What anime / manga makes you cry?

[Anlushac11]

Kanon - Had me crying like a baby, especially Ep10 with the blonde haired girl.

Gunslinger Girls - I thought the ending for that was sad.

Chrno Crusade - I was ok til last ep when Rosette grabbed Chrno and started crying.

Shingetsutan Tsukihime - I did not expect Arcueid's ending.

Da Capo - I cried over Yoriko and especially the android Miharu's ending.

I do not understand why sad anime gets to me. I can go to a movie and watch sad scenes and tearjerkers and nothing. But I watch a sad anime and Im crying.

[Aegis]

i believe that...in a movie they develop a character they dont reveal as much as in anime. Also u have to considered that u have seen em over and over again in anime...u get a bond with them...and when sometin bad happens to em...i feel sad...

"misses kawaii miharu!"

[Samurai_Yojimbo]

you guys r a disgrace to ure penis's openly admiting crying over animes :P, the only anime thats had me quite sad not cry -.- is the end of that last kenshin ova when the scar disapears n all

[DarkCntry]

Originally Posted by Samurai_Yojimbo

you guys r a disgrace to ure penis's openly admiting crying over animes :P, the only anime thats had me quite sad not cry -.- is the end of that last kenshin ova when the scar disapears n all

Heh, disgrace...ok, fine I'm happy being a disgrace, at least my fiancee loves me for who I am

Anyways, I remember watching the Rahxephon movie a while back and since TAN On Demand is currently airing it on my feed I decided to watch it again...however this time I noticed it was a bit more heart-wrenching than what I remembered :P So I guess I can add that one to my list.

[Kaigeman]

I got a little misty-eyed at some points in anime, a few just made me angry instead lol.


FMA - the Nina thing made me angry more than anything, just because it was so messed up. I wanted Ed to get revenge so badly.

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As for tear-jerkers, the part where Ed and Al explain to their teacher about what happened to them trying to ressurect their mother, and the way her mood changed through it.

Also, the part where Al doubts he's for real because Ed has something he wants to say, but can't bring himself to reveal what it is. When Ed reveals the flashback of the aftermath of the ressurection accident and its revealed all this time that he wondered if Al hates him for what happened.

And of course, Hughes being killed...man, he was one of my favorites...that sooooo sucked.

KGNE was in general just a sad storyline...

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...but the parts where he realizes the accident, and towards the end when she kinda "releases" him, were the biggest I'd say.

Trigun...

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...well, Wolfwood dying, and what he says before he does...'nuff said.

Da Capo had some misty spots...

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Definitely the endings for Yoriko and Miharu were sad moments.

Although I was pretty angry that he chose Nemu (who I couldn't stand) over Kotori, Moe, or even Mako!

[Kyuven]

Originally Posted by DarkCntry

I think that was meant to be this way...you think about it, look at the other animes based upon branching ero's out there, especially KGNE. They followed a similar path.

I can understand how hard it would be to display equal time for all of the characters, but damn, I so wanted more screentime for them all :P

well, the slight difference between KGNE and Da Capo was that

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no one really "died" in KGNE. Kanon and Da Capo would be better comparisons, especially with the parallels between Yoriko and makoto (what with them both beings animals) and between Ayu and Miharu (except that little freak Ayu gets her ending and "real" Miharu just appears in the last episode)

oh...and i've never cried during an anime (though i came in SaiKano, Kanon, and Da Capo)
the last time i cried...period...was a few years ago when i watched "My Dog Skip"...damn that movie is sad

Spoiler:

do we need spoiler tags for american movies? ah well...anyway when the dog nearly dies and then 5 minutes later dies in a flash forward...the narrative just made it so sad...and the dog was too cute...i hate it when cute things (Skip, Miharu, Makoto, Yoriko) die...

