Thu 2008/08/21 15:00
Original title "Animes and games that've made you cry or emotional" from member Zoniku. For me that would be Gundam 0080 War in the Pocket - why why did it have to end like that?! Grave of the Fireflies was too disturbing for me to continue watching. Strike Witches can cause tears too - tears knowing that you cant have any of them as your friend. As for games? Ghosts n Goblins for the Commodore 64 - the ice palace not only drive me to tears - it drove me to smash my joystick on the floor! I was very young at the time ^^; Original text from zoniku below.I wanna take a minute to be serious for a moment. Have you ever seen an anime that's ever made you cry? Tonight, I can add my 2nd anime to my list of animes that've made me cry: Voices of a Distant Star. After watching Higurashi, I decided to watch Pale Cocoon since most people compared it to Makoto Shinkai's works. After almost getting emotional (I was a bit confused at the ending, but man, the art was wonderful), I wasn't in the mood to watch another episode of Higurashi or some comedy anime that I had (Ouran Host Club, School Rumble, etc.) & decided that it would be the perfect to watch Voiced of a Distant Star. Seeing as 5 Centimeters Per Second, another anime by Makoto Shinkai was the 1st anime that made me cryI knew what I was in for. & yet, I was amazed on how much it touched me. After seeing both his movies, I almost want to call Makoto Shinkai the Miyazaki of Emotional animes. I hope The Place Promised in Our Early Days will be just as good. Edit: I've decided to add video games to the list. I remember crying to the ending of Klonoa for the Playstation when I beated it when I was about 11. That was a fun game....I also got sad (but I don't recall crying) to the end of Final Fantasy X.
Posted on Thu 2008/08/21 15:00 by
I just got done with Kimi Kiss, first anime that's moved me to tears.
(ID #272544) Posted on 2008/08/21 14:28
it is a very good anime ^_^ l tear up to movies/shows quite often, never really got emotional about kimikiss though
(ID #272713) Posted on 2008/08/21 15:58
College Student
Same here! I almost cried when Kouichi confessed his love to Mao-neechan at the end.
(ID #273100) Posted on 2008/08/21 21:25
The last episode of Chrno Crusade made my eyes water and there's another but it's a game though :p
(ID #272545) Posted on 2008/08/21 14:30
Slacker, Student, tutor
Yeah, same here T_T.
(ID #272637) Posted on 2008/08/21 15:21
me 2 ... god i hate animes without a proper happyend --__--
(ID #273595) Posted on 2008/08/22 06:15
The best stories should give you a strong emotional reaction. I felt it at the end of Gungrave and Eureka Seven, just to name a couple that I remember off the top of my head.
(ID #272549) Posted on 2008/08/21 14:34
Oh god Gungrave was so good, and so sad...but based on the story, it wasn't surprising lol.
(ID #273588) Posted on 2008/08/22 06:04
resident caffeine junkie
Last few episodes of Air got me emotional.
(ID #272552) Posted on 2008/08/21 14:38
resident caffeine junkie
I also want to add The girl who leapt thru tiime
(ID #272559) Posted on 2008/08/21 14:42
Same here. Last episode I was like a train wreck
(ID #272879) Posted on 2008/08/21 17:15
IT
Me too, I was happy that no one was around when I was watching it.
(ID #273989) Posted on 2008/08/22 13:05
Graphic Designer, Anime Game Show Producer/ Host
It wasn't until the last episode of AIR that had me crying at the end. that and the end of the Fuko story arc on clannad had me tearing up.
(ID #272980) Posted on 2008/08/21 18:48
Yeah the Fuko arc made me cry too. And the last part when Nagisa was on stage too. ^^v
(ID #273053) Posted on 2008/08/21 20:41
Fuko/Nagisa arcs made me cry too! After the Fuko arc, I felt like the series could have ended there, because the arc was so good.
