Drama anime
Difficult choices, relationships and coming-of-age stories. Drama anime exploring emotions, loss and changes in characters' lives.
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★ 7.7Maid-Sama!
Kaichou wa Maid-sama!
TV · 2010 · Comedy, Drama, Romance
Synopsis: Misaki Ayuzawa is a unique phenomenon within Seika High School. In a predominantly male institution, she became the first-ever female student council president through her honesty and diligence. Ever since Misaki got promoted to the position, she has been working tirelessly to en…
★ 6.7High School of the Dead
Gakuen Mokushiroku: HIGHSCHOOL OF THE DEAD
TV · 2010 · Action, Drama, Ecchi
Synopsis: It happened suddenly: The dead began to rise and Japan was thrown into total chaos. As these monsters begin terrorizing a high school, Takashi Komuro is forced to kill his best friend when he gets bitten and joins the ranks of the walking dead. Vowing to protect Rei Miyamoto, the…
★ 7.4WONDER EGG PRIORITY
Wonder Egg Priority
TV · 2021 · Action, Drama, Fantasy
Synopsis: Following the suicide of her best and only friend, Koito Nagase, Ai Ooto is left grappling with her new reality. With nothing left to live for, she follows the instructions of a mysterious entity and gets roped into purchasing an egg, or specifically, a Wonder Egg. Upon breaking …
★ 7.4Beyond the Boundary
Kyoukai no Kanata
TV · 2013 · Action, Drama, Fantasy
Synopsis: Mirai Kuriyama is the sole survivor of a clan of Spirit World warriors with the power to employ their blood as weapons. As such, Mirai is tasked with hunting down and killing "youmu"—creatures said to be the manifestation of negative human emotions. One day, while deep in thought…
★ 7.9Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc
Kimetsu no Yaiba: Hashira Geiko-hen
TV · 2024 · Action, Adventure, Drama
Synopsis: The Hashira, the Demon Slayer Corps' highest ranking swordsmen and members. The Hashira Training has begun in order to face the forthcoming battle against Muzan Kibutsuji. Each with their own thoughts and hopes held in their hearts, a new story for Tanjiro and the Hashira begins.…
★ 7.8The Pet Girl of Sakurasou
Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo
TV · 2012 · Comedy, Drama, Romance
Synopsis: The first time he saw her, it was love at first sight. Unfortunately for Sorata Kanda, "she" was a cat named Hikari and his school's rules forbid keeping pets in the regular dorms. As a result, Sorata is banished to the infamous Sakura Hall alongside other troublesome and unusual…
★ 8.1My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU TOO!
Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Come wa Machigatteiru. Zoku
TV · 2015 · Comedy, Drama, Romance
Synopsis: Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru. Zoku picks up immediately after the events of the first season, continuing the adventures of the Volunteer Service Club—the dispassionate Hachiman Hikigaya, the cheerful Yui Yuigahama, and the competitive Yukino Yukinoshita—as i…
★ 6.8Elfen Lied
Elfen Lied
TV · 2004 · Action, Drama, Ecchi
Synopsis: The Diclonius, a mutated homosapien that is said to be selected by God and will eventually become the destruction of mankind, possess two horns on their heads and have a "sixth sense" which gives them telekinetic abilities. Due to this dangerous power, they have been captured and…
★ 8.8Vinland Saga Season 2
VINLAND SAGA SEASON 2
TV · 2023 · Action, Adventure, Drama
Synopsis: After his father's death and the destruction of his village at the hands of English raiders, Einar wishes for a peaceful life with his family on their newly rebuilt farms. However, fate has other plans: his village is invaded once again. Einar watches helplessly as the marauding …
★ 7.9Fullmetal Alchemist
Hagane no Renkinjutsushi
TV · 2003 · Action, Adventure, Drama
Synopsis: The rules of alchemy state that to gain something, one must lose something of equal value. Alchemy is the process of taking apart and reconstructing an object into a different entity, with the rules of alchemy to govern this procedure. However, there exists an object that can bri…
★ 7.5Golden Time
Golden Time
TV · 2013 · Drama, Romance
Synopsis: Due to a tragic accident, Banri Tada is struck with amnesia, dissolving the memories of his hometown and past. However, after befriending Mitsuo Yanagisawa, he decides to move on and begin a new life at law school in Tokyo. But just as he is beginning to adjust to his college lif…
★ 8.7Mob Psycho 100 III
Mob Psycho 100 III
TV · 2022 · Action, Comedy, Drama
Synopsis: After foiling a world-threatening plot, Shigeo "Mob" Kageyama returns to tackle the more exhausting aspects of his mundane life—starting with filling out his school's nerve-racking career form. Meanwhile, he continues to assist his mentor Arataka Reigen and the office's new recru…
