Drama anime
Difficult choices, relationships and coming-of-age stories. Drama anime exploring emotions, loss and changes in characters' lives.
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★ 8.3Sound! Euphonium 2
Hibike! Euphonium 2
TV · 2016 · Drama, Music, Slice of Life
Synopsis: Following their success in the qualifying round for the Kansai regional competition, the members of the Kitauji High School concert band set their sights on the next upcoming performance. Utilizing their summer break to the utmost, the band participates in a camp where they are i…
★ 7.8Porco Rosso
Kurenai no Buta
Movie · 1992 · Action, Adventure, Comedy
Synopsis: After a curse turned him into a pig, World War I ace Marco Pagot becomes Porco Rosso, a mysterious bounty hunter who takes down sky pirates in the Adriatic Sea. He whiles away his days on a secluded island, rarely leaving other than to collect bounties or to visit the beautiful G…
★ 6.4Ninja Kamui
Ninja Kamui
TV · 2024 · Action, Adventure, Drama
Synopsis: Seemingly an average man, Joe Logan leads a peaceful life in the countryside with his wife and child. However, the Logan family have actually assumed false identities to escape from Joe's past as a fearsome ninja assassin. Despite a string of high-profile murders of his former pe…
★ 7.2Hell Girl
Jigoku Shoujo
TV · 2005 · Drama, Horror, Mystery
Synopsis: It is said that if someone seeks revenge, they should dig two graves—and this is especially true of those who use the Hell Correspondence website. At the stroke of midnight, this ominous web domain becomes accessible, and whoever inputs the name of their grudge will get a visit f…
★ 5.6Berserk (2016)
Berserk
TV · 2016 · Action, Adventure, Drama
Synopsis: Now branded for death and destined to be hunted by demons until the day he dies, Guts embarks on a journey to defy such a gruesome fate, as waves of beasts relentlessly pursue him. Steeling his resolve, he takes up the monstrous blade Dragonslayer and vows to exact vengeance on t…
★ 6.1MAGICAL GIRL SITE
Mahou Shoujo Site
TV · 2018 · Action, Drama, Horror
Synopsis: Every day, Aya Asagiri thinks about killing herself. She is bullied relentlessly at school, and at home, her older brother Kaname physically abuses her to relieve the academic stress put on him by their father. One night, as she lies awake wishing for death, a mysterious website …
★ 7.3The Heroic Legend of Arslan
Arslan Senki (TV)
TV · 2015 · Action, Adventure, Drama
Synopsis: The year is 320. Under the rule of the belligerent King Andragoras III, the Kingdom of Pars is at war with the neighboring empire, Lusitania. Though different from his father in many aspects, Arslan, the young prince, sets out to prove his valor on the battlefield for the very fi…
★ 6.4Brynhildr in the Darkness
Gokukoku no Brynhildr
TV · 2014 · Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Synopsis: Venturing into the wilderness, the skeptical Ryouta Murakami and the ambitious Kuroneko were on a quest to prove the existence of extraterrestrial life when a tragic accident occurred, reaping Kuroneko of her life and leaving Ryouta in a critically injured state. Ten years have p…
★ 7.3One Week Friends
Isshuukan Friends.
TV · 2014 · Comedy, Drama, Romance
Synopsis: Sixteen-year-old Yuuki Hase finally finds the courage to speak to his crush and ask her if she wants to become friends. The object of his affection, Kaori Fujimiya, is a quiet and reserved girl who cuts herself off from everyone and does not spare him the same blunt rejection she…
★ 6.7Kaze no Stigma
Kaze no Stigma
TV · 2007 · Action, Drama, Fantasy
Synopsis: Yagami Kazuma was originally part of the Kannagi family, a respected family of fire users who have an affinity to fire. However, after being easily defeated by his cousin Ayano and having no talent whatsoever in fire magic, Kazuma is banished and casted out from his family. 4 yea…
★ 7.3May I Ask for One Final Thing?
Saigo ni Hitotsu dake Onegai Shite mo Yoroshii Deshou ka
ONA · 2025 · Action, Comedy, Drama
Synopsis: Ever since childhood, Scarlet El Vandimion has preferred to deal with wrongdoers by using her fists. However, to preserve her family's image, she suppresses her instincts and tolerates the abuse inflicted by her childish fiancé, Second Prince Kyle Von Pallistan. Only Kyle's broth…
★ 7.5Anohana the Movie: The Flower We Saw That Day
Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae wo Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai. Movie
Movie · 2013 · Drama, Romance, Slice of Life
Synopsis: A year after their deceased friend Honma Meiko appeared to them, Jinta Yadomi and the other members of the Super Peace Busters decide to write letters in her memory. Attempting to enjoy their summer together, they reminisce about their time together before and after her death. An…
★ 6.9Seirei Gensouki: Spirit Chronicles Season 2
Seirei Gensouki 2
TV · 2024 · Action, Drama, Fantasy
Synopsis: After Rio escapes the capital of the Beltrum Kingdom with his former teacher Celia Claire and his bond spirit, Aishia, he finds himself in a dire situation once again. As it turns out, multiple people from his past life in Japan are suddenly scattered around the new world. Rio ru…
★ 5.9Fireworks
Uchiage Hanabi, Shita kara Miru ka? Yoko kara Miru ka?
