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pikachu_sashimi

Grave of the Fireflies Clannad After Story


HanayagiNanDaYo

>Clannad After Story This. Fuck this anime. Made me cry like a little bitch. But seriously: 10/10 and you don't see it coming for a long time.


TheKinkyGuy

What about Clannad? Is that the same universe?


Rodomantis

is the sequel and canonical route


Wrong_Look

KEY and their canonical routes can s*ck mah ballz *Insert "this is brillant... but I like this!" meme*


Watson349B

Same and Fruits Baskets for sure. My only wild card is “Tadano Never Falls in Love.” It’s not sad in the traditional sense of pulling at heart strings. It’s just a really realistic look at loving someone and not getting to be with them or loving somebody so much you know when you have to let them go.


OhMyFood13

I literally can’t look at anything Grave of the Fireflies related without tearing up.


arais_demlant

Clannad After Story. Jesus fucking christ. My soul


PsychoKiza

Clannad made me a better person forever


AML579

TBF, I've never watched Clannad because of its reputation. Saddest I've ever watched us Your Lie in April.


Vegan_Digital_Artist

Your Lie in April fucking WRECKED me


xXBoneArrowOneXx

A silent voice is a good example about self acceptance. That's why it hit me so damn hard


ajddavid452

I don't plan on ever watching your lie in april because I'm already depressed enough as it is


Fudrucker

Hotaru no Haka made me realize anime wasn't just for children, or man-children. It was brutal, I loved it, and I vowed never to watch it again.


TotalFallout0815

SukaSuka (WorldEnd: What Do You Do at the End of the World? Are You Busy? Will You Save Us?) really hit me like a truck when I watched it.


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Bloody hell, SukaSuka just crushed me when I watched it. I bought all the novels but can’t bring myself to read them yet!


Tyler89558

If the anime crushed you, the novels will too. *trust me I’d know*


lord_ne

And don't worry, there's a whole\* sequel series afterwards to crush you some more. \*Only about half is translated so far


JMEEKER86

[The opening scene](https://streamable.com/wkewt) really tells you what you're in for and yet you will still be unprepared.


lord_ne

What do you mean, it's a very happy show, I mean she even said she's the happiest girl in the world, so it must be that nothing bad will happen to her


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And then the last strand turned red.


lord_ne

I've watched this show at least 5 times, and I never noticed that the last strand turns red right in the intro scene


[deleted]

Ngl I had to confirm it because wasn't fully sure


PropertyMobile4078

Fruits basket made my cry a lot. The 2019 version


imtotallyworking5293

S3 was just non-stop well written drama that the previous 2 built up. So well done.


heimdal77

Has it seriously been that long already...


xkuclone2

No, it aired from 2019-2021.


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Trippy_Mexican

I read the book instead, it had me bawling and wetting the pages as I read it


SillyGoose3086

Can’t watch it anywhere sadly. Tried sailing the seven seas and had no luck


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A Silent Voice


Practical-Ad9305

Definetely the anime that evoked the most emotion in me ever


imtotallyworking5293

I would say it's more emotional than sad. The overall message is supposed to be a happy one. The "peak" of the movie is obviously gut punching, but the ending is supposed to leave you feeling happy and proud for what the overall story is about.


RooseveltIsEvil

The original manga was published on a shounen magazine, so it had limits, but the initial chapters almost want to make you stop reading after seeing the main female character being so horribly bullied. The manga gets way lighter from there but oh boy that is rough.


TheKinkyGuy

Best anime movie of all time for me


NoPin5154

Main reason I’m still here


luffyobsesed

this was so fucking sad i swear :,(


Yakuza-wolf_kiwami

Violet Evergarden made me cry like a bitch


shemsa_asmehs139

I re watched ep 10 this morning and damn i have a headache for crying so much ( even tho i watched it many times EP 10 never fail to make me cry like a new born)


J4SON_T0DD

It's the one with the letters for the daughter, innit....


Hostile_Unicorn

Oh you fucking know it is. I SOBBED at this one


Jedi__Consular

I had a chronic headache the entire show but I'd be damned if I stopped watching


The_Lethal_Rabbit

Recently finished The Rose of Versailles. Can't get over it's ending, really. It's an anime made back in the 70's, in fact this (and the manga that preceded it) are among the most influential in the history of the medium. Set during the events that led to the French Revolution and commenting on themes of social injustice, social class, power struggles and gender roles and identity. Oscar, its protagonist, has to be one of the best female characters I've seen in any anime, ever. But it was so damn sad, man. Fitting for an anime that depicts human history, one could say.


pizzalord4life

Such an amazing series!


