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I think that the already mentioned Saikano and Grave of the fireflies deserve a special mention. If anything for being the most tragic stories in the anime world.
Saikano revolves around a normal guy living in a world dominated by war. It's a bit surreal sometimes because there doesn't seem to be a reason for this war to exist, and people live their everyday lives used to that. In this scenario there is a girl, that, in spite of appearing extremely frail and helpless, is the "ultimate weapon". This story is not centered around action but the omance among the main character and this girl who bears the fate of this war ridden country on her shoulders so you rarely see her fighting.
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Trigun has some pretty heavy tearjerking episodes. Unless action anime are banned, this deserves a mention. Trigun is set in a sort of sci-fi/far west world where the main character strictly believes in "love and peace" and yet he finds himself constantly involved in a series of fights.
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