Drama anime
Difficult choices, relationships and coming-of-age stories. Drama anime exploring emotions, loss and changes in characters' lives.
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★ 6.9Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru 2
Zoku Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru
TV · 2018 · Action, Comedy, Drama
Synopsis: Sequel of Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru.
★ 7.2Fist of the North Star 2
Hokuto no Ken 2
TV · 1987 · Action, Drama
Synopsis: In the second series after Raoh has been defeated by Kenshiro a new rival appears. The Gentou Kouken warriors. Falco the successor of the Gentou Kouken takes orders from an evil ruler by the name of Jacko. He claims to be the man chosen by the Tentei and issues orders to his subo…
★ 7.5Magical DoReMi 2nd Season
Ojamajo Doremi Sharp
TV · 2000 · Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Synopsis: At the end of the first season, Doremi and her friends all had to give up their witch powers and be normal girls again. This also meant that they couldn't see Majorika, Lala, and the fairies again. The MAHO-Dou was also deserted and the door to the Majokai was locked. The Queen, …
★ 5.9BULLET/BULLET
BULLET/BULLET
ONA · 2025 · Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Synopsis: In the near future, civilization has collapsed, and the world has become a wasteland. Despite their poverty, the people use remnants of past civilizations to lead resilient lives. Gear works in a junk shop while also retrieving stolen goods alongside Qu-0213, a robot with four pe…
★ 7.0Saber Marionette J
Saber Marionette J
TV · 1996 · Action, Adventure, Comedy
Synopsis: In the distant future, since the Earth has become overpopulated, efforts to find and colonize on other planets have begun. However, one of the ships, the "Mesopotamia" malfunctions and all but 6 of its inhabitants are all killed. the remaining 6 manage to escape to a nearby plane…
★ 6.8Kurau Phantom Memory
Kurau Phantom Memory
TV · 2004 · Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Synopsis: It is the year 2100, and on the colonized Moon, a project is under way to explore new aspects of energy. Amami Kurau is the daughter of the chief scientist on the project, and on her 12th birthday, she accompanies her father to the lab to observe the experiments. Then something g…
★ 8.1Fog Hill of Five Elements 2nd Season
Wu Shan Wu Xing: Xi Chuan Huan Zi Lin
ONA · Action, Drama, Fantasy
Synopsis: Second season of Wu Shan Wu Xing.
★ 5.6Angel Sanctuary
Tenshi Kinryouku
OVA · 2000 · Action, Drama, Romance
Synopsis: Setsuna Mudo is a 16-year-old high school student just trying to get by without running afoul of his bullying seniors. It doesn't help that he's in love with his younger sister, Sara, who only sees him once a month. But there's more to his life than just keeping his head down. Se…
★ 6.5Asura
Asura
Movie · 2012 · Action, Drama, Horror
Synopsis: Asura is an unrelentingly dark drama that follows the struggles of a young boy who did whatever it took to survive during a time of war and famine in medieval Japan.
★ 3.7The Island of Giant Insects
Kyochuu Rettou
OVA · 2019 · Action, Drama, Ecchi
Synopsis: After an airplane crash during a school trip, Oribe Mutsumi and her classmates were stranded on a seemingly deserted island. Mutsumi found the other survivors, and used her wilderness knowledge to help them. She expects that they will be rescued in about three days, which doesn't…
★ 6.8Maebashi Witches
Maebashi Witches
TV · 2025 · Drama, Mahou Shoujo, Music
Synopsis: In the city of Maebashi, Yuina Akagi is a free-spirited high school girl with a hobby of buying trendy clothes online and taking photos of her life's highlights. One day, a talking frog suddenly speaks to her, sees in her the potential to become a witch, and transports her to the…
★ 7.9Nobody's Boy Remi
Ie Naki Ko
TV · 1977 · Adventure, Drama, Slice of Life
Synopsis: Remi is a boy living happily with his mother in the French countryside. But everything changes when his estranged father comes home and, in desperate need of money, reveals that Remi is adopted, and sells him. Heartbroken, Remi ends up with Vitalis, a traveling musician, and his …
★ 7.4Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2202
Uchuu Senkan Yamato 2202: Ai no Senshi-tachi
