looking for a sad ending

[anime ronin]

hey this is my first time putting a thread on suggestions... there are too different kinds of anime im looking for if anyone can find something like that.

im looking for a real tear jerker with a sad ending or an anime with a sad storyline. romance would probably be best in this category if you can find one... heres some ive already seen like that

• kanon
• air
• clannad
• school days
• KGNE
• elfen lied

something like those...

or if anyone can find a good romance thats like taboo. like love thats not suppose to be. no yaoi though... something like

• da capo
• koi kaze
• chobits

any suggestions? please help!

[jedinat]

sad:
Figure 17 (ending is soo depressing)
Hoshi no Koe (quick shot of depression)
taboo:
Onegai Teacher (student/teacher)
I My Me! Strawberry Egg (student/teacher, and cross-dressing, lol)
Candy Boy (yuri incest)

[mit7059]

sad: 5 centimeters per second
Fate-Stay Night (sorta)
Honey & Clover (sorta)
Grave of the Fireflies

[mg1942]

some old school joint... (As a kid, I used to watch these back in the Philippines )

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvTz44I07Qo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8K-_NG0hhQ

[Cynor]

Fate/Stay Night could certainly be viewed as a sad ending, so I would have to agree on that.

As you have Da Capo in your list of seen, you may want to check out Shuffle! and Gift Eternal Rainbow also. Gift is a lot more on the sad side (especially towards the last few eps) then Shuffle (although about on par with Da Capo), and both have elements of "forbidden" love like in Da Capo... in fact I'd say they are very close to Da Capo in that each one has the main guy falling for a "sister" (even if it's not blood related).

H2O ~Footprints in the Sand~ also has quite a bit of sadness in it, especially towards the end when things finally start coming together and you realize why things have been as they are in the series.

If you liked Chobits you should probably check out DearS, both are similar-ish in the fact that you have the "girl" found at the begining and stuff.

Suzuka also quite a few sad moments/story in it, so you may want to check that out too.

[GreatTeacherKen]

I'll have to second Grave of the fireflies for tearjerkers. Utterly heartbreaking. It's even worse when you consider that the book the movie was based on was semi-autobiographical.

[stormchasar]

No Bra is kind of taboo, but it's manga only and rather upbeat. I'd like to see more animes like this too. I really enjoyed Koi Kaze.

[anime ronin]

alrdy seen grave of fireflies, 5 centimeters, and shuffle

[ganbaru]

Saikano for the tear jerker

[qtipbrit]

Why has Rurouni Kenshin: Tsuiokuhen not been mentioned?

[Synria_]

Basilisk
Gungrave
Sola

Those are pretty sad...

And how is Gift -Eternal Rainbow- sad??

[Arkuatic]

Originally Posted by jedinat

sad:
Figure 17 (ending is soo depressing)
Hoshi no Koe (quick shot of depression)
taboo:
Onegai Teacher (student/teacher)
I My Me! Strawberry Egg (student/teacher, and cross-dressing, lol)
Candy Boy (yuri incest)

hows that incest?

Since describing sad endings would be a spoiler ill just list/opinionate(not a word)
I thought Geass R2 was a pretty sad ending, kinda like Fate/Stay night type of sad ending

Chrno Crusade-definitely a sad ending after all that character building and bond they nourished the entire way

Mobile Suit Gundam-Kinda sad, though if you don't like mecha its still good with the heavy amount of cast they have all suffering and stuff. Though S2 just came out to relieve some of that.

utawarerumo-REALLY hard to memorize name and definitely sad ending there

Shingetsutan Tsukihime-Fate/Stay Night type of sad, maybe a bit more.

[Cynor]

Originally Posted by Synria_

And how is Gift -Eternal Rainbow- sad??

Well, the ending may not be all that sad, but some of what goes on during the series could certainly be sad if you've connected with the chars...

Spoiler for Gift:

I mean that whole thing when one of the chars forces the other to give up all her memories of the person she loves? Then what happens after that as the main char is left in the dark and wondering why things are like that...

It's been too long since I've seen it for me to remember a lot about it, but I just remember it as a series that had some sad points... although I guess that could depend on how you define sad and if you connected with the chars as I said above.

Edit: Also don't forget that I was also mentioning them in the "forbidden love" as there is the "brother/sister" love, even if it isn't blood related.

[Synria_]

Originally Posted by Cynor

Well, the ending may not be all that sad, but some of what goes on during the series could certainly be sad if you've connected with the chars...

Spoiler for Gift:

I mean that whole thing when one of the chars forces the other to give up all her memories of the person she loves? Then what happens after that as the main char is left in the dark and wondering why things are like that...

It's been too long since I've seen it for me to remember a lot about it, but I just remember it as a series that had some sad points... although I guess that could depend on how you define sad and if you connected with the chars as I said above.

Edit: Also don't forget that I was also mentioning them in the "forbidden love" as there is the "brother/sister" love, even if it isn't blood related.

Well you are right but,

Spoiler for gift ending:

she got her memories back and they were able to live happy... so in essence that is a happy ending and not quite a sad ending... i certainly did not feel sad after that ending, unless you feel sad for the other girl

I second Fate/Stay Night and Chrono Crusade... pretty sad endings too...

[Cynor]

Originally Posted by Synria_

Well you are right but,

Spoiler for gift ending:

she got her memories back and they were able to live happy... so in essence that is a happy ending and not quite a sad ending... i certainly did not feel sad after that ending, unless you feel sad for the other girl

I second Fate/Stay Night and Chrono Crusade... pretty sad endings too...

Ya, which is why I did say the ending wasn't all that sad. However the OP didn't say the ending HAD to be sad, just that it had that or a sad story. I mean KGNE is pretty much the same ending wise, but it's certainly a sad story.

[jedinat]

Originally Posted by Arkuatic

hows that incest?

Incest for lack of a better word. Do you have a better way of referring to a romantic relationship between two sisters?

[wingdarkness]

ParadiseKiss fits the bill I think...Google some info on it and enjoy...

[Cynor]

Originally Posted by jedinat

Incest for lack of a better word. Do you have a better way of referring to a romantic relationship between two sisters?

I don't really think there is a better word tbh... although I can maybe see where he is coming from if it isn't blood related sisters. (have never seen the series so don't know)

[Last Sinner]

Code Geass
Chrono Crusade
Elfen Lied
Fate/Stay Night
Voices of a Distant Star
Saikano
Shingetsutan Tsukihime

[Kagetsuchi]

Basilisk
School days
Texhnolyze
Evagellion
Gun Grave
Wolfs rain (i guess)
Cowboy bebop (to me)
Elfien Lied


More will come to me i love sad endings.