Drama anime
Difficult choices, relationships and coming-of-age stories. Drama anime exploring emotions, loss and changes in characters' lives.
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★ 5.8∀ Gundam I: Earth Light
Turn A Gundam I: Earth Light
Movie · 2002 · Action, Drama, Mecha
Synopsis: A movie retelling of the first half of the Turn A Gundam series.
★ 7.0Armored Trooper Votoms: The Last Red Shoulder
Soukou Kihei Votoms: The Last Red Shoulder
OVA · 1985 · Action, Drama, Mecha
Synopsis: Released in 1985, this OVA tells a critical part of the story between the TV show's Uoodo and Kummen arcs. Although the TV series covered the Red Shoulders in some detail, we didn't get to see much of Chirico's time there or the people involved, and we get both of those here. (So…
★ 6.3Re-Birthday
Happy Birthday, Inochi Kagayaku Toki
Movie · 1999 · Drama, Slice of Life
Synopsis: After being abused by her mother physically and mentally Asuka gets taken in by her grandparents. Slowly she learns her own worth as a human being and overcomes many obstacles. Source AniList
★ 5.5Hana Yori Dango The Movie
Hana Yori Dango (Movie)
Movie · 1997 · Drama, Music, Romance
Synopsis: Set in an alternative timeline to the TV series and manga, the movie features a classic Cinderella story told through the medium of 80's dance. Tsukushi Makino is a trainee dancer in a New York Performance group, struggling to become the star of the show with the help of Rui Hana…
★ 5.9Knight Hunters Eternity
Weiß Kreuz Glühen
TV · 2002 · Action, Drama
Synopsis: Koua is an academy that brings Japanese's most talented people and students together. The mission is to train talented people to bear the world's future leadership. However, recently, the suicide rate in the academy is increasing and there is hardly any information being released…
★ 6.4Mobile Suit Gundam AGE: Memory of Eden
Kidou Senshi Gundam AGE: MEMORY OF EDEN
OVA · 2013 · Action, Drama, Mecha
Synopsis: This project will recompile the television series (from the Asemu arc onward) to focus on the characters Asemu Asuno and Zeheart Galette.
★ 6.8Animation Runner Kuromi 2
Animation Seisaku Shinkou Kuromi-chan 2
OVA · 2004 · Comedy, Drama
Synopsis: After rookie producer Mikiko Oguro manages to guide her team through the production of the anime Time Journeys, the president of Studio Petit announces that the studio will be producing three different shows for the upcoming season. With Mikiko barely able to hold the tiny team t…
★ 6.4ToHeart2 OVA
ToHeart2 OVA
OVA · 2007 · Comedy, Drama, Romance
Synopsis: A collection of stories involving the girls of To Heart 2, with each episode focusing on a different character. (Source: ANN)
★ 7.0Fafner THE BEYOND Part 2
Soukyuu no Fafner: Dead Aggressor - THE BEYOND Part 2
Movie · 2019 · Drama, Mecha, Sci-Fi
Synopsis: Episodes 4-6 of the Soukyuu no Fafner: Dead Aggressor - The Beyond series.
★ 5.6Meiji Tokyo Renka: Hanakagami no Fantasia
Meiji Tokyo Renka: Hanakagami no Fantasia
Movie · 2016 · Drama, Romance, Supernatural
Synopsis: Sequel to Meiji Tokyo Renka: Yumihari no Serenade, which follows Mei Ayazuki as she travels back in time and falls in love with historical figures.
★ 6.4Space Symphonic Poem Maetel ~Galaxy Express 999 Side Story~
Uchuu Koukyoushi Maetel: Ginga Tetsudou 999 Gaiden
TV · 2004 · Drama, Sci-Fi
Synopsis: Maetel abandoned her mother and her home planet, the doomed and frozen La Metal, where people must become cyborgs to survive. When she is beckoned to return, her options seem slim: follow her mother's path (and with it a robot mind and the contempt of all humans), or run away and…
GIRL CRUSH
GIRL CRUSH
TV · Drama
Synopsis: Tenka Momose, a high school freshman that can sing and dance... she's pretty and smart to boot! She's good at everything but love. One day she meets Erian Satou, and was pulled in by her passionate dedication to becoming an idol. This is the story about two young girls chasing af…
★ 5.9∀ Gundam II: Moonlight Butterfly
Turn A Gundam II: Moonlight Butterfly
Movie · 2002 · Action, Drama, Mecha
Synopsis: The movie retelling of the final half of the Turn A Gundam series.
