortality and the Golden Buddha which he once dreamed of. Ban Chao gathered togeth…

★ 5.7

Jailbreak

Datsugoku

Music · Drama

Synopsis: Datsugoku is an original song by Neru. The boys in the video are named Kawasemi, who has orange hair and turquoise eyes, and Kuina, who has black hair and orange eyes. Based on the PV, the song tells the story between the boys in a fictional dystopian city enclosed by an artifici…

PILI Fantasy: War of Dragons

Pili Yingxiong Zhan Ji: Dao Shuo Yi Shu

TV · Action, Drama, Fantasy

Synopsis: A remake of the sixth Pili Puppet Drama season, "Strange Days". Serves as a separate continuity rebooted offshoot of the main Pili Puppet Drama series, which is still ongoing since the 80s. As turmoil looms in the Martial World, and the Eight Wonders of the Evil Dragon unleashes …