[DarkCntry]

Originally Posted by Kyuven

well, the slight difference between KGNE and Da Capo was that

Spoiler:

no one really "died" in KGNE. Kanon and Da Capo would be better comparisons, especially with the parallels between Yoriko and makoto (what with them both beings animals) and between Ayu and Miharu (except that little freak Ayu gets her ending and "real" Miharu just appears in the last episode)

oh...and i've never cried during an anime (though i came in SaiKano, Kanon, and Da Capo)
the last time i cried...period...was a few years ago when i watched "My Dog Skip"...damn that movie is sad

Spoiler:

do we need spoiler tags for american movies? ah well...anyway when the dog nearly dies and then 5 minutes later dies in a flash forward...the narrative just made it so sad...and the dog was too cute...i hate it when cute things (Skip, Miharu, Makoto, Yoriko) die...

I dunno....

Starting with Kanon....

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Considering no one actually died in Kanon kinda makes it much closer to KGNE than many think...it's just the supernatural side of it that distances it. With Ayu never actually dying and Makoto being a forest spirit, those are the only two that they insinuate as dying. But we come later to find out that neither do and that the more 'important' character is actually pulling a Haruka in a hospital.

Heading to Da Capo...

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The strange thing is that even Miharu is pulling a Haruka but yet her robot self is experiencing all of the 'wonders' of life, but at the end the real Miharu takes 'over'. The problem with this is that while there might be a connection from Junnichi to Miharu, it's not the real Miharu...kinda hard to explain.

Not really a spoiler, but it does describe how the endings go...

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It's strange but if you notice, these animes tend to follow a generic path...a character suddenly goes ill/injured/comotose, then they tend to show the moral/emotional strain it takes on the other characters who know about the condition of the stricken ones. From KGNE, to Da Capo, to Kanon, there's always at least one character that has taken back by some problem to draw in the emotional attachment. Hell, take a look at 90% of the ero games out there that have those fairly deep stories that haven't been transitioned to an anime yet (Kana, Private Nurse, Chain, etc), you'll find that the far majority of them are always plagued by somoene being stricken by some malady. In Da Capo's case, it really flip flops around, Nemu's issues are what really draws in the attachment of the character...throw in Yoriko's reason for going human and you're still drawn into an illness as the source. I figure this is because more people can relate to illnesses or sudden accidents than they could other forms of problems. It seems to also be working out quite well considering the popularity of KGNE, Kanon, and Da Capo alone.

Either way, I can't honestly say there's much different on the deeper story than what is more superficial between them...KGNE is a taste of real life, Da Capo is more magical, and Kanon is more supernatural...but not much else deviates TOO much to the underlying story.

Anyways, back to the topic...

I figure I'm just watching more animes that have emotional sides to them lately, as I am finding many of the older ones that I've watched and recently rewatched have attributed to being a bit more 'emotional'. I guess in my old age I'm no longer worried about being an angsty kid who'd rather bottle his emotions than to dare let someone see a guy with a tear in his eye

[Gaara2]

myen was diffinatly

1= Kimi ga Nozomu Eien
2= Onegai Teacher
3= Onegai Twins

[Kyuven]

Originally Posted by DarkCntry

I dunno....

Starting with Kanon....

Spoiler:

Considering no one actually died in Kanon kinda makes it much closer to KGNE than many think...it's just the supernatural side of it that distances it. With Ayu never actually dying and Makoto being a forest spirit, those are the only two that they insinuate as dying. But we come later to find out that neither do and that the more 'important' character is actually pulling a Haruka in a hospital.

Heading to Da Capo...

Spoiler:

The strange thing is that even Miharu is pulling a Haruka but yet her robot self is experiencing all of the 'wonders' of life, but at the end the real Miharu takes 'over'. The problem with this is that while there might be a connection from Junnichi to Miharu, it's not the real Miharu...kinda hard to explain.

Not really a spoiler, but it does describe how the endings go...

