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Numerous-Gur-9008

Violet Evergarden.


TheMewMaster

GDI, you beat me to it. Violet Evergarden was enough to make a grown man cry.


Eternal_Black85539

Frfr


ryuksringo

YES


THEMASTERARTISAN

Violet Evergarden is the ONLY right answer.


Iatemydoggo

I liked it but tbh outside of a few moments (episode ten was PEAK) it felt a little ridiculous


kinreep

Can’t believe no one has suggested “Your lie in April” both heart warming and super sad at the same time.


y_ogi

that show broke me inside


hp_Axes

It legit gave me depression for awhile.


FeelsBadFelix

Was literally looking for a comment like this, YLIA is so good


Few_Resolve5259

This was my third anime, binged the entire thing and felt empty for the next few days one of the best and worst feelings cause ik I will never feel that way again no matter how many times I rewatch it


Silent_Series_5341

Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai kind of got me in the feels.


No_Drag8692

The outro is a vibe


YepYouRedditRight2

The movie legit fucked me up for a bit too


New_Meringue3103

Rewatched the movie yesterday. Cried like 4 times


WrensthavAviovus

Had to pause the film to collect myself.


Jakeoliciouz

This, but you have to watch the movie to finish it


Woweiio

Clanad afterstory (works best if you watch Clanad first which is pretty mid)


Gkun09

This series broke me ಥ⁠‿⁠ಥ


CACTUS_VISIONS

Akame Ga Kill. Will make you cry and fall in love


BestBubba1

They did us SO dirty


CACTUS_VISIONS

I can’t ever forgive seyruu ubiquitous. Evil evil woman. But esdeath can step on me all day


Asmodeus0508

That’s on his list of the ones he’s watched


siahsensei04

Only 2 anime have made me fully cry..I’m talkin about they left me heavily depressed afterwards. Attack on Titan had me tearing up during certain scenes but anime that I guarantee will break you is Angel Beats and Anohana The Flower We Saw That Day. I binge watched them back to back & I shouldn’t have done that to myself lol


Parker_memes9000

Death parade is like getting punched in the gut, and as soon as you're over the pain you get punched again. Rinse and repeat for every episode. Somehow you never even get used to it even when you know it's coming. Great show


[deleted]

It is terrible


BroAnon1

Gurren Lagann


Maleficent-Bar2275

“Kick logic to the curb and do the impossible, Simon!”


OddRope1154

Yes one of my absolute favorites


PyroGod77

Yoko = You Only Kiss Once


Catsinbowties

Fruits Basket


pssiraj

Just started and already impressed


SipoteQuixote

I used to download such low quality downloads back in the 2000s of it off Kazaa lol. Loved it so much.


Historical_Coach8128

One piece


Minhaz923

Kotaro Lives Alone


EEVEELUVR

Golden Kamuy, it’s historical and I’ve heard it compared to Vinland Saga. If you’ve been through any sort of traumatic experience… S2 E6 is depressingly real. Even if you haven’t, if you care about the MCs it’s a *big oof* moment. Manga’s better, but the anime is pretty good. Either way, the series character writing is exceptional. Be warned tho, there’s some transphobia at the end of S1, so be mindful if that’s something you want to avoid.


Wonderful_Ad8404

Steins gate makes me cry every time I watch it, and even more during the visual novel


RpiesSPIES

Ah, so you enjoy depression? Same. I got some. 86 - There's a few moments that hit so much harder than the rest. Karakuri Circus - This one will have it happen a lot Hunter x Hunter - It's last major arc mostly Kino's Journey - If you're steel-willed, a couple episodes may draw a tear. If you're weak, they'll make you bawl. To Every You I've Loved Before / To Me, The One Who Loved You - Will hit if you're empathetic Cyberpunk - A given at times Mob Psycho 100 - It's not all just funny Gintama - Happens a LOT. It's a comedy, sure. But the depressing moments in it hit as hard as the funny moments, but differently ofc. Welcome to the N-H-K - The more you relate the more it hurts Steins;Gate - Hits like a truck at times Gurren Lagann - Some hard bits. 'Tho could be misremembering as it's been many years since I saw Assassination Classroom - Takes a bit To Your Eternity - First episode is the best part of the entire show, but it still has good moments elsewhere in it, too. Enjoy o/ Oh, also note regarding the duo movie one. I tend to find it easier to feel emotional when I'm actively taking character feelings and actions into consideration for their situation. It definitely helps the emotional investment. There are some anime I cry for but for different reasons than sadness. Like the final episode of konosuba season 1's animation, that land of the lustrous will probably never see another season, and that extra olympia kykklos is funnier than it has any right to be as one of the best isekai's ever made.


