Drama anime
Difficult choices, relationships and coming-of-age stories. Drama anime exploring emotions, loss and changes in characters' lives.
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★ 8.2Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid: A lonely dragon wants to be loved
Kobayashi-san Chi no Maidragon: Samishigariya no Ryuu
Movie · 2025 · Action, Drama, Fantasy
Synopsis: Miss Kobayashi, Tohru, Kanna, and Iruru's peaceful lives are shattered when Kanna's father, Kamun Kamui, leader of the Chaos Forces, arrives and forces her to return to the Dragon World to fix a past mistake. With a war brewing between Chaos and Harmony, Kanna must find a way to …
★ 7.0Blue Orchestra
Ao no Orchestra
TV · 2023 · Drama, Music
Synopsis: Once a prize-winning violin prodigy, Hajime gave up on music after his father, professional violinist Ryuuji Aono, was involved in a scandal that led the media to harass his family. Now living alone with his mother and entering his final year of middle school, Hajime struggles to…
★ 6.2The Insipid Prince's Furtive Grab for the Throne
Saikyou Degarashi Ouji no Anyaku Teii Arasoi: Munou wo Enjiru SS Rank Ouji wa Koui Keishou-sen wo Kage kara Shihai suru
TV · 2026 · Action, Comedy, Drama
Synopsis: To the empire, Prince Arnold is one big joke, a completely inept prince outshone by his more talented twin, Leonard. But in secret, Arnold operates as Silver, one of only five magic-wielding SS-rank adventurers on the continent. As the bloody battle for the throne intensifies aft…
★ 7.4Persona 3 the Movie: #2 Midsummer Knight's Dream
PERSONA 3 THE MOVIE: #2 Midsummer Knight's Dream
Movie · 2014 · Action, Adventure, Drama
Synopsis: As the season changes from spring to summer, Makoto Yuuki remains alongside the Specialized Extracurricular Execution Squad (SEES). The team continues to defeat Shadows large and small, but they now clash with a new enemy: Strega, a group of rogue Persona users who wish to keep t…
★ 7.4Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion II - Transgression
Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch II - Handou
Movie · 2018 · Action, Drama, Mecha
Synopsis: Having achieved miraculous victories in a series of battles against the Britannian Army, Lelouch Lamperouge has brought the Black Knights, his paramilitary organization, to a more powerful state than ever before. Nothing seems impossible for him when he utilizes his military stre…
★ 7.6The Quintessential Quintuplets Specials 2
Go-toubun no Hanayome *
Special · 2024 · Comedy, Drama, Romance
Synopsis: Fuutarou, a part-time tutor, successfully guided five beautiful quintuplets (who were on the verge of failing and hated studying) all the way to graduation. The quintuplets went their separate ways and achieved their dreams, but one of them seems to be troubled by something... Me…
★ 7.7Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Second Season
Kidou Senshi Gundam 00 2nd Season
TV · 2008 · Action, Drama, Mecha
Synopsis: In the year 2311 AD, a world that once saw itself full of inter-continental conflict now stands unified, led by the Earth Sphere Federation (ESF). The ESF established a preventative military task force known as the A-Laws, tasking them with shutting down violent terrorist organiz…
★ 6.9Sengoku Basara: Samurai Kings
Sengoku BASARA
TV · 2009 · Action, Drama, Fantasy
Synopsis: In the Sengoku period, the struggle for power and unification has brought endless bloodshed to the unstable Japan. Out of all the warring generals, Nobunaga Oda—the "Demon King of Owari"—has established himself as the strongest ruler. Friend or foe, he is determined to crush anyo…
★ 6.7Nabari no Ou
Nabari no Ou
TV · 2008 · Action, Drama, Psychological
Synopsis: Silent, apathetic, yet mischievous, 14-year-old Rokujou Miharu is the bearer of the hijutsu "Shinrabanshou," a powerful technique many ninja clans desire so they can become the ruler of Nabari. His classmate Kouichi Aizawa and English teacher Thobari Durandal Kumohira are both se…
★ 6.7Corpse Princess: Aka
Shikabane Hime: Aka
TV · 2008 · Action, Drama, Horror
Synopsis: Living at a shrine with other orphans, Ouri Kagami is no stranger to corpses. But when he sees the patron of his orphanage, Keisei Tagami, seemingly revive the scarred corpse of schoolgirl Makina Hoshimura, he cannot help but feel incredibly shocked. Intrigued by the mysterious c…
★ 7.6MONSTERS: 103 Mercies Dragon Damnation
MONSTERS: Ippaku Sanjou Hiryuu Jigoku
ONA · 2024 · Action, Comedy, Drama
Synopsis: A samurai's path leads him to a young waitress whose hometown was destroyed by a dragon. He doesn't want any trouble, but it finds them anyway. (Source: Netflix)
★ 6.9Speed Grapher
Speed Grapher
TV · 2005 · Action, Drama, Ecchi
Synopsis: Ten years after the Bubble War, the dichotomy between the rich and the poor in the world becomes more prominent and Japan is no exception. The rich seek to satisfy their desires and derive pleasure for themselves, and Tokyo has materialized into such a city as a result. Saiga, on…
★ 6.8Rewrite: Moon and Terra
Rewrite 2nd Season
TV · 2017 · Action, Drama, Mystery
Synopsis: The second season of the Rewrite series which adapts Moon and Terra routes.
