Anime is something that reflects the human emotions so vividly it left you completely speechless. There are many anime genres but sad ones are like the dose for beautiful painful feelings real enough to relatable with life.
Sad anime always hit hard, I never cried during a show but the whole thing will make you sob. It is just impossible to keep your emotions in check with soo many ups and downs in show.
If you are in search of some great sad anime movie to watch, then you are in the right place, I have collected some saddest anime movies that worth watching.
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Top 8 Saddest Anime or Anime Movie
- A Silent Voice
- Your Name
- Wolf Children
- I want to eat your pancreas
- Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms
- In This Corner of the World
- Into the Forest of Fireflies’ Light
- Anthem of the Heart
There are probably many more sad anime movies which I have watched, but I cannot remember the name lol. I would definitely recommend all of those above.
A Silent Voice (Koe no Katachi)
Movie Synopsis: Movie focused on two teenagers, when a grade school student with impaired hearing is bullied by his classmates, she transfers to another school. Years later, one of her classmate sets out to make amends.
A silent voice is really an exquisite movie, and I’m sure it will touch your heart if you watch it. I am really glad that i selected this as my first anime movie to watch .
Genre: anime, drama, romance
Duration: 2h 10m
Your Name (Kimi ni Na Wa)
Movie Synopsis: This movie is all about two teenagers who share a magical connection upon discovering they are swapping bodies. But things become even more complicated and emotional when both the boy and girl decide to meet in person.
This story and the emotion are so well put and so well animated, that it lures you in and traps you into its story. It is such a heartwarming tale that it makes you want it to never end.
Genre: Anime, drama, fantasy, romance
Duration: 1h 46m
Wolf Children (Ookami Kodomo)
Movie Synopsis: The story is about a hard-working college student who falls in love with a Werewolf, they have two children Yuki & Ame. After Werewolf’s death, the mother and two children move to the countryside amid difficulties in city life.
Watching this movie will warm your heart. It has some incredibly powerful moments that are sure to make one’s eyes moist. Even the story flows so naturally. Witness the journey of two beautiful individuals from birth to adulthood.
Genre: Fantasy, Drama
Duration: 1h 57m
I Want to Eat Your Pancreas (Kim no Suizou wo Tabetai)
Movie Synopsis: Story is all about a boy that comes across a book in a hospital waiting room. He soon discovers that it is a diary kept by his very popular classmate who reveals to him that she is secretly suffering from a fatal pancreatic illness.
This one is a film that makes you cry at the end (don’t be so tough it’s a one that’s worth being emotional). This is a highly recommended, must watch anime movie so just watch and enjoy every single tiny bit of your life.
Genre: Animation, drama, family, romance
Duration: 1h 48m
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms (Sayonara no Asa)
Movie Synopsis: The people of Iolph are known for two things: their youthful longevity and peaceful lives weaving a tapestry. When that is disturbed and their home thrown into chaos by those believing that their blood gifts longer than life, Maquia loses not only her friends, but a place to return to.
This is a movie of a lifetime, literally. While other studios have big budget and actions scenes. They could never leave as impression as this masterpiece. This is by far one of the best flim.
Genre: Animation, fantasy, drama
Duration: 1h 55m
In This Corner of the World (Kono Sekai no Katsumi ni)
Movie Synopsis: A spirited 18-year-old woman married to a man she barely knows as she combats the daily struggles of living in Hiroshima during World War II.
This movie includes all colours of person’s life, something an ordinary person feels in their day-to-day lives. There happiness, sadness, regrets, hope. The happiest time of your life as well as the lowest point of your life.
Genre: Animation, drama, history, war
Duration: 2h 36m
Into the Forest of Fireflies’ Light (Hotarubi no Mori e)
Movie Synopsis: A young girl got lost in the forest during one of her summer visits to her grandfather’s home, and as she began to cry, Gin found her. Hotaru initially thought he was a human, so she stopped crying and ran towards him. But without any explained reason, he avoided her.
You sure have seen this movie wallpaper or character somewhere. Storyline is great and overall great movie, highly recommend.
Genre: Animation, romance, supernatural
Duration: 45m
Anthem of the Heart (Kokoro ga Sakebi)
Movie Synopsis: A girl who carries the guilt of breaking up her family with carelessly uttered words when she was young is suddenly cursed by a mysterious “Egg Fairy” so that she can never hurt anybody with her words again.
I never expected how the plot got twisted in the conclusion part of the story. I love how it got my mind blown with its exceptional and realistic approach regarding dealing with a serious traumatic matter. Everything was adorable.
Genre: Animation, drama, fantasy
Duration: 1h 59m
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