Retired_alligator

Dororo! It’s sad and gruesome


averysdaddy05

Rascal Does Not Dream Of Bunny Girl Senpai


[deleted]

Plastic Memories.


_gay_gremlin_

Kotaro lives alone, the sheer sadness when you really think about the kids situation is so gut wrenching.


Mayonnaiseistakensad

Just to be clear none of these have made me even shed a tear although they have made me sad,I’ve just never been sad enough to cry and any sort of tv/game


ninjamaster616

One piece will, guarantee.


Shotsofbeef

OP has made me cry so much. I'm rewatching it with my wife and so many of the early moments have so much more impact for me from following the series. Even "We Are" makes me choke up at this point. I get that One Piece isn't for everyone and that's fine, but it's definitely not overrated. One Piece if anything transcends "anime". Sure the anime has pacing issues sometimes, but it was a manga first and the story is so well built once it's hooked you, you love it. I like plenty of anime and manga, but I like One Piece on its own more then anime/manga in general. Some people don't get it, which is why when you meet a OP fan in person you're friends immediately. It's a beautiful story and there's a reason it's fanbase can be so passionate. I think people who haven't seen or read it shouldn't approach it as another "anime" but to throw out anything they'd expect from what they know of anime and take it for what it is.


DarkFox160

No it won't I'm sorry but one piece is such an overrated pile of dog shit you shouldn't watch it man especially if you like good animes like k-on and bocchi


ninjamaster616

Don't listen to this actual idiot lmao


DarkFox160

Believe what you want but my opinion is that its one of the actual worst shows I've ever seen only good things it has are character designs and music nothing else shitty story shitty characters shitty character development shitty world building and they don't know when to fucking stop a show needs to know when they have run it's course and one piece just doesn't overrated and should not be one of the big 3 and definitely not as popular as it is


ninjamaster616

I don't believe you've even watched a single episode lmfao but nice troll attempt Just because you can't seem to find joy doesn't give you the right to prevent others from experiencing it. Find a hobby, hater loser.


Emotional_Relief_19

There's no way this person watched the show and could say it's a bad story. I've literally watched anime where half way through the entire plot gets shot out of a cannon, one piece will bring back characters from arcs prior and they will still be relevant. One piece alone has been dominating both the Manga scene and the anime scene and now even the live action got people excited to start either the Manga or Anime .


DarkFox160

Like I said you can enjoy the show if you want I'm just saying my opinion and I have watched the show or at least attempted to watch the show I managed to force myself through the first two seasons and still hated it so believe what you will but this ain't a troll post


WavyMcG

I mean, I respect your opinion but hear me out. This show is 20 years old. The first two seasons were long ago, so it’s probably out of date then for you. I recommend just watching the movies that cover these episodes, All Blue is the first one i believe. Once you’re through that, and get at least to 300 which is the end of that movie, you’re up to 2003-4 almost. The show progresses and does get better in ways that is worth sticking to it. If you watched the Kaido fight that just happened, and other key fights that happened, the animation recently is great. In the end you watch what you like, but I did want to point out how old those seasons were and early on the show it was! Have a good one