Spoiler:

It's strange but if you notice, these animes tend to follow a generic path...a character suddenly goes ill/injured/comotose, then they tend to show the moral/emotional strain it takes on the other characters who know about the condition of the stricken ones. From KGNE, to Da Capo, to Kanon, there's always at least one character that has taken back by some problem to draw in the emotional attachment. Hell, take a look at 90% of the ero games out there that have those fairly deep stories that haven't been transitioned to an anime yet (Kana, Private Nurse, Chain, etc), you'll find that the far majority of them are always plagued by somoene being stricken by some malady. In Da Capo's case, it really flip flops around, Nemu's issues are what really draws in the attachment of the character...throw in Yoriko's reason for going human and you're still drawn into an illness as the source. I figure this is because more people can relate to illnesses or sudden accidents than they could other forms of problems. It seems to also be working out quite well considering the popularity of KGNE, Kanon, and Da Capo alone.

Either way, I can't honestly say there's much different on the deeper story than what is more superficial between them...KGNE is a taste of real life, Da Capo is more magical, and Kanon is more supernatural...but not much else deviates TOO much to the underlying story.

Anyways, back to the topic...

I figure I'm just watching more animes that have emotional sides to them lately, as I am finding many of the older ones that I've watched and recently rewatched have attributed to being a bit more 'emotional'. I guess in my old age I'm no longer worried about being an angsty kid who'd rather bottle his emotions than to dare let someone see a guy with a tear in his eye

Da Capo, Kanon, etc...

Spoiler:

In Kanon, unless you watch Kazahana, for all intents and purposes, Makoto "died" when they entered the field (or rather, if you watch Kazahana, she became part of the field)
The mechanical Miharu and the spiritual Ayu are more closely related than post-coma Haruka and Miharu. Ayu and Miharu both "knew" who they were, but had extremely confused emotions. Ayu tried to delve into her past to look for "that thing" (the little doll) but she was "artificial", a manifestation of the comatose Ayu's desire to meet Yuuichi again (urgh...why the heck are Da Capo and Kanon's main characters named so similarily?) much in the same way mecha-Miharu (heh...) was a manifestation of her father/family's desire to see her again and/or cover up what really happened. There are semantical differences, but the mystical qualities of kanon and da capo link them together better than they do with KGNE, although all 3 are very similar, but there are parallels:
Takayuki-Yuuichi-Juunichi- even though i like Yuuichi a lot better...
Haruka-Miharu/Nemu-Ayu: all 3 are in comas, fall into comas, or, in Nemu's case, get really really sick
Mitsuki-Sakura-Nayuki: even though Nayuki is superior to the other two (except in physical proportions, where she loses to Mitsuki) all 3 of them are the "jealous former lovers/relatives" (interestingly, Sakura and Nayuki are both cousins of the main characters of their respective shows/games)
Yoriko-Makoto: There's no character that i'm aware of that's similar to them from KGNE, they're both animals basically
Shiori-Akane-Mako: they're all "younger sisters" of other girls...
Kaori-Haruka-Moe: All 3 are "older sisters" (Moe is superior )
Shinji-Kitagawa-Suginami: these guys are actually a cliche found in nearly every H-game known to man: they're the "weird/odd/perverted/strange male friends". Other such examples are: Taishi-Comic Party, Tsutomu-Wind, and (i think) Masashi-To Heart, also Gargantua from Yami to Boushi to Hon no Tabibito...though he falls more into the villain category (he's too fruity to be a villain, though...)

[DarkCntry]

Originally Posted by Kyuven

Da Capo, Kanon, etc...

Spoiler:

