Best drawing anime
139 anime about drawing, ranked by community score. Tags come from AniList voters; the percentage on each title page says how strongly the tag applies.
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3.9The Pet Girl of Sakurasou
TV · 2012 · 24 ep
The Pet Girl of SakurasouSakura-sou no Pet na KanojoTV · 2012 · 24 ep3.9The first time he saw her, it was love at first sight. Unfortunately for Sorata Kanda, "she" was a cat named Hikari and his school's rules forbid keeping pets in the regular dorms. As a result, Sorata is banished to the infamous Sakura…
3.5DON'T TOY WITH ME, MISS NAGATORO
TV · 2021 · 12 ep
DON'T TOY WITH ME, MISS NAGATOROIjiranaide, Nagatoro-sanTV · 2021 · 12 ep3.5"A girl in a lower grade just made me cry!" One day, Senpai visits the library after school and becomes the target of a super sadistic junior! The name of the girl who teases, torments, and tantalizes Senpai is "Nagatoro!" She's annoying…
3.8The Garden of Words
Movie · 2013 · 1 ep
The Garden of WordsKotonoha no NiwaMovie · 2013 · 1 ep3.8Some people revel and play in the rain; others dread it and hide at the first drop. For high school student Takao, a summer shower is a source of artistic inspiration… but when he skips school in order to sketch in a rainy garden, Takao…
4.2Nichijou - My Ordinary Life
TV · 2011 · 26 ep
Nichijou - My Ordinary LifeNichijouTV · 2011 · 26 ep4.2Nichijou primarily focuses on the daily antics of a trio of childhood friends—high school girls Mio Naganohara, Yuuko Aioi and Mai Minakami—whose stories soon intertwine with the young genius Hakase Shinonome, her robot caretaker Nano, and…
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4.0Great Pretender
TV · 2020 · 23 ep
Great PretenderTV · 2020 · 23 ep4.0Self-styled “Japan's greatest swindler” Makoto Edamura is mainly targeting elder people and occasional foreign travelers. But when he tries to scam an apparently clueless French tourist in Tokyo, he can't possibly imagine that what looked…
4.3Witch Hat Atelier
TV · 2026 · 13 ep
Witch Hat AtelierTongari Boushi no AtelierTV · 2026 · 13 ep4.3In a world where everyone takes wonders like magic spells and dragons for granted, Coco is a girl with a simple dream: she wants to be a witch. But everybody knows magicians are born, not made, and Coco was not born with a gift for magic…
3.8Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun
TV · 2014 · 12 ep
Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kunGekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kunTV · 2014 · 12 ep3.8You know how the story goes: girl crushes on guy, girl confesses feelings to guy, guy mistakes confession for a job application. Okay, maybe that's not how it usually goes, but that's what happens when Chiyo Sakura finally gets up the…
4.1Josee, the Tiger and the Fish
Movie · 2020 · 1 ep
Josee, the Tiger and the FishJosee to Tora to Sakana-tachiMovie · 2020 · 1 ep4.1The story centers on the relationship between Tsuneo and Josee. Tsuneo is a university student, and Josee is a young girl who has rarely gone out of the house by herself due to her being unable to walk. The two meet when Tsuneo finds…
4.0Kiki's Delivery Service
Movie · 1989 · 1 ep
Kiki's Delivery ServiceMajo no TakkyuubinMovie · 1989 · 1 ep4.0Kiki is an enterprising young girl who must follow tradition to become a full-fledged witch. Venturing out with only her chatty black cat, Jiji, Kiki flies off for the adventure of a lifetime. Landing in a far-off city, she sets up a…
3.0Eromanga Sensei
TV · 2017 · 12 ep
Eromanga SenseiEromanga-senseiTV · 2017 · 12 ep3.0The "new sibling romantic comedy" revolves around Masamune Izumi, a light novel author in high school. Masamune's little sister is Sagiri, a shut-in girl who hasn't left her room for an entire year. She even forces her brother to make and…
4.3OSHI NO KO Season 2
TV · 2024 · 13 ep
OSHI NO KO Season 2[Oshi no Ko] 2nd SeasonTV · 2024 · 13 ep4.3Aqua’s desire for revenge takes center stage as he navigates the dark underbelly of the entertainment world alongside his twin sister, Ruby. While Ruby follows in their slain mother’s footsteps to become an idol, Aqua joins a famous…
3.6Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend
TV · 2015 · 13 ep
Saekano: How to Raise a Boring GirlfriendSaenai Heroine no SodatekataTV · 2015 · 13 ep3.6The life of Tomoyo Aki, a highschool otaku working part time to support his BD hoarding. With remarkable luck, he bumps head-first into Megumi Kato, the most beautiful girl he has ever seen. Naturally, the meeting twists his life into a…Highest rated
4.3LOOK BACK
Movie · 2024 · 1 ep
LOOK BACKLook BackMovie · 2024 · 1 ep4.3Ayumu Fujino is a fourth grader who draws a manga strip for the school newspaper. Her art makes her the star of the class, but one day she's told that Kyomoto, a student who refuses to come to school, would also like to submit a manga for…