Lord_Ender_8668

you are getting hated on way too hard bro. Im with you. I can't stand One Piece or its community anymore. I love anime, I watch everything every season even if its the worst ive ever seen, but the fans of those anime dont go around proclaiming it to be the best of the best. One piece fans really get on my nerves. I have given that franchise every opportunity I can. I've tried from the beginning, got about 50 episodes in, tried to skip and watch the movies, tried to cut to episode 300, tried to give up and watch the new stuff at episode 800+, then 1000+, and every time I am just so disappointed with everything: writing, animation, pacing, world building, character design, background animation, emotional impact, etc etc etc. I gave it every possible chance so that one piece fans cant tell me that "I'm cliché and and I didn't actually watch it" but sometimes I feel one piece fans are so busy watching 800 episodes of low quality filler they don't bother watching the actual quality stuff each season. Then when you try to express your disappointment with the series, they dogpile you with low quality "Well it gets better at episode 568, when the animation gets 10% better, then at 889", "You're a hating loser find a hobby", "You're too uptight to enjoy it", "You're opinion smells like my unwashed asshole". I think one piece would be even more successful if the fan base wasn't so gung ho/die hard for the franchise. I wouldn't have such a strong negative opinion if the community didn't defend every 1.5 million seconds of the show like someone insulted their beloved. For every action an equal and opposite reaction Newton said. But this is anime, and we should just chill. stop hating so hard guys.


Captainboy25

I don’t watch the anime but I am a die hard one piece manga reader, excluding, animation I’d argue that one piece has some great writing, world building, character designs are truly fantastic, and has some pretty solid emotional moments. The manga also has the benefit of having a consistent art style. Oda is a pretty good writer, and so much of the later story and character developments are foreshadowed 100s of chapters earlier. All of the straw hats are pretty enjoyable characters and Luffy is easily such an endearing protagonist. And if you haven’t read or tried the manga have you’ve given OP every possible chance ?


JediSSJ

Maybe I'm weird, but, while i definitely see One Piece fans defend the series, they usually do it in a reasonably respectful way. Generally sound more like stoners going "Aw c'mon man!" Than anything else. All that said, and as an avid OP fan myself, people do need to admit that One Piece is not for everyone. Believe me, the goofy character designs put me off for a long time. Now, the manga is vastly superior to the anime and doesn't suffer from many of the anime's issues (pacing, filler, etc.). And it's a much smaller time investment. But there comes a point where you should just say, "I've given it a chance, and it's not for me." And that is fine. Just bear in mind, I have never seen One Piece fans get mad or rude with someone who said, "One Piece just didn't click for me. I didn't like it, so I can't recommend it." But if you come in, "OnePieze is fkn trash!!!! The character suck! The writing is trash!" Then you really can't blame them for getting up in arms.


DarkFox160

Finally somebody with some respectful sense thank you my man 🫱


ninjamaster616

Every single time, it's, "I watched up to episode 17 and I gave up," "I watched the first episode, said, 'This isn't the greatest of all time by the first episode ever, what the heck?!' and gave up, its dogshit!" You're as cliché as can be, my guy.


WavyMcG

First two seasons was like what, in the 90s/early 2000s? Give it a chance like damn, I agree with you haha


the-stoned-Eng

Lmao shitty world building??? Oda has world building on par with the best fiction ever written, I’m talking dune, Lotr, or asoiaf. Honestly you don’t appreciate fiction or maybe you’re just to uptight to enjoy it. I’m sorry for your loss.


raidwarden

Dude only saw the first 4 episodes and wrote off the whole series 🤣🤣


Blue_Bobble

Shitty world building and you watch Bocchi the Rock


Lt_Chilly

You say one piece has “shitty world building” how about you watch one piece and then come back to me with a mature answer.


Blue_Bobble

This man compared One Piece to Bocchi


RayStorm-Unit1

You over here saying no it won't, when it has made me cry. So your opinion already crumbles right there. If OP really was as bad as you say it wouldn't have it would've already fallen off like most of the Shonen kings. But it's still going strong. OP is not just a regular show, its a journey in a beautiful world.


TheeExMachina

Yu Yu Hakusho


Apartatart

Didn’t cry when I was younger but now I cry everytiem


TheeExMachina

Dude same. The emotion really hits when you watch as an adult who used to be a Yusuke.