OVA · 2017 · Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Synopsis: Three years since the return of the legendary Space Battleship Yamato, Earth has begun rebuilding itself and has made peace with the Gamilans. However, this recovery comes at the cost of utilizing the forbidden Wave Motion technology. Meanwhile, the notorious former crew members …
★ 7.2Area 88
Area 88
OVA · 1985 · Action, Adventure, Drama
Synopsis: After being tricked into signing a document by someone he considered a friend, Shin Kazama is forced to become a fighter pilot in the foreign legion of mercenaries, who are fighting in a civil war for the nation of Aslan. Hellbent on earning enough money to break his contract and…
★ 8.0Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha: The Movie 2nd A's
Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha: The MOVIE 2nd A's
Movie · 2012 · Action, Drama, Mahou Shoujo
Synopsis: Several months have passed since the Jewel Seed incident, and Nanoha Takamachi is getting ready to welcome Fate Testarossa back from her trial with the Administrative Bureau. Having received conditional clemency for her role in preventing the crisis, Fate has been allowed to atte…
★ 6.8Kirarin Revolution
Kirarin☆Revolution
TV · 2006 · Comedy, Drama, Music
Synopsis: Kirari Tsukishima, a gluttonous 14-year-old beauty, is a girl who does not care about idols and the entertainment world because her mind is occupied by food. Her obsession with food only causes her to be clueless about love. One day, after saving a turtle that is stranded in a tr…
★ 5.1Gekidol
Gekidol
TV · 2021 · Drama, Psychological, Sci-Fi
Synopsis: Five years ago, a mysterious phenomenon known as the Global Synchronic Urban Disappearance caused a large chunk of Ikebukuro to disappear overnight. Following the catastrophe, the inhabitants found themselves thrown into a state of disorder, and unexplained electromagnetic anomal…
★ 7.4Detective School Q
Tantei Gakuen Q
TV · 2003 · Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Synopsis: Kyuu is your average boy with a knack for logic and reasoning. Desiring to become a detective, he finds out about the existence of the Dan Detective School (DDS); a famed school where students are allowed to bear arms. Together with Megu, a girl with photographic memory, the mart…
★ 6.6Golgo 13: The Professional
Golgo 13
Movie · 1983 · Action, Adventure, Drama
Synopsis: After assassinating the son of business tycoon Leonard Dawson, Golgo 13 finds himself prey to the CIA and the U.S. Army, whom Dawson has personally hired to kill the assassin. As days pass by, Dawson slowly loses his sanity as he continues to plot every attempt to kill Golgo 13 e…
★ 6.3Lamune
Lamune
TV · 2005 · Drama, Romance, Slice of Life
Synopsis: Lamune tells the story of a boy named Kenji and his childhood friend Nanami. Although, everyone seems to know that they have a relationship, neither are determined to push it anymore than close friends. The story goes through flashbacks, explaining why they are such close friends…
★ 6.3Shenmue the Animation
Shenmue the Animation
TV · 2022 · Action, Adventure, Drama
Synopsis: 1985, Yokosuka. Ryo Hazuki has trained to master the Hazuki Style Jujitsu under his strict father in the Hazuki Dojo from his childhood. However, one day a mysterious man named Lan Di murders his father and takes the “mirror” his father was protecting. Ryo is determined to find t…
★ 7.3Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM
Kidou Senshi Gundam SEED FREEDOM
Movie · 2024 · Action, Drama, Mecha
Synopsis: In C.E.75, the fighting still continues. There are independence movements, and aggression by Blue Cosmos... In order to calm the situation, a global peace monitoring agency called COMPASS is established, with Lacus as its first president. As members of COMPASS, Kira and his comra…
Guimi Zhi Zhu: Wu Mian Ren Pian
Guimi Zhi Zhu: Wu Mian Ren Pian
ONA · Action, Drama, Fantasy
Synopsis: After his resurrection, Klein, now known as Sherlock, becomes a private detective. While taking on cases, he inadvertently provokes a spy organization. With the help of his bodyguard Sharron, as well as the assistance of Audrey and others, he faces many enemies, including the pow…
★ 7.2Ah! My Goddess: The Movie
Aa! Megami-sama! Movie
Movie · 2000 · Drama, Romance, Supernatural
Synopsis: For centuries, a god named Celestin has been imprisoned on the moon for betraying the kingdom of Yggdrasil. Released by the fairy Morgan Le Fey, Celestin travels to Earth to reunite with his former pupil, the goddess Belldandy. Things go awry as Celestin erases Belldandy's memori…
