Sometimes, crying is called the ultimate expression of emotion — whether we are crying from happiness or sadness. Sometimes we want to experience that feeling while watching anime — and this list of recommendations might help you with that.
Clannad is the go-to recommendation for a series that will make you cry. While season one already features many sad — and happy — moments, it’s still largely a slice-of-life with an ensemble cast.
The sequel, After Story, ramps the drama up to eleven, and does it in a very refined way. In Clannad, you might cry from both sad and happy moments, which is why the anime is loved so much.
Your Lie in April (Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso) doesn’t hold back punches when it comes to making the viewer emotionally invested. The very premise of the anime involves the emotional struggle of a young musical prodigy dealing with the passing of his mother — and that’s just the beginning.
Yes, the finale of the anime might be predictable, but it doesn’t make it hurt any less. Over the course of 22 episodes, you see the characters grow and fall in love with each other, and that makes it even more tragic.
The Garden of Words
The Garden of Words is a very short but touching movie by Makoto Shinkai. As with many of his works, it follows a developing romance — and, as it’s also often expected of him, it’s not a very happy one.
In just under an hour, The Garden of Words tells a story of an unlikely relationship. And despite it being hopeless from the very start, both parties involved grow as people over the course of the film.
Angel Beats!
Angel Beats! is authored by Jun Maeda, who is also the author of Clannad — as such, you go in with certain expectations. The anime certainly doesn’t betray them, and a lot of its emotional moments (and especially the ending) made many otaku cry.
Angel Beats! is great at making you familiar with the cast, developing many of the characters and making the viewer care about them. As such, you start relating to their problems and getting emotional with them.
An emotional rollercoaster of a movie, A Silent Voice (Koe no Katachi) adapts an iconic manga. Beautiful visuals by Kyoto Animation aside, the film is great at making you emotionally invested with its realistic character writing.
The movie excels at both happy and sad moments — both can make you cry. It approaches the very down-to-earth themes of disability and bullying in an incredibly tasteful manner, and is just a great watch altogether.
Just don’t treat it as a challenge.
Sometimes, crying is called the ultimate expression of emotion — whether we are crying from happiness or sadness. Sometimes we want to experience that feeling while watching anime — and this list of recommendations might help you with that.
Clannad is the go-to recommendation for a series that will make you cry. While season one already features many sad — and happy — moments, it’s still largely a slice-of-life with an ensemble cast.
The sequel, After Story, ramps the drama up to eleven, and does it in a very refined way. In Clannad, you might cry from both sad and happy moments, which is why the anime is loved so much.
Your Lie in April (Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso) doesn’t hold back punches when it comes to making the viewer emotionally invested. The very premise of the anime involves the emotional struggle of a young musical prodigy dealing with the passing of his mother — and that’s just the beginning.
Yes, the finale of the anime might be predictable, but it doesn’t make it hurt any less. Over the course of 22 episodes, you see the characters grow and fall in love with each other, and that makes it even more tragic.
The Garden of Words
The Garden of Words is a very short but touching movie by Makoto Shinkai. As with many of his works, it follows a developing romance — and, as it’s also often expected of him, it’s not a very happy one.
In just under an hour, The Garden of Words tells a story of an unlikely relationship. And despite it being hopeless from the very start, both parties involved grow as people over the course of the film.
Angel Beats!
Angel Beats! is authored by Jun Maeda, who is also the author of Clannad — as such, you go in with certain expectations. The anime certainly doesn’t betray them, and a lot of its emotional moments (and especially the ending) made many otaku cry.
Angel Beats! is great at making you familiar with the cast, developing many of the characters and making the viewer care about them. As such, you start relating to their problems and getting emotional with them.
An emotional rollercoaster of a movie, A Silent Voice (Koe no Katachi) adapts an iconic manga. Beautiful visuals by Kyoto Animation aside, the film is great at making you emotionally invested with its realistic character writing.
The movie excels at both happy and sad moments — both can make you cry. It approaches the very down-to-earth themes of disability and bullying in an incredibly tasteful manner, and is just a great watch altogether.
