Drama anime
Difficult choices, relationships and coming-of-age stories. Drama anime exploring emotions, loss and changes in characters' lives.
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★ 6.6Rurouni Kenshin: New Kyoto Arc
Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan - Shin Kyoto-hen
OVA · 2011 · Action, Drama
Synopsis: A large scale remake of the time after Kenshin leaves tokyo up until before the inferno of Kyoto.
★ 6.7Tonbo!
Ooi! Tonbo
TV · 2024 · Drama, Slice of Life, Sports
Synopsis: Tonbo Ooi, the protagonist, lost both of her parents in a car accident when she was young and was raised by her grandfather, Gonzou Ooi, a fisherman on the island of Kagoshima in the Tokara Islands. Tonbo learns to play golf while using her father's inherited No. 3 iron on the is…
★ 7.2Mom, I'm Sorry
Xiehou Ta De Shaonu Shidai
ONA · Comedy, Drama, Slice of Life
Synopsis: "Mom, I'm sorry. Please don't die." When Henry realizes death is at his mother's doorstep, he strikes a deal with a lifespan dealer to give years of his own life to his ailing mother. Now, his mother is a 20-year-old college student with a full life ahead of her, and Henry devote…
★ 7.7Yuki Yuna Is A Hero: Washio Sumi Chapter 2 - Spirit
Yuuki Yuuna wa Yuusha de Aru: Washio Sumi no Shou 2 - Tamashii
Movie · 2017 · Action, Drama, Fantasy
Synopsis: The second movie in the Washio Sumi no Shou trilogy.
★ 6.0Meiji Gekken: 1874
Meiji Gekken: 1874
TV · 2024 · Action, Drama, Mystery
Synopsis: By 1874, seven years have passed since the end of the samurai era. A former samurai, Shizuma Orikasa works as a rickshaw driver in Tokyo while looking for his fiancée, Sumie Kanomata, who went missing during the Boshin War. Shizuma thwarts an assassination attempt and joins the n…
★ 6.2Kanamewo
Kanamewo
ONA · 2015 · Drama, Romance, Supernatural
Synopsis: After crashing her bike on her way back home from work, a young woman stumbles upon a vulnerable tree goddess whose shrine is being demolished by a construction project. Feeling compelled to help her, the woman invites the goddess into her home and cares for her. However, as thei…
★ 7.3Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha: Reflection
Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha: Reflection
Movie · 2017 · Action, Drama, Mahou Shoujo
Synopsis: The dying planet of Eltria is the only home of Kyrie Florian, her older sister Amitie, and her parents, who are scientists researching ways to save it. Unfortunately, the Florians must leave the planet behind to seek medical care for their father, who has contracted a lethal illn…
★ 6.2NIGHT HEAD GENESIS
NIGHT HEAD GENESIS
TV · 2006 · Drama, Horror, Mystery
Synopsis: Following a 15-year long seclusion in a research facility, brothers Naoto and Naoya Kirihara finally escape after the psychic barrier separating them from the outside world collapses. Abandoned by their parents, who feared their supernatural powers, the siblings now strive for a …
Go-toubun no Hanayome: Shunkashuutou
Go-toubun no Hanayome: Shunkashuutou
TV · Comedy, Drama, Romance
Synopsis: Anime adaptation 5-toubun no Hanayome: , portraying stories from January of their third year of high school to December after graduation.
★ 7.9Useless Witch Doremi Kaboom!
Ojamajo Doremi Dokkaan!
TV · 2002 · Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Synopsis: Hana-chan has somehow become a peer of the Ojamajo. With Majo Tourbillion's spirit starting to run rampant and cause more problems in the Witch World, Doremi and the others are tasked with breaking her curse once and for all. Along with help from a special elephant, Pao-chan, Dor…
★ 6.9Otona Joshi no Anime Time
Otona Joshi no Anime Time
Special · 2011 · Drama, Romance
Synopsis: Kawamo wo Suberu Kaze Returning to Japan to visit her parents after five years abroad, Noriko does not know what to expect. While some things in Kanazawa have changed and some things have stayed the same, Noriko cannot help but dredge up memories of her youth and secrets she thou…
★ 7.5The Story of Saiunkoku Second Series
Saiunkoku Monogatari 2nd Season
TV · 2007 · Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Synopsis: Shuurei Kou and her friend Eigetsu To, a boy prodigy of humble origins, have been appointed co-governors of the Sa province, one of the eight provinces in Saiunkoku. Together, they decide to make the province an academic research center in the hopes of bringing a long overdue pro…
Go-toubun no Hanayome (Shinsaku OVA)
Go-toubun no Hanayome (Shinsaku OVA)
OVA · Comedy, Drama, Romance
Synopsis: OVA featuring more stories from the manga not adapted in the main anime.
