Drama anime
Difficult choices, relationships and coming-of-age stories. Drama anime exploring emotions, loss and changes in characters' lives.
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★ 6.3Touken Ranbu - Hanamaru
Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru
TV · 2016 · Action, Comedy, Drama
Synopsis: In the year 2205, a special sage known as Saniwa has the ability to breathe life into inanimate objects. At the same time, dark forces have initiated a plot to travel back in time and change the course of history—and the only ones capable of stopping them are the Saniwa and their…
★ 6.9Flower and Asura
Hana wa Saku, Shura no Gotoku
TV · 2025 · Drama, Slice of Life
Synopsis: Since childhood, Hana Haruyama has been enthralled by the art of storytelling. After watching a child her age perform on television with mesmerizing grace, Hana decides to try it herself. She practices by reciting tales to Tonaki Island's children, who are always enthusiastic abo…
★ 7.1Magic Knight Rayearth
Magic Knight Rayearth
TV · 1994 · Action, Adventure, Comedy
Synopsis: Hikaru Shidou, Umi Ryuuzaki, and Fuu Hououji are strangers brought together by fate when they meet during a seemingly normal field trip to Tokyo Tower. Accompanied by a great flash of light, they hear a mysterious woman's plea to save "Cephiro," and the junior high heroines are s…
★ 7.4Magical DoReMi
Ojamajo Doremi
TV · 1999 · Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Synopsis: Harukaze Doremi considers herself to be the unluckiest girl in the world. Her parents are always fighting, her little sister makes fun of her, and her crush pines after another girl. If only Doremi could just wave a magic wand, she would have a much better life—or so she used to …
★ 6.8Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns
Pocket Monsters: Mewtwo! Ware wa Koko ni Ari
Special · 2001 · Action, Adventure, Comedy
Synopsis: The Team Rocket leader, Giovanni, has found Mewtwo in a remote area of the Johto region. As Giovanni tries to re-capture Mewtwo, Ash and his friends are kidnapped by Domino, a new Team Rocket member, while trying to rescue Pikachu from Jessie and James. The Clone Pokemon are also…
★ 8.7Revue Starlight: The Movie
Shoujo☆Kageki Revue Starlight Movie
Movie · 2021 · Action, Drama, Music
Synopsis: With the arrival of a new generation of talented girls, another lively year at Seishou Music Academy begins. The graduating 99th class is already preparing for the much-anticipated rendition of Starlight, a bittersweet story about the parting of two girls. It seems like all stude…
Haikyuu!!: VS Chiisana Kyojin
Haikyuu!!: VS Chiisana Kyojin
Movie · Comedy, Drama, Sports
Synopsis: The second Haikyuu!! Final movie.
★ 7.0Steamboy
Steamboy
Movie · 2004 · Action, Adventure, Drama
Synopsis: In the Victorian era, the British Empire is bustling with the energy of the steam-powered industrial revolution. Following in the footsteps of his famous family of inventors, James Ray Steam enjoys his youth in Manchester helping at local factories and stealing components for his…
★ 7.5Snow White with the Red Hair: Nandemonai Takaramono, Kono Page
Akagami no Shirayuki-hime: Nandemonai Takaramono, Kono Page
OVA · 2016 · Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Synopsis: Bundled with the limited edition 15th volume of the manga.
★ 8.2Road of Naruto
ROAD OF NARUTO
Special · 2022 · Action, Adventure, Drama
Synopsis: In celebration of 20 years of Naruto, Studio Pierrot posted an anniversary PV on their YouTube channel. The PV is a compilation of newly reworked scenes from Naruto containing new animation.