In Kanon, unless you watch Kazahana, for all intents and purposes, Makoto "died" when they entered the field (or rather, if you watch Kazahana, she became part of the field)
The mechanical Miharu and the spiritual Ayu are more closely related than post-coma Haruka and Miharu. Ayu and Miharu both "knew" who they were, but had extremely confused emotions. Ayu tried to delve into her past to look for "that thing" (the little doll) but she was "artificial", a manifestation of the comatose Ayu's desire to meet Yuuichi again (urgh...why the heck are Da Capo and Kanon's main characters named so similarily?) much in the same way mecha-Miharu (heh...) was a manifestation of her father/family's desire to see her again and/or cover up what really happened. There are semantical differences, but the mystical qualities of kanon and da capo link them together better than they do with KGNE, although all 3 are very similar, but there are parallels:
Takayuki-Yuuichi-Juunichi- even though i like Yuuichi a lot better...
Haruka-Miharu/Nemu-Ayu: all 3 are in comas, fall into comas, or, in Nemu's case, get really really sick
Mitsuki-Sakura-Nayuki: even though Nayuki is superior to the other two (except in physical proportions, where she loses to Mitsuki) all 3 of them are the "jealous former lovers/relatives" (interestingly, Sakura and Nayuki are both cousins of the main characters of their respective shows/games)
Yoriko-Makoto: There's no character that i'm aware of that's similar to them from KGNE, they're both animals basically
Shiori-Akane-Mako: they're all "younger sisters" of other girls...
Kaori-Haruka-Moe: All 3 are "older sisters" (Moe is superior )
Shinji-Kitagawa-Suginami: these guys are actually a cliche found in nearly every H-game known to man: they're the "weird/odd/perverted/strange male friends". Other such examples are: Taishi-Comic Party, Tsutomu-Wind, and (i think) Masashi-To Heart, also Gargantua from Yami to Boushi to Hon no Tabibito...though he falls more into the villain category (he's too fruity to be a villain, though...)

It's funny how similar a lot of hte games are and how the subtle changes make the biggest impacts though

[Kyuven]

Originally Posted by DarkCntry

It's funny how similar a lot of hte games are and how the subtle changes make the biggest impacts though

aye...when i saw Mai for instance...
"Is that...nah it couldn't be...is that Ciel?"

[jennwenn]

Anime that made me cry? Well I can't remember ever REALLY crying, but I definitely wet my eyes and felt sad about these anime:

Doggy poo – Shhhh! I know you’re laughing! This was really sad! The *ahem* protagonist is crying about how nobody loves her, everyone thinks she’s ugly, and she has no reason to live. You tell me that’s not depressing!!!

Ghost in the Shell - Stand Alone Complex –

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The tachikoma’s last stand was sooo depressing. It was so noble and touching. A sacrifice that seemed done out of love, if machines can feel love. I watched this right after the Wolf’s Rain finale, and WR sucked big time in comparison. WR couldn’t even get me to sympathize with human characters. WR's deaths were melodramatically stupid and unrealistic, yet Stand Alone Complex had me teary-eyed over some non-humanoid machines. Its amazing how powerful that scene was.

X TV - Those deaths had me bawling
Fruits Basket - Oh my GOD how depressing! The crap these characters went through! Momiji! Kyo! Let me hug you!
Giant Robo - I think it was the music that got to me. Bawled my heart out. Deaths and sacrifice get to me.
Junkers Come Here- Almost made me cry. My parents are divorced, so I really felt for the little girl.
Millenium Actress – the ending
Now and then, Here and There – Actually this left me so numb I couldn’t really cry anymore. I just got angry
Pretear - Almost cried when

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she realized that her family really does love her

Saikano - Why don’t you just rip my heart out and beat it repeatedly underneath the wieght of the DVDS?! The war casualties had me crying the most, not Chise and Shuuji.
Run Melos – At the end, when Melos tries so hard to save the life of his friend, it was so innocent and touching and powerful I almost cried
Haibane Renmei - Reki's breakdown, and dealing with loss

I must see Grave of the Fireflies. I like a good tearjerker, and its so hard to find a good one.

[JOJOS'STAR]

hmm okay so this thread is about sad anime.. I guess the sadest anime ever is "Remi the homeless boy" or something like that.. Another one would be "Sakura Diary" And I'd say "Wolf's Rain" too. But hey even Naruto gets sad sometimes. I cried when

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the 3rd died

[The Yellow Dwarf]

Rurouni Kenshin OVA (Samurai X: Trust and Betrayal)

Spoiler:

When Tomoe "breaks" the scar on Kenshin's face

Gunslinger Girl

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Ep. 3 the scene in which Rico wakes up and is overjoyed when she finds that her body works and then she goes on to say "I like my life here at the Corporation."