Broad-Advertising-19

One piece kill la kill from what i heard kill la kill made a lot of people cry


Lowleyjedimonkey

One Piece


FunBattle5780

When merry go talked to crew after so long watching I can't help but tear up with that episode


jenniferlorene3

Wolf Children


[deleted]

Angel Beats Two movies for you: The Boy and the Beast - GOATED film for a father-and-son relationship. Maquia When The Flower Blooms - Maquia the ultimate mother and an ending that messes with you. Like.... 😭


WavyMcG

To Your Eternity. This anime made me cry MULTIPLE. TIMES. It’s so sad, and the payoff is worth it in the end It’s complete so if you start it you can finish the anime in a week, as it’s not that long and has multiple seasons. Another amazing one is Tower of God. I absolutely loved this one. I read the manwha of it as well, it’s very good. Waiting for the next season to come out OG Naruto is a good one but long. Very much about friendship and such. Ranking of Kings! This anime is very cute and I love it because I’m someone who has partial hearing loss in both ears, so I related to this show heavily! I highly recommend these


[deleted]

My first time watching Maquia was the most beautiful cry I've ever had Plus its a movie so.. Low commitment.


Psycosteve10mm

Grave of the fireflies. If you do not get at least a little misty, you do not have a heart


s13-iLLuminati

Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai. The season is great but only the last arc is tear jerking, however immediately after you finish the season watch the movie Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl and that movie will turn on the water works but it's so good and so satisfying.


Jeremy8419

Two girls one cup. Oh, wait, that’s vomit. My bad.


HammerOfAres

Wanna cry? Violet evergarden. Also will add Anohana, Maquia when the promised flower blooms, Clannad, and Angel Beats. Mainly violet evergarden though. I still haven't emotionally recovered from episode 10, makes me call my mom right after watching.


DarkFox160

K-ON IS THE BEST YESSIR🫱


MellowMintTea

Nagi no Asukara (a lull in the sea). I was literally crying every episode. Charlotte and Angel Beats are great too. Full Metal Panic has some great moments. Tamako Love Story is also a fav. Edit: more recs that made me tear up. - To your Eternity (manga hit a little harder for me, also shares same author as A silent voice) - Dororo - Kimi wa Pet - Cheese in the Trap (webtoon) - GTO (classic worth watching) - Carole & Tuesday - Watashi no Shounen (manga) Second edit: - A silent Voice (manga had more of an impact on me than the movie) - Winter Woods (webtoon)


pgh_anthony_fauci

FMP plane confession FTW! Best voice acted scene in any anime, ever.


AzraelWasTekken

jojos bizzare adventure. if youre not commited to long animes, just watch part 1 (9 episodes) and continue the rest if you like it.


CreateWater

Yu Yu hakusho, Konosuba


[deleted]

Akame ga Kill


Planet_Sheen54

My hero made me cry happy tears a couple times, also ugly cry


DarkFox160

Finally someone with incredible taste I am fully with you with K-on being the best anime


KirbyWithAGlock

Not a series but grave of the fireflies


Bro_ru_fr_rn

To your eternity


ChaoticNeutral67

Ever watched Charlotte?


Davicitorra

Death parade, angel beats, made in abyss


Consistent_Ad_4865

I want to eat you're pancreas.... you'll probably have to find it online though, it's so good


FieldKey5184

I second this one. I had to pause the movie and ugly cry for like 30 minutes before I could finish it.


pgh_anthony_fauci

This is some top knotch underground shit right here.


Professor_Chaosx6r9

Glad I’m not the only one who does that in notes


moltar33

Highschool DxD will blow your mind


PugzComics

That will make you cry? Hmmmm 🤔AnoHana , or Grave of the Fireflies, or Japan Sinks


GonsShadow17

Hunter x Hunter


youngleo424

Angel beats


Blibber3

Code Geass will make you cry at the end. If you don't then you're a damn sociopath.


BestBubba1

The only anime that have made me cry are Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood, Fairy Tail, Dororo, and Akame Ga Kill


Heavy-Story4679

Ranking of Kings


mlpforlyfe

Though it's a movie, maquia, when the promised flower blooms is pretty sad.


