Drama anime
Difficult choices, relationships and coming-of-age stories. Drama anime exploring emotions, loss and changes in characters' lives.
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Yona of the Dawn (Sequel)
Akatsuki no Yona (Zoku-hen)
— · Action, Adventure, Comedy
Synopsis: Anime sequel for Akatsuki no Yona.
★ 6.6A New Dawn
Hanarokushou ga Akeru Hi ni
Movie · 2026 · Drama
Synopsis: The Obinata Fireworks Shop factory is getting prepared for an administrative action for confiscation tomorrow. It has been six years since Keitarou has been holed up in a closed-down factory creating fireworks by himself, chasing after an illusion of his father who vanished. It i…
★ 6.9Kud Wafter
Kud Wafter
Movie · 2020 · Drama, Romance, Supernatural
Synopsis: This anime adapts Key's visual novel Kud Wafter, which follows the romantic relationship between Riki Naoe and Kudryavka Noumi from the game Little Busters!
★ 6.7Utano☆Princesama Legend Star
Uta no☆Prince-sama♪ Maji LOVE Legend Star
TV · 2016 · Comedy, Drama, Music
Synopsis: The anime's story will start where the third season left off, at the competition for who will open the Triple S international sporting event. Raging Entertainment's HE★VENS idol group had hijacked the competition between QUARTET NIGHT and ST☆RISH, causing chaos. However, after th…
★ 7.1RE:cycle of the PENGUINDRUM Part 1: Your Train Is the Survival Tactic
RE:cycle of the PENGUINDRUM: Zenpen - Kimi no Ressha wa Seizon Senryaku
Movie · 2022 · Drama, Mystery, Psychological
Synopsis: Compilation of Mawaru Penguindrum, including new scenes.
★ 5.8A Wind Named Amnesia
Kaze no Na wa Amnesia
Movie · 1990 · Action, Adventure, Drama
Synopsis: Two years ago, a mysterious wind swept over the Earth without warning, taking everyone's memories with it. Not knowing their names or even how to speak, cars crashed, planes dropped from the sky, and society crumbled in an instant. One young man happens to wander into a military …
★ 7.9Major: Message
Major: Message
OVA · 2011 · Comedy, Drama, Sports
Synopsis: Thirteen years after achieving major success with the Indiana Hornets, Gorou Honda's career as a pitcher ended abruptly after sustaining a horrible injury. Inspired by his father, who continued playing baseball despite major setbacks, Gorou plans to restart his baseball career an…
★ 7.1Hana-Kimi Season 2
Hanazakari no Kimitachi e 2nd Season
ONA · 2026 · Comedy, Drama, Romance
Synopsis: Second season of Hanazakari no Kimitachi e.
★ 5.7Suntory Minami Alps no Tennen Mizu
Suntory Minami Alps no Tennen Mizu
Special · 2016 · Drama
Synopsis: Collaboration commercials with Suntory and Kimi no Na wa.. The "Mitsuha no Omoi" (Mitsuha's Thoughts) commercial shows the character Mitsuha Miyamizu drinking SUNTORY Minami Alps Tennensui Yogurina, which is yogurt-flavored mineral water. The "Taki no Omoi" (Taki's Thoughts) comm…
★ 7.0ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept. - Regards
ACCA: 13-ku Kansatsu-ka - Regards
OVA · 2020 · Drama, Mystery
Synopsis: The new order of ACCA will soon hold its first-anniversary celebration. To ensure every district is prepared for the festival, Jean Otus—acting as a representative for ACCA's inspection department—is called to travel across the Kingdom of Dowa and help with the arrangements. Howe…
★ 6.1Ninja Vs. Gokudo
Ninja to Gokudou
TV · 2025 · Action, Drama
Synopsis: Since ancient times, the ninja and the yakuza have been at war, spilling blood around the world as empires rise and fall. So when, in the modern age, Shinoha, a ninja, meets Kiwami, a gangster following the path of the yakuza—the gokudo—and discovers they have common interests, t…
★ 7.4cocoon – One Summer of Girlhood
cocoon: Aru Natsu no Shoujo-tachi Yori
Special · 2025 · Drama
Synopsis: San and Mayu are two schoolgirls living in Okinawa during the closing months of the Pacific War. Together with their classmates, the two friends are drafted into the war effort as nurses for wounded soldiers. When ordered to die for their country, the remaining members of the gro…
★ 5.3Boku wa Imouto ni Koi wo Suru
Boku wa Imouto ni Koi wo Suru
OVA · 2005 · Drama, Romance, Slice of Life
