Heartwarming

[Random32]

I am looking for anime with a lot of heartwarming moments, like
CLANNAD ~After story~, ep18

I don't care what happens elsewhere, just there be at least one "crowning moment of heartwarming"

[Haak]

Most rom coms will have atleast one of those. I recommend:
Toradora! - Sweet and silly romcom
Cross Game - Romance and baseball!
Tegami Bachi - Friendship, heart and letter delivery!
Honey & Clover - Mature romcom
Bakemonogatari (Only episode 12 though) - Weird and avant garde comedy/harem.
Natsume's Book of Friends - A guy just trying to be nice.
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time - A girl who learns the value of the time she has.
Summer Wars (in my sig) - Crazy family fun.

Many of Studio Ghibli's films also have them.

[GreatTeacherKen]

Kimi ni Todoke- The series has many heartwarming moments starting from the very first episode. The series isn't as dramatic as CLANNAD, but it's an adorable love story. The second season comes out next year as well so if you enjoy the first you can expect some more heartwarming.

Manabi Straight- The ending after the credits of the last episode is extremely heartwarming, the rest of the series is pretty heartwarming as well, but the ending is the crowner.

[Shiroth]

Natsume Yuujinchou is the number one show i'd recommend. Kimi ni Todoke would follow it, along with Aria the Animation (and it's sequels).

Will second Letter Bee as well.

[Guardian Enzo]

Originally Posted by Shiroth

Natsume Yuujinchou is the number one show i'd recommend.

Seconded. If Natsume Yuujinchou can't bring a lump to your throat, I'm not sure any anime could.

[thevil1]

5 Centimeters Per Second

Originally Posted by ANN Plot Summery

A tale of two people, Tono Takaki and Shinohara Akari, who were close friends but gradually grow farther and farther apart as time moves on. They become separated because of their families yet continue to exchange contact in the form of letters. Yet as time continues to trudge on, their contact with one another begins to cease. Years pass and the rift between them grows ever larger. However, Takaki remembers the times they have shared together, but as life continues to unfold for him, he wonders if he would be given the chance to meet Akari again as the tale embarks on Takaki's realization of the world and people around him.

My thoughts: I've said this before, and I'll say it again. The reason why I liked this, and is my favorite anime movie is because it follows well on story, but at the same time doesn't emphasize too heavily on plot. It's not an "unrealistic" anime in the sense that it doesn't have epic fighting sense or have the main character be living in an alternate universe ((Yeah I'm talking about Black Rock Shooter LOL) Although, Black Rock Shooter does fall under your request, and fits quit nicely. I recommend that as well. I'll spoiler a summery below).

Spoiler for Black Rock Shooter ANN Plot Summary (as mentioned above):

Mato Kuroi just got into junior high school, and on the first day, someone catches her eye; her classmate Yomi Takanashi. The two meet.The innocent and naive Mato. The mature Yomi. Seemingly opposites, but the time they spend together only strengthens a growing friendship. But as they go into their second year at the school, they get placed in separate classes, and they begin to grow apart. But somewhere simultaneously... In another world, a young girl, blue fire residing in her eyes, Black Rock Shooter faces another young girl; this one holding a jet-black scythe, Dead Master, and a battle to the death begins to unfold.

Also, another good one is Summer Wars.

Originally Posted by ANN Plot Summary

When timid eleventh-grader and math genius Kenji Koiso is asked by older student and secret crush Natsuki to come with her to her family’s Nagano home for a summer job, he agrees without hesitation. Natsuki’s family, the Jinnouchi clan, dates back to the Muromachi era, and they’ve all come together to celebrate the 90th birthday of the spunky matriarch of the family, Sakae. That’s when Kenji discovers his “summer job” is to pretend to be Natsuki’s fiancé and dance with her at the birthday celebration. As Kenji attempts to keep up with Natsuki’s act around her family, he receives a strange math problem on his cell phone which, being a math genius, he can’t resist solving. As it turns out, the solution to the mysterious equation causes a hijacking of the social networking site through which most of the world's social and business traffic flows.

[Kleo Scanti]

Aria is the most heartwarming series I know. If you like slice of life genre, you might like it.

[Chiibi]

Full Moon Wo Sagashite in case you haven't seen it yet.

