Drama anime
Difficult choices, relationships and coming-of-age stories. Drama anime exploring emotions, loss and changes in characters' lives.
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★ 8.3Girls Band Cry
GIRLS BAND CRY
TV · 2024 · Drama, Music, Slice of Life
Synopsis: Everyone yearns to find their true purpose in life. This is also true for Nina Iseri, a 17-year-old girl looking to enroll in a good university, but the world always seems to work against her. On her very first day in Tokyo, she gets lost, ignored, and locked out of her new apart…
★ 7.7The Boy and the Heron
Kimitachi wa Dou Ikiru ka
Movie · 2023 · Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Synopsis: Three years into the war, Mahito Maki loses his mother in a tragic fire at the hospital. Shortly thereafter, his father marries Natsuko, the younger sister of Mahito's mother. They take Mahito out of Tokyo to seek refuge in his late mother's rural family home. There, Mahito is co…
★ 7.3Blood+
BLOOD+
TV · 2005 · Action, Drama, Horror
Synopsis: Saya Otonashi is a seemingly ordinary girl living a mundane life with her adoptive family in Okinawa City). In fact, her only peculiarities are suffering from anemia and being unable to remember any of her life beyond the previous year. However, Saya's forgotten past quickly come…
★ 7.9Black Lagoon: Roberta's Blood Trail
BLACK LAGOON: Roberta's Blood Trail
OVA · 2010 · Action, Adventure, Drama
Synopsis: Crime never sleeps in Roanapur, and neither does Roberta—a devoted maid and skilled guerilla soldier in service to the Venezuelan Lovelace family. After the assassination of her superior by the US Secret Service, Roberta returns to the city of debauchery in search of vengeance an…
★ 5.0WONDER EGG PRIORITY: My Priority
Wonder Egg Priority: Tokubetsu-hen
Special · 2021 · Action, Drama, Fantasy
Synopsis: Ai Ooto is finally at the cusp of unraveling the mystery behind her best friend's suicide. After stepping into the strange dreamlike world of the Wonder Egg and sparing people from their adversities, she reaches her end goal of resurrecting her friend from death. Yet, now with he…
★ 6.1Spy Classroom
Spy Kyoushitsu
TV · 2023 · Action, Comedy, Drama
Synopsis: A decade ago, mankind witnessed the deadly potential of weapons caused by the Great War. To avoid another catastrophe, governments worldwide have resorted to espionage to fulfill their agendas. In the Din Republic, Lily is an enthusiastic young girl who aspires to become a spy an…
★ 7.3Cells at Work! CODE BLACK
Hataraku Saibou BLACK
TV · 2021 · Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Synopsis: Due to poor lifestyle choices, a certain human's body is in constant turmoil. With germs, bacteria, and foreign substances abound, the jobs of various cells become increasingly difficult and dangerous. As some of the unfortunate ones who matured in this chaotic environment, Sekke…
★ 8.1Kotaro Lives Alone
Kotarou wa Hitorigurashi
ONA · 2022 · Comedy, Drama, Slice of Life
Synopsis: One day, manga author Shin Karino is greeted by four-year-old Kotarou Satou, his new next-door neighbor, who gifts him a box of tissues. In Karino's eyes, Kotarou is an odd kid: he speaks in an extremely formal manner, and he lives alone in his apartment—no parents or relatives i…
★ 7.8Undead Murder Farce
Undead Girl Murder Farce
TV · 2023 · Drama, Mystery, Supernatural
Synopsis: The 19th century — a world inhabited by vampires, golems, werewolves and other paranormal creatures. Immortal beauty and disembodied head Aya Rindo, along with half-human-half-demon "Demon Killer" Tsugaru Shunichi and her loyal maid Shizuku Hasei, travels through Europe as supern…
★ 8.0Planetes
Planetes
TV · 2003 · Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
Synopsis: In 2075, space travel is no longer just a dream, but an everyday reality for mankind. Advancements in science and technology have led to the colonization of the moon, the commercialization of outer space, and the formation of large space corporations. Ai Tanabe, an upbeat woman w…
★ 8.1Millennium Actress
Sennen Joyuu
Movie · 2002 · Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Synopsis: At the turn of the millennium, Ginei Studio's dilapidated buildings are set to be demolished. Ex-employee and filmmaker Genya Tachibana decides to honor this occasion with a commemorative documentary about the company's star actress: Chiyoko Fujiwara, the reclusive sweetheart of …
★ 6.9Flavors of Youth
Shikioriori
Movie · 2018 · Drama, Romance, Slice of Life