★ 6.7Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Brilliantly Shining Heresy
Soukou Kihei Votoms: Kakuyaku taru Itan
OVA · 1994 · Drama, Mecha, Sci-Fi
Synopsis: Chirico is awoken from cold sleep and separated from Fyana. His attempts to find her come to the attention of a Nextant, the replacement for the Perfect Soldier program. At the same time, the new Pope is to be nominated, and Chirico is religiously considered to be "The Untouchabl…
★ 5.7Saigo no Door wo Shimero!
Saigo no Door wo Shimero!
OVA · 2007 · Comedy, Drama, Romance
Synopsis: After his best friend and longtime crush Toshihisa Saitou marries a woman, Atsushi Nagai decides to drown his sorrows at a bar. There, he becomes acquaintances with Kenzou Honda, a friend of the bride, and the two spend a strange night together. The next morning, Nagai is shocked…
★ 6.9The God of War Dominates
Wushen Zhuzai
ONA · Action, Drama, Fantasy
Synopsis: The protagonist, Qin Chen, was originally one of the most outstanding geniuses in the Martial Domain, but he was betrayed and killed in the forbidden Death Valley of the continent. Facing certain death, Qin Chen unexpectedly triggered the power of a mysterious ancient sword… Thre…
★ 3.9Dracula: Sovereign of the Damned
Yami no Teio: Kyuuketsuki Dracula
Special · 1980 · Drama, Horror, Romance
Synopsis: On a seemingly normal night in Boston, a satanic ritual is taking place: a bride is to be offered up as a sacrifice. However, Dracula, the King of Vampires, swoops in and steals her, with the intent of depriving the woman of both her blood and her life. And yet, despite his earli…
★ 6.4Ys II: Castle in the Heavens
Ys: Tenkuu no Shinden - Adol Christine no Bouken
OVA · Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Synopsis: Now that Adol Christen has saved the land of Esteria from the evil priest Dark Fact, Adol and the two priestesses travel to the floating land of Ys, where evil has an even greater influence on the people and no one has hope. The future of Ys falls to Adol, heir to the powers of t…
Liu Yao
Liu Yao
ONA · Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Synopsis: A cultivation story about how a declining sect is restored by a narcissist, a troublemaker, a meanie, an idiot and a wimpy kid. (Source: Novel Updates)
★ 7.1Fafner THE BEYOND Part 3
Soukyuu no Fafner: Dead Aggressor - THE BEYOND Part 3
Movie · 2020 · Drama, Mecha, Sci-Fi
Synopsis: Episodes 7-9 of the Soukyuu no Fafner: Dead Aggressor - The Beyond series.
★ 7.1Ensemble Stars!! Reminiscences Selection ELEMENT
Ensemble Stars!!: Tsuioku Selection - Element
ONA · 2023 · Drama, Music, Slice of Life
Synopsis: New Ensemble Stars!! web animated series based on the game story "Element".
★ 7.2Little Women II: Jo's Boys
Wakakusa Monogatari: Nan to Jo-sensei
TV · 1993 · Drama, Slice of Life
Synopsis: Nan Harding is the new student at Mr. and Mrs. Bhaer's school. Everyone thinks that she is a pain in the head, but not Mrs. Jo. Together with the other kids, they all embark on their personal adventures and misfortunes while learning in school. (Source: ANN)
★ 6.3Domain of Murder
Hello Harinezumi: File 170 Satsui no Ryoubun
OVA · 1992 · Drama, Mystery, Psychological
Synopsis: One stormy night, a young woman is shot to death on a cliff; her body is found floating in the waters below the next morning. She was last seen with a man who is now being sought not only for her death. Meanwhile, an estranged wife hires Goro, a private investigator, to find her …
★ 6.6Phoenix: Karma Chapter
Hi no Tori: Houou-hen
Movie · 1986 · Drama, Fantasy
Synopsis: Akanemaru, a skilled sculptor, sets out to find the muse for his masterpiece, the legendary immortal bird Phoenix. However, on his journey, he encounters unexpected trouble when he runs into Gaou, a one-eyed, one-armed bandit. Despite Akanemaru's friendly demeanor, Gaou, who harb…
