The saddest anime films, ranked

Anime movies are fantastic, and not enough of them are revered as they should be. There are fantastic anime movies with Stellar soundtracks, beautiful pictures and in-depth characters. There is an endless selection of movies out there for you to enjoy, but anime movies really take things to the next level.

There are many serious themes in these movies, which stops making them quite sad. But sometimes you long for deeper movies, even sad movies. A good cry can be catartic, and seeing your own problems on the screen can make them feel more manageable. This is the anime movie you should cry for the next.

8

Your name

Comix Wave Films

Your name is quite roller coaster. While the end is bitter sweet, the two main characters must go on a pretty adventure to get there. The movie is about a girl in Japan and a boy from Tokyo. They stop changing body frequently and communicate with each other through notes to respect each individual's life.

One day they stop changing bodies from nowhere. The boy from Tokyo discovers that the girl is changing with him three years in the future, and there is a comet that is about to kill her. He must find a way to save her before the comet hits.

7

Slippery

Wit studio

Hal is a beautiful movie about grief and alive through loss. It takes place in a society that has more technical progress, including robots that are programmed to act as people with emotions and empathy.

A robot is sent to help a woman who has just lost her partner. The film follows her life and examines her relationship as she learns to mourn as she relies on the robot. It is a sweet movie, but there are many very sad moments all the time.

6

Maquia: When the promised flower blooms

PA Works

This anime is a fantasy story about a breed of people very similar to people who stop aging at fourteen. They live for hundreds of years nevertheless. The main character is a young orphan girl named Maquia. When her best friend is kidnapped, she goes on an epic trip to get her back.

The trip takes place for more than forty years. Maquia ends up adopting a human boy, working to save her best friend and trying to live a happy life. Unfortunately, she suffers a lot of heart damage on her journey, and although her people will find a way to move on, her story is tragic.

5

I want to eat your pancreas

Studio cloud

In this constantly so depressing anime movie, a high school student comes across the diary of a popular girl in their class. He discovers that she has a disease in her pancreas that is fatal, but she has not told anyone because she just wants to live a normal life.

The two become fast friends and even try to go through their bin list. But if you are not ready for a tragic story of loss and sadness, you should avoid this movie. It will make you cry, but Love Lost is worth some tears.

4

Hotarubi no mori e

The base of the brain

This fantastic movie is about a six -year -old girl who is lost in a forest inhabited by a mountain spirit. She is found by a mask called Gin, which leads her out of the forest. She becomes friends with him and comes back to visit. She discovers that if Gin touches another person, he will disappear forever.

Every summer the young girl comes, and they come closer over the years and form a real band. Surprisingly, even though they have so much love for each other, the story ends in tragedy when Gin is accidentally touched.

3

Colorful

Ascension

Colorful is such a wonderful film, both aesthetically and through its writing. The film begins with a young boy who has just killed himself. He has been given a second chance in life, but he only has six months to find out his mistakes in his past life.

He struggles to get in touch with anyone in his new life until he meets someone who becomes friends with him. The twist at the end of the movie is beautiful, and the friendship between the boys makes this movie so lovely.

2

The story of Princess Kaguya

Studio Ghibli

This story is about a young girl who is discovered in a bamboo -shoot. She is adopted by the bamboo core who found her and taken in by him and his wife. She is growing fast and becomes friends with many villagers.

This is one of the more depressing films on the list. The girl is called Princess Kaguya and has a very difficult life. She has been pulled away from her friends, used as a noble farmer and is persecuted by all the wrong people. Everything she ever wanted was a happy life with friends, but the deadly exploited her instead.

1

Grave of the fireflies

Studio Ghibli

Studio Ghibli created Grave of the Fireflies, a movie set in the 1940s during the Pacific War. This film is about the effects of war on children and what happens in the aftermath. The story follows a family, especially two children, After their father was sent to war as captain and their mother die.

They move in with their aunt, who eventually becomes annoyed by having to take care of the children. The film has many deaths when the two siblings try to stay alive. It is one of the most tragic anime films ever made, but a really important clock.