Drama anime
Difficult choices, relationships and coming-of-age stories. Drama anime exploring emotions, loss and changes in characters' lives.
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★ 8.1Rainbow
RAINBOW: Nisha Rokubou no Shichinin
TV · 2010 · Drama, Psychological, Thriller
Synopsis: Seven teenagers in 1955 have to learn to live together in the same hold in the reformatory of Shounan. Confined in a hall where suffering and humiliation are daily, they are waiting for a ray of hope in a dark, incarcerating world. The story follows their life together and how th…
★ 8.2Fire Force Season 3 Part 2
Enen no Shouboutai: San no Shou Part 2
TV · 2026 · Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Synopsis: Second part of Enen no Shouboutai: San no Shou.
★ 7.7Clevatess
Clevatess: Majuu no Ou to Akago to Kabane no Yuusha
TV · 2025 · Action, Drama, Fantasy
Synopsis: Surrounded by four armies of dark beasts, five humanoid races strive to push the known boundaries of the world. Unfortunately, the 13 heroes dispatched to the southern region are easily wiped out by Clevatess, one of the Lords of Dark Beasts. Determined to get revenge against hum…
★ 7.1Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope’s Peak High School - Despair Arc
Danganronpa 3: The End of Kibougamine Gakuen - Zetsubou-hen
TV · 2016 · Action, Drama, Horror
Synopsis: Hope's Peak Academy's unconventional class 77-B is about to have an even more eccentric addition: Chisa Yukizome, an alumna with the title of Super High School-Level Housekeeper—and their new homeroom teacher. Cheerful, passionate, and capable, Chisa immediately sets about correc…
★ 7.9Rascal Does Not Dream of a Sister Venturing Out
Seishun Buta Yarou wa Odekake Sister no Yume wo Minai
Movie · 2023 · Drama, Psychological, Supernatural
Synopsis: Sakuta Azusagawa's little sister, Kaede, is wrapping up middle school and needs to make an important decision. The school counselor believes it is in Kaede's best interest to attend an online high school, given her history of being a shut-in and her crippling phobia of traditiona…
★ 7.0Just Because!
Just Because!
TV · 2017 · Drama, Romance, Slice of Life
Synopsis: As another school year begins drawing to a close, the third-year high school students move steadily toward the next milestone of their lives: graduation. Among them are Mio Natsume, a girl burdened with lingering feelings; Hazuki Morikawa, a member of the concert band but distant…
★ 7.9Snow White with the Red Hair Season 2
Akagami no Shirayuki-hime 2nd Season
TV · 2016 · Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Synopsis: Shirayuki and Zen Wistalia have finally confirmed their romantic feelings for each other, and everyone has resumed their daily lives. Shirayuki remains an apprentice court herbalist at the royal palace of Clarines, and Zen continues his duties alongside his aides. However, their …
★ 7.8Eureka Seven
Koukyoushihen Eureka Seven
TV · 2005 · Action, Adventure, Drama
Synopsis: In the backwater town of Bellforest lives a 14-year-old boy named Renton Thurston. He desires to leave his home behind and join the mercenary group known as Gekkostate, hoping to find some adventure to brighten up his mundane life. However, stuck between his grandfather's insiste…
★ 7.7TRIGUN STAMPEDE
TRIGUN STAMPEDE
TV · 2023 · Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Synopsis: On the planet Noman's Land, reporters Meryl Stryfe and Roberto De Niro traverse the desert in search of the infamous outlaw Vash the Stampede. But the man they find near the desolate town of Jeneora Rock is a far cry from the lethal terrorist they expect. In reality, Vash is a pa…
★ 7.1NANBAKA
Nanbaka
TV · 2016 · Action, Comedy, Drama
Synopsis: Nanba is the world's most formidable prison, built to incarcerate criminals who are too slippery to stay in ordinary confinement. The four inmates who occupy Cell 13 are particularly cunning on that behalf, having escaped every other prison with a perfect success rate. There is J…
★ 7.8When Marnie Was There
Omoide no Marnie
Movie · 2014 · Drama, Mystery, Psychological
Synopsis: Suffering from frequent asthma attacks, young Anna Sasaki is quiet, unsociable, and isolated from her peers, causing her foster parent endless worry. Upon recommendation by the doctor, Anna is sent to the countryside, in hope that the cleaner air and more relaxing lifestyle will …
★ 7.4Free! -Eternal Summer-
Free!: Eternal Summer
TV · 2014 · Comedy, Drama, Slice of Life
Synopsis: Even though it has been a year since the Iwatobi High School Swim Club has been created, new members have yet to join the club. Now that Haruka Nanase and Makoto Tachibana are senior students, along with their younger friends Nagisa Hazuki and Rei Ryuugazaki, they have to find a …
★ 7.9Welcome to the Ballroom
Ballroom e Youkoso
TV · 2017 · Drama, Romance, Sports
Synopsis: Tatara Fujita is a shy middle schooler who has no particular plan for the future. He has gotten through life by avoiding any kind of confrontation and blending in with the crowd. But blending in isn't enough to get out of trouble, as some bullies harass him for money. Luckily, he…
★ 8.0Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions: Take on Me
Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai!: Take On Me
Movie · 2018 · Comedy, Drama, Romance
Synopsis: Rikka is now a third-year student, but she still has "chuunibyou" syndrome. University entrance exams loom on the horizon, and it's spring break, and Yuuta and Rikka are together as usual. One day, Rikka's older sister Touka declares that she's going to take Rikka to Italy with h…
★ 6.1High School Prodigies Have It Easy Even In Another World
Choujin Koukousei-tachi wa Isekai demo Yoyuu de Ikinuku you desu!