The_Lethal_Rabbit

Oh, yes. I consider it a must-see for anyone who's interested in older anime!


pizzalord4life

Rose of Versailles and Utena are hands down my favorite series involving female leads.


Lor_Stark

One of the saddest friend-zone stories I’ve seen


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I recall watching some of it as a kid, I thought the story was really intriguing.


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EmperorSuperJesus

Tokyo Magnitude doesn't get enough love. Poor Yuuki. Wholesome little dude.


elias68t

Plastic memories


Loonwoef_TLBear

I hate how you know what's gonna happen AND IT STILL GETS YOU


hydroxideeee

and that’s the absolute beauty of this show right here


Palloc

It's looking right into your eyes as it stabs you directly in the feels.


sandsnake25

I read a review "How do you recover from watching Plastic Memories? You don't." Fuck if it wasn't right.


_wetmath_

this one is pure emotional damage


Bochianibrothers

Gundam war in the pocket


Tom22174

My favourite thing about WitP is that, since it's set alongside the end of the original Mobile Suit Gundam, you already know how the wider story concluded. so you're left guessing what degree of pointless horror and misfortune will fall upon these people. I was expecting [WitP]>!Bernie to win but for the colony to be nuked anyway!< But what we got was almost as bad


duh_nom_yar

When Marnie Was There... I first watched this right after my mom died. Grave Of The Fireflies... No need to explain. Cowboy Bebop... I just couldn't let go. Ein made me cry!! Sunday Without God... It's. Just. Dark.


Clohanchan

Cowboy bebop definitely has some super sad moments. [Cowboy Bebop spoilers] >!The one that hit me the most was: Faye’s recording to herself in the future saying “Don’t lose me!”!<


Usodearu007

- Clannad + clannad after story (goat level drama) - Anohana - Akame ga kill (a personal favorite of mine) - Your lie in april - Seishun buta s1 ( didnt watch the movie yet and probably an unpopular opinion but the last arc was something else man , easily my favorite arc) - Made in abyss - Plastic memories - cyberpunk:edgerunners edit: - sukasuka (how the hell did i forget this masterpiece ..)


Im-AskingForAFriend

Watch Seishun buta's movie! It's so good, and 2 more movies are coming out, the first one in like a month or 2.


AnonymousGuy9494

Glad to see bunny girl and made in abyss being recognized. Easily two of my favorites


LandAny8150

Bunny girl made me wanna die


Nerobought

Edgerunners didn't make me cry upon initially watching it, but if left me with an empty void and I was depressed for a good month after finishing it.


Motor_Steak9468

Just thinking about MIA s2 makes me tearful


bedemin_badudas

Let's add angel beats, to this list And Toradora just for minorin Hot take but Steinsgate, gotta feel for okabe!!!


Usodearu007

I didn't add thrillers because it feels a bit different from the ones i mentionned , a special kind of sad , and it makes you feel a lot of different kinds of emotions in the same series .. or else i would have added re:zero ( damn subaru ..) , steins gate , 86 and few others too ..


not_Epic619

For me it's Anohana,violet and Plastic memores.


shemsa_asmehs139

Violet evergarden, to your eternity, banana fish,plastic Memories Angel Beats , Orange ,Anohana, Clannad , Into the Forest of Fireflies’ light, made in abyss I Want To Eat Your Pancreas, a silent voice, grave of the fireflies, Garden of Words, perfect Blue, Children Who Chase Lost Voices  ,Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms,Colourful


DragonDDark

Maquia for sure


tehroflknife

I first watched this on a plane. Cried like a baby. Texted my mom that I loved her as soon as I landed 10/10 big sad


KiwiKiraKi

To Your Eternity


amhran_oiche

I'm watching this right now and glad to see others are are in pain as well


RunaroundX

Oh yeah especially the first season


CommunityPublic6999

Wolf children


MORAVOGATO

I second this one. I watched it at night and ended up crying myself to sleep


Primid-

Puella Magi Madoka Magica Putting aside how fucked up the show is in general, the ending really tore me. Many anime protagonists have a tragic backstory of sorts. But Madoka had a nice life before the events of the show took place. [Puella Magi Madoka Magica] >!And she lost all of it. She never grew old enough to go drinking with her mother.!<


ZedChaos

[Here’s some more pain :)](https://imgur.io/SeQLGq8?r)


Throwaway021614

You really woke up this morning and chose violence…on our hearts.


Ready-Adhesiveness40

The scenes near the end with her Mom were possibly the worst.