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4.3MONOGATARI Series: OFF & MONSTER Season
ONA · 2024 · 14 ep
MONOGATARI Series: OFF & MONSTER SeasonMonogatari Series: Off & Monster SeasonONA · 2024 · 14 ep4.3The sequel to the 'Final Season' story arc of the Monogatari series. From the past to the future, their story continues. Now that he has graduated from high school, Koyomi Araragi’s story ends here. His story is truly over now, but the… 4.3Witch Hat Atelier
TV · 2026 · 13 ep
Witch Hat AtelierTongari Boushi no AtelierTV · 2026 · 13 ep4.3In a world where everyone takes wonders like magic spells and dragons for granted, Coco is a girl with a simple dream: she wants to be a witch. But everybody knows magicians are born, not made, and Coco was not born with a gift for magic… 4.3OSHI NO KO Season 2
TV · 2024 · 13 ep
OSHI NO KO Season 2[Oshi no Ko] 2nd SeasonTV · 2024 · 13 ep4.3Aqua’s desire for revenge takes center stage as he navigates the dark underbelly of the entertainment world alongside his twin sister, Ruby. While Ruby follows in their slain mother’s footsteps to become an idol, Aqua joins a famous…
4.2Love Through A Prism
ONA · 2026 · 20 ep
Love Through A PrismPrism RondoONA · 2026 · 20 ep4.2Yoko Kamio, whose manga "Boys Over Flowers" enraptured readers around the globe, brings a brand-new classic to viewers worldwide. Set at a London art academy in the opening decade of the 1900s, the Netflix Series "Love Through a Prism"… 4.2Nichijou - My Ordinary Life
TV · 2011 · 26 ep
Nichijou - My Ordinary LifeNichijouTV · 2011 · 26 ep4.2Nichijou primarily focuses on the daily antics of a trio of childhood friends—high school girls Mio Naganohara, Yuuko Aioi and Mai Minakami—whose stories soon intertwine with the young genius Hakase Shinonome, her robot caretaker Nano, and…
4.2Saekano the Movie: Finale
Movie · 2019 · 1 ep
Saekano the Movie: FinaleSaenai Heroine no Sodatekata FineMovie · 2019 · 1 ep4.2After Eriri and Utaha leave Blessing Software, Tomoya and Megumi work alongside Izumi, Michiru, and Hashima in order to create their next game together: "How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend." However, Tomoya is stuck when it comes to writing…
4.2Bakuman. 3rd Season
TV · 2012 · 25 ep
Bakuman. 3rd SeasonTV · 2012 · 25 ep4.2Moritaka Mashiro and Akito Takagi have come a long way since they started making manga in middle school, but trials still await them as they head towards their goal of getting an anime adaptation for one of their manga. As they continue to… 4.1Josee, the Tiger and the Fish
Movie · 2020 · 1 ep
Josee, the Tiger and the FishJosee to Tora to Sakana-tachiMovie · 2020 · 1 ep4.1The story centers on the relationship between Tsuneo and Josee. Tsuneo is a university student, and Josee is a young girl who has rarely gone out of the house by herself due to her being unable to walk. The two meet when Tsuneo finds…Mature
4.0Great Pretender
TV · 2020 · 23 ep
Great PretenderTV · 2020 · 23 ep4.0Self-styled “Japan's greatest swindler” Makoto Edamura is mainly targeting elder people and occasional foreign travelers. But when he tries to scam an apparently clueless French tourist in Tokyo, he can't possibly imagine that what looked… 4.0Kiki's Delivery Service
Movie · 1989 · 1 ep
Kiki's Delivery ServiceMajo no TakkyuubinMovie · 1989 · 1 ep4.0Kiki is an enterprising young girl who must follow tradition to become a full-fledged witch. Venturing out with only her chatty black cat, Jiji, Kiki flies off for the adventure of a lifetime. Landing in a far-off city, she sets up a…
4.0SHIROBAKO
TV · 2014 · 24 ep
SHIROBAKOShirobakoTV · 2014 · 24 ep4.0Once upon a time, five girls made an animated film and it was so much fun that they pledged to get jobs in animation so that someday they could make another film together. Now, two years later, Aoi, Shizuka, Ema, Misa and Midori have…
4.0In This Corner of the World
Movie · 2016 · 1 ep
In This Corner of the WorldKono Sekai no Katasumi niMovie · 2016 · 1 ep4.0The story follows a young lady named Suzu Urano, who in 1944 moves to the small town of Kure in Hiroshima to live with her husband's family. Suzu's life is thrown into chaos when her town is bombed during World War II. Her perseverance and…
4.0Bakuman. 2nd Season
TV · 2011 · 25 ep
Bakuman. 2nd SeasonTV · 2011 · 25 ep4.0After the decision to serialize Moritaka and Akito has been made, they are introduced to Miura, their new manager. At first, the two thought it was a joke, but Hattori gives them a pep talk before leaving. While Miura doesn't seem like a…
4.0Non Non Biyori Vacation
Movie · 2018 · 1 ep
Non Non Biyori VacationNon Non Biyori Movie: VacationMovie · 2018 · 1 ep4.0Even when you're fortunate enough to live in a place as beautiful as the country village of Asahigaoka, you should never turn down the chance to explore someplace else. So, when Suguru wins a free trip to Okinawa just as the summer…
4.0Draw This, Then Die!
