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Drama Anime from 2004

46 drama anime that aired in 2004, ranked by score.

  1. 1
    Monster

    TV · 74 ep · spring

    Dr. Kenzou Tenma, an elite neurosurgeon recently engaged to his hospital director's daughter, is well on his way to ascending the hospital hierarchy.

  2. 2
    Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad

    TV · 26 ep · fall

    Fourteen-year-old Yukio "Koyuki" Tanaka is a dispirited young boy with no goals in life. However, this all changes when Koyuki saves a strange-looking dog named Beck from being…

  3. 3
    Initial D Fourth Stage

    TV · 24 ep · spring

    Takumi Fujiwara finally joins Ryousuke and Keisuke Takahashi to create "Project D." Their goal is twofold: Ryousuke wants to develop his "High-Speed Street Racing Theory," while…

  4. 4
    Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo

    TV · 24 ep · fall

    In the year 5053, French aristocrats Viscount Albert de Morcerf and Baron Franz d'Epinay attend the festival of Carnival on the moon city of Luna.

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    Paranoia Agent

    TV · 13 ep · winter

    The infamous Shounen Bat is terrorizing the residents of Musashino City. Flying around on his rollerblades and beating people down with a golden baseball bat, the assailant…

  6. 6
    Maria Watches Over Us: Printemps

    TV · 13 ep · summer

    The spring term is beginning for the students at Lillian Girls' Academy. Friends are reunited, but for the Yamayuri Council, it's a bittersweet time.

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    Black Jack (TV)

    TV · 61 ep · fall

    Black Jack is an "unregistered" doctor with a clouded, mysterious past. He works with his little assistant Pinoko (who has a massive crush on the doctor), dealing with medical…

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    Zipang

    TV · 26 ep · fall

    A Ripple in Time Turns the Crucial Tide of WWII. Scheduled for routine military exercises, Commander Kadomatsu and the crew of Japan's newest and most modern Battlecruiser, The…

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    Elfen Lied

    TV · 13 ep · summer

    Lucy is a special breed of human referred to as Diclonius, born with a short pair of horns and invisible telekinetic hands that lands her as a victim of inhumane scientific…

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    Babe, My Love

    TV · 26 ep · spring

    Katakura Kippei is in every way a high school playboy. Spending his days flirting with any girl he can see, responsibility is the last thing on his mind.

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    Rozen Maiden

    TV · 12 ep · fall

    Traumatized by school, Jun Sakurada spends his days at home as a shut-in, purchasing things online, only to send them back before the free trial period ends.

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    Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha

    TV · 13 ep · fall

    Nanoha Takamachi, an ordinary third-grader who enjoys spending time with her family and friends, rescues an injured ferret that she had dreamed about the night before.

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    Tetsujin 28

    TV · 26 ep · spring

    In post-WWII Japan, Prof. Shikishima has built up Shikishima Industries to be a technological powerhouse, working on developing robots.

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    Saiyuki Gunlock

    TV · 26 ep · spring

    The Sanzo Ikkou continues its westward journey, on a mission to prevent a demonic resurrection.

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    Maria Watches Over Us

    TV · 13 ep · winter

    Sachiko Ogasawara, a brilliant and refined student at Lillian Girls' Academy, hides a troubled personality behind her status as the school idol.

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    Kurau Phantom Memory

    TV · 24 ep · summer

    It is the year 2100, and on the colonized Moon, a project is under way to explore new aspects of energy.

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    Fafner

    TV · 25 ep · summer

    Tatsumiyajima is the central island in the middle of a small cluster of islands, in a sleepy backwater of the Japanese isles.

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    Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny

    TV · 50 ep · fall

    In the year Cosmic Era 0071, a wartime brawl between two mobile suits results in the destruction of a neutral country.

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    Yugo The Negotiator

    TV · 13 ep · winter

    "Negotiation means, you turn words into weapons" This is the realization of the popular comic Yu-go that was published in Kondasha Afternoon Magazine over a period of 10…

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    Phoenix

    TV · 13 ep · spring

    From prehistoric times to the distant future, Hi no Tori portrays how the legendary immortal bird Phoenix acts as a witness and chronicler for the history of mankind's endless…

  21. 21
    Gantz: Second Stage

    TV · 13 ep · summer

    Despite having seemingly returned to their normal lives, Kei Kurono, Masaru Katou, and Kei Kishimoto are forced back into the lethal game after Gantz's recent activity.

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    Madlax

    TV · 26 ep · spring

    In the country of Gazth-Sonika, civil war rages. There, a mercenary called Madlax plies her trade, with almost supernatural skill.

