Drama anime
Difficult choices, relationships and coming-of-age stories. Drama anime exploring emotions, loss and changes in characters' lives.
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★ 4.0Tesla Note
Tesla Note
TV · 2021 · Action, Comedy, Drama
Synopsis: Mission T is a secret operation to save the world from destruction. Trained as a ninja from a young age, Botan Negoro, raised to become the ultimate spy, teams up with another excellent spy, Kuruma. Their aim is to recover the legacy of the genius inventor Nikola Tesla, the "Shar…
★ 7.4Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva
Layton Kyouju to Eien no Utahime
Movie · 2009 · Drama, Music, Mystery
Synopsis: Professor Hershel Layton—renowned archaeologist, puzzle-solver, and extraordinary gentleman—and his young aspiring apprentice Luke Triton receive a mysterious letter from his former student Janice Quatlane containing tickets to an opera at the Crown Petone. They soon discover tha…
★ 7.3Knights of Sidonia: Love Woven in the Stars
Sidonia no Kishi: Ai Tsumugu Hoshi
Movie · 2021 · Action, Drama, Mecha
Synopsis: After the Earth was destroyed by mysterious alien lifeforms known as the Gauna, surviving remnants of the human race escaped to space in the enormous generation ship Sidonia. Having drifted through space for millennia, the Sidonia found itself once more under attack from Gauna fo…
★ 6.8Ai Yori Aoshi: Enishi
Ai Yori Aoshi: Enishi
TV · 2003 · Comedy, Drama, Romance
Synopsis: Two years after meeting Aoi, Kaoru and gang are still up to their normal habits. Kaoru now in grad school and the tenants being as rowdy as ever what will become of Aoi and Kaoru's love. Two years has passed since Aoi and Kaoru were freed from the bonds of their families. They co…
★ 7.1Vinland Saga Season 2: Same Old Story
VINLAND SAGA SEASON 2: Same old story
ONA · 2023 · Drama
Synopsis: Additional scene intended to air as part of Vinland Saga Season 2's 18th episode. Source MyAnimeList
★ 7.1Junjou Romantica (OVA)
Junjou Romantica (OVA)
OVA · 2012 · Comedy, Drama, Romance
Synopsis: OVAs that come with the limited premium edition of volumes 16 and 20 of the manga series.
★ 6.5Argento Soma
Argento Soma
TV · 2000 · Action, Adventure, Drama
Synopsis: The 21st century was supposed to mark the beginning of mankind's golden age of space travel. However, humanity's lingering dreams of the stars are shelved when Earth suddenly comes under attack by alien entities. Trampling across the planet's surface, these giant invaders leave n…
★ 6.6Gasaraki
Gasaraki
TV · 1998 · Drama, Mecha, Psychological
Synopsis: At the start of the 21st century, Japan plunges into a state of financial and political decline. In an attempt to revitalize their nation, the army develops the next generation of battlefield weapons in the form of tactical suits known as Tactical Armor (TA). Despite giving a sig…
★ 6.4To Heart
ToHeart
TV · 1999 · Drama, Romance, Slice of Life
Synopsis: For as long as Akari can remember, she and Hiroyuki have always been friends. But with time, everything changes, and her feelings have turned into something more. As a new semester of high school begins, will the two childhood friends come closer together or drift further apart? …
★ 6.7Nanbaka: Idiots with Student Numbers!
Nanbaka: Shusseki Bangou no Tsuita Baka-tachi!
Special · 2017 · Action, Comedy, Drama
Synopsis: The official website for the Nanbaka television anime announced that the "Nanfes" event in April will screen a previously unreleased anime special.
★ 6.9My-Otome
Mai-Otome
TV · 2005 · Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Synopsis: Arika stumbles upon Windbloom Kingdom where she learns about the academy of Garderobe. Here, girls are trained to become powerful warriors known as Otome—and Arika wants in! But becoming an Otome could be more than she bargained for. Source Crunchyroll
★ 7.6Backflip!! The Movie
Bakuten!! Movie
Movie · 2022 · Comedy, Drama, Sports
Synopsis: For the first time ever, the members of Shoushukan High School's Rhythmic Gymnastics Club have qualified for regionals and proceed to set their sights on the Inter-High title. Unbridled excitement permeates the air as the club members prepare and practice their routine, hoping to…
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Watashi no Shiawase na Kekkon Tokubetsu-hen
Special · 2026 · Drama, Romance, Supernatural
Synopsis: New anime project of Watashi no Shiawase na Kekkon.