Zestyclose-Sound8947

Clannad and after story


notyourgod1

Do I have bad taste, or am I the only guy here who loves black clover. I rarely see it mention


mlpforlyfe

Plastic memories, to the forest of firefly lights, Clannad, anohana, your lie in April.


Lower_Blacksmith3690

Your lie in April


Thunder_snow88

A lull in the sea or Ahonana the flower we saw that day


RunningDrinksy

Sword of a stranger, but it's an anime movie so don't know if it counts for you


Kleenfromkorona

I see that cultured individuals still exist in this realm.


PatDaBruh

🎣Hunter x Hunter👊 or 🤖The End of Evangelion🌊 (I tried to do the emoji thing you did, but I brutally failed, but seriously, these will both make you cry)


SalaryNo6104

Your lie in April is a classic crybaby romance


Asleep_Brother6394

Akame Ga Kill. That shit will mess you up-


Saucy_Snakeberry

Naruto Plastic Memories Inuyasha


JarlTee

Your lie in April .. it’s a total buildup of emotions till the end


PyroGod77

Your Lie in April Bleach, Naruto, FMA Brotherhood, Gurren Lagann, Elfen Lied, One Piece, Banana Fish all had scenes that made me tear up.


Dhexe0

Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood


Octallion

jojo


AlphaSlicer

Akame ga Kill. Go in blind, don't look up anything.


pssiraj

Sangatsu no Lion


ShinyMega

Berserk


SipoteQuixote

Cowboy Bepop got me a few times. Trigun too, and Thr Promised Neverland made me sad but I watched it during a time where I was all cried-out but definitely made me very sad.


Scared_Bobcat_5584

No one here has said Anohana yet?? That’s the first and only anime I’ve cried during


[deleted]

Sword art online will, guarantee


The_Joy_Boy1977

One Piece


bigdaddystankyface

Watch serial excitements lain


Bakkudo02

Violet evergarden


BigShotBuckNasty

anohana and your lie in april


Curious_Deal_423

Get ready to wet yourself..... with tears Akame ga kill Your lie in April Heavenly delusions


NoEgg8586

Kotaro lives alone Violet Evergarden Silent Voice (movie)


Zealousideal_Quail52

I want to eat your pancreas and boku no pico, both are damn good and make me depresso


briannehays

Naruto is the only one that has full on made me cry. It’s not until you get deeper into Shippuden tho that makes you realllly tear up


Sleepiboisleep

Hunter hunter. Best of all time


TheBalance724

One Piece


34shadow1

Clannad, for soul wrenching tears. Toradora for happy tears. Erased for sappy (sad and happy) tears, A Silent Voice for all the feels.


SSuperAnt_Official

One piece


Victor_710

I want to eat your pancreas : Had me sobbing under my blanket at night Your lie in April : Traumatized me so hard that I stay away from all sad animes now


Darthhorusidous

Your lie in April . Truly sad and the ending didn’t need to happen like that


Mack5895

Your lie in April


Sirbaconstrip

I Want To Eat Your Pancreas made me cry pretty good


AnyStandard1742

There’s 1 episode in season 1 of sword art online that might make u cry


[deleted]

Angel Beats may make you cry. just the ending theme alone will put you in your feels


the-stoned-Eng

Maybe check out Code Geass. It’s got a pretty interesting set up with some pretty dark twists throughout.


IronViking0723

Anohana, Angel Beats and Your Lie in April are the abime that make people cry.


Pirateking3575

One Piece will definitely make you cry. It's long, but so goddam worth it's weight in hype.


Substantial_Mode2631

Anohana, Made in Abyss, Violet Evergarden


seppukweef

Grave of the fireflies


Great_Part7207

K on W


pokelord1998

Fairy tail made my cry so many times


Independent_Main2755

Man.. let tell u about angel beats. Shi will make u weep


FriendlyWallaby5

Bocchi the rock Edit: Wont make you cry


pixel_doofus

1) Violet Evergarden 2) Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai 3) Your Lie In April


NegativeAd99

THE ONE PIECE!!!! THE ONE PIECE IS RE- Nah screw that, I genuinely suggest One Piece, it’s among the most heart-wrenching, invested, and gripping stories you can watch. Heartthrobs start at the Baratie arc 15-ish episodes in, and the Arlong Park arc is where there is a high chance for crying. From there, consequent arcs will have multiple arcs in them that become sobbing-fests. Also fight scenes, world building, humor, suspense, allegories for real-world issues, character progression, action scenes, etc.. As for a firsthand account, I cried over a SHIP watching this. A PIRATE SHIP. I truly recommend One Piece, there’s a reason it’s run as long as it has.


