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Drama Anime from 2003

32 drama anime that aired in 2003, ranked by score.

  1. 1
    Kino's Journey

    TV · 13 ep · spring

    Kino, a 15-year-old traveler, forms a bond with Hermes, a talking motorcycle. Together, they wander the lands and venture through various countries and places, despite having no…

  2. 2
    Planetes

    TV · 26 ep · fall

    In 2075, space travel is no longer just a dream, but an everyday reality for mankind. Advancements in science and technology have led to the colonization of the moon, the…

  3. 3
    Fullmetal Alchemist

    TV · 51 ep · fall

    Edward Elric, a young, brilliant alchemist, has lost much in his twelve-year life: when he and his brother Alphonse try to resurrect their dead mother through the forbidden act…

  4. 4
    Kaleido Star

    TV · 51 ep · spring

    The Kaleido Stage is known throughout the world for captivating audiences with its amazing acrobatics, innovative routines, and extravagant costumes and sets.

  5. 5
    Gungrave

    TV · 26 ep · fall

    Brandon Heat and Harry MacDowel, two friends so close they could be called brothers, receive an abrupt and violent reminder one fateful day of how appallingly merciless the…

  6. 6
    Wolf's Rain

    TV · 26 ep · winter

    In a dying world, there exists an ancient legend: when the world ends, the gateway to paradise will be opened.

  7. 7
    Texhnolyze

    TV · 22 ep · spring

    In the dark underground city of Lux, people live in fear and despair under the rule of various criminal factions.

  8. 8
    Detective School Q

    TV · 45 ep · spring

    Kyuu is your average boy with a knack for logic and reasoning. Desiring to become a detective, he finds out about the existence of the Dan Detective School (DDS); a famed school…

  9. 9
    Tomorrow's Nadja

    TV · 50 ep · winter

    This story takes place about one hundred years ago. Nadja is a bright, cheerful girl who was raised in an orphanage near London, England.

  10. 10
    R.O.D -The TV-

    TV · 26 ep · fall

    Anita King, Maggie Mui, and Michelle Cheung are the Paper Sisters. They run the Three Sisters Detective Agency in Hong Kong which is dedicated to solving cases involving books.

  11. 11
    Gunslinger Girl

    TV · 13 ep · fall

    In the heart of Italy, the Social Welfare Agency rescues young girls from hospital beds and gives them a second chance at life using the latest in cybernetic advancements.

  12. 12
    Scrapped Princess

    TV · 24 ep · spring

    Born to the royal family, Pacifica Casull has earned the nickname "Scrapped Princess" after an apocalyptic prophecy foretells her destroying the world on her 16th birthday.

  13. 13
    Saiyuki Reload

    TV · 25 ep · fall

    Priest Genjo Sanzo and companions Cho Hakkai, Sha Gojyo, and Son Goku maintain their westward journey to stop the resurrection of the demon Gyoumao.

  14. 14
    Twin Spica

    TV · 20 ep · fall

    When Kamogawa Asumi was just a baby, her mother was grievously injured when a rocket crashed to the ground.

  15. 15
    Rumbling Hearts

    TV · 14 ep · fall

    In the warmth of a golden sun, timid high school student Haruka Suzumiya confesses to Takayuki Narumi, the boy she admires.

  16. 16
    Rumiko Takahashi Anthology

    TV · 13 ep · summer

    Shelter. Employment. Companionship. Rumiko Takahashi explores the stress that can befall people when these basic necessities become endangered.

  17. 17
    Ai Yori Aoshi: Enishi

    TV · 12 ep · fall

    Two years after meeting Aoi, Kaoru and gang are still up to their normal habits. Kaoru now in grad school and the tenants being as rowdy as ever what will become of Aoi and…

  18. 18
    The Galaxy Railways

    TV · 26 ep · fall

    In the distant future, trains are no longer bound by their physical tracks. Instead, they take to the skies and travel across the universe on the Galaxy Railways, transporting…

  19. 19
    Mermaid Forest

    TV · 11 ep · fall

    According to an ancient legend, mermaid's flesh can grant immortality if eaten. 500 years ago, Yuta unknowingly ate a piece of mermaid's flesh.

  20. 20
    Please Twins!

    TV · 12 ep · summer

    Maiku Kamishiro's past has always been somewhat of a mystery to him. The only clue he has to who his family might be is an old photograph showing two young children, a boy and a…

  21. 21
    Hoop Days

    TV · 26 ep · spring

    Aikawa Kazuhiko was the captain of Tendoji high school prestigious basketball team. He moves into a new town to attend Mizuho high school and joins its basketball team.

  22. 22
    Maburaho

    TV · 24 ep · fall

    In the world of Maburaho, everyone is born with the ability to use magic and are thus labeled magicians. However, the magical ability of each person is not equal.

  23. 23
    D.C.~Da Capo~

    TV · 26 ep · summer

    Hatsunejima abounds in mysteries—one of which is the town's unwithering cherry trees that are said to grant the most genuine wishes.

  24. 24
    Gunparade March: A New Song for the March

    TV · 12 ep · winter

    It began in 1945, at the end of the Pacific War. Alien invaders filled the earth's Skies, and mankind was forced to confront an unprecedented threat.

  25. 25
    Gilgamesh

    TV · 26 ep · fall

    In an attempt to gather information on immortality, scientists from around the world have assembled to study "Heaven's Gate"—the tomb turned laboratory of the mythical king…

  26. 26
    E's Otherwise

    TV · 26 ep · spring

    Kai, who has powers different from the rest, together with his sickly sister Hikaru was protected by an organization called ASHURUM. Scouted by Eiji, Kai was delegated to the…

  27. 27
    Nanaka 6/17

    TV · 12 ep · winter

    Seventeen-year-old Nanaka Kirisato is a high school student serious about her studies and goals in life.

  28. 28
    Human Crossing

    TV · 13 ep · spring

    Families, husbands and wives, lovers and ordinary people. Dramas that emerge from life's human crossroads... Ordinary people muddling through life and intersect with one another…

  29. 29
    Popotan

    TV · 12 ep · summer

    Beautiful sisters Ai, Mai, Mii, their android maid Mea and slippery pet ferret Unagi make an amazing journey together through time and space without ever leaving their beloved…

  30. 30
    Shadow Star Narutaru

    TV · 13 ep · summer

    During her summer holiday at her grandparents house Tamai Shiina, a young and cheerful schoolgirl, meets a strange looking creature.

  31. 31
    Divergence Eve

    TV · 13 ep · summer

    In the 24th Century, Intergalactic Space Travel has become a reality. One of the first outposts in the far reaches of space is WATCHER'S NEST - an inflation hole drive portal -…

  32. 32
    Lime-iro Senkitan

    TV · 13 ep · winter

    Around the the 37th year of the Meiji Era (1904), in the midst of the Russo-Japanese war, the small Japanese army, in need of assistance, uses its special flying (thanks to a…