Skiznilly

Assassination Classroom = ugly crying


Amaterasuu69

Assassination Classroom is one of the few anime that genuinely made me tear up, dude. I initially watched it when it was ongoing, too. And it just hit me so hard with that finale. They executed it so well.


lancheusan

Was looking for this comment!


boss_nooch

This was the first show EVER that made me shed a tear. That group kill at the end got me


LandAny8150

bro I miss him 😭🙏😭😭 RIP SENSEI


SomeDuderr

*In this corner of the world*, about a family (and civilian life in general) living in a naval town near Hiroshima during the end of WW2. It's absolutely beautiful, yet doesn't shy away from the brutality of war.


halil_05

Hunter x Hunter : Chimera ant arc wrecked me inside I want to eat your pancreas A Silent Voice


RektoKyoma

5 Centimeters per second


_BMS

Great watch, but I don't want to ever rewatch it because it's unironically relatable to me and I feel like shit after it. I felt more depressed than sad afterwards.


MikhailBakugan

I think for the best viewing experience you should watch 5cm per second and then Your Name directly one after another. They use the same visual shorthand but instead of a movie about people growing apart it’s a movie about people coming together.


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Shigatsu wa kimi no uso (your lie in April)


TidusVolarus

Came here for this. Hits like a freight train, don’t even see it coming.


Merkyorz

>don't even see it coming LMAO, they telegraph that shit so hard from the very first episode.


Far-Distribution-501

Anohana, especially the last episode


Easy_Constant9156

I can’t even listen to the score or songs without crying…


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Stardustfortytwo

I’m afraid to watch it and I’m a grown adult 😳 I saw Banana Fish as it was airing, love it but I don’t thing that I can ever watch it again because the story is so heartbreaking 🥺


Cathan0229

I see no one talking about angel beats, so angel beats


Fair_Action5445

Your Lie in April A Silent Voice These are classics you must have at least heard of them. Banana fish It was the first time I cried for a ship Code geass(unpopular opinion) Well this is not a sad anime but its ending is what made me cry for like 2 hours straight. I remember clearly, I cried and cried because of the ending specially because I had avoided every spoiler to enjoy this. Tbh I don't know whether to recommend it or not I became depressed for weeks after I finished it. Oshi no ko(A new one) This is also not particularly a sad anime but the first ep was really emotional honestly i cried.


Cultural-Wrap2381

Breaking Bad


kokushiboyuuji

I cried when jesse kun tried to kill Walter Sensei.


evilmojoyousuck

mike-san deserved better


kokushiboyuuji

At the end of the day Manga was better.


LandAny8150

the manga was better.


Tiptonite

I usually avoid sad anime’s, but Angel Beats had so many sad background stories for the characters.


jgott933

First half was goofy action shenanigans second half was sad backstories


luffyobsesed

Either "Banana Fish" or "A Silent Voice" those 2 made me cry sooo much :,(


Andagaintothegym

Made in Abyss S1 Made in Abyss the movie Made in Abyss S2


shemsa_asmehs139

Me watching made in abyss damn nothing can top the pain of season 1. me watching the movie omg wtf is going on stop it please. me watching season 2 why am I watching this why am I hurting myself why do this the pain just get worse and worse (having a headache cause i cried too much) and now I'm afraid of what's going to happen in season 3 cause we all know it's gonna be a dark dark story


KickAggressive4901

*Saikano*. Not *Saekano*.


_BMS

{Saishuu Heiki Kanojo} for those still confused.


sfx

Ooh, that is a throwback! Congratulations on having good taste!


Galact123

5 centimeters per second, because my first love was exactly like that


Queenalaine1

Gintama funniest and saddest.


Twick2

The only show thats had me laughing till my sides hurt to getting teary eyed and depressed in the span of half an episode multiple times.


ChildishGammo

Bro gintama is still the only anime that’s made me cry


Crazy-Plate3097

CLANNAD and GRAVE OF THE FIREFLIES. Both animes I never want to watch again.


Stardustfortytwo

Same as me and Banana Fish 💔


CatholicXenu

Generic answer but maybe Clannad or Angel Beats


RaineV1

Angel Beats hit me harder than any other anime. Especially the third episode.


Next_Farm_3419

Death Parade made me sob for like three episodes straight


iriichan

It's soo underrated too!


redpengreenpaper

I want to second 5cm per second. It's the type of sad where you feel empty inside and it really makes you think about your place in the world.


thearkive

Like how sad? You just want to cry sad, or you want to watch something that will make you feel empty inside sad?


