Drama anime
Difficult choices, relationships and coming-of-age stories. Drama anime exploring emotions, loss and changes in characters' lives.
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★ 5.7Kite Liberator
Kite Liberator
OVA · 2008 · Action, Drama, Ecchi
Synopsis: In the previous series "Kite", a killer — Sawa — suddenly disappears after she avenges her parents' death, and no one knows where she is. Several years later, a figure dances airily on the dark side of a big city. She is an angel of death, killing her victim gracefully and disapp…
★ 7.6Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha: The Movie 1st
Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha: The MOVIE 1st
Movie · 2010 · Action, Drama, Fantasy
Synopsis: Nanoha Takamachi, an ordinary third-grader, loves her family and friends more than anything else. One day, after having a strange dream in which a ferret gets injured, she sees the very same ferret in real life and rescues it. That ferret turns out to be Yuuno Scrya, a mage from …
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GROTESQQQUE
Movie · 2026 · Action, Comedy, Drama
Synopsis: The film features three distinct segments, each with its own unique setting and premise, blending together into a single cohesive anthology: 1. The first segment, titled Æliens, follows an alien girl who teams up with a space agency civil servant on a frantic search for friends. …
★ 6.7Ten Count
Ten Count
Movie · Drama, Psychological, Romance
Synopsis: Tadaomi Shirotani is the secretary to the company president of Tosawa Corporation—and is a severe mysophobe. His obsessive-compulsive disorder has limited him in every aspect, from being unable to leave the house without a pair of gloves on, to cleaning his hands vigorously enoug…
★ 7.7Les Misérables: Little Girl Cosette
Les Misérables: Shoujo Cosette
TV · 2007 · Drama, Slice of Life
Synopsis: In 19th century France, a struggling single mother, Fantine, leaves her three-year-old daughter Cosette in the care of her new acquaintances, the Thernadiers. Unfortunately, Cosette's caretakers prove to be anything but loving, and the poor girl is subjected to repeated abuse and…
★ 7.6THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS U149
THE iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls: U149
TV · 2023 · Comedy, Drama, Music
Synopsis: Mature grade school student Arisu Tachibana is an aspiring idol who receives an invitation from her company president to participate in the Third Entertainment Section—a new idol project. Arisu and eight other young girls soon meet their producer before beginning idol-related act…
★ 7.2Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz
Shin Kidou Senki Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz
OVA · 1997 · Action, Drama, Mecha
Synopsis: In the year After Colony 196, one year after the conclusion of the intergalactic civil war, a state of stasis prevails over the Earth and its colonies. Seeing no further use for their Gundam mobile suits, war heroes Duo Maxwell, Heero Yuy, Trowa Barton, and Quatre Raberba Winner …
★ 6.5Koyomi History
Koyomi History
OVA · Comedy, Drama, Psychological
Synopsis: Adaptation of Koyomi History short story released on Madogatari Blu-ray.
★ 6.6Halo Legends
Halo Legends
ONA · 2009 · Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Synopsis: Halo Legends features seven different stories set in the Halo universe, each made by a different studio. 1. "The Babysitter" follows the Helljumpers, Orbital Drop Shock Troopers who are sent behind enemy lines to perform an assassination. 2. “The Duel features” the tale of an anc…
★ 7.9MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM HATHAWAY The Sorcery of Nymph Circe
Kidou Senshi Gundam: Senkou no Hathaway - Circe no Majo
Movie · 2026 · Action, Drama, Mecha
Synopsis: The year is U.C.0105, twelve years after Char's Rebellion. "MAFTY" has begun resisting the Federation government's tyrannical rule by assassinating its high-ranking officials. Its leader is actually Hathaway Noa, the son of Bright Noa, who fought in the One Year War alongside Amu…
Gate 2: Tides of Conflict
GATE 2: Jieitai Kano Umi nite, Kaku Tatakaeri
TV · Action, Adventure, Drama
Synopsis: Following the reopening of the mysterious 'Gate,' the Japanese Self-Defense Forces continue diplomatic and exploratory missions in the Special Region, a realm parallel to our world. When an American journalist is kidnapped in this region's troubled seas, an elite Japanese Maritim…
★ 7.8HUGtto! Precure
HUGtto! Precure
TV · 2018 · Action, Comedy, Drama
Synopsis: It's her first day at a new school, and the cheerful Hana Nono is ready to make a fresh start, dreaming of becoming mature and reliable—a far cry from her usual childish self. Although she makes a disastrous first impression, Hana soon befriends two of her classmates: the gentle …
★ 7.2Sailor Moon SuperS the Movie: Black Dream Hole
Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon SuperS: Sailor 9 Senshi Shuuketsu! Black Dream Hole no Kiseki
Movie · 1995 · Action, Drama, Fantasy
Synopsis: Everywhere around the world, the children sleep. Unaware of danger lurking in the shadows. But tonight, a strange darkness floats in the wind. And the children, one by one, begin to disappear. It seems to be a supernatural force that feeds on their dreams. The evil queen, Badiyan…
Jimoto Saikou!