Synopsis: The rigorous city life of China, while bustling and unforgiving, contains the everlasting memories of days past. Three stories told in three different cities, Shikioriori follows the loss of youth and the daunting realization of adulthood. Though reality may seem ever changing, u…
★ 7.7Clannad: Another World, Tomoyo Chapter
CLANNAD: Mou Hitotsu no Sekai, Tomoyo-hen
OVA · 2008 · Drama, Romance, Slice of Life
Synopsis: Clannad: Mou Hitotsu no Sekai, Tomoyo-hen is set in an alternate reality where Tomoya Okazaki dates his junior, Tomoyo Sakagami. Tomoyo has been elected to be the school's next Student Council President. This is great news as she can now work toward her goal of preventing the sch…
★ 7.9One Piece Film: Z
ONE PIECE FILM: Z
Movie · 2012 · Action, Adventure, Comedy
Synopsis: The Straw Hat Pirates enter the rough seas of the New World in search of the hidden treasures of the Pirate King, Gol D. Roger－One Piece. On their voyage, the pirates come across a terrifying, powerful man, former Marine Admiral Z. Z is accused of having stolen the "Dyna Stones",…
★ 7.4White Album 2
WHITE ALBUM 2
TV · 2013 · Drama, Music, Romance
Synopsis: Haruki Kitahara's light music club is on the verge of disbanding. At this rate, the third year's dream of performing at the school festival would never be realized. However, as his exhausted fingers drift through the chords of "White Album," the first song he would ever play, an …
★ 8.1In This Corner of the World
Kono Sekai no Katasumi ni
Movie · 2016 · Drama, Slice of Life
Synopsis: Suzu Urano is a pure and kindhearted girl who loves to draw and keep her head in the clouds. Growing up in the outskirts of Hiroshima with her family, she is more than happy to help with her grandmother's nori business. However, when she becomes of age, Suzu leaves her beloved ho…
★ 7.7Death Billiards
Death Billiards
Movie · 2013 · Drama, Mystery, Psychological
Synopsis: Two men have just arrived at a location known as Quindecim and are unable to remember how they got there. They are immediately greeted by a young woman who escorts them to a small bar, where a bartender awaits them. They are told that they will have to participate in a game, rand…
★ 7.3The aquatope on white sand
Shiroi Suna no Aquatope
TV · 2021 · Drama, Slice of Life, Supernatural
Synopsis: After leaving her idol career behind, Fuuka Miyazawa finds herself on a spontaneous flight to Okinawa instead of returning home to her pity party in Morioka. Bearing a heavy heart and nowhere to go, she aimlessly wanders around the area until she stumbles upon Gama Gama Aquarium—…
★ 6.5LOVE FLOPS
Renai Flops
TV · 2022 · Comedy, Drama, Ecchi
Synopsis: In the near future when technology has significantly advanced, a famous AI TV fortune teller seemingly foresees high school student Asahi Kashiwagi's day with pinpoint accuracy. On his way to school, he encounters Aoi Izumisawa, Bai Mongfa, Karin Istel, Amelia Irving, and Ilya Il…
★ 6.2Majikoi: Oh! Samurai Girls
Maji de Watashi ni Koi Shinasai!
TV · 2011 · Action, Comedy, Drama
Synopsis: The samurai are a very important part of Japan's history, and to be related to them in any way is probably one of the most inspiring things that a young high school student could hope for. Kawakami City is well-known for having many samurai ancestors among its citizens, and is ge…
★ 7.8Paradise Kiss
Paradise Kiss
TV · 2005 · Comedy, Drama, Romance
Synopsis: On her way home from school, Yukari Hayasaka is approached by a weird-looking guy who starts looking at her body intently. He's got blond spiky hair, a spiked choker, and multiple piercings on his ears and face. She wants nothing to do with him, and runs away, only to bump into a…
★ 7.5Record of Ragnarok II
Shuumatsu no Valkyrie II
ONA · 2023 · Action, Drama, Fantasy
Synopsis: In a shocking turn of events, humanity has won its first battle in the Ragnarök tournament—a series of 13 fights that will decide the fate of mankind. Zeus, the head of gods, sends the demigod Heracles for the next round to avenge the humiliated Greek pantheon. To face this hero …
★ 7.5From Up on Poppy Hill
Coquelicot-zaka kara
Movie · 2011 · Drama, Romance, Slice of Life
Synopsis: Atop a hill overlooking a seaside port sits a boarding house named Coquelicot Manor. Since the building is run by her family, Umi Matsuzaki carries out many of the duties involved in managing the small establishment, such as preparing meals for her fellow boarders. When she isn't…
★ 6.4Gantz
GANTZ
TV · 2004 · Action, Drama, Ecchi
Synopsis: Knowing that he is risking his life, Kei Kurono makes the uncharacteristic decision to jump onto train tracks to save a homeless man from death, only to perish in the process. But when he comes to, Kei finds himself in a room with several other recently deceased people, as well a…