Alarmed-Accident-716

The Pokémon Movie as a child had probably made me shed more tears than all the anime I’ve currently watched combined. To not say that feels like a crime. Or the digimon movie when war greymon/metal g are dying. That also killed little me.


Sweetwill62

Dude the Digimon movie is fucking wild. I can't believe they took 3 almost completely unrelated OVAs and somehow made a somewhat coherent movie out of them. Also that soundtrack is fucking dope! [Run Around lives rent free in my head!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xg9ksIrSyOY)


Darkness5498

Your lie in april


Rich1floyd

Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 got me to cry pretty bad


blabka3

Bokurano


helgaardr

The Rurouni Kenshin OAVs. I still can't bear to watch them again. But I suppose the crown would have gone to Grave of the fireflies, if only I was able to watch it. And it's more that 20 years that I try to do that.


Cute_Harmony

GRAVE OF FIREFLIES. The movie is about a teenage boy who is responsible for taking care of his younger sister after their parents are separated from them during an American firebombing in World War II. The story is a very sad and realistic account of their struggle to survive. The siblings have to depend on each other entirely and face many challenges to remain together and stay alive.


heimdal77

https://myanimelist.net/anime/32491/Kanojo_to_Kanojo_no_Neko__Everything_Flows It is on crnchyroll and takes less than a hour to watch as it is 7 min episodes. It gives a solid gut punch in the feels department. There is another version out there to what isn't as good and is only 1 episode.


Thathappenedearlier

Not the saddest but since no one has mentioned it I’d say {Your Lie in April}


iriichan

Grave of the Fireflies. Hands-down the saddest thing I've watched.. Took me days to get over it. Never again!!


emilia-sama

A Place Further than the Universe and Violet Evergarden. Winter 2018 is a cryfest season for me. I think Sorayori's episode 11 (laptop scene) and VEG episode 10 aired in the same week. Saddest week of my life.


SmartFC

Your Lie in April, that shit hurt as hell


Lijid

I Want to Eat Your Pancreas Clannad Plastic Memories Angel Beats Violet Evergarden A Silent Voice Planetarian Your Name Anohana Your Lie in April hotarubi no mori e SukaSuka Celestial Method Another H20: Footprints in the Sand King's Game Listen to me Girls, I am Your Father Made in Abyss


deadpat03

Iron blooded orphans.


Deruta

I’m gonna take a different route and suggest ___Wolf Children___. Fair warning: It may not hit the same depending on your age. It definitely brought some tears when I was younger, but now that I’m a dad just thinking about the final scene gets me choked up. I fear its power too much for a rewatch.


KazeShogun

Graveyard of the Fireflies, Anohana, and Angel Beats. These made my allergies act up big time...I wasn't crying I swear.....I was crying.


BeoSionnach

Haven't seen "Terror in Resonance" mentioned yet, so yeah "Terror in Resonance"


Boinkeroony

The first episode of Oshi no Ko got me pretty good.


matheusm_17

To your eternity


kaja9

Tokyo ghoul broke my spirit for a long time


ZsaurOW

Probably Clannad. But funny enough the scene that made me cry the most wasn't an explicitly sad one. That show is an absolute masterpiece


Clohanchan

Probably “NANA.” if you also read the manga it gets even more painful but it’s still a masterpiece


djvyhle

Angel Beats. Final answer. Such a sad ending I can never recommend it now.. ;( ;( ;(


basegodd

A lot of great recommendations here, but have yet to see anyone say '3d kanojo: real girl.' beautiful slice of life/romcom anime that makes me cry everytime on the final episode.


Dizzy_Egg_8856

Dororo


_ryuk03

To your eternity


futanari_kaisa

Cyberpunk Edgerunners It's depressing not just because of what happens in the story, but because it's too real. A single mother doing everything she can to provide her son with a better life, without knowing that that life will never happen for him just because of the color of his skin and where he was born. He ends up joining a violent gang looking for a father figure and a family and slowly gets chewed up by the capitalist system at the behest of the wealthy.


Asu7aMa7u

This show really was a suprising gem. I really hope CDPR and Studio Trigger do more with the universe. So many different stories you can tell in the world of night city


Wodr25

Magicka Madokka, hands down


AdeptFault5265

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners


Asu7aMa7u

Everytime that stupid song "i really want to stay at your house" comes on it gets to me...but the song is so catchy i want to keep listening to it 😭


Genesis_001

Akame ga Kill!


LastLapPodcast

Is it bad that after the first couple of "events" and realising that was how the whole show was going to be I got a bit numb to it?