The Apothecary Diaries Movie
Kusuriya no Hitorigoto: Bouhi no Hihou
Movie · 2026 · Drama, Mystery
Synopsis: Original Kusuriya no Hitorigoto movie.
★ 7.0Bartender
Bartender
TV · 2006 · Drama, Slice of Life
Synopsis: Hidden in the backstreets of the Ginza district is Eden Hall, a lone bar operated by Ryuu Sasakura, the prodigy bartender who is said to mix the most incredible cocktails anyone has ever tasted. However, not just anyone can find Eden Hall; rather, it is Eden Hall that must find t…
★ 7.7Attack on Titan: The Roar of Awakening
Shingeki no Kyojin Season 2: Kakusei no Houkou
Movie · 2018 · Action, Drama, Fantasy
Synopsis: Eren Yeager and others of the 104th Training Corps have just begun to become full members of the Survey Corps. As they ready themselves to face the Titans once again, their preparations are interrupted by the invasion of Wall Rose—but all is not as it seems as more mysteries are …
★ 7.0Stardust Telepath
Hoshikuzu Telepath
TV · 2023 · Comedy, Drama, Slice of Life
Synopsis: Since childhood, 15-year-old Umika Konohoshi has been fascinated by aliens, hoping to one day voyage to outer space and befriend them. Unfortunately, this fixation has caused her peers to label her as odd, intensifying her struggle with severe social anxiety. Nevertheless, Umika'…
★ 7.7The Girl Downstairs
Aishang Ta De Liyou
ONA · Drama, Romance
Synopsis: The day Lee Joon joins Minsong University to reunite with Kim Margo, his high school crush, he is attacked by his new neighbor Lee Duna, a gorgeous former idol. Violent and impulsive, Duna turns Joon's world upside down. Later, to Joon's confusion, Margo seems incapable of making…
★ 7.1Digimon Adventure tri. Chapter 1: Reunion
Digimon Adventure tri. 1: Saikai
Movie · 2015 · Action, Adventure, Drama
Synopsis: The gate to the Digital World has been closed for three years. Taichi Yagami and his friends have since moved on, and now that he is in his second year of high school, it is time for him to grow up. While everyone else knows what they want to do with their lives, Taichi remains u…
★ 7.3Betrothed to My Sister's Ex
Zutaboro Reijou wa Ane no Moto Konyakusha ni Dekiai Sareru
TV · 2025 · Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Synopsis: The Shaderan family has fallen on hard times, and the avaricious and callous baron and baroness will stop at nothing to regain status. They favor their beautiful daughter Anastasia, hoping to marry her into wealth, while they treat the second daughter, Marie, no better than a ser…
★ 5.7Trickster
TRICKSTER: Edogawa Ranpo "Shounen Tantei-dan" yori
TV · 2016 · Adventure, Drama, Mystery
Synopsis: Kogorou Akechi is the founder of a private investigation firm known as the Boy Detectives' Club. Together, this group takes on cases both great and small. One of their junior members, Kensuke Hanasaki, is out solving a case one day when he happens upon Yoshio Kobayashi, a mysteri…
★ 7.8Maison Ikkoku
Maison Ikkoku
TV · 1986 · Comedy, Drama, Romance
Synopsis: In the town of Clock Hill, there is an old boarding house called Maison Ikkoku. While the residence itself is fairly normal, most of its occupants are not. Yuusaku Godai, its most quiet tenant, has finally reached his limit with his neighbors' constant disruptions and boisterous …
★ 6.6Rumbling Hearts
Kimi ga Nozomu Eien
TV · 2003 · Drama, Romance, Slice of Life
Synopsis: In the warmth of a golden sun, timid high school student Haruka Suzumiya confesses to Takayuki Narumi, the boy she admires. Takayuki accepts Haruka's confession and the two become a couple, supported by their mutual friends Mitsuki Hayase and Shinji Taira. All is well for these f…
★ 6.2Private Tutor to the Duke's Daughter
Koujo Denka no Kateikyoushi
ONA · 2025 · Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Synopsis: After failing the final exam for his dream job at the royal court, promising young sorcerer Allen wants nothing more than to retreat to a simple life in the countryside. Unfortunately for him, he can't even afford the train fare! His only solution is to get a job, but his one lea…