Movie · 2017 · Drama, Romance, Supernatural
Synopsis: One summer, Norimichi Shimada and his friends want to know if fireworks look round or flat from the side. They forge a plan to find the answer at Moshimo Festival's fireworks display. However, Norimichi finds himself conflicted when his classmate, Nazuna Oikawa, plans to run away…
★ 6.6Battle Game in 5 Seconds
Deatte 5-byou de Battle
TV · 2021 · Action, Drama, Supernatural
Synopsis: It was just a usual morning. Akira Shiroyanagi, a high schooler who loves games and Konpeito (Japanese sweets), has suddenly been dragged into a battlefield by a mysterious girl who calls herself Mion. The participants are told that they are "erased from the family register, invo…
The Apothecary Diaries Season 3
Kusuriya no Hitorigoto 3rd Season
TV · 2026 · Drama, Mystery
Synopsis: Third season of Kusuriya no Hitorigoto.
★ 6.9The Executioner and Her Way of Life
Shokei Shoujo no Virgin Road
TV · 2022 · Action, Adventure, Drama
Synopsis: Average student Mitsuki suddenly finds himself transported to another realm. Summoned by the king of this world for the remarkable power he is supposed to possess, Mitsuki is thrown out when it appears that he lacks a Special Concept. Moping about, he encounters a priestess named…
★ 7.6My Hero Academia: Vigilantes
Vigilante: Boku no Hero Academia ILLEGALS
TV · 2025 · Action, Adventure, Drama
Synopsis: In a world filled with superpowered Quirk users, college student Kouichi Haimawari's dream is to become a hero just like the ones he so admires. Unfortunately for him, he finds out that there is only so much he can do with a sliding ability that gives him about as much speed as a…
★ 6.7Rent-a-Girlfriend Season 3
Kanojo, Okarishimasu 3rd Season
TV · 2023 · Comedy, Drama, Romance
Synopsis: With her late grandfather's inspiring words in mind, Chizuru Mizuhara teams up with her friend Kazuya Kinoshita to launch a crowdfunding campaign for an amateur film. The two hope that with the success of the project, Chizuru can honor her grandparents' wishes before she loses he…
★ 7.8Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury
Kidou Senshi Gundam: Suisei no Majo
TV · 2022 · Action, Drama, Mecha
Synopsis: Suletta Mercury leaves her planet and enters the Asticassia School of Technology at the behest of her mother. There, right and wrong are determined through duels between students, and the top-ranking duelist will receive Miorine Rembran as their fiancée—this prize being decided b…
★ 8.3Slam Dunk
SLAM DUNK
TV · 1993 · Comedy, Drama, Slice of Life
Synopsis: Hanamichi Sakuragi, infamous for his temper, massive height, and fire-red hair, enrolls in Shohoku High, hoping to finally get a girlfriend and break his record of being rejected 50 consecutive times in middle school. His notoriety precedes him, however, leading to him being avoi…
★ 8.1The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
Kaguya-hime no Monogatari
Movie · 2013 · Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Synopsis: Deep in the countryside, a man named Okina works as a bamboo cutter in a forest, chopping away at the hollow plants day after day. One day, he discovers a small baby inside a glowing shoot. He immediately takes her home, convinced that she is a princess sent to Earth as a divine …
★ 7.9The Ancient Magus' Bride: Those Awaiting a Star
Mahoutsukai no Yome: Hoshi Matsu Hito
OVA · 2016 · Drama, Fantasy
Synopsis: Angelica sends Chise some magic supplies including a present. The present turns out to be a book Chise read in her childhood. Elias asks Chise to tell him the story behind the book. Chise tells him about Miura-san and the mysterious library she found in the forest as a child.
★ 7.5Hi Score Girl
Hi Score Girl
TV · 2018 · Comedy, Drama, Romance
Synopsis: The year is 1991 and 6th grader Yaguchi Haruo only has video games to live for. He's not popular in school and he's neither handsome, funny, nice nor even friendly. The only thing he has going for him is that he is good at video games. One day at the local arcade, he plays Oono A…