(ID #273847) Posted on 2008/08/22 11:08
Programmer, otaku, shinigami
Agree!
(ID #273618) Posted on 2008/08/22 06:51
Grave of the Fireflies. now thats a moving anime.
(ID #272554) Posted on 2008/08/21 14:40
I have a heart of stone when it comes to watching movies, but this one almost made my cry.
(ID #273590) Posted on 2008/08/22 06:04
part time illustrationist, doll clothing seamstress
errr I cried in a lot of animes ^^;;; cried while reading manga sometimes =_=; the last anime I cried at was probably Code Geass ^^;
(ID #272555) Posted on 2008/08/21 14:40
Poor Rolo!! (´Д｀)
(ID #272668) Posted on 2008/08/21 15:33
I haven't cried(but I have a heart of stone; so I'm told) but those close to making me cry have been Gungrave, Now and Then Here and There. Oh, and Fullmoon wo Sagashite for some reason. Takuto ;_;
(ID #272563) Posted on 2008/08/21 14:43
zoniku (登録日: 2007/11/16 07:32)
They're showing Now & Then, Here & There on SciFi after Gurren Lagann (2 episodes each week on Mondays around Midnight). Last episode shown was ep. 8. I kinda felt sad for the girl who had to "visit" the other prisoners to "entertain them" by "doing it".
(ID #272565) Posted on 2008/08/21 14:47
yeah, the ending of full moon wo sagashite drove me to tears. The ending of AIR hit me really hard too.
(ID #273516) Posted on 2008/08/22 04:07
Mitsuki-chan... ToT
(ID #274280) Posted on 2008/08/22 17:10
Hotaru no Haka (good movie, but depressing), Kaze no Tani no Nausicaa (after the ohmu attack; the music stirs the heart), Bleach: Memories of Nobody (I liked Senna), the first Pokemon movie (I got teary with the Pokemon and all the little kids around me crying), Snoopy Come Home (I was five. I thought Snoopy wasn't coming back), and a few others I can't remember... I don't get emotional, often, so when I do feel emotion, it tends to be pretty strong... ^_^;
(ID #272567) Posted on 2008/08/21 14:48
marvin (登録日: 2006/12/25 00:30)
ah Snoopy Come Home made me cry too! ^^;
(ID #272829) Posted on 2008/08/21 16:51
I loved Senna too, why did she have to disappear !?!?!?!?! T_T
(ID #273908) Posted on 2008/08/22 12:11
Full time nerd
Gunbuster.
(ID #272569) Posted on 2008/08/21 14:49
Pseudo-Graphic Designer
Aye same... That is a good anime.
(ID #272691) Posted on 2008/08/21 15:45
Full time nerd
the ending just brought me to tears T_T
(ID #273388) Posted on 2008/08/22 01:51
Samed.
(ID #272733) Posted on 2008/08/21 16:04
One of my first animes when I was younger and that moved me to tears. I still hold this anime in the highest regard.
(ID #273946) Posted on 2008/08/22 12:41
The death of Master Asia in G Gundam.....that was just painful to watch, I almost felt like fastforwarding. Sigh, Tomokazu Seki's voice acting can make anything better. For me it'd either be that or the final episode of Elfen Lied. So nice that they killed everyone in such a sad way >.>
(ID #272570) Posted on 2008/08/21 14:50
Kumo no Mukou is the best movie made by Shinkai, IMHO. I cried a lot watching KEY/Visual Arts animes =x
(ID #272575) Posted on 2008/08/21 14:51
Oh yeah, Kumo no Mukou. Love it.
(ID #272597) Posted on 2008/08/21 15:01
same here - anything from KEY (Air in particular)... but I've been watching Clannad and... same deal. Almost cried at Voices of a Distant Star but not quite. I was depressed, yes.
(ID #273626) Posted on 2008/08/22 07:05
Web Surfer, 大学生 【だいがくせい】
I think i cried at the end of Evangelion. And almost got a tear at the end of P3. and maybe at the end of Tenchi Universe?
