Drama anime
Difficult choices, relationships and coming-of-age stories. Drama anime exploring emotions, loss and changes in characters' lives.
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★ 8.1Whisper of the Heart
Mimi wo Sumaseba
Movie · 1995 · Adventure, Drama, Romance
Synopsis: Shizuku Tsukishima is an energetic 14-year-old girl who enjoys reading and writing poetry in her free time. Glancing at the checkout cards of her books one evening, she notices that her library books are frequently checked out by a boy named Seiji Amasawa. Curiosity strikes Shizu…
★ 7.7The Secret World of Arrietty
Karigurashi no Arrietty
Movie · 2010 · Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Synopsis: While spending the summer at his aunt's house, the young but sickly Shou makes an amazing discovery: after following the house cat into the bushes, he gets a glimpse of a miniature girl about the size of his finger! Calling her kind "Borrowers," as they survive on tiny bits of hu…
★ 8.1Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
Kaze no Tani no Nausicaä
Movie · 1984 · Action, Adventure, Drama
Synopsis: A millennium has passed since the catastrophic nuclear war named the "Seven Days of Fire," which destroyed nearly all life on Earth. Humanity now lives in a constant struggle against the treacherous jungle that has evolved in response to the destruction caused by mankind. Filled …
★ 8.0To Your Eternity Season 2
Fumetsu no Anata e Season 2
TV · 2022 · Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Synopsis: After seeing enough death and tragedy, the immortal Fushi secludes himself on an island, defending himself from enemy Nokkers. However, instead of attacking Fushi in isolation, Nokkers begin targeting the settlements outside of his reach in hopes of luring him out. Soon, a group …
★ 8.0Black Lagoon: The Second Barrage
BLACK LAGOON: The Second Barrage
TV · 2006 · Action, Adventure, Drama
Synopsis: Rokurou "Rock" Okajima has joined the Lagoon Company, a pirate mercenary group which operates out of Roanapur, Thailand. Despite his initial protests, this filthy slum of depraved souls and merciless criminals now serves as the former salaryman's home. Stranded, with nothing left…
★ 8.4PLUTO
PLUTO
ONA · 2023 · Action, Drama, Mecha
Synopsis: A murder occurs in an orderly world where robots are unable to kill humans. The robotic Europol investigator Gesicht takes the case, but the mystery deepens when he finds no trace of a human at the scene of the crime. As he pursues the truth, Gesicht uncovers the most evil manife…
★ 7.8Kono Oto Tomare!: Sounds of Life
Kono Oto Tomare!
TV · 2019 · Drama, Music, Romance
Synopsis: Gen Kudou, a koto maker, believes that his delinquent grandson Chika would never understand the profoundness of the traditional musical instrument. In an attempt to make up for his naivety and understand the words of his late grandfather, Chika tries to join the Tokise High Schoo…
★ 7.9Ya Boy Kongming!
Paripi Koumei
TV · 2022 · Comedy, Drama, Music
Synopsis: Zhuge Kongming earned a reputation as one of the greatest tacticians of the Three Kingdoms period of third-century China. Having led his army through countless grueling victories, Kongming falls gravely ill during the Battle of Wuzhang Plains. The weariness and regret stemming fr…
★ 7.5Ride Your Wave
Kimi to, Nami ni Noretara
Movie · 2019 · Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Synopsis: Entranced by surfing and the sea, Hinako Mukaimizu is a spirited girl who attends college in a coastal city with no consideration for her future career. Her life takes an unexpected turn when a fireworks mishap sets the apartment building she lives in ablaze, where she is saved b…
★ 7.3No.6
NO.6
TV · 2011 · Action, Drama, Psychological
Synopsis: Many years ago, after the end of a bloody world war, mankind took shelter in six city-states that were peaceful and perfect... at least on the surface. However, Shion—an elite resident of the city-state No. 6—gained a new perspective on the world he lives in, thanks to a chance e…
★ 8.1Cardcaptor Sakura
Cardcaptor Sakura
TV · 1998 · Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Synopsis: Ten-year-old Sakura Kinomoto is an ordinary fourth-grade student living in Tomoeda until, one day, she stumbles upon a mysterious book of cards titled "The Clow." Pondering over her discovery, she unintentionally causes a magical gust of wind to scatter the cards all over town. T…
★ 7.6Carole & Tuesday
Carole & Tuesday
TV · 2019 · Drama, Music, Sci-Fi
Synopsis: It has been 50 years since mankind began its migration to the terraformed Mars, where they live in comfort due to advancements in AI. Carole lives in the metropolis of Alba City, working part-time by day and playing keyboard by night. Tuesday has run away from her home in Hershel…