★ 6.7Komada - A Whisky Family
Komada Jouryuusho e Youkoso
Movie · 2023 · Drama, Slice of Life
Synopsis: Morose journalist Koutarou Takahashi is not excited about the assignment his boss has given him—writing articles on several whisky distilleries across Japan to capitalize on the recent rise in the alcoholic beverage's popularity. Without any knowledge of the spirit, he does the b…
★ 7.0Ringing Bell
Chirin no Suzu
Movie · 1978 · Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Synopsis: Chirin, a newborn lamb, and his mother live a peaceful life in a meadow. As long as they stay inside the fence that protects them and the rest of the flock, they are free to frolic and graze on the delicious clover leaves. However, their idyllic life is shattered when a wolf name…
★ 6.8K: SEVEN STORIES "Circle Vision - Nameless Song - "
K SEVEN STORIES: Circle Vision ~Nameless Song~
Movie · 2018 · Action, Drama, Supernatural
Synopsis: Adolf K. Weismann is sharing a peaceful meal with his loved ones, but as the days go by, some begin to realize that this perfect world where everyone is alive and happy seems too good to be true. (Source: TubiTV, edited)
★ 4.3Cipher
CIPHER
OVA · 1989 · Drama, Music
Synopsis: Two brothers are in the spotlight: one a movie star making a football movie, the other a musician who occasionally goes to school (to cover for his sibling). What will destiny bring them?
★ 5.7Ai no Kusabi (2012)
Ai no Kusabi (2012)
OVA · 2012 · Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
Synopsis: The story is set in the future on the planet named Amoi which is controlled by a supercomputer named Jupiter. Among the mostly male human population, the light-haired elite class is allowed to temporarily keep the dark-haired "mongrels" as pets. One elite member, Iason, encounter…
★ 7.0Slam Dunk Movie 1
SLAM DUNK (Movie)
Movie · 1994 · Comedy, Drama, Slice of Life
Synopsis: Sakuragi and the Shohoku team takes on Oda and Takezono High School. This is Sakuragi's second match as he faces Oda, a basketball player who went to the same junior high. (Source: ANN)
★ 7.1Ojii-san no Lamp
Ojii-san no Lamp
Movie · 2011 · Drama
Synopsis: When a young boy named Tooichi stumbles upon an old lamp in his grandfather's shed, he mistakes it for a toy and takes it outside to play. When his grandfather discovers this, he reprimands the boy and begins recounting the story behind the artifact—of how a small, traditional Ja…
★ 6.3Polyphonica
Shinkyoku Soukai Polyphonica
TV · 2007 · Drama, Fantasy, Music
Synopsis: Phoron Tatara's no ordinary musician. As one of the rare Dantists who can summon elder spirits using music called Commandia, his gift is so strong that his spirit partner is none other than the infamous Corticarte Apa Lagranges. Sure, she may look like a young girl in her human f…
★ 5.7The Drops of God
Kami no Shizuku
TV · 2026 · Drama, Mystery, Slice of Life
Synopsis: Over the course of history, thanks to its multifaceted scent, palette of warm colors, and spiritual texture, wine has become an endless source of discoveries for food enthusiasts, connoisseurs, and poets alike. On top of this world, Yutaka Kanzaki stands as the most refined wine …
★ 6.9Brigadoon
Brigadoon: Marin to Melan
TV · 2000 · Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Synopsis: Marin is a typical junior high school girl with a sunny disposition and a loving adoptive family. Her life takes a drastic change when a mysterious mirage is seen in the sky above the entire earth. Killer androids called Monomakia descend to earth from the formation in the sky ca…
★ 5.2CESTVS -The Roman Fighter-
Cestvs: The Roman Fighter
TV · 2021 · Action, Drama, Sports
Synopsis: In the year 54 AD, 15-year-old slave fighter Cestvs desires one thing—an escape from his violent life. It is the wish Cestvs' owner has promised to grant him, but only after he wins 100 battles. However, Cestvs quickly comes to terms with the fact that, as a slave, his life is ex…