(ID #272585) Posted on 2008/08/21 14:58
The one anime that made me feel emotional is Suzuka.
(ID #272598) Posted on 2008/08/21 15:01
Student, Slave to the Education System (Click below for Video Reviews of figures and more!)
Only two scenes ever to make me close to tears is when Chidori was crying for Souske in FMP! TSR and the Kotomi Arc in Clannad.
(ID #272609) Posted on 2008/08/21 15:06
Yeah those were sad! Except a part in TSR scared me to death while crying at same time..
(ID #272672) Posted on 2008/08/21 15:35
FINAL FANTASY 7 CRISIS CORE
(ID #272618) Posted on 2008/08/21 15:10
The ending to that also made me tear a little bit :*( poor zack. Also in Final Fantasy7 when aerith died >_<
(ID #272682) Posted on 2008/08/21 15:41
Yes, it was sad. =(
(ID #273261) Posted on 2008/08/22 00:55
Have to agree with FF VII, probably saddest moment yet in a game
(ID #273483) Posted on 2008/08/22 03:21
Me too.
(ID #277245) Posted on 2008/08/25 08:12
Even though I knew how it was going to end, those flashbacks really got to me. Damn Shinra!
(ID #273911) Posted on 2008/08/22 12:12
AIR was the first anime that made me shed a few tears. The creator Visual Art's/Key also produced CLANNAD and Kanon. All three of these series are made me teary. These are the series which I will name first when it comes to this topic.
(ID #272624) Posted on 2008/08/21 15:14
university film student
I agree completely. AIR wasn't that good for me actually, but Kanon made me cry at the end. CLANNAD though...it remains the only anime that has ever made me cry multiple times. And seeing as to how Kanon and CLANNAD are the *only* two that have ever made me cry, well...I have to say that Key is absolutely amazing.
(ID #272698) Posted on 2008/08/21 15:49
Student
Air is still lacking, characters has more cry overs than the story itself isn't dramatic that makes the story exaggerating, lack of episode is one thing while Kanon deserves a mount of tears. KyoAni will do the thing on Clannad, I have to expect more out of this.
(ID #273280) Posted on 2008/08/22 01:03
Kanon is the first anime I cried in actually... Almost every episode in the latter half, it was so sad D: I want to rewatch it, but at the same time I don't want to because I don't want to cry again D:
(ID #273210) Posted on 2008/08/22 00:18
Kanon is one of the great tear-jerker animés. Many episodes got me more then misty-eyed. There is still one more DVD to be released in the U.S. I am kind of looking forward to the end, but kind of not at the same time. E^D
(ID #273987) Posted on 2008/08/22 13:04
I almost cried at the end of the 8th episode of clannad
(ID #276636) Posted on 2008/08/24 19:10
Grave of the Fireflies Voices of a Distant Star 5 Centimeters Per Second Saikano
(ID #272625) Posted on 2008/08/21 15:15
Ohhh yeah Saikano was terrific, but also very sad.
(ID #273593) Posted on 2008/08/22 06:11
haven came across any anime show that can make me cry. still i can differentiate anime that's emotional. For me it would be hanbun no tsuki .
(ID #272630) Posted on 2008/08/21 15:18
Gurren-Lagann makes me weep manly tears.
(ID #272639) Posted on 2008/08/21 15:22
yarr I know the feeling.
(ID #272746) Posted on 2008/08/21 16:08
Professional Bum Mode
At last someone pointed it out! xD
(ID #273544) Posted on 2008/08/22 04:55
JR. College Student
I've never cried from a video game. The ending of Azumanga Daiho on the other hand... *sniff* it was just... excuse me for one moment.
(ID #272640) Posted on 2008/08/21 15:22
Let's see, Aria the Origination has been the worst at making me tear at the end. Air and Clannad have succeeded in doing so as well. That's all I can think of for now.
