Drama anime
Difficult choices, relationships and coming-of-age stories. Drama anime exploring emotions, loss and changes in characters' lives.
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★ 7.5Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: The Battle of Unato
Koutetsujou no Kabaneri: Unato Kessen
Movie · 2019 · Action, Drama, Fantasy
Synopsis: Half a year has passed. Arriving in the Iron Fortress, Ikoma and Mumei set foot in Unato: another ravaged zone that fell into the grip of the deadly Kabane. In this war-torn zone, the group fends off more dangerous Kabane that are attacking with patterns they had never seen befor…
★ 7.3Blue Literature Series
Aoi Bungaku Series
TV · 2009 · Drama, Psychological, Romance
Synopsis: 1. Ningen Shikkaku 2. Sakura no Mori no Mankai no Shita 3. Kokoro 4. Hashire, Melos! 5. Kumo no Ito 6. Jigokuhen
★ 6.9RE-MAIN
RE-MAIN
TV · 2021 · Drama, Sports
Synopsis: When Minato Kiyomizu wakes up in a hospital, he learns that he has been comatose for 203 days. As it turns out, a car accident has caused him to lose all memory of his middle school journey. Eventually, he discovers his former glory in water polo and desires to continue where he …
★ 7.5ef ~ A Tale of Memories
ef: a tale of memories.
TV · 2007 · Drama, Mystery, Psychological
Synopsis: On Christmas Eve, Hiro Hirono runs into Miyako Miyamura, a frivolous girl who "borrows" his bicycle in order to chase down a purse thief. After Hiro finds his bicycle wrecked and Miyako unconscious, the two unexpectedly spend their Christmas Eve together, and when they discover t…
★ 7.9Tatsuki Fujimoto 17-26
Fujimoto Tatsuki 17-26
Movie · 2025 · Action, Comedy, Drama
Synopsis: 1. Niwa ni wa Niwa Niwatori ga Ita. (A Couple Clucking Chickens Were Still Kickin' in the Schoolyard) 2. Sasaki-kun ga Juudan Tometa (Sasaki Stopped a Bullet) 3. Koi wa Moumoku (Love Is Blind) 4. Shikaku 5. Ningyo Rhapsody (Mermaid Rhapsody) 6. Me ga Sametara Onnanoko ni Natteita…
★ 7.4Real Girl 2
3D Kanojo: Real Girl 2
TV · 2019 · Comedy, Drama, Romance
Synopsis: Teenage otaku Tsutsui is finally starting to feel comfortable in his relationship with his beautiful classmate Iroha, but the real world continues to make things tough for both of them. With the school cultural festival coming up, Tsutsui gets stuck working on the festival commit…
★ 7.4SANDA
SANDA
TV · 2025 · Action, Drama, Mystery
Synopsis: In a future where children are few and regarded as Japan's most valuable assets, Christmas has become a mere legend of the past. For the students of Daikoku Welfare Academy—a boarding school where they are educated, protected, and monitored—the mythical Santa Claus is a forgotten…
★ 7.2Yuki Yuna is a Hero
Yuuki Yuuna wa Yuusha de Aru
TV · 2014 · Action, Drama, Fantasy
Synopsis: In her everyday life, Yuuna Yuuki is a hero. As proof, she is in her middle school's Hero Club, where she does her best to help others and bring a smile to everyone's face. But Yuuna, always up to any task, is about to become an even bigger hero. Mysterious destructive forces cal…
★ 6.2YU-NO: A Girl Who Chants Love at the Bound of This World
Kono Yo no Hate de Koi wo Utau Shoujo YU-NO
TV · 2019 · Action, Adventure, Drama
Synopsis: Takuya Arima is a young student whose father, a historian who has conducted various researches, disappeared recently. During a summer vacation Takuya receives a peculiar package from his missing father, along with a letter containing information about the existence of various par…
★ 8.3Love Unseen Beneath the Clear Night Sky
Toumei na Yoru ni Kakeru Kimi to, Me ni Mienai Koi wo Shita.