Jimoto Saikou!
ONA · Action, Comedy, Drama
Synopsis: This is a story about girls that have never left their hometown, and despite the misfortunes they face, continue to say "My hometown is the best!" (Source: MU)
★ 6.5Ceres, Celestial Legend
Ayashi no Ceres
TV · 2000 · Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Synopsis: Ceres was a tennyo (Celestial maiden) who came down from the heavens to bathe in a stream. She hung her hagoromo (robe) on a tree nearby, which was her key to returning to the heavens. But the robe was stolen and the man who had stolen it forced her to become his wife, thus produ…
★ 6.1Tohai - Ura Rate Mahjong Tohai Roku
Touhai: Ura Rate Mahjong Touhai Roku
TV · 2024 · Drama, Psychological, Sports
Synopsis: Ever since moving into his own apartment, quiet high school student Kei has been looking for a new thrill. He soon finds himself playing mahjong, but his whole life takes a dramatic turn when he is forced to play the game with a criminal group. Even though the odds seem against h…
★ 7.7Glass Mask (2005)
Glass no Kamen (2005)
TV · 2005 · Drama
Synopsis: Two Girls. One Dream. And the entire world for a stage. At 13 years old, Maya Kitajima seems destined to spend the rest of her life toiling in a crowded restaurant alongside her bitter and unstable mother. But when her incredible acting talent is discovered by the legendary diva …
★ 6.1Shuffle! Memories
Shuffle! Memories
TV · 2007 · Comedy, Drama, Ecchi
Synopsis: A recap of the Shuffle world, set ten years in the future. Gods, Demons, and Humans freely visit the other worlds as if traveling overseas, and romance is in the air. Demons, Gods, And Humans together have been falling in love and creating new families, breaking down the wall tha…
★ 6.5Momo, the Girl God of Death
Shinigami no Ballad.
TV · 2006 · Drama, Fantasy, Psychological
Synopsis: A girl wrapped in white, her name is Momo...in her hand lies a blunt yet shiny scythe. By her side is a winged black cat by the name of Daniel. Carrying the souls of humans, the girl's existence parallels to that of a "Death God" or "Shinigami". At the instant when this white Dea…
★ 7.3Natsume's Book of Friends: Nyanko-sensei & The First Errand
Natsume Yuujinchou: Nyanko-sensei to Hajimete no Otsukai
Special · 2013 · Drama, Fantasy, Slice of Life
Synopsis: Madara, nicknamed "Nyanko-sensei," runs into two young children when he gets separated from his temporary owner Takashi Natsume. Unequipped to handle kids, Nyanko-sensei tries to wriggle his way out; but fearing for their safety around the ravenous forest youkai, he decides to es…
★ 7.0MIX
MIX: MEISEI STORY
TV · 2019 · Comedy, Drama, Romance
Synopsis: Because of the legend left by Tatsuya Uesugi, Meisei Academy High School was well-known for their strong baseball team. But 26 years after their glory, the team has not been able to keep their record and has since lost their fame. Two stepbrothers, Souichirou and Touma Tachibana,…
Berserk of Gluttony Season 2
Boushoku no Berserk 2nd Season
TV · Action, Adventure, Drama
Synopsis: Second season of Boushoku no Berserk.
★ 7.2Rurouni Kenshin The Movie
Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan - Ishinshishi e no Requiem
Movie · 1997 · Action, Drama
Synopsis: The war against the Tokugawa Shogunate ended years ago. But there are some who are not happy with the outcome. Shigure Takimi watched his friends and family get slashed down in the name of freedom and prosperity. Now he and a band of desperate rebels have sworn to settle one fina…
★ 6.7Record of Lodoss War: Chronicles of the Heroic Knight
Lodoss-tou Senki: Eiyuu Kishi Den
TV · 1998 · Action, Adventure, Drama
Synopsis: Five years after the death of the Emperor of Marmo in the War of Heroes, Parn is now the Free Knight of Lodoss, he and his old allies now famous through the land. However, the Emperor's right-hand man, Ashram, seeks the scepter of domination to re-unify Lodoss under his former le…
