Drama anime
Difficult choices, relationships and coming-of-age stories. Drama anime exploring emotions, loss and changes in characters' lives.
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★ 6.9selector infected WIXOSS
selector infected WIXOSS
TV · 2014 · Drama, Psychological, Thriller
Synopsis: Things are not always what they seem. This is especially true for Ruuko Kominato, when she receives a deck of cards for the popular card game WIXOSS, only to find a girl trapped inside her LRIG, or avatar card. Upon meeting others in the same situation, Ruuko discovers that she h…
★ 7.1Summer Pockets
Summer Pockets
TV · 2025 · Drama, Romance, Slice of Life
Synopsis: Summer Pockets is set on an isolated, rural, and peaceful island on the Seto Inland Sea called Torishirojima, which has a population of about 2,000 people. The protagonist, Hairi Takahara, grew up in an urban setting, but after an unpleasant incident, he uses the recent death of …
★ 7.4D.Gray-man HALLOW
D.Gray-man HALLOW
TV · 2016 · Action, Adventure, Drama
Synopsis: Despite the recent Akuma attack, the members of the Black Order are in high spirits as they set about moving to a new base. Immediately upon his arrival, however, Allen Walker is suddenly called by the Central Agency and has his arm forcefully sealed by the Order. He is then led …
★ 6.6Eromanga Sensei OVA
Eromanga Sensei OVA
OVA · 2019 · Comedy, Drama, Ecchi
Synopsis: Yamada Elf's Love Song As a novelist with works getting adapted into anime, Elf Yamada holds an event to celebrate her success and to thank everyone who had supported her. With her mother attending, she becomes more excited. However, just as her mother arrives, she tells Elf to g…
★ 8.0NieR:Automata Ver1.1a Cour 2
NieR:Automata Ver1.1a 2nd Season
TV · 2024 · Action, Drama, Fantasy
Synopsis: As the machine war progresses, YoRHa Command and the Resistance prepare for a final decisive assault against the "Machine Lifeforms," the militarized robots who roam the earth's surface. While preparations are underway, YoRHa 9-gou S-gata "9S" and YoRHa 2-gou B-gata "2B" continue…
★ 8.0Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
ONA · 2023 · Action, Comedy, Drama
Synopsis: When girl meets boy, love takes off... Scott Pilgrim meets the girl of his dreams, Ramona Flowers, but learns he must defeat her seven evil exes in order to date her. Then things get even more complicated. Based on the graphic novels by Bryan Lee O'Malley. (Source: Science Saru, …
★ 7.2Senpai is an Otokonoko
Senpai wa Otokonoko
TV · 2024 · Comedy, Drama, Romance
Synopsis: Makoto Hanaoka, a womanly second-year student, easily attracts other people's attention. First-year student Saki Aoi is no exception, and she falls in love with Makoto at first sight. Having a vibrant and vigorous personality, she does not hesitate to confess her feelings to her …
★ 7.4Wandering Son
Hourou Musuko
TV · 2011 · Drama, Romance, Slice of Life
Synopsis: Effeminate fifth grader Shuuichi Nitori is considered by most to be one of the prettiest girls in school, but much to her dismay, she is actually biologically male. Fortunately, Shuuichi has a childhood friend who has similar feelings of discomfort related to gender identity: the…
★ 7.1Forest of Piano
Piano no Mori (TV)
TV · 2018 · Drama, Music
Synopsis: A tranquil tale about two boys from very different upbringings. On one hand you have Kai, born as the son of a prostitute, who's been playing the abandoned piano in the forest near his home ever since he was young. And on the other you have Syuhei, practically breast-fed by the p…
★ 7.9The Ancient Magus' Bride Season 2 Part 2
Mahoutsukai no Yome SEASON 2 Part 2
TV · 2023 · Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Synopsis: Following a series of attacks that have left teachers and students alike sapped of their magic, headmistress Liza Quillyn decides to seal off the College, rendering it impossible to enter or leave the premises. As a result, Philomela Sargant is unable to comply with her grandmoth…
★ 6.7Burning Kabaddi
Shakunetsu Kabaddi
TV · 2021 · Action, Drama, Sports
Synopsis: Tatsuya Yoigoshi, a once nationally recognized soccer player, is now a first-year student at Noukin High School. Due to his developed hatred for sports, he has abandoned his previous aspirations to become a famous livestreamer on the internet. One day, Souma Azemichi, a first-yea…
★ 7.7The Heike Story
Heike Monogatari
ONA · 2021 · Drama, Supernatural
Synopsis: The Taira clan, also known as the Heike, holds immense authority over Japan. When a young girl, gifted with an odd eye that allows her to see the future, foolishly disrespects the clan, her father pays the price of her crime with his life. Soon after, as fate would have it, Taira…
★ 8.7Sound! Euphonium 3