Synopsis: Yori and his twin sister Iku used to be very close as children but lately Yori has grown colder toward Iku and is always eager to stay away from her. Iku was confused by Yori's attitude. Actually Yori is in love with Iku and that forbidden love is causing Yori sleepless nights si…
★ 7.5capeta
capeta
TV · 2005 · Drama, Sports
Synopsis: After losing his mother at a very young age, elementary school student Capeta Taira is forced to become more independent to avoid his father worrying for him. Working in a paving company, his father is often busy and has to work overtime to make ends meet. However, no matter how …
★ 6.6Tenjho Tenge: The Ultimate Fight
Tenjou Tenge: ULTIMATE FIGHT
OVA · 2005 · Adventure, Drama, Romance
Synopsis: Continues from where the original series left off. The characters try to settle their conflicts with each other in this 2 episode OAV. Aya confronts her sister Maya about Nagi, while Nagi receives a challenge from Mitsuomi to fight to the death. Meanwhile, Bob trains as hard as h…
★ 5.7Shattered Angels
Kyoshiro to Towa no Sora
TV · 2007 · Drama, Romance
Synopsis: Kyoshiro to Towa no Sora revolves around the life of Kuu Shiratori, a seemingly normal high school girl who enjoys her school life in the giant city Academia, which is thought of as a symbol of recovery for humanity since already ten years have passed since the greatest disaster …
★ 7.3No Longer Human
Ningen Shikkaku: Director's Cut Ban
Movie · 2009 · Drama, Psychological
Synopsis: A compilation film of four episodes of the Madhouse Aoi Bungaku Series anime, adapting Osamu Dazai's classic literary novel, No Longer Human. The film follows the story of Yozo Oba, a troubled man who is isolated, pretends to be cheerful, and descends into alcoholism and drug abu…
★ 5.5ZENONZARD THE ANIMATION
Zenonzard: THE ANIMATION
ONA · 2020 · Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Synopsis: Hinaria is unemployed, gaming every day. One day she decides to hack the servers belonging to the Beholder Group for some money, and she stumbles across a carefully secured record of two witches, Alice and Rimel. The two women wished to coexist with mankind, and the history they …
★ 6.3I My Me! Strawberry Eggs
I My Me! Strawberry Eggs
TV · 2001 · Comedy, Drama, Romance
Synopsis: Amawa Hibiki is a young man just out of college, with an education to be an athletics teacher. He's been having a hard time finding a job since he graduated, so all his money has gone towards living expenses. When his landlady demands his first payment to live in her living estab…
★ 6.7Mahoromatic: Something More Beautiful
Mahoromatic: Motto Utsukushii Mono
TV · 2002 · Comedy, Drama, Ecchi
Synopsis: As the relationship between Mahoro, Suguru and his classmates develops further, another android girl enters their lives and becomes attached to Mahoro. All the while, the number of days before Mahoro is to shut down decreases steadily. (Source: ANN)
★ 6.2Ai no Kusabi
Ai no Kusabi
OVA · 1992 · Action, Drama, Romance
Synopsis: On the planet Amoi, a person's status is primarily dictated by the color of their hair. This society is run by the AI supercomputer known as Jupiter and its governing board of perfect blondes, referred to as Blondies, living in the capital city of Tanagura. However, the darker-ha…
★ 6.2D.C.III: Da Capo III
D.C.III: Da Capo III
TV · 2013 · Drama, Ecchi, Romance
Synopsis: On the island of Hatsunejima, where spring is eternal, grows a particular large cherry blossom tree. This cherry blossom tree never withers, and is said to be able to fulfill any wish. However, one day, this tree had become a normal cherry blossom tree...
Haikyuu!!: Bakemono-tachi no Iku Tokoro
Haikyuu!!: Bakemono-tachi no Iku Tokoro
Special · Comedy, Drama, Sports
Synopsis: Short Anime depicting the match between Fukuroudani Academy and Mujinazaka High School.
★ 6.5Blue Seed
BLUE SEED
TV · 1994 · Action, Adventure, Comedy
Synopsis: Momiji is an average girl until the day she finds she is the descendant of the great Kushinada family. Only she, with her Kushinada blood, can stop the Aragami, demonic plant-like monsters threatening to destroy Japan. Along to help her is the TAC, and a possible love interest in…