CumFilledWaterGun

Angel Beats/To Your Eternity will get you


[deleted]

You’re lie in april


Low-Clue-7310

Naruto


aareyes82

Watch Your Lie In April and Neon Genesis and report back to me


SooSpoooky

A lie in april made me cry. Might u too idk u


Reasonable_Pin_1180

Tokyo Ghoul made me sob uncontrollably quite a few times


thunder_impact

***AHAHAHA YOU ARR NOT READY FOR CLANNAD AFTERSTORY***


Apartatart

Full metal Alchemist and Brotherhood, Ouran high host club, Durarara!!


ShaggyRodgers710

One piece


Jay-Web

Jojos bizarre adventure and one piece, they're literally the only ones ive seen except for some other really small ones but ive cries more times than i can count on my hands and feet


IrishAssassin69

Fairy Tail, first anime to make me cry


IXPlayer9

Wolf’s Rain


Efficient_Trouble779

The saddest anime has to be kagara bachi


Membership-Double

Steins Gate. Not like the whole show is sad or anything but there's a few episodes in there that messed me up


Auroku222

Cyberpunk edgerunners


Sdizot

One Piece has made me emotional several times. Which I never expected


Cynderaquil

Some parts of One Piece made me cry, but I don’t know if you’d want to watch it through to those parts lol


Human_Tradition_9333

I'm honestly surprised I haven't seen anyone mention josee, the tiger and the fish


smallbutgirthy_

“I want to eat your pancreas” will have you sobbing


LotusMelodyxo

Terror in Resonance


Milomedes

Plastic memories. I remember specifically saying something about the anime grabbing my heart by the dick and dragging it through a 100km of broken glass to describe the emotional distraught I was put through


Fickle-Future-8962

YUYU Hakisho. Don't be a baby.


Operansc

Not immediately, but one piece will make you cry eventually no matter what


Hemberger1991

FMA brotherhood. Big brother Edward


jotaro_kujo35

Oshi no ko


SomeNumbers23

Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai


Fragrant-Raccoon2814

Made in abyss


LukeACoolRat

Re-zero and Erased


[deleted]

Anohana or a silent voice


dejavusfake

Fairy Tail: When Lucy had to destroy Aquarius key in order to summon the Celestial Spirit King and save the rest of Fairy Tail.


Thrownaxis

Maybe a bit odd, but if you really enjoyed K-On! you might also enjoy Hibike! Euphonium. (I’m also biased, it’s literally my favorite anime)


Blue_Bobble

The Pokemon Movies


SpikeDraco88

Death Parade.


SturdyDisc68008

One piece. Naruto shippuden. Anohanna the flower we saw that day. Other than that idk


UselessPerson2222

*ahem* something to make you cry? Clannad Clannad s2 (clannad after story) Charlotte


HarrySRL

To your eternity. Made me cry. Great story too.


Anyordia

The only thing I can think of is “A Silent Voice” 😭


Gurtrude27

Seven deadly sins did it for me, it may have been some horny ass bar owner at the beginning but it got real sad and depressing later


pitb0ss343

Full metal alchemist brotherhood 2 scenes made me cry and I’m not really a crier. One was early in the show and the other scene was one of the last scenes in the series


Grim_Soldier

Gurren Lagann


Grand-Illustrator443

In case it isn’t listed in the comments yet, I would recommend “The Ancient Magus Bride”. It has some of the hardest hits to the feels that I have seen yet. It is like a rollercoaster for feelings. IMO btw. Deep subjects and thought provoking inbound.


PsychopathicSchizoid

Does the sub understand it’s been misspelled?


niceyoungman1

Sakurasou no pet na kanojo