Anime directors get a kick out of seeing their fans in tears. From tragic tales of young love and unrequited sentiments to relationship turmoil and even death, war, and illness, anime has found numerous ways to make its audience cry. The sad Anime has finally arrived.
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Your Name
Fate is not a novel concept in anime. Your Name is one of the most heartbreaking anime films because it takes a fresh look at this theme. Mitsuha and Taki are two regular kids from regular families who are high school students in this film.
Mitsuha longs to call Tokyo home but she just cannot afford to do so. Taki has a hard time balancing his schoolwork with his part-time job. When their bodies unexpectedly switch places, fate brings these two very human characters together.
Plastic Memories
When watching Plastic Memories, you’ll get a sobering dose of reality and the sobering reminder that nothing lasts forever. The gloomy idea of this sci-fi anime is on the development of androids that are virtually indistinguishable from human beings.
However, androids are distinct in that they only last for a limited amount of time. Their maximum lifespan is roughly nine years. One of these androids ends up becoming the protagonist’s love interest. Time with her is limited, and he knows it.
5 Centimeters Per Second
The stunning images in films by Makoto Shinkai have earned him widespread acclaim. Fans continue to find 5 Centimeters Per Second to be the most emotionally impactful. The film centers on the gradual separation of two best friends as they face the challenges of adulthood.
As time goes on, the characters grow more apart despite their best efforts at maintaining contact. Their distance grows, but their memories of each other endure, and they hold on to the hope that they will one day reconnect.
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
Two brothers who defy alchemy’s rules are the villains of Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. They try human transmutation to revive their mom, who passed away. The brothers paid a heavy price for their foolishness.
These courageous and determined brothers refused to accept their destinies and instead set out to find a means to retrieve their bodies. Before discovering the stone’s actual nature, they thought the Philosopher’s Stone held the key.
The Day I Became A God
While not the best drama anime, The Day I Became a God is still entertaining. At start, the anime had the feel of reverse Isekai, with the strangely clothed female Hina Sato claiming to be Odin on a mission to Earth.
Yota Narukami, the protagonist, discovers the tragic reality about Hina, a fully human character with a serious medical problem. Yota, the protagonist of a depressing anime series, decides to repay the tiny pink-haired girl whose “Odin” persona saved him so much by assisting her.
