Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica (Puella Magi Madoka Magica) MAL Rated 8.56, Ranked #76 | Aired Winter 2011 | Produced by Shaft This series was a wake-up call from the anime industry saying ‘I’m still here, and I’m still a beautiful thing.’ This one has heartbreaking illness, beautiful character relationships, and music. An encounter with the talented violinist, Miyazono Kaori, begins to slowly set him back on the path to music. His mother's death causes intense psychological trauma that prevents him from playing the piano, or from hearing music the same way. The anime, Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso (Your Lie in April), explores life, the importance of love and friendship, and the joy of music. Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso (Your Lie in April) MAL Rated 8.93, Ranked #13 | Aired Fall 2014 | Produced by A-1 Pictures The characters' sad situations and unlikely friendships will definitely bring out those tears. Already sounds sad doesn’t it? As if the setting wasn’t enough, the characters' constant grief and pain make the show almost unbearable to watch. In other words, they can not rest in peace they have to learn to let go. The high school serves as a place for souls of people who have passed, but can not give up lingering attachments to life and loved ones. WorksĮver watched Angel Beats? The story focuses around a group of teenagers (of course), but the setting is truly unique. In particular though, the growing relationship between two very special characters really makes our hearts melt.Īngel Beats! MAL Rated 8.47, Ranked #114 | Aired Spring 2010 | Produced by P.A. Clannad, but mainly, Clannad: After Story explores the ups and downs of characters' lives after high school. However, and this is where Clannad is unique, the characters move on. They begin to form strong relationships which help them all to mend. They all have sad, realistic and sympathetic backstories. This show truly shines through its characters. It starts out typically, with a depressed guy who attends a new high school and finds himself in a harem situation. Clannad is a raw, emotionally engaging anime. What better way to start our list of sad anime than with the two of the most notorious tearjerkers of all: Clannad and its highly-praised sequel Clannad: After Story. Now that we know what makes an anime series sad, let’s explore why fans and critics praise the following 20 popular anime series as both heartwarming and heartbreaking.Īll ranking information was taken on the date of publication.Ĭlannad / Clannad: After Story MAL Rated 8.39, Ranked #158 | Aired Fall 2007 | Produced by Kyoto Animation MAL Rated 9.11, Ranked #7 | Aired Fall 2008 | Produced by Kyoto Animation It's frustrating, infuriating, tragic, sad, and heartbreaking, all at the same time. We have all been hit by the "feelings train" as anime fans. The death of your favourite character is also sure to start the waterworks. No anime fan could forget how they laughed, smiled, and cried when they watched the growing relationship between Nagisa Furukawa and Tomoya Okazaki from Clannad, and Clannad: After Story. Relationships can also make an anime sad. An anime might not be sad overall, but we can’t help but cry over the character’s misfortunes. What if something random happens to a character? Kaneki doesn't deserve his fate, but it changes the course of his life forever. Maybe they are haunted by a moral dilemma. What about the characters? If a character has a particularly sad backstory, and he spends the entire anime trying to fix his broken past, you are in for an incredibly whiny character, or one hell of a sentimental sob fest. What if you have a story with a sad premise, or a dreary setting? You are destined to curl up into a sobbing ball of mush. Story, setting and characters combine to create an anime tearjerker. So, what makes these tearjerker anime so sad? Sounds pretty intense, doesn’t it? It is no surprise that there are several anime series that are notorious tearjerkers. "Everyone bears pain in their heart." - Erza Scarlet from Fairy TailĪnime is sophisticated entertainment, with elaborate stories, amazing settings, and a wide variety of interesting characters.
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