TV · 2026 · 12 ep
Draw This, Then Die!Kore Kaite ShineTV · 2026 · 12 ep4.0First-year high school student Ai Yasumi lives on the island of Izu Oshima and loves reading manga. But after a certain turning point, she sets her sights on creating stories of her own! As she dives into the world of manga-making, Ai…
4.0The Master of Diabolism Q
ONA · 2020 · 30 ep
The Master of Diabolism QMo Dao Zu Shi QONA · 2020 · 30 ep4.0The chibi spin-off that takes place during the three periods of Wei Wuxian's life (adolescence, adulthood, and rebirth after death), selecting the cute, warm, and healing parts as the main contents. This series hopes to heal the audience…
4.0Hidamari Sketch Sae & Hiro Graduation
OVA · 2013 · 2 ep
Hidamari Sketch Sae & Hiro GraduationHidamari Sketch: Sae Hiro Sotsugyou-henOVA · 2013 · 2 ep4.0Sae and Hiro take their final exams while the rest of the Hidamari Apartment's residents cheer them on and prepare for their eventual graduation. (Source: Anime News Network)
4.0Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!
TV · 2020 · 12 ep
Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!Eizouken ni wa Te wo Dasu na!TV · 2020 · 12 ep4.0First year high schooler Midori Asakusa loves anime so much, she insists that "concept is everything" in animation. Though she draws a variety of ideas in her sketchbook, she hasn't taken the first step to creating anime, insisting that…
4.0The Wind Rises
Movie · 2013 · 1 ep
The Wind RisesKaze TachinuMovie · 2013 · 1 ep4.0Although Jirou Horikoshi's nearsightedness prevents him from ever becoming a pilot, he leaves his hometown to study aeronautical engineering at Tokyo Imperial University for one simple purpose: to design and build planes just like his…
4.0The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes
Movie · 2022 · 1 ep
The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of GoodbyesNatsu e no Tunnel, Sayonara no DeguchiMovie · 2022 · 1 ep4.0Urashima Tunnel - Once you enter that tunnel, you can get whatever you want, but at a price. Kaoru Tohno, who seems to have an elusive personality and traumatic past, and Anzu Hanashiro, who is struggling to reconcile her ideal image and…
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4.0Haibane Renmei
TV · 2002 · 13 ep
Haibane RenmeiTV · 2002 · 13 ep4.0A dream of falling from the sky... and then birth. Rakka is born from a large cocoon into the Old Home, greeted by a group of girls with small wings on their backs and shining halos above their heads. Soon Rakka’s own wings grow, a…
4.0Hidamari Sketch x Honeycomb
TV · 2012 · 12 ep
Hidamari Sketch x HoneycombTV · 2012 · 12 ep4.0Studying at the Yamabuki Arts High School has been a dream-come-true for Yuno, and she's learned so much already! And not just from her instructors, but from her friends and neighbors who've become her second family and made the Hidamari…
4.0In This Corner (and Other Corners) of the World
Movie · 2019 · 1 ep
In This Corner (and Other Corners) of the WorldMovie · 2019 · 1 ep4.0Suzu is a quiet and ordinary -- if not a bit of clumsy and daydreaming -- girl growing up in the outskirts of the city of Hiroshima in mid-1930s. She loves drawing sketches with pencils -- a hobby she is really good at. Following her…
4.0Bakuman.