★ 8.1The Case Study of Vanitas Part 2
Vanitas no Carte Part 2
TV · 2022 · Action, Drama, Fantasy
Synopsis: Vanitas and Noé Archiviste head out to the town of Gévaudan in search of the "Beast," an enormous wolf-like creature that has slaughtered hundreds of people. Suspecting that the Beast is a curse-bearing vampire, Vanitas primarily aims to heal it using the powers of his grimoire. …
★ 6.5Happy Sugar Life
Happy Sugar Life
TV · 2018 · Drama, Horror, Mystery
Synopsis: Satou Matsuzaka is a beautiful high schooler who has a reputation for being permissive with men. However, a chance encounter with a young girl named Shio Koube makes Satou realize that this is her first and only true feeling of love. Telling others that she lives with her aunt, S…
★ 6.7Berserk of Gluttony
Boushoku no Berserk
TV · 2023 · Action, Adventure, Drama
Synopsis: Fate Graphite lives miserably as a gatekeeper in a world where skills given at birth determine an individual's entire life. Afflicted by the seemingly harmful skill Gluttony, which makes him perpetually hungry, he is abused by the holy knights—the supposed protectors of the popul…
★ 7.7WIND BREAKER Season 2
WIND BREAKER Season 2
TV · 2025 · Action, Comedy, Drama
Synopsis: Ever since Haruka Sakura joined Furin High School, where its students call themselves Bofurin and protect the town of Makochi, he has gained new friends despite his initial skepticism. Now starting to learn how to fight alongside his classmates and slowly growing out of his solit…
★ 6.2Vampire Knight
Vampire Knight
TV · 2008 · Drama, Mystery, Romance
Synopsis: The cheerful Yuuki Cross and the gruff Zero Kiryuu are members of the disciplinary committee at Cross Academy, which houses two very distinct classes: the Day Class and the Night Class. Their job consists of upholding order between the classes when they switch out. While that may…
★ 8.0Haibane Renmei
Haibane Renmei
TV · 2002 · Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Synopsis: Born from a cocoon in the village of Old Home, a young Haibane—a being with a halo and small gray wings—awakens to a world she does not understand without memories of her past. Named Rakka for the dream of falling she had while inside the cocoon, she soon becomes accustomed to li…
★ 6.3I'm Standing on a Million Lives
100-man no Inochi no Ue ni Ore wa Tatteiru
TV · 2020 · Action, Drama, Fantasy
Synopsis: Yuusuke Yotsuya has always disliked Tokyo, but he especially hates the people who live in it. He would rather thrive in a virtual world than try to get along with those around him. At the end of one school day, he sees the popular athlete Iu Shindou talking to Kusue Hakozaki, who…
★ 7.2WITCH WATCH
Witch Watch
TV · 2025 · Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Synopsis: In ancient times, some witches married their familiars, who had taken human form, giving birth to a lineage of ogres. One such ogre is Morihito Otogi, who while appearing completely human, still retains the inhuman strength of his bloodline. Nico Wakatsuki is a young witch and Mo…
★ 7.3IRODUKU: The World in Colors
Irozuku Sekai no Ashita kara
TV · 2018 · Drama, Romance, Slice of Life
Synopsis: Despite the kaleidoscopic magic ingrained in everyday life, Hitomi Tsukishiro's monochrome world is deprived of emotion and feeling. On a night as black and white as any other, amidst the fireworks spreading across the sky, Hitomi's grandmother Kohaku conjures a spell, for which …
★ 7.5Fruits Basket
Fruits Basket
TV · 2001 · Comedy, Drama, Romance
Synopsis: After the accident in which she lost her mother, 16-year-old Tooru moves in with her grandfather, but due to his home being renovated, is unable to continue living with him. Claiming she will find someone to stay with but also fearing the criticism of her family and not wanting t…
★ 6.7SING "YESTERDAY" FOR ME
Yesterday wo Utatte
TV · 2020 · Drama, Romance, Slice of Life
Synopsis: Rikuo Uozumi has all but resigned himself to a bleak future, aimlessly working at a convenience store in Tokyo after graduating from college. His monotonous life is interrupted when the peculiar Haru Nonaka makes a lively appearance, frequently dropping by his workplace to befrie…
★ 8.6HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle
Haikyuu!!: Gomi Suteba no Kessen
Movie · 2024 · Comedy, Drama, Sports
Synopsis: Kenma Kozume has never considered volleyball fun or thrilling: it is merely something he is good at. But now Nekoma High School's volleyball team has qualified for the Spring Nationals and prepares to battle their long-standing rivals—Karasuno. Now, Kenma has to analyze the most …
