Drama anime
Difficult choices, relationships and coming-of-age stories. Drama anime exploring emotions, loss and changes in characters' lives.
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★ 6.0Hula Fulla Dance
Hula Fulla Dance
Movie · 2021 · Comedy, Drama, Music
Synopsis: Natsunagi Hiwa is following in her late sister’s footsteps and becomes a hula dancer at the famous Spa Resort Hawaiians. But when her team’s first show ends in disaster, their bond only strengthens. Now, they’re more determined than ever to reach their dreams! (Source: Crunchyrol…
★ 7.1Saiyuuki Gaiden
Saiyuuki Gaiden
OVA · 2011 · Action, Adventure, Drama
Synopsis: In their former lives, 500 years before Genjyo Sanzo and his crew of misfits began their journey west, they were gods, but being godly didn't make them act any more divine. When Goku flies into a murderous rage after seeing his best friend die, Heaven's had enough and wants him d…
★ 6.5Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Operation Meteor
Shin Kidou Senki Gundam Wing: Operation Meteor - ODD＆EVEN NUMBERS
OVA · 1996 · Action, Adventure, Drama
Synopsis: Two video releases recapping events from the Gundam Wing TV series. Each Operation Meteor video contains an 'Odd' episode and an 'Even' episode. The 'Odd' episodes feature Heero, Trowa and Wufei, while the 'Even' episodes feature Duo and Quatre. The episodes also featured brief n…
★ 5.1The Relative Worlds
Soutai Sekai
ONA · 2017 · Drama, Sci-Fi
Synopsis: The story is set in Japan in 2020. The story centers on Shin Hazama, and a version of himself who led a different life in another Japan appears. A crack opens in the everyday life that he thought was impossible to change. Boys and girls have to decide what to think and choose whe…
★ 7.2Perrine Monogatari
Perrine Monogatari
TV · 1978 · Drama, Slice of Life
Synopsis: Perrine is a young girl who lives in Bosnia with her Indian mother and beloved father – that is, until her father passes away, leaving her mother with a single wish: travel to France to be with his father. The over 1,000 kilometer journey seems unfathomable, but Perrine and her m…
★ 6.0The King of Pigs
Dwaejiui Wang
Movie · Drama, Psychological, Thriller
Synopsis: After his business goes bankrupt, 30-something Kyung-Min (Oh Jung-Se) kills his wife impulsively. Hiding his anger, he seeks out his former middle school classmate Jong-Suk (Yang Ik-June). Jong-Suk now works as a ghostwriter for an autobiography, but he dreams of writing his own …
★ 6.7ef ~ A Tale of Melodies - Recollections
ef: a tale of memories. - Recollections
Special · 2008 · Drama, Mystery, Romance
Synopsis: Asou Renji comes back at the station with Chihiro, after the events of ef - a tale of memories. They recollect various moments in this 'summary' of the first season of ef, with special new intermissions. (Source: Animeka)
★ 6.6Legends of the Dark King: A Fist of the North Star Story
Hokuto no Ken: Raoh Gaiden Ten no Haoh
TV · 2008 · Action, Drama
Synopsis: In the wastelands following the great nuclear war, a legend grew of a man. “Hokuto No Ken.” The Fist of the North Star. Master of a legendary fighting technique. A man of impossible strength and endurance. Yet before Ken claimed the title of the Fist, there was another master, tr…
★ 6.3Ai Yori Aoshi: Enishi - Miyuki
Ai Yori Aoshi: Enishi - Miyuki
Special · Comedy, Drama, Romance
Synopsis: Ai yori Aoshi: Enishi - Miyuki is a 16 minute Christmas special set before the beginning of the first season. Based on manga chapters 43-44 and would also fit as episode 21.5 of the first season.
★ 6.8City Hunter The Movie: Angel Dust
City Hunter: Angel Dust
Movie · 2023 · Action, Comedy, Drama
Synopsis: Based on the manga finale, where Ryo Saeba faces his dark past that his former mentor and adoptive father Shin Kaibara from now on leader of Union Teope would want to kill him, as the people who are injected with nanomachines to become super soldiers, aka Angel Dust, are starting…
★ 5.6Amazing Nuts!
Amazing Nuts!