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    Area 88 (TV)

    TV · 12 ep · winter

    Deep in the sandy plains of the Middle Eastern kingdom of Asran, Japanese photojournalist Makoto Shinjou travels to the remote airbase Area 88 to document the activities of the…

  24. 24
    Gantz

    TV · 13 ep · spring

    Knowing that he is risking his life, Kei Kurono makes the uncharacteristic decision to jump onto train tracks to save a homeless man from death, only to perish in the process.

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    Koi Kaze

    TV · 13 ep · spring

    Saeki Koushirou works as a wedding planner, but his own love life is in shambles. His background makes it difficult for him to commit himself wholeheartedly to love.

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    Otogi Zoshi: The Legend of Magatama

    TV · 26 ep · summer

    The year is 972 A.D. in Kyoto, the capital of ancient Japan. Kyoto is becoming a corrupt and run-down city; selfish samurai and onmyoji, who care only about gaining political…

  27. 27
    Tenjho Tenge

    TV · 24 ep · spring

    For some people, high school represents the opportunity for a fresh start. You can take new classes and make new friends.

  28. 28
    Jubei-chan 2: The Counterattack of Siberia Yagyu

    TV · 13 ep · winter

    Three hundred years ago, in the frigid land of Siberia, Jubei Yagyu engaged in a fierce battle with Kitaretsusai of the Northern Yagyu clan.

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    Destiny of the Shrine Maiden

    TV · 12 ep · fall

    Kannazuki no Miko begins in the village of Mahoroba, where time passes slowly for both man and nature.

  30. 30
    Daphne in the Brilliant Blue

    TV · 24 ep · winter

    In the future, water has covered much of the Earth due to the effects of global warming. The orphaned Maia Mizuki, 15, just graduated from middle school and has already applied…

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    Space Symphonic Poem Maetel: Galaxy Express 999 Side Story

    TV · 13 ep · summer

    Maetel abandoned her mother and her home planet, the doomed and frozen La Metal, where people must become cyborgs to survive.

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    This Ugly Yet Beautiful World

    TV · 12 ep · spring

    High school student Takeru Takemoto works part time as a (motor)bike courier. During one of his deliveries, he saw a mysterious light passing him and fell into a forest.

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    Utakata

    TV · 12 ep · fall

    It's the last day of the school term in Kamakura Girl's School, and summer is about to begin.

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    Diamond Daydreams

    TV · 12 ep · winter

    If a couple sees the diamond dust together, then they will certainly find eternal happiness. Or so it is said.

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    Final Approach

    TV · 13 ep · fall

    Ever since their parents died a few years ago, Ryo and his sister Akane have been living alone together.

  36. 36
    Monkey Turn V

    TV · 25 ep · summer

    Sequel to Monkey Turn.

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    Ginyuu Mokushiroku Meine Liebe

    TV · 13 ep · fall

    The first season begins with introducing the characters, their past and their ambitions. Orpherus, Eduard, Camus, Lui, and Naoji are five noblemen who attend the prestigious…

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    Monkey Turn

    TV · 25 ep · winter

    Based on Kawai Katsutoshi's manga of the same name, published in Weekly Shounen Sunday, Monkey Turn is a sports anime based around professional speed boat racing.

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    To Heart: Remember My Memories

    TV · 13 ep · fall

    Time flies by; Hiroyuki and Akari are 12th-graders now. Both of them and their friends have grown up gradually in someway, physically or mentally, but one of their best friends…

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    Misaki Chronicle: Divergence Eve

    TV · 13 ep · winter

    Through the long distance warp called the "Exodus Project", Worns, Ryer and the other crew members of "Watchers Nest" manage to escape from the Earth.

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    Double Wish

    TV · 13 ep · fall

    Based on a game by Princess Soft The main character, Junna has a twin sister Senna. He is an ordinal student of an elite school.

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    Burn Up Scramble

    TV · 12 ep · winter

    AD. 2023, Tokyo. Because of the change of the society such as internationalization and enlargement of the trading, the dark side of the society also continues changing.

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    Tsuki wa Higashi ni Hi wa Nishi ni: Operation Sanctuary

    TV · 13 ep · summer

    Naoki Kuzumi, a junior in high school, had lost his parents in an accident five years ago, and is living with his aunt, uncle, and cousin Matsuri.

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    Wind: A Breath of Heart (TV)

    TV · 13 ep · summer

    Okano Makoto transferred to the school in his home town. There, he spent normal but happy school days with his sister, Hinata, a jokey classmate, Tachibana Tsutomu, Shikouin…

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    Kakyusei 2

    TV · 13 ep · fall

    Many people have fond memories of meeting a certain teenage boy in their younger years. However, their ages vary widely, and each remembers him as a teen.

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    Legend of Duo

    TV · 12 ep · fall

    It is the early 21st century, and mankind is doomed. Due to a mysterious virus that steals the essence of human life, humanity has been pushed to the brink of extinction with…