★ 6.9Pumpkin Scissors
Pumpkin Scissors
TV · 2006 · Action, Comedy, Drama
Synopsis: Three years ago, the long war between the Royal Empire and the Republic of Frost came to an end. With both nations a long way from recovery, a passionate young woman named Alice L. Malvin leads the Pumpkin Scissors, a unit of the imperial army specializing in war relief. During a…
★ 7.2Senpai is an Otokonoko Movie: Sunshine After the Rain
Senpai wa Otokonoko: Ame Nochi Hare
Movie · 2025 · Comedy, Drama, Romance
Synopsis: Movie sequel to Senpai wa Otokonoko.
★ 7.8Urusei Yatsura Movie 2: Beautiful Dreamer
Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer
Movie · 1984 · Comedy, Drama, Romance
Synopsis: Not all is normal in Tomobiki, even by its standards. The students have been preparing feverishly for the first day of the student fair, which is scheduled to go on the next day. However, problems arise when some begin to notice that the next day simply will not come. As the stud…
★ 6.8Air in Summer
AIR in Summer
Special · 2005 · Comedy, Drama, Romance
Synopsis: Unwilling to move to a different shrine and leave her friends behind, Kanna escapes in the dead of night with her loyal bodyguard Ryuuya and confidant Uraha. Knowing their pursuers are not far behind, the three embark on a journey to locate Kanna's mother, who Kanna yearns to see…
★ 7.3Tsurune The Movie - The First Shot -
Tsurune: Hajimari no Issha
Movie · 2022 · Drama, Slice of Life, Sports
Synopsis: A recap of Tsurune: Kazemai Koukou Kyuudoubu with new scenes. Minato Narumiya reignites his passion for kyudo, the Japanese martial art of archery. Along with his friends in the school kyudo club, he returns for this feature-length sports anime film. (Source: HIDIVE)
★ 7.4Okko's Inn
Wakaokami wa Shougakusei! (Movie)
Movie · 2018 · Drama, Slice of Life, Supernatural
Synopsis: After reluctantly being dragged to a festival at her parents' rural hometown, Oriko "Okko" Seki must face her sudden harsh reality: the death of both of her parents in a car accident shortly after they arrive. Now, Okko must live at her grandmother's traditional hot springs inn, …
★ 6.1Tonagura!
Tonagura!
TV · 2006 · Comedy, Drama, Ecchi
Synopsis: Kazuki has been awaiting 10 years for the day when her neighbours moved back to their old house. She has a crush on Yuuji, whom she considers as her first love but to whom she never managed to express her feelings for him before they moved out. Yuuji often comes over to play with…
★ 5.7Fanfare of Adolescence
Gunjou no Fanfare
TV · 2022 · Drama, Sports
Synopsis: In Japan, betting on horse racing is one of the few legal forms of gambling; thus, the public races have become an interesting part of Japanese culture. In this sport, an individual who rides a horse and competes in races is called a jockey—that is just what Yuu Arimura aspires t…
★ 8.2Scissor Seven Season 5
Wu Liuqi: Jiyi Suipian
ONA · Action, Comedy, Drama
Synopsis: In order to find his cherished partner, Wu Liuqi returns to Xuanwu Country and faces those forgotten fragments of memory. The dusty truth brings pain and anger, but now he is no longer alone. What is the purpose of having power? This time, Wu Liuqi has to make a new choice for hi…
★ 6.8FUSE - Memoirs of the Hunter Girl
Fuse Teppou Musume no Torimonochou
Movie · 2012 · Action, Drama, Supernatural
Synopsis: Following her grandfather's recent death, Hamaji Ooyama lives out her days on an isolated mountain hunting for food and caring for herself. One day, Hamaji's brother, an aspiring samurai living in Edo, sends her an invitational letter to end her solitary life and join him in the …
★ 6.4The Devil Lady
Devilman Lady
TV · 1998 · Action, Drama, Horror
Synopsis: Fudo Jun is a beautiful supermodel who is idolized by many. She also has a dark secret that not even she knows about at first, for within her veins run the genes that hold the next step in the evolution of mankind. The same blood as the beastlike superhumans that terrorize the ci…