★ 8.1Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Season 2
Mushoku Tensei II: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu
TV · 2023 · Adventure, Drama, Ecchi
Synopsis: After his relationship with Eris Boreas Greyrat reaches new heights, Rudeus Greyrat is ecstatic. Unfortunately, his joy is short-lived, as Eris suddenly abandons him to embark on her own journey. Believing that Eris has lost all interest in him, a heartbroken and depressed Rudeus…
★ 7.8Classroom of the Elite Season 2
Youkoso Jitsuryoku Shijou Shugi no Kyoushitsu e 2nd Season
TV · 2022 · Drama, Mystery, Psychological
Synopsis: Tokyo Metropolitan Advanced Nurturing High School seems like a paradise, but in reality, it is an extreme meritocracy. In the class of underachievers, Kiyotaka has begun working with Suzune, who seeks to ascend higher. After a survival test on an uninhabited island, they get to e…
★ 8.4Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl
Seishun Buta Yarou wa Yumemiru Shoujo no Yume wo Minai
Movie · 2019 · Drama, Psychological, Romance
Synopsis: In Fujisawa, where the skies are bright and the seas glisten, Sakuta Azusagawa is in his second year of high school. His blissful days with his girlfriend and upperclassman, Mai Sakurajima, are interrupted with the appearance of his first crush, Shouko Makinohara. For reasons unk…
★ 8.6JUJUTSU KAISEN Season 3: The Culling Game Part 1
Jujutsu Kaisen: Shimetsu Kaiyuu - Zenpen
TV · 2026 · Action, Drama, Supernatural
Synopsis: After the Shibuya Incident, a deadly jujutsu battle known as the Culling Game orchestrated by Noritoshi Kamo erupts across ten colonies in Japan. Haunted by guilt over the mass killings in Shibuya and wary of Sukuna’s interest in Fushiguro, Itadori chooses not to return to Jujuts…
★ 7.8ReLIFE
ReLIFE
ONA · 2016 · Comedy, Drama, Romance
Synopsis: Dismissed as a hopeless loser by those around him, 27-year-old Arata Kaizaki bounces around from one job to another after quitting his first company. His unremarkable existence takes a sharp turn when he meets Ryou Yoake, a member of the ReLife Research Institute, who offers Arat…
★ 7.7Plastic Memories
Plastic Memories
TV · 2015 · Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
Synopsis: Eighteen-year-old Tsukasa Mizugaki has failed his college entrance exams, but after pulling some strings, he manages to land a job at the Sion Artificial Intelligence Corporation. SAI Corp is responsible for the creation of "Giftias"—highly advanced androids which are almost indi…
★ 7.6BEASTARS
BEASTARS
TV · 2019 · Drama, Mystery, Psychological
Synopsis: In a civilized society of anthropomorphic animals, an uneasy tension exists between carnivores and herbivores. At Cherryton Academy, this mutual distrust peaks after a predation incident results in the death of Tem, an alpaca in the school's drama club. Tem's friend Legoshi, a gr…
★ 8.0Ouran High School Host Club
Ouran Koukou Host Club
TV · 2006 · Comedy, Drama, Romance
Synopsis: Haruhi Fujioka is a studious girl who has recently enrolled at the prestigious Ouran Academy. One day, while looking for a quiet and peaceful place to study, she stumbles across a seemingly unused music room. Upon entering, Haruhi is welcomed by the members of the well-known Host…
★ 8.2Gachiakuta
Gachiakuta
TV · 2025 · Action, Drama, Fantasy
Synopsis: Living in the slums of a wealthy town, Rudo and his foster father Regto try to coexist with the rest of the town's residents, but Rudo despises the wastefulness of the upper class. Ignoring the warnings from those around him, Rudo regularly rummages through the town's garbage in …
★ 8.5HAIKYU!! TO THE TOP Part 2
Haikyuu!! TO THE TOP 2
TV · 2020 · Comedy, Drama, Sports
Synopsis: Once called a fallen powerhouse and known as "Flightless Crows," Karasuno High School has finally taken flight at nationals. With a comprehensive performance against Tsubakihara Academy in their first match, the team is now facing its toughest opponent yet: the runners-up of the …
★ 8.5Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
Shin Seiki Evangelion Movie: Air / Magokoro wo, Kimi ni
Movie · 1997 · Action, Drama, Mecha
Synopsis: Shinji Ikari is left emotionally comatose after the death of a dear friend. With his son mentally unable to pilot the humanoid robot Evangelion Unit-01, Gendou Ikari's NERV races against the shadow organization SEELE to see who can enact their ultimate plan first. SEELE desires t…
★ 8.0Serial Experiments Lain
serial experiments lain
TV · 1998 · Drama, Mystery, Psychological
Synopsis: Lain Iwakura, an awkward and introverted fourteen-year-old, is one of the many girls from her school to receive a disturbing email from her classmate Chisa Yomoda—the very same Chisa who recently committed suicide. Lain has neither the desire nor the experience to handle even bas…