Hibike! Euphonium 3
TV · 2024 · Drama, Music, Slice of Life
Synopsis: With the ensemble contest behind them, the members of the Kitauji High School concert band now aim to win a gold medal at the national competition. For third-year club president Kumiko Oumae and her friends, it is their last chance before graduation. Filled with anticipation and …
★ 7.3Persona 3 the Movie: #1 Spring of Birth
PERSONA 3 THE MOVIE: #1 Spring of Birth
Movie · 2013 · Action, Adventure, Drama
Synopsis: At the stroke of midnight, the Dark Hour appears—a secret hour which most are unaware of. Those not trapped in coffins during this time, unfortunate enough to find themselves conscious, are met by dangerous creatures known as Shadows. A select few, however, possess the potential …
★ 7.3Drifting Home
Ame wo Tsugeru Hyouryuu Danchi
ONA · 2022 · Adventure, Drama, Mystery
Synopsis: Ever since the death of his grandfather, Yasuji, Kousuke Kumagaya has grown distant from his close friend, Natsume Tonai. Having grown up together like siblings in the same apartment building, the two now find themselves at odds with one another due to Natsume's inability to let …
★ 6.6Watari-kun's ****** Is about to Collapse
Watari-kun no xx ga Houkai Sunzen
TV · 2025 · Comedy, Drama, Romance
Synopsis: Two years ago, the death of Naoto Watari's parents left him as the sole caretaker for his younger sister Suzushiro "Suzu" Watari and forced him to move in with their aunt. So devoted is he to Suzu that he refuses to join clubs or even hang out with anyone, earning him snide comme…
★ 6.8The Moment You Fall in Love
Suki ni Naru Sono Shunkan wo.: Kokuhaku Jikkou Iinkai
Movie · 2016 · Drama, Romance, Slice of Life
Synopsis: Following Natsuki Enomoto's confession rehearsals with Yuu Setoguchi, their younger siblings Kotarou and Hina struggle to confess their own love. Despite a disastrous first meeting in middle school with her upperclassman Koyuki Ayase, Hina’s heart is captured by his warm smile. I…
★ 6.6Elfen Lied: Just How Did the Young Girl Arrive at Those Feelings?
Elfen Lied: Tooriame nite - Arui wa, Shoujo wa Ikani Shite Sono Shinjou ni Itatta ka?
OVA · 2005 · Action, Drama, Ecchi
Synopsis: This episode takes place within episode 11 as Nana attempts to fit in the household while trying to find a chore that she can do and get used to Nyu's presence whom she only knows as Lucy. Running away after getting scolded, Nana ends up in the beach and meets Bando whom she prom…
★ 7.0Hal
Hal
Movie · 2013 · Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
Synopsis: Kurumi is a beautiful young woman whose beloved boyfriend, Hal, died in a sudden airplane accident. Left heartbroken and gloomy, she isolates herself in a small house. But this soon comes to change when her grandfather requests the help of a humanoid robot named Q01. Taking on th…
★ 6.4Voices of a Distant Star
Hoshi no Koe
OVA · 2002 · Drama, Mecha, Romance
Synopsis: It is the year 2046, Noboru Terao and Mikako Nagamine are close friends who will soon be graduating junior high school. But after an alien attack on humanity, Mikako is selected for the UN military space expedition set to retaliate against the aliens. Separated, Noboru and Mikako…
★ 7.3Utawarerumono
Utawarerumono
TV · 2006 · Action, Drama, Fantasy
Synopsis: An injured man is found in the woods by a girl named Eruruu, and everything about him is mysterious. Without knowledge of his past nor even his own name, he is welcomed to Eruruu's home and is given the name Hakuoro by her grandmother, and younger sister, Aruruu. While the inhabi…
★ 7.1Tearmoon Empire
Tearmoon Teikoku Monogatari: Dantoudai kara Hajimaru, Hime no Tensei Gyakuten Story
TV · 2023 · Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Synopsis: Due to poor finances, an epidemic, and famine, the once prosperous Tearmoon Empire ultimately falls to a revolution instigated by its citizens and supported by neighboring nations. The rebellion also brings dire consequences for Mia Luna Tearmoon, the empire's extremely spoiled p…
★ 8.0Little Busters! Refrain
Little Busters!: Refrain
TV · 2013 · Drama, Mystery, Supernatural
Synopsis: Riki Naoe and his teammates have finally formed a complete baseball team for the Little Busters. When the Little Busters reunite, there's a strange sense of déjà vu, as the personal mysteries and idiosyncrasies that have permeated the game coalesce into something unexpected. As t…
★ 6.6SHY
SHY
TV · 2023 · Action, Drama, Psychological
Synopsis: In the middle of the 21st century, powerful individuals with superhuman strength appeared all across the world. These people who wore flashy clothes and performed incredible feats in the name of peace became known as heroes—symbolic figures of the nation they came from. In Japan,…
