2007-06-20, 02:22 | Link #62 |
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Age: 36
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Sign me up for AIR (TV) as well. Even knowing the entire story in advance before watching it, it's still probably the saddest anime I've seen (and since I thought the story was intriguing yet tragic before I even saw the show, I'm not saying this just based on the magnificent visual and musical package). It's sadder than Kanon 2006 IMHO, although I still liked Kanon more overall due to its cast.
I don't think I can praise the AIR movie as much, though, seeing as it did some rather unforgivable things, such as the removal of various characters and their roles. Plus, as some others have said, the AIR movie resembled your average soap opera, whereas the AIR series was far more unique, IMHO. In particular, the sad part that got me was never the romance (which was less evident in the series than I thought it would be), but the mother-child relationship themes. I love the portrayal of this theme across so many examples in the series (I count at least 6 in all). Can't say the same about the movie. |
2007-06-20, 04:56 | Link #64 |
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KimiNozo, SaiKano, Mahoromatic, Suzuka, and Bokura ga Ita were the candidates. KimiNozo came close because I was so shocked starting from the second episode and the last episode really made me shed tears. However, I learned to aceept Mitsuki's path I consider KimiNozo to have a happy ending. The same goes with Suzuka. SaiKano was just depressing, not sad. Bokura ga Ita is only sad if you know half of what it's about, so that leaves me with Mahoromatic. But still, most of it is not sad.
So I'll have to choose SaiKano over KimiNozo because at least in KimiNozo, there's hope.
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2007-06-20, 11:33 | Link #65 | |
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Age: 38
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2007-06-21, 11:35 | Link #67 |
I don't give a damn, dude
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: In Despair
Age: 38
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AIR (TV), for me. As much as I liked Kanon 2006, I'll be amongst the first to say that it's not one of the saddest I've seen...because it's not meant to be as sad as AIR. I've not seen that many sad anime though, although I did see quite a lot of the Japanese tearjerkers in other media; "Ichi Rittoru no Namida", "Sekai wo Chusin, Ai wo Sakebu", "Ima, Ai ni Yukimasu", and "Nada Sou Sou" just to name a few.
I may consider going through some of the anime listed here, though. After Sola, I'll need something to satisfy my appetite for these kinds of stories until CLANNAD comes.... And I really hope they'll come up with an anime version of Narcissu. At least one of the top 3 in my list of favourite stories, that one is. |
2007-06-21, 16:20 | Link #69 |
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Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Florida USA
Age: 36
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Kimi ga Nozomu Eien and Air TV both are about the same amount of sadness for me. While KgNE ran it over the entire series, Air gave it in huge bursts. So while one I was like "AH MAN" through the whole thing, the other I was like "WTF *STABS SOMEONE AND CRIES*" at certain moments.
Mahoromatic and Utawarerumono also made me kinda depressed at the end. But not as bad. |
2007-06-25, 18:42 | Link #72 | ||
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2007-06-25, 20:59 | Link #74 |
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Join Date: Feb 2006
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I might be going out on a limb here, but I'm anticipating a sad ending for Romeo x Juliet. It always ends sad. If it's Romeo & Juliet, the story begs, nay, demands a sad ending.
Never hoped I was more wrong about an anime's end, though. R. |
2007-06-28, 14:44 | Link #76 |
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Oslo, Norway
Age: 36
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Air TV
Black Cat Chrno Crusade Elfen Lied Fruit Basket FullMetal Alchemist Grave of the FireFlies Hikaru no Go Iriya no Sora, UFO no Natsu Kanon (2002) Kanon (2006) KIBA Wolf's Rain all these are on my list of Anime's that makes me sad or even shed some tears. though not all of them are sad all the time they each have theire moments. Ending of Chrno Crusade is one of the saddest for me.
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2007-06-28, 17:47 | Link #77 |
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Toronto, Canada
Age: 35
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There are many sad anime out there, but Grave of the Fireflies is one of the few anime, heck, one of the few films altogether, that drives that gut-wrenching feeling right inside. A film everyone should watch.
I also find it amusing that right under the thread "What is the saddest anime", there's a thread called "Am I the only one who gets sad?"
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2007-06-29, 08:26 | Link #78 |
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: The Netherlands
Age: 34
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The only anime that got my eyes a little wet (no actual tears, though) were Kimi ga Nozomu Eien, Kanon (2006) and Death Note. I haven't watched Air yet, though (apparently it's sad?). It's been sitting on my PC for over a year now. Guess I'll start watching it soon.
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2007-06-29, 18:02 | Link #80 |
Bemused Scholar
Join Date: Jan 2007
Age: 36
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AIR could have benefitted from a few more episodes. Misuzu's story during the Dream arc felt really rushed. I don't know what the original story is like for that part, but in the anime it sorta just came out of nowhere...in fact, I think the Dream arc as a whole felt rushed. However, I liked how they handled the Summer and Air arcs though.
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