TV · 2026 · Drama, Romance
Synopsis: On an April night in Tokyo, still too early for fireworks, university student Kakeru Sorano meets a woman named Koharu Fuyutsuki. She is a beautiful girl who stands out from the crowd, laughs a lot, and exudes a warmth that contrasts sharply with Kakeru's own introversion. But th…
★ 8.2Fruits Basket -prelude-
Fruits Basket: prelude
Movie · 2022 · Drama, Romance
Synopsis: Despite Kyouko Honda's tragic death, her vivid memory lives on, providing guidance through times of hardship to her close ones. However, Kyouko was not always the wise and radiant person that she is fondly remembered as in the present day. Feeling deserted by her own family and r…
★ 7.6The Eccentric Family
Uchouten Kazoku
TV · 2013 · Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Synopsis: Kyoto has been populated by groups of tanuki and tengu for years, living alongside humans who are oblivious to the existence of these creatures. Yasaburou Shimogamo is the third son of an influential tanuki family who spends his carefree days taking care of an old tengu, observin…
★ 7.3Her Blue Sky
Sora no Aosa wo Shiru Hito yo
Movie · 2019 · Drama, Music, Romance
Synopsis: High school student Aoi Aioi lives with her elder sister, Akane, after a tragic accident took their parents away 13 years ago. Because Akane has since been taking care of her single-handedly, Aoi wants to move to Tokyo after her graduation to relieve her sister's burden and pursu…
★ 6.2Rewrite
Rewrite
TV · 2016 · Drama, Mystery, Romance
Synopsis: Kazamatsuri, a modern, well-developed city renowned for its burgeoning greenery and rich Japanese culture, is home to Kotarou Tennouji, a high schooler least privy to the place's shared values. Content to fill his pockets with frivolity, the proud and nosey boy whiles away his ti…
★ 7.7Gunbuster
Top wo Nerae! GunBuster
OVA · 1988 · Action, Drama, Mecha
Synopsis: In the near future, humanity has taken its first steps towards journeying into the far reaches of the galaxy. Upon doing so they discover a huge race of insectoid aliens known as "Space Monsters." These aliens seem dedicated to the eradication of mankind as they near closer and c…
★ 8.4Natsume's Book of Friends Season 3
Natsume Yuujinchou San
TV · 2011 · Drama, Fantasy, Slice of Life
Synopsis: Natsume Yuujinchou San follows Takashi Natsume, a boy who is able to see youkai. Natsume and his bodyguard Madara, nicknamed Nyanko-sensei, continue on their quest to release youkai from their contracts in the "Book of Friends." Natsume comes to terms with his ability to see youk…
★ 8.5Natsume's Book of Friends Season 4
Natsume Yuujinchou Shi
TV · 2012 · Drama, Fantasy, Slice of Life
Synopsis: Takashi Natsume, the timid youkai expert and master of the Book of Friends, continues his journey towards self-understanding and acceptance with the help of friends both new and old. His most important ally is still his gluttonous and sake-loving bodyguard, the arrogant but fierc…
★ 8.3Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You Season 3
Kimi ni Todoke 3RD SEASON
ONA · 2024 · Comedy, Drama, Romance
Synopsis: Summer is in full swing, and so is the love between Sawako Kuronuma and Shouta Kazehaya. From attending summer school together to meeting each other's parents, the two enjoy quality time together while tackling the feelings of self-doubt and emotional strain that come with their …
★ 6.6HANEBADO!
Hanebado!
TV · 2018 · Drama, Slice of Life, Sports
Synopsis: After her crushing defeat of 21-0 at the National Junior Badminton Tournament, Nagisa Aragaki's love for her sport begins to distort. Unable to deal with the shame of loss, she starts to terrorize the members of her high school badminton club. Her grueling drills bring some to th…
★ 5.0The Lost Village
Mayoiga
TV · 2016 · Comedy, Drama, Horror
Synopsis: A bus full of eccentric individuals is headed toward the urban legend known as Nanaki Village, a place where one can supposedly start over and live a perfect life. While many have different ideas of why the village cannot be found on any map, or why even the police cannot pinpoin…
★ 7.5Memories
MEMORIES
Movie · 1995 · Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Synopsis: Memories is a compilation of three standalone short films encompassing different genres. Magnetic Rose In the far reaches of space, after tracing a distress signal to a large abandoned space station, a pair of engineers—Heintz Beckner and Miguel Costrela—find a derelict mansion a…
★ 6.3Ocean Waves
Umi ga Kikoeru
Special · 1993 · Drama, Romance, Slice of Life
Synopsis: In the city of Kouchi, high school student Taku Morisaki is going about his work when his friend Yutaka Matsuno calls and asks him to get to their school as soon as possible. Taku arrives, and Matsuno introduces him to Rikako Muto, a beautiful girl from Tokyo who recently transfe…
★ 7.1Bleach the Movie: Memories of Nobody
BLEACH: MEMORIES OF NOBODY
Movie · 2006 · Action, Adventure, Drama
Synopsis: When a life ends, its soul departs to its final resting place known as the Soul Society. However, if a soul is left to wander in the human world for too long, it ends up turning into a corrupted "Hollow" that feeds on other souls. In such cases, spirits called "Soul Reapers" are …
★ 7.7Mobile Suit Gundam
Kidou Senshi Gundam
TV · 1979 · Drama, Mecha, Sci-Fi
Synopsis: It is year 0079 of the Universal Century. Mankind has moved to space, living in colony clusters known as "Sides." One of these Sides declares itself the "Principality of Zeon" and declares war on the Earth Federation, the governmental body currently ruling Earth. Using powerful h…