OVA · Action, Adventure, Drama
Synopsis: Amazing Nuts! is an anthology of four animated shorts with each featuring its own distinct animation style and music by Studio 4°C. 1. Global Astroliner Gou 2. Glass Eye 3. Kung-Fu Love 4. Joe and Marilyn
★ 6.9Irresponsible Captain Tylor OVA
Musekinin Kanchou Tylor OVA
OVA · 1994 · Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Synopsis: Six long months have passed. The Raalgon Empire has developed a horrible new type of weapon, and Tylor has been charged with the duty of intercepting it as it is being transported. But when all that could go wrong does go wrong, the crew members of the Soyokaze find themselves at…
Akuyaku no Ending wa Shi nomi
Akuyaku no Ending wa Shi nomi
TV · Drama, Fantasy, Psychological
Synopsis: The latest otome game is all the rage recently, so a regular university student decides to see for herself if its fame is well-deserved. She clears the normal mode in no time and finds herself pitying the villainess, Penelope Eckhart. Penelope is a fake―a replacement for the duke…
Here U Are
Here U Are
TV · Drama, Romance, Slice of Life
Synopsis: Yang Yu is a university upperclassman who's loved by everyone, and Huan Li is a quiet, antisocial new student. The two of them get off on the wrong foot, but despite clashing and repelling one another at times, they are still drawn to each other. (Source: Crunchyroll)
★ 5.8ONE PIECE: Cry heart
ONE PIECE: Cry heart
Special · 2014 · Drama, Fantasy
Synopsis: Episode 1: Fuyujima ni Furu Sakura Diligent animators took Banpresto's "One Piece Cry heart ~Fuyujima ni Furu Sakura~" (One Piece Cry heart ~The Cherry Blossoms That Fall on Winter Island~) line of crane game prize figures and created a five-minute stop-motion short. The short re…
★ 5.9Please☆Teacher: Marie Love Theater
Onegai☆Teacher: Marie, Ai no Gekijou
Special · 2002 · Comedy, Drama, Romance
Synopsis: Special bundled with the DVDs. Please note that this entry doesn't include any of the official AMVs, as those don't contain any new animation.
★ 5.3NAZCA
Jikuu Tenshou Nazca
TV · 1998 · Action, Adventure, Drama
Synopsis: Miura Kyoji, a dedicated kendo student, discovers that his shisho (master) Tate Masanari is a reincarnated Incan warrior named Yawaru who wishes to destroy the world to purify it. Kyoji himself is the warrior Bilka, who foiled Yawaru's plans in their previous lives. Yawaru gather…
★ 5.9Yume Tsukai
Yume Tsukai
TV · 2006 · Comedy, Drama, Slice of Life
Synopsis: When people dream, they express their utmost desires and emotions within the confines of their mind; but when their strong emotions cross the border into reality, the dream can turn into an uncontrollable nightmare. Touko and Rinko are sisters known as "yume tsukai" (dream users)…
★ 6.7Smart-san
Haikara-san ga Tooru
TV · 1978 · Drama, Romance, Slice of Life
Synopsis: Set in the 1920s, Haikara-san ga Tooru is the story of the high-spirited tomboy Benio and her relationship with a handsome half-German soldier named Shinobu. Benio is a very outgoing and athletic girl with firm ideas about being able to live her life as she wants to. When she fir…
★ 6.4Space Battleship Yamato
Uchuu Senkan Yamato (Movie)
Movie · 1977 · Drama, Sci-Fi
Synopsis: After a devastating campaign by the planet Gamillas, Earth has been reduced to a shadow of its former self. Between countless exchanges between human and Gamillan spacecraft and an intense bombardment from asteroid bombs, Earth's surface has been rendered completely barren and un…
★ 8.3Heaven Official's Blessing Short Films
Tian Guan Ci Fu Duanpian
ONA · Action, Adventure, Drama
Synopsis: A short film celebrating the fourth anniversary of the donghua's releases highlighting Huacheng and Xielian's first encounter.
★ 7.0Kimagure Orange Road OVA
Kimagure Orange☆Road OVA
OVA · 1989 · Comedy, Drama, Romance
Synopsis: - Shiroi Koibito-tachi Kyousuke Kasuga and his friends are staying at his grandparent's house over winter break on a skiing trip. Everyone is excited until they hear about a curse that spells doom for couples who go down the mountain together. With a net of relationships and crus…
★ 6.9Penguin's Memory: A Tale of Happiness
Penguin's Memory: Shiawase Monogatari
Movie · 1985 · Drama, Romance
Synopsis: Mike is a penguin soldier who returns home after being injured during combat. Estranged from his family and friends, he leaves his hometown and starts to roam adrift through the country. Source Anime News Network
★ 6.6Oishinbo
Oishinbo
TV · 1988 · Drama, Slice of Life
Synopsis: Oishinbo is a drama about newspaper reporters. The main character is a cynical food critic named Yamaoka. Oishinbo is a popular mainstream comic for adults in Japan. It is even mentioned in an episode of "Iron Chef." (Source: AniDB)
