Trawling through the internet at an ungodly hour last night I stumbled across a video of 11 saddest anime movies. But I asked myself, how sad can they be?
Anaimated films don’t have too much effect as much as a real life film when it comes to emotional scenes.
Naturally seeing cartoons on screen there’s always something in your head that purposely distinguises this fictional realm from the real world.
That’s not to say I haven’t gotten emotion at some animated films it’s just it takes something rather transendent to truly affect me the way a normal movie would.
Anime has taken the world by storm as this Japanese artform of animation has painted vivid storylines within wonderful settings.
Inspiring many larger companies to step up and embrace anime culture these films bring laughter, joy and sometimes sadness.
Tackling major real-life issues with an animated flair prepare to grab the tissues as this video lists 11 saddest anime movies that are guranteed to make you cry.
The 11 anime movies listed in the video are as follows:
Barefoot Gen (1983)
Filmmaker Mori Masaki shows the effects, and after effects of the atomic bomb on the Japanese people.
Wolf Children (2012)
Hana marries a wolf man and raises their two children alone after he dies. They move to the countryside and the children have adventures in the woods and at school.
From Up On Poppy Hill (2011)
It’s 1963 and Japan is in the midst of swift modernisation, leaving behind the Second World War’s painful memories and focusing on a brighter future, symbolised by the coming year’s Tokyo Olympics.
Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
A devastating meditation on the human cost of war, this animated tale follows Seita (Tsutomu Tatsumi), a teenager charged with the care of his younger sister, Setsuko (Ayano Shiraishi), after an American firebombing during World War II separates the two children from their parents.
Their tale of survival is as heartbreaking as it is true to life. The siblings rely completely on each other and struggle against all odds to stay together and stay alive.
The Wind Rises (2013)
A lifelong love of flight inspires Japanese aviation engineer Jiro Horikoshi (Hideaki Anno), whose storied career includes the creation of the A6M World War II fighter plane.
Colorful (2010)
A soul wakes up in the body of suicide victim Makoto and must find a way to fit into his existence. The soul must unravel two mysteries — the secret of the great sin it committed in its previous life and why Makoto committed suicide.
Plastic Memories (2015)
The story follows the work and life of such a team in SAI Corp’s Terminal Service One office, the human protagonist Tsukasa Mizugaki and a Giftia named Isla. Slowly, their relationship progresses, and as both slowly fall in love, Isla is revealed to be nearing the end of her own lifespan.
Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 (2009) (Series)
Being dragged to a robot exhibition by her younger brother Yuuki, in Odaiba, a catastrophic earthquake hits Tokyo and the city falls into chaos.
Clannad (2007) (Series)
Clannad is primarily set in a high school located in a small Japanese city. Clannad follows the life of Tomoya Okazaki, a third-year student who does not take his studies seriously.
Your Lie in April (2016)
A piano prodigy is unable to play music after his mother dies, until he meets a violin player.
The Dog of Flanders (1997)
Nello (Jesse James) is a lonely orphan boy who lives in poverty with his grandfather, Jehan (Jack Warden). Like his mother before him, Nello possesses a talent for drawing and dreams of becoming a great artist.
Though mostly alone, Nello forms a bond when he nurses a battered Bouvier back to health. The grateful dog, named Patrasche, quickly becomes his greatest friend. When he gets older, Nello (Jeremy James Kissner) befriends Michel (Jon Voight), an eccentric artist.
Take a seat and prepare for 11 tearjerkers as we bring you this video of the saddest Anime movies courtesy of Marvelous Videos.