(ID #272645) Posted on 2008/08/21 15:23
Otaku/Student of University of Western Ontario
I cried quite a lot...The ending of Onegai Sensei, ending of Fate/Stay Night, the ending of Fate route of Fate/Stay Night, and I was on the verge of tears until I realized that I got the happy ending for Unlimited Blade Works just moments ago.
(ID #272648) Posted on 2008/08/21 15:25
Otaku/Student of University of Western Ontario
oh, and I shed some tears at the end of Mahoromatic.
(ID #272652) Posted on 2008/08/21 15:26
Engineering research
Kanon in particular Makoto's arc made my eyes water. Byousoku however fills me with rage, Takaki is exactly the sort of guy I love to hate ^^;;
(ID #272656) Posted on 2008/08/21 15:28
Kanon ! This is the first which make me cry a lot. When we discovered that she was the fox.
(ID #273153) Posted on 2008/08/21 22:50
I cry a lot: Code Geass - OMG poor Rolo, Shirley, Euphie (;_;) I liked Rolo in the end.. Pokemon the 1st movie - When all the Pokemans were crying.. Doraemon - Too many sad episodes to list xC Gundam 00 - Waaaa! (ﾉДT)Lockon..Stina.. Lucky Star - Poor, poor Miyuki I think i've cried during over 50 anime and manga. It's so not like me to say this (;_;)
(ID #272660) Posted on 2008/08/21 15:30
marvin (登録日: 2006/12/25 00:30)
lockooooon! I have to admit that scene almost had me, however since my wife was watching me had to suck it in. lol ^^; but I did caught her shed a tear on Lilo & Stitch. when stitch said goodbye to the family. ^^
(ID #273418) Posted on 2008/08/22 02:17
Aww it was such a sad moment, way to suck it in man! Haha some Disney/Pixar movies have the saddest moments... i can empathize with your wife ;_;
(ID #273438) Posted on 2008/08/22 02:38
To me, "emotional" means me getting really interested, engrossed, etc. That is, when I care about the characters. I'm not necessarily crying or on the verge of crying, or shouting out in joy, but I find myself "bonding" with the characters in *really really good* anime. I find that often anime plots/characters aren't the type I can bond with - even if they're enjoyable anime. Gundam 00, for example, I found myself being worried for what was about to happen to a character, or smiling when they succeeded at something, or leaning forward in "intense" scenes, or being upset with how something turned out. Very few anime have gripped me like that. Beck was one of them... umm... Yakitate Japan for a bit... Kure-nai... GURREN LAGANN. Many anime have inspired me... with many of the Ghibli movies, whenever I watch them I get this really strong drive for a few days to learn Japanese, thinking I want to move to Japan, etc etc. I really enjoy the magic of those stories. I really do.
(ID #272661) Posted on 2008/08/21 15:30
Part-time Dreamer
There's one that almost moved me to tears, but I can't remember. hahaha
(ID #272675) Posted on 2008/08/21 15:37
Horror☆Star
I cry to a few in the past, but Voice from the distance star & Byousoku 5CM does make me cry ^^ I watched them 5 times.
(ID #272678) Posted on 2008/08/21 15:39
Anime that almost moved me to tears i would say Elfen Lied...nice anime!
(ID #272680) Posted on 2008/08/21 15:40
Elfen Lied is one of the best series I've ever seen. After watching the first episode I was totally shocked, but it made me want to see all the episodes. The soundtrack is also superb!
(ID #272949) Posted on 2008/08/21 18:09
Impoverished College Student
Hmm, I'd have to add the Rurouni Kenshin: Tsuiokuhen OVAs to the list of tearjerkers. Definitely played to the strengths of Kenshin's tragic character that was really only hinted at in the TV series. Oh, and another good one has to be Full Moon wo Sagashite, which was definitely a downer each time an episode ended given that you knew that was going to happen by