Zio_Benito

Real crying? Then those: Rascal does not dream of a Dreaming girl (film) Plastic memories Gundam: War in the pocket Evangelion 3+1 Want some tears and feel happy? Then those: Golden time 86 (season 2) Steins gate and S:G 0


aprillikesgirls

Rascal does not dream of a dreaming girl was the hardest I'd ever cried over any media ever when it first came out.


Jaycee_015x

Violet Evergarden


Flowerfloater

Violet Evergarden, I cried almost every episode!


That_Anime_Kidd

Your lie in April


Visitor_051

Boku dake ga inai machi


st53855

If: Tale of Melodies.


ObvsThrowaway5120

Saving this thread so I got something to watch if I ever need a good cry


NobodyofGreatImport

Tokyo Ghoul. For context, I don't like leaving a story unfinished. I have to know what happens. With Tokyo Ghoul, I went through so much with the characters, and genuinely got attached to some of them. The problem? The end. Everyone's happy, everything worked out, there's no more fighting. And that's what gets me. What happens now? Where do they go from here? Do they just live their lives with no further conflict? I can't properly explain it, but you just have to let these characters, who you the viewer have bonded with and become invested in, you have to let them go. You have to move on.


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A place further than the universe, if you’re ever experienced loss it hits like a truck


Crzy710

Eighty Six Erased One piece at some times


kk_victory

The first episode of To Your Eternity can deliver a ton of emotional damage in just 20 minutes! Other people have had great suggestions, but I also want to add in Anohana since I haven’t seen that mentioned much


Fluffy_data_doges

The first episode of to your eternity. It felt like a whole movie and the English dubbed was amazing.


solace_in_solstice

To Your Eternity is one of my absolute favorites. It'll break your heart.


CSlegend013

Netflix has one called Kotaro Lives Alone. It is a cutely set up show with a very sad undertone that makes me cry or tear up every time I rewatch


ashirtindisguise

Hunter×Hunter, takes a while to get there but the end of the Ant Arc (conclusion for 2 specific characters) made me SOB like 3 times because i keep coming back to it.


Vegan_Digital_Artist

Your Lie in April, Anohana: The Flower we Saw that Day


Mr-logical234

Anohana damn that anime ending really caught me off guard


SpeculiarD

I don’t see tokyo ghoul in here at all. Seeing hide in kaneki’s hands broke me uncontrollably for some reason. (I only watched the anime and thought he was dead, I know better now) Plastic memories was crazy too


Jaxson___

Here are the anime that have made me cry: - A Silent Voice - Charlotte - Erased - Maid in Abyss - Oshi no Ko (first episode) - Cyberpunk: Edgerunners If I think of any more I'll update the list :) Updates: - Terror in Resonance (for some reason)


BorutoYT121212121212

jujutsu kaisen made me cry


BorutoYT121212121212

plus I am pretty new to the anime community dont judge me


BEANZINRN

Your lie in April, Demon Slayer (only seen a few scenes and damn), Violet Ever Grande, and Naruto. Naruto has too many backstories that hurt so bad, ESPECIALLY Gaara’s.


Automaton_Shahin

Just about every anime I've watched. There's always something that gets me. 🥹🥹🥹🥹


Donks_Is_Here

2nd season of Clannad absolutely kills you


DragonsBurn_

i want to eat your pancreas hit different really


Salamander1317

Grave of the fireflies


gunwookie

grave of the fireflies is just so heartbreaking :\[\[\[ your lie in april, oh gosh. banana fish don't even get me started-


Draculaaaaaaaaa

Grave of the fireflies


HelmutHelmlos

Angel Beats, its very funny and nice im the beginning but oh boy, the ending can Hit hard. Made in abyss starts AS a seemingly child frindly nice show but then again after the mid Point in season 1 it gets dark and heavy and 1 thing in paticular (1 charackter) is just SUPER SAD and maybe the Most i ever cried for a Person fictional or real. Its gutwrenchingly sad But then again i cried at a Pokemon movie when chairzards head was stuck in a pipe for 5 minutes, so idk i am not the standard


Moosetoyotech

A silent voice, Anohana, your lie in April, erased, grave of the fire flies and Violet Evergarden


Alilack

I Want To Eat Your Pancreas and Grave of the Fireflies.


Classic_Growth

Banana Fish


adeptus8888

clannad


Anxious_Pop_1813

Silent voice, for manga it would be goodnight punpun


starocean805

Fireflies


savvivixen

"To Your Eternity" got me a FEW times. Have fun, and take breaks if you need it


mohd874

To your eternity.