Drama: (Genre) Titles that show a state, situation, or series of events involving interesting or intense conflict of forces. See also: "Action Drama".
Modern: (Setting) These are titles which have a modern feel to them; the story takes place in the present day (of the creation of this anime), give or take a few years.
| Title | Rating | Synopsis |
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| E | ||
 ef - a tale of melodies |
Rent | Sequel to ef - a tale of memories. This season features a pair of stories focused on violinist Shuichi Kuze and Chihiro's guardian from the last season, Yu Himura. Kuze finds himself slowly being torn apart as he is suffering from a terminal illness and becomes attracted to Renji's cousin, Mizuki Hayama. For Yu, he reflects back on his days in high school when he reunites with childhood friend Yuko Amamiya. |
 ef - a tale of memories |
Rent | The story revolves around 2 sisters, Kei and Chihiro Shinou. Kei spends her mornings helping her 'Oni-chan' Hiro Hirono get up in the morning. But Hiro has started to see another girl named Miyako Miyamura who is a bit of a troubled student and Kei feels that she is a bad influence on him. But lately Kei has noticed someone following her around. Chihiro just stays at the train station and reads. One day a boy Renji stops by and starts talking to her. Chihiro likes this boy but she has a problem: About ten years ago she got into an accident and now cannot remember the previous day. Her only link to the past is a hand written diary that one of her previous selves has written. |
| F | ||
| Fille Révolutionnaire Utena | Buy | See Shoujo Kakumei Utena |
| G | ||
| Glass Mask (2005) | See Glass No Kamen (2005) | |
 Glass No Kamen (2005) |
A new adaptation of Suzue Miuchi`s manga Glass No Kamen (Mask Of Glass), in which a young girl aspires to be an actor on the stage. The original story dates back 1976 when Miuchi serialized it in Hakusensha`s Hana to Yume Magazine. Mask Of Glass was made into a TV anime in 1984 and then later into an OAV series in 1998. |
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| I | ||
| If You Listen Closely | Buy | See Whisper of the Heart |
| M | ||
 MEMORIES |
Buy |
A collection of shorts by Katsuhiro Otomo. The first, Magnetic Rose, is about a group of space salvagers who respond to a distress call and find a lavish space mansion. The second, Stink Bomb, is about a young man who takes an experimental cold pill, and becomes a living disaster as his body exudes an odious green cloud. The last is "Cannon Fodder," about a boy who lives out his life in a vaguely Orwellian world, fighting a distant, invisible, enemy. |
| Mimi wo Sumaseba | Buy | See Whisper of the Heart |
| P | ||
 Paradise Kiss |
Buy |
Yukari Hayasaka is a high school student in her final year undergoing the stress of applying for university exams and the pressures put on her by her mother to succeed as a student. One day, Yukari is brought into the world of fashion modeling by George Koizumi and several of his friends at the Yazawa Gakuen design school. The group known as Paradise Kiss need Yukari’s help to model their clothing designs for their school’s upcoming fashion competition. Yukari agrees to help the group out as she starts to realize her potential in the world of fashion modeling and falls for George as the days count down towards the Yazawa competition. |
| ParaKiss | Buy | See Paradise Kiss |
| R | ||
| Revolutionary Girl Utena | Buy | See Shoujo Kakumei Utena |
| S | ||
 Shoujo Kakumei Utena |
Buy |
Once upon a time there was a princess grieving over the deaths of her mother and father. Before this princess appeared a prince traveling upon a white horse. |
| W | ||
 Whisper of the Heart |
Buy |
Tsukishima Shizuku, a middle-school student and bookworm, is surprised to find out that a number of books she borrowed from the lending library (where her father works) show a notice that one certain Amasawa Seiji had borrowed all these books just some weeks before her. While trying to find out who this guy might be, she has to face the challenges of growing up, be that at school, with her best friend's first love or being respected by her older sister and parents. |
| ガラスの仮面 (2005) | See Glass No Kamen (2005) | |
| パラダイス・キス | Buy | See Paradise Kiss |
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