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INTEREST: Adult Japanese Fans Pick Top Anime That Made Them Cry

Kadmos1 wrote:

Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 was a beautiful and sad series. I would say it's one of the more realistic post-apocalyptic/survival anime that I have seen. I think the saddest part spoiler[was when the little boy died in the last episode.]

Actually spoiler[the little boy died in the earthquake in the first episode. He was only revealed to be actually dead in the final episode.]

Key wrote:

Kadmos1 wrote: Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 was a beautiful and sad series. I would say it's one of the more realistic post-apocalyptic/survival anime that I have seen. I think the saddest part spoiler[was when the little boy died in the last episode.] Actually spoiler[the little boy died in the earthquake in the first episode. He was only revealed to be actually dead in the final episode.]

I'm pretty certain spoiler[Yuki was alive up to episode 7, and then died in the hospital after he collapses. Mirai imagines that he recovered, but it's revealed at the end that he didn't. (It leaves it open-ended if she was talking to a ghost or he was a figment of her imagination during those last 3-4 episodes).]

The first anime thing I cried on was the Pokemon First Movie. Yet in later years, Wolf Children and Clannad After Story had me in tears badly. I even cry at the end of After Story when Ushio runs through the flowers too...guess that would be happy tears though.

No. 6 also had me in tears. I guess I'm a sap. lol

crazieanimefan1 wrote:

The first anime thing I cried on was the Pokemon First Movie. Yet in later years, Wolf Children and Clannad After Story had me in tears badly. I even cry at the end of After Story when Ushio runs through the flowers too...guess that would be happy tears though. No. 6 also had me in tears. I guess I'm a sap. lol

This guy knows, I appreciate someone who has the same experiences as me.

Jakerams wrote:

Finally people who give Air the credit it deserves. I personally found Air to be sadder than any of Key's other series.

My issue with Air is that is was clear it needed to be 24 episodes to properly adapt the visual novel. A lot of unanswered questions rose up in the second half of the series which I would assume made more sense in the visual novel. Also, the two episode flashback was AWFUL and poorly placed to boot. Like spoiler[you already essentially pushed the protagonist out of the way randomly, but are trying to justify it by making the focus on the main heroine and her aunt.

Okay, I still don't like the random shift but let's do it. Oh, but wait, here's some insanely overly complex supernatural elements that also require us to waste two episodes on characters who were never in the story before and won't be afterwards. WHY?!!! How much more effective would the second half be if it had simply focused on the relationship between Misuzu and her aunt and left all the supernatural elements to the other girls (who were also annoyingly pushed out of the story. At least in Kanon you get some closure on everyone at the end)! People give Angel Beats grief for how it was handled but I think Air fumbled far worse in comparison. It's still a fairly good series but man could it have been FAR better.]

As for the list, I've actually only seen Gundam 0080 and Tekkonkinkreet on it though I do want to see some of the others listed. Gundam 0080 definitely earned its spot, but while I vaguely recall some sad moments in Tekkonkinkreet I definitely don't think it made me think it was among the saddest moments in any anime ever.

Air? Why? Just why? I struggled to get through just how tediously boring it was and barely managed to finish it. Maybe I'll give it another try in twenty years or so.

Only show to ever really get me tearful is Clannad After Story, episode 18 in particular which got me twice in less then 5 minutes. Right there at the end with the field scene and following train journey home.

I don't imagine you want to give it a go, but I found the movie to be infinitely better than the TV series. It could be because it's what I saw first, but instead of inserting all the extra girls, it focuses on the two main characters and their past backstory - which I thought was beautiful.