Spirited Away

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When the boy turns into a dragon and carries Sen into the sky and she suddenly remembers the boy's real name and commented, "It sounds like the name of a god."

Stellvia (personal favorite, I cry everytime I watch this)

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The group formation flying in the last episode, and Kouta and Shippon's last shot, where Shippon's program changes Kouta's vision to scribbles of lines and she goes "ganbatte, Kouta-kun."

Millenium Actress - The whole movie is just so sad.

Fruits Basket - The Kisa episode

Green Green TV - I cried the whole time begging my computer to break down so I don't have to watch this crap anymore.

Originally Posted by Samurai_Yojimbo

you guys r a disgrace to ure penis's openly admiting crying over animes :P, the only anime thats had me quite sad not cry -.- is the end of that last kenshin ova when the scar disapears n all

You can have my penis, I don't want it anymore.

[mantidor]

ok, I thought I already responded to this... but I cant find my post... maybe it was another thread?

well, lets start with my tragic anime experience, the first time I cried was when watching Panda no daibouken!, I cried so much that it hurt and my mom had a really hard time trying to calm me down since I was... well, 6 years old when I watched ^_^

Afterwards of course I shed a tear or two when watching ET or bambi, then again I was little, and eventually I end up being a cold heart stone and never cried at movies ever ever again, until I watched Grave of the fireflies...omg, that movie is so damn depressing ;_; I just didnt shed a tear, I honestly bawled during most of the latter part of the film. After that I have become really sensitive O_o! recently the marimite ep of the graduation almost made me cry O__o

as for KNGE or the Zabuza ending (which I consider a MAJOR spoiler, this thread should have a huge SPOILERS!!! in the title) I didnt feel moved or touched. KNGE was sad but not in that way, more like an "annoying" sadness you feel when people are so, urrghh, retarded, like the main char, (forgot his name), it was honestly annoying, how he kind of choose to be depressed... I dont know how to express myself more clearly... anyway I like that series, but I didnt find it even remotely depresive. Zabuza ending was sad but, nah, it didnt made me even had watery eyes.

Oh and I almost forgot that most yaoi is very sad! Ive never cried in one of these, but I didnt felt very good after watching them either. (the one that stand the most for me now is ai no kusabi but there are others that were also sad)

[Anbu_33]

only cried once , and it was with Saint Seiya The Hades Chapater , after growing up watching it , after so many years to finally know that it was going to be continued , wow and this saga was the most depressing of all , lots of betrayals , many died , anyways the exact moment was

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it was the last 3 ovas , when saori took the dagger and stabbed herself , just watching all the saints breakdown into tears , seiya in the ground crying cuz he failed to protect her , and that damn chikyuugi (spelling) song , that just so depressing .

[fzz]

the anime where i really felt a tear over my cheeck was at the end of Chobits

Spoiler:

If i remember it correctly Chi gets shut down and falls in Hibiki's arms

Saikano made me really sad to, i had problems holding a tear back with several scenes
Haibane Renmei to

Infinite Ryvius had some excelent moments, with some excelent voice acting, goddamn...

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Where Kozue gets her problems with those girls @ the kitchen and they take her away to torture here, Reiko arrives while Kozue screams for help but Reiko does nothing... her screaming : REIKKOOO!! makes it excelent

there are alot more anime's that made me feel sad, cant name them all

oh, and Now and then, here and there had some really sad moments, that serie was really great

[Onibaba]

Kanon was just to unrealistic and whack and confusing to get to me ¬_¬
KGNE got to me
Onegai Teacher made me :`( , although I didn't care for Twins at all
Saikano was also very...depressing...
I also got a few tears (not of saddness but of happiness) during Ai Yori Aoshi ;d

[Avaj]

The good ones, usually near the end of the series, Chobits(especially during the guy who married the persocom parts), El-Hazard, Saber Marionette. There are probably a few others I can't place.

[Weedse]

Rurouni Kenshin OVA: i still secretly cry in bed when I think of these