★ 6.9Tales of the Abyss
Tales of the Abyss
TV · 2008 · Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Synopsis: The world of Auldrant is bound by the Score, a series of prophecies from centuries past that dictate the world's future. It is considered an absolute fate that everyone lives by—even people whose actions lead to bloodshed and tears. Using magical abilities known as the Fonic Arts…
★ 7.1selector spread WIXOSS
selector spread WIXOSS
TV · 2014 · Drama, Psychological, Thriller
Synopsis: The unforeseen outcome of Iona Urazoe's fan gathering continues to weigh heavily on Ruuko Kominato. Having uncovered the truth behind being a Selector, Ruuko and her friends Yuzuki Kurebayashi and Hitoe Uemura hesitate to partake in the battles that may ruin the lives they have c…
★ 6.7Buddy Complex
Buddy Complex
TV · 2014 · Action, Drama, Mecha
Synopsis: When ordinary high school student Aoba Watase is suddenly targeted by a giant robot known as a "Valiancer," he is saved by his mysterious classmate Hina Yumihara. After revealing that she and their robotic enemy are from the future, Hina suddenly propels Aoba 70 years forward in …
★ 6.6Koi Kaze
Koi Kaze
TV · 2004 · Drama, Psychological, Romance
Synopsis: Saeki Koushirou works as a wedding planner, but his own love life is in shambles. His background makes it difficult for him to commit himself wholeheartedly to love. The child of a divorced couple, he lives with his father. He has a mother and a sister, but he has not seen them i…
★ 6.1Rokudo's Bad Girls
Rokudou no Onna-tachi
TV · 2023 · Action, Comedy, Drama
Synopsis: Tousuke Rokudou is a first-year attending Aomori High, a school full of delinquents. He is often bullied by his classmates due to his incompatibility with their behavior, the only exceptions being his two good friends who are also social outcasts. Frustrated at the way they are t…
★ 7.9Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway
Kidou Senshi Gundam: Senkou no Hathaway
Movie · 2021 · Action, Drama, Mecha
Synopsis: Thanks to the sacrifices of war heroes like Amuro Ray, the Universal Century's 105th year sees an era of hard-won but short-lived peace. The Earth Federation keeps a militaristic hold on the planet and its surrounding space colonies. Although Char Aznable's rebellion against the …
★ 8.2Ave Mujica - The Die is Cast -
BanG Dream! Ave Mujica
TV · 2025 · Drama, Music, Psychological
Synopsis: The day Sakiko Togawa's privileged life crumbled, she painfully broke her vow to CRYCHIC and left the band behind—an act that tore her heart in two. As days fade into nights, she struggles to make ends meet until a certain cherished memory is tainted, pushing her to the edge. Dri…
The Detective Is Already Dead Season 2
Tantei wa mou, Shindeiru. Season 2
TV · 2026 · Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Synopsis: Second season of Tantei wa Mou, Shindeiru.
★ 7.4BanG Dream! 2nd Season
BanG Dream! 2nd Season
TV · 2019 · Comedy, Drama, Music
Synopsis: Kasumi Toyama and the members of Poppin'Party—their high school band—are now second-year students, but with the new school year comes their latest set of challenges: student council duties, cram school, and part-time jobs, among other things. Furthermore, they are now separated i…
★ 6.97SEEDS Part 2
7SEEDS 2
ONA · 2020 · Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Synopsis: Second season of 7 Seeds.
★ 7.2R.O.D - READ OR DIE
R.O.D -READ OR DIE-
OVA · 2001 · Action, Drama, Mystery
Synopsis: Yomiko Readman is a lovable, near-sighted bibliomaniac working as a substitute teacher at a Japanese high school. Her real identity, however, is that of a secret agent for the British Library Special Operations Division. Her codename: "The Paper." The moniker denotes her supernat…
★ 7.8Kodocha
Kodomo no Omocha
TV · 1996 · Comedy, Drama, Romance
Synopsis: Sixth grader Sana Kurata has a perfect life. Her mother is a (fairly) successful author, she has a young man employed to keep her happy and safe, and best of all, she is the star of the children's television show Kodomo no Omocha. There's just one thing bothering her, and that's …
★ 7.0Someone's Gaze
Dareka no Manazashi
Movie · 2013 · Drama, Slice of Life
Synopsis: In near-future Japan, Aya Okamura lives alone in an apartment away from her parents. Her mother has worked overseas ever since her childhood, so her aging father Kouji and their cat Mii-san are the only ones left in their family home. After a tiring day, Aya declines her father's…
★ 7.7Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem
Interstella 5555: THE 5TORY OF THE 5ECRET 5TAR 5YSTEM
Movie · 2003 · Adventure, Drama, Music
Synopsis: This musical film is the visual realization of "Discovery", an album by Daft Punk. It tells the story of a band of four extraterrestrial musicians who are kidnapped and brought back to Earth by an evil manager. Their only hopes lie with a space pilot from their home planet who, a…