TV · 2010 · 25 ep
Bakuman.TV · 2010 · 25 ep4.0Moritaka Mashiro and Akito Takagi are pretty much foils of each other. Mashiro, an average 9th grade student but talented artist, and Takagi, an overall advanced 9th grader and aspiring writer. After great convincing, Takagi convinces…
4.0Princess Jellyfish
TV · 2010 · 11 ep
Princess JellyfishKuragehimeTV · 2010 · 11 ep4.0Plain, timid and obsessed with jellyfish, Tsukimi is a far cry from her idea of a princess. Her tepid life as a jobless illustrator comes complete with roommates who harbor diehard hobbies that solidify their status as hopeless social…
4.0Tatsuki Fujimoto 17-26
ONA · 2025 · 8 ep
Tatsuki Fujimoto 17-26Fujimoto Tatsuki 17-26ONA · 2025 · 8 ep4.0An anthology series adapting 8 short stories created by manga artist Tatsuki Fujimoto between ages 17 and 26. 1) A Couple Clucking Chickens Were Still Kickin' in the Schoolyard (Dir. Seishirou Nagaya, ZEXCS) 2) Sasaki Stopped a Bullet…
4.0Moomin
TV · 1990 · 78 ep
MoominTanoshii Muumin IkkaTV · 1990 · 78 ep4.0In the remote and mysterious Moomin Valley live the Moomin trolls, gentle and peaceful creatures. Young Moomin and his family experience many strange adventures, both magical and mundane. Based on the children's stories by Tove Jansson…
4.0Hidamari Sketch x Hoshimittsu
TV · 2010 · 12 ep
Hidamari Sketch x HoshimittsuHidamari Sketch x ☆☆☆TV · 2010 · 12 ep4.0Some say that life is like an unfolding tapestry, but living at the Hidamari Apartments is more like being part of a patchwork quilt, one that constantly changes as bits and pieces of the lives and dreams of the young artists who make this… 3.9The Pet Girl of Sakurasou
TV · 2012 · 24 ep
The Pet Girl of SakurasouSakura-sou no Pet na KanojoTV · 2012 · 24 ep3.9The first time he saw her, it was love at first sight. Unfortunately for Sorata Kanda, "she" was a cat named Hikari and his school's rules forbid keeping pets in the regular dorms. As a result, Sorata is banished to the infamous Sakura…
3.9Kakushigoto
TV · 2020 · 12 ep
KakushigotoTV · 2020 · 12 ep3.9Single father Kakushi Gotou has a secret. He’s a top-selling artist of popular erotic manga, but his impressionable young daughter, Hime, can never find out! Now he’s having to bend over backwards just to keep her inquisitive little mind…
3.9When Marnie Was There
Movie · 2014 · 1 ep
When Marnie Was ThereOmoide no MarnieMovie · 2014 · 1 ep3.9Suffering from frequent asthma attacks, young Anna Sasaki is quiet, unsociable, and isolated from her peers, causing her foster parent endless worry. Upon recommendation by the doctor, Anna is sent to the countryside, in hope the cleaner…
3.9Hidamari Sketch x 365
TV · 2008 · 13 ep
Hidamari Sketch x 365TV · 2008 · 13 ep3.9Yuno, Miyako, Hiro, Sae and the rest of the denizens of the most fascinating piece of surreal estate in Japan are back. And they're still spurning the "A happens after B, happens after C" pattern so prevalent in the rest of the world. In…
3.9Hidamari Sketch x Hoshimittsu Specials
Special · 2010 · 2 ep
Hidamari Sketch x Hoshimittsu SpecialsHidamari Sketch x ☆☆☆ SpecialsSpecial · 2010 · 2 ep3.9Special episodes announced at Comic Market 78.
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3.9Blue Period
TV · 2021 · 12 ep
Blue PeriodTV · 2021 · 12 ep3.9The studious Yatora leaves a dry life of study and good manners behind for a new passion: painting. But untethering yourself from all your past expectations is dangerous as well as thrilling… (Source: Kodansha USA) Note: The anime…
3.9ef ~ A Tale of Melodies
TV · 2008 · 12 ep
ef ~ A Tale of Melodiesef: A Tale of Melodies.TV · 2008 · 12 ep3.9In a story set years in the past, Himura Yuu is a studious and diligent young man intent solely on maintaining his top academic position at Otowa Academy. One day, he meets a mysterious girl named Amamiya Yuuko, who, to his surprise…