TV · 2019 · Action, Adventure, Drama
Synopsis: Seven Japanese high school students enjoy international renown for their remarkable talents. One day, these friends survive a plane crash only to find themselves in the medieval fantasy world of Freyjagard, where two human races live side by side in a feudal society: the byuma, w…
★ 7.1Waiting in the Summer
Ano Natsu de Matteru
TV · 2012 · Comedy, Drama, Romance
Synopsis: While testing out his camera on a bridge one summer night, Kaito Kirishima sees a blue light streaking across the sky, only to be blown off the railing seconds later. Just before succumbing to unconsciousness, a hand reaches down to grab ahold of his own. Dazed and confused, Kait…
★ 6.5KamiKatsu: Working for God in a Godless World
Kaminaki Sekai no Kamisama Katsudou
TV · 2023 · Action, Comedy, Drama
Synopsis: Under the belief that the omnipotent god Mitama will come to save him, Yukito Urabe participates in a ritual to become the new leader of his father's cult. But when the boy drowns during the ritual, he wishes to be reborn in a world without gods or religion. Reawakening in a comp…
★ 8.4Zoku Owarimonogatari
Zoku Owarimonogatari
OVA · 2019 · Drama, Mystery, Supernatural
Synopsis: Graduation day is finally here, marking the end of Koyomi Araragi's eccentric high school life full of peculiar relationships with otherworldly beings. However, Araragi is unexpectedly absorbed into his own bathroom mirror and trapped inside a bizarre world where everything he kn…
★ 7.7Tokyo Revengers Season 2 Part 2
Tokyo Revengers: Tenjiku-hen
TV · 2023 · Action, Drama, Romance
Synopsis: After succeeding in their winter conflict against Taiju Shiba and his Black Dragons, the Tokyo Manji Gang absorbs their group's remaining members. Due to his heroic courage and indomitable spirit, Takemichi Hanagaki should have accomplished his goal of defeating the tragic fate a…
★ 8.3Rascal Does Not Dream of a Knapsack Kid
Seishun Buta Yarou wa Randoseru Girl no Yume wo Minai
Movie · 2023 · Drama, Psychological, Romance
Synopsis: As Sakuta Azusagawa waits for Mai Sakurajima at the beach on her high school graduation day, he encounters a version of Mai from her child acting days. However, when Mai finally arrives, her younger self disappears, leaving him confused. Sakuta spots an unfamiliar scar on his bod…
★ 7.6Texhnolyze
TEXHNOLYZE
TV · 2003 · Action, Drama, Psychological
Synopsis: In the dark underground city of Lux, people live in fear and despair under the rule of various criminal factions. Almost secluded from the surface, the gangs' only interaction with the outer world is their mining operation of "raffia," which is the raison d'être of the city. Avai…
★ 5.4Uzumaki
Uzumaki
TV · 2024 · Drama, Horror, Mystery
Synopsis: In the town of Kurouzu-cho, Kirie Goshima lives a fairly normal life with her family. As she walks to the train station one day to meet her boyfriend, Shuuichi Saito, she sees his father staring at a snail shell in an alley. Thinking nothing of it, she mentions the incident to Sh…
★ 7.4The Duke of Death and His Maid
Shinigami Bocchan to Kuro Maid
TV · 2021 · Comedy, Drama, Romance
Synopsis: As the elegant, frail flower petals wither away into lifeless ashes, the young duke is tragically reminded of the despicable power forced upon him — the ability to kill anything he touches. Scorned by his family, he is sent away to live in near isolation. Fortunately, he is not e…
★ 8.8Legend of the Galactic Heroes
Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu
OVA · 1988 · Drama, Sci-Fi
Synopsis: For decades, the Galactic Empire has been locked in an interstellar war with the Free Planets Alliance, a conflict that involves thousands of spaceships and millions of soldiers on both sides. Two new commanders enter the conflict with great hopes: Imperial Admiral Reinhard von L…
