Sad Anime That Will Make You Cry
Straight drama with no action spectacle and no comic relief to hide behind. Have something light queued up for afterwards.
Anime in This Collection
Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End
葬送のフリーレンThe adventure is over but life goes on for an elf mage just beginning to learn what living is all about. Elf mage Frieren and her courageous fellow adventurers have defeated the Demon King and…
Steins;Gate
シュタインズ・ゲートSelf-proclaimed mad scientist Okabe Rintarou lives in a small room in Akihabara, where he invents "future gadgets" with fellow lab members Shiina Mayuri, his air-headed childhood friend, and Hashida…
The Apothecary Diaries
薬屋のひとりごとMaomao lived a peaceful life with her apothecary father. Until one day, she’s sold as a lowly servant to the emperor’s palace. But she wasn’t meant for a compliant life among royalty. So when…
Monster
MONSTERDr. Kenzo Tenma is a renowned Japanese brain surgeon working at a leading hospital in Germany. One night, Dr. Tenma risks his reputation and career to save the life of a critically wounded young boy…
Legend of the Galactic Heroes
銀河英雄伝説For decades, the Galactic Empire has been locked in an interstellar war with the Free Planets Alliance, a conflict that involves thousands of spaceships and millions of soldiers on both sides. Two…
Violet Evergarden: the Movie
劇場版 ヴァイオレット・エヴァーガーデンWhile writing other people’s emotions, she may have neglected her own. Violet Evergarden, the child soldier turned Auto Memory Doll, writes letters that evoke the words her clients can’t. But when a…
Ping Pong the Animation
ピンポン THE ANIMATIONTsukimoto Makoto (nicknamed Smile) is a quiet high-schooler who's been friends with the loud and energetic Hoshino Yukata (nicknamed Peko). They're both in the table tennis club and are very good at…
Takopi's Original Sin
タコピーの原罪A Happy alien, Takopi, lands on Earth with one mission: to spread happiness! When he meets Shizuka, a lonely fourth grader, he vows to bring back her smile using his magical Happy Gadgets. But as he…
LOOK BACK
ルックバックAyumu Fujino is a fourth grader who draws a manga strip for the school newspaper. Her art makes her the star of the class, but one day she's told that Kyomoto, a student who refuses to come to…
Orb: On the Movements of the Earth
チ。-地球の運動について-The setting is 15th-century Europe. It was a time when heretical ideas lead those to who possessed such a mindset to being burned at the stake for their beliefs. The protagonist, Rafał, a child…
The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya
涼宮ハルヒの消失It is mid-December, and SOS Brigade chief Haruhi Suzumiya announces that the Brigade is going to hold a Christmas party in their clubroom, with Japanese hotpot for dinner. The brigade members Kyon…
Spirited Away
千と千尋の神隠しOn the way to their new home, 10-year-old Chihiro Ogino's family stumbles upon a deserted theme park. Intrigued, the family investigates the park, though unbeknownst to them, it is secretly inhabited…
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Drama titles with action, comedy and romance framing excluded, ranked by community score.
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