Also, I just want to echo what's been said about
Haibane Renmei. Here's a post that I made in a shockingly similar rec thread. I really don't know why I forgot about this amazing anime:
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You know what, I realized that I neglected to mention possibly the greatest, most, universally appealing anime tear-jerker of them all:
Haibane Renmei
This show is very unique and difficult to describe. It's essentially a show about suicide and depression, but it deals with these themes in a way that is totally unconventional. It's quite sad, but I wouldn't say that it's very dark or angsty. It's a very quiet, subtle, anime with a simple slice-of-life style plot/pacing (e.g. Mushishi, Kino's Journey, Aria) but which nonetheless is very unlike slice-of-life anime in the sense that there is a serious plot that grapples with serious issues, although in a slightly roundabout way. There is a bit of gore involving a few medical procedures but the scenes are not violent and this is not a violent show.
In my opinion, this is one of the best anime ever made, and a must-see.
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