Drama anime
Difficult choices, relationships and coming-of-age stories. Drama anime exploring emotions, loss and changes in characters' lives.
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★ 6.9Bleach: Memories in the Rain
BLEACH: memories in the rain
Special · 2004 · Action, Drama, Supernatural
Synopsis: Kurosaki Ichigo, the temporary Shinigami(Death God) for Kuchiki Rukia, discovers his mother's killer as one of the Hollows he has been hunting. He does battle with it in a prideful battle of revenge. This Special is actually a flashback of previous episodes in Bleach. Source MyAn…
★ 7.0Macross Zero
Macross Zero
OVA · 2002 · Action, Adventure, Drama
Synopsis: Taking place one year before the Zentraedi arrive on Earth, Macross Zero chronicles the final days of the war between the U.N. Spacy and anti-U.N. factions. After being shot down by the anti-U.N.'s newest fighter plane, ace pilot Shin Kudo finds himself on the remote island of Ma…
★ 5.1RErideD - Derrida, who leaps through time
RErideD: Tokigoe no Derrida
ONA · 2018 · Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Synopsis: The year is 2050. A young engineer named Derrida Yvain became famous thanks to his contribution to the development of the "Autonomous Machine DZ" at Rebuild, the manufacturing company founded by his father. One day, Derrida and his colleague Nathan discover a flaw in the DZs and …
★ 7.7Hyouge Mono
Hyouge Mono
TV · 2011 · Comedy, Drama
Synopsis: The story is set during Japan's Sengoku Jidai (Era of the Warring States) and centers on Furuta Sasuke, a vassal of the great warlord Oda Nobunaga and a man obsessed with tea ceremony and material desires in his pursuit of a fortuitous life. Having learned from Oda and the legend…
★ 7.4Tomorrow's Nadja
Ashita no Nadja
TV · 2003 · Adventure, Drama, Romance
Synopsis: This story takes place about one hundred years ago. Nadja is a bright, cheerful girl who was raised in an orphanage near London, England. Nadja was entrusted to the orphanage when she was a baby. So she thought her father and mother were dead. But before her thirteenth birthday, …
★ 6.2Red River
Sora wa Akai Kawa no Hotori
TV · 2026 · Action, Adventure, Drama
Synopsis: Yuri, a pretty Japanese girl, is ecstatic after passing her college entrance exam and having her first kiss with her childhood friend-turned boyfriend. However, her luck soon changes. She starts to notice that water becomes agitated whenever she goes near it. One night, hands app…
★ 6.7Modest Heroes: Ponoc Short Films Theatre, Volume 1
Chiisana Eiyuu: Kani to Tamago to Toumei Ningen
Movie · 2018 · Action, Adventure, Drama
Synopsis: - Kaniini to Kaniino (Kanini & Kanino) Under the faint sound of fluttering fairy wings, a forest stream is the home to tiny anthropomorphized freshwater crabs. Siblings Kanini and Kanino live peacefully with their father while their mother is above the surface to give birth. Howe…
★ 7.1Cinderella Chef
Meng Qi Shi Shen
ONA · Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Synopsis: Ye Jiayao is a young and talented cook who dreams of becoming a renowned chef one day. As luck would have it, she's magically transported back in time to Imperial China, and in the body of an extremely useless girl. Ye Jiayao is immediately kidnapped and held for ransom, but she …
★ 6.6Mobile Suit Victory Gundam
Kidou Senshi V Gundam
TV · 1993 · Drama, Mecha, Sci-Fi
Synopsis: In the year 153 of the Universal Century, the tyrannical Zanscare Empire has taken hostile control over Side 2, a space colony outside of Earth's orbit. Following in the footsteps of the long expired Principality of Zeon and the more recent Crossbone Vanguard, Zanscare rules over…
★ 7.4MASTER Keaton
MASTER Keaton
TV · 1998 · Adventure, Drama, Mystery
Synopsis: The amazing Taichi Keaton works on cases around the globe that always lead to adventure! He combines his arsenal of multidisciplinary expertise in investigation, archeology, and survival with his experience as a professor, a Falklands Conflict veteran and a SAS agent to unravel t…
★ 6.1X: The Movie
X
Movie · 1996 · Action, Drama, Fantasy
Synopsis: The future of the universe rests on one young man, Kamui Shiro, who must destroy either the Dragons of Earth or the Dragons of Heaven - two opposing armies. He alone must decide whether humanity should be destroyed to create a purified universe, or whether it should be protected …
★ 6.2Hakubo
Hakubo
Movie · 2019 · Drama, Romance
Synopsis: Hakubo revolves around the daily life of Sachi Koyama, a high school violinist with promising talent. Although Sachi is content with her school life and retains friends within the music club, her favorite pastime is appreciating the scenery around her neighborhood in Iwaki, Fukus…
★ 6.8Kakuriyo -Bed & Breakfast for Spirits- 2
Kakuriyo no Yadomeshi 2nd Season
TV · 2025 · Drama, Romance, Slice of Life
Synopsis: Second season of Kakuriyo no Yadomeshi.
★ 6.1B-PROJECT
B-PROJECT: Kodou*Ambitious
TV · 2016 · Drama, Music
Synopsis: The anime's story follows Tsubasa, a new hire in the A&R department of the major recording company Gandala Music. Tsubasa is immediately assigned to oversee the idol unit "B-PROJECT," which is made up of three idol groups: Kitakore, THRIVE, and MooNs. This is Tsubasa's first job,…
★ 6.0Gilgamesh
Gilgamesh
TV · 2003 · Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Synopsis: In an attempt to gather information on immortality, scientists from around the world have assembled to study "Heaven's Gate"—the tomb turned laboratory of the mythical king Gilgamesh. But soon enough, the research is deemed unethical and all planned work comes to a halt. However,…
★ 7.0Hakuoki ~Demon of the Fleeting Blossom~ Dawn of the Shinsengumi
Hakuouki: Reimeiroku
TV · 2012 · Action, Drama, Supernatural
Synopsis: Beaten and left to perish, Ryuunosuke Ibuki is robbed of everything to his name. Seeing him in such a pitiful state, a man named Kamo Serizawa gives him a second chance and offers him to become his personal assistant. Ibuki seems to be spared by grief, but this new lifestyle only…
★ 6.1Mobile Suit Gundam Narrative
Kidou Senshi Gundam NT
Movie · 2018 · Action, Drama, Mecha
Synopsis: U.C. 0097, one year after the opening of "Laplace's Box." Despite the revelation of the Universal Century Charter that acknowledges the existence and rights of Newtypes, the framework of the world has not been greatly altered. The conflict later dubbed the "Laplace Incident" is t…
★ 7.2Golgo 13
Golgo 13 (TV)
TV · 2008 · Action, Drama, Thriller
Synopsis: Golgo 13 is not his real name. Then again, neither is Duke Togo, Tadashi Togo, or any number of the aliases he goes by. A man of mystery, not even the world's most prominent intelligence agencies can determine who Golgo really is, or just where he came from. But all agree that hi…
★ 7.3Yuki Yuna is a Hero: The Great Mankai Chapter
Yuuki Yuuna wa Yuusha de Aru: Dai-Mankai no Shou
TV · 2021 · Action, Drama, Fantasy
Synopsis: At the cost of the gods' protection, a new era has dawned, giving the remnants of mankind a chance to rebuild. Having fulfilled their duties to Taisha, the members of Sanshu Middle School's Hero Club finally begin to enjoy their youth, living as regular students. However, such a …
★ 7.5Initial D Legend 2: Racer
New Initial D Movie: Legend 2 - Dokusou
Movie · 2015 · Action, Drama, Sports
Synopsis: After witnessing the race between Takumi Fujiwara's Toyota AE86 and Keisuke Takahashi's Mazda RX7, Takeshi Nakazato from the Myougi Night Kids sends out a challenge to defeat the AE86 in a downhill battle. Despite his Nissan Skyline GT-R completely outclassing the AE86, Nakazato …
★ 6.3Garakowa -Restore the World-
Glass no Hana to Kowasu Sekai
Movie · 2016 · Drama, Mahou Shoujo, Mystery
Synopsis: Dual and Dorothy, faithful computer antivirus programs, monitor and constantly scan for corruptions in the simulated worlds of the Box of Wisdom. Whenever a virus is detected, it—and in many cases the entire world as well—is forcibly purged. This routine occurs every day without …
★ 7.1Star Blazers: The Quest for Iscandar
Uchuu Senkan Yamato
TV · 1974 · Action, Adventure, Drama
Synopsis: In the year 2199, Earth is a mere shell of its former glory after a vicious bombardment by the Gamilas Empire. The inhabitants have been forced underground to escape the irradiated surface, but the deadly radiation inches closer and closer to the retreating population. With only …
★ 7.4Giovanni's Island
Giovanni no Shima
Movie · 2014 · Drama
Synopsis: Even during the height of World War II, the small island north of Hokkaido where brothers Junpei and Kanta Senou live remains practically untouched. They spend their days gathering eggs and imagining themselves as Giovanni and Campanella, the heroes of Night on the Galactic Railr…
★ 7.4One Piece - Episode of Sabo: Bond of Three Brothers - A Miraculous Reunion and an Inherited Will
ONE PIECE: Episode of Sabo - 3-Kyoudai no Kizuna Kiseki no Saikai to Uketsugareru Ishi
Special · 2015 · Action, Adventure, Comedy
Synopsis: The special will revisit the childhood past of the three sworn brothers Luffy, Ace, and Sabo, when they all dreamed of becoming pirates. In addition, it will depict how Sabo originally came into the kingdom of Dressrosa (which was not depicted in Eiichiro Oda's original manga or …