[Crazy Aido]

Originally Posted by Random32

I am looking for anime with a lot of heartwarming moments, like
CLANNAD ~After story~, ep18

I don't care what happens elsewhere, just there be at least one "crowning moment of heartwarming"

Wait, wasn't that the one where

Spoiler for The thing that might have happened in ep. 18 of clannad:

Nagisa died?

[GreatTeacherKen]

^^

That happened a bit earlier. Episode 18 is where

Spoiler for after story episode 18:

Tomoya meets his grandmother who reminds him that his father was once a good father and learns that his behavior after Nagisa's death isn't so different from his Dad's present behavior. Tomoya reconciles with Ushio who spent the entire day in the flower field looking for the toy robot Tomoya bought her because it was the first thing 'Papa bought for her.' (I assume the OP is referring to this scene as the crowning moment of heartwarming) Tomoya tells Ushio about Nagisa but breaks down crying before he can finish.

[JRendell]

Originally Posted by Crazy Aido

Wait, wasn't that the one where

Spoiler for The thing that might have happened in ep. 18 of clannad:

Nagisa died?

No. That happened in episode 16.
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I second everything in Haak's post. Some good suggestions there.

I'll add;

Aishiteruze Baby
Sora no Manimani
Bakuman
Chobits (probably your best bet)

If you don't mind giving some manga a shot, then try;

Ane Doki!
Pastel
Umi no Misaki

[SeijiSensei]

My nominees would include Cross Game, Tokyo Magnitude 8.0, Dennou Coil, Kure-nai, Noein, and Bartender, for a start. Props for Natsume Yuujinchou and Summer Wars, too. Chi's Sweet Home can be heartwarming at time as well.

[triskelion]

I second 5 Centimeters per Second! Absolutely amazing visuals and story. I would call this a masterpiece!

[Coruja]

Originally Posted by SeijiSensei

My nominees would include Cross Game, Tokyo Magnitude 8.0, Dennou Coil, Kure-nai, Noein, and Bartender, for a start. Props for Natsume Yuujinchou and Summer Wars, too. Chi's Sweet Home can be heartwarming at time as well.

Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 left me depressed for weeks. It's definitely touching and very emotional but I wouldn't consider it particularly heartwarming. Great series though.

I second Kimi ni Todoke. It's very easy to identify with the characters and since it has got many happy moments, it'll definitely make you smile. It's also not overly lovey-dovey unlike many other romance series, but it's mostly about friendship and overcoming your own fears.

[DasDingus]

You kind of hit the heartwarming jackpot there with ep18 of After Story. I'd suggest ef- A Tale of Memories as a good romance anime with several heartwarming moments. There's a second season ef - A Tale of Melodies but that's significantly darker than the first season.

[Random32]

thx guys! Seems like I'll have a lot of stuff to watch.

btw0, Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 left me rather depressed.
btw1, yeah, I agree that CLANNAD ~After Story~ ep18 is really heartwarming jackpot.

[SeijiSensei]

Originally Posted by SaraFilipa

Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 left me depressed for weeks.

Originally Posted by Random32

Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 left me rather depressed.

It's rare when I think that age matters in evaluating artistic material, but our differing views on Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 might be one case.

Spoiler for TM 8.0; Cross Game; Dennou Coil:

Now, having lived through a number of sorrowful episodes in life, I find stories where people transcend sorrow as heartwarming. I don't know if I would have felt the same way at 25. I have a similar reaction to the first few episodes of Cross Game and episode 24 of Dennou Coil.

[Niji]

In a thread about heart warming anime there is one that shall not miss IMO: Binbou Shimai Monogatari - about two sisters who manage every day life without their parents. Their troubles, tribulations, and funs. Heart warming

[guuchan]

Originally Posted by Chiibi

Full Moon Wo Sagashite in case you haven't seen it yet.

I rather call FMwS "comedy then tearjerker" but interesting suggestion.

I went through my animelist and would suggest the following 3 as starters:

Asatte no Houkou
Fruits Basket
Hanbun no Tsuki ga Noboru Sora ("Hantsuki")

There are quite a few of others (including some of the ones recommended in the posts above) but you can give those a try first to see if they fit your taste. I would recommend you to start out with Hantsuki, that is a definite must-watch in this genre. Btw, since you watched CLANNAD, I'd assume that you had watched AIR and Kanon already.

[Bozidarson]

I think ''Lamune'' would be great for you. The entire series is basically a heartwarming moment :-D

Tho I didn't cry as I did on CLANNAD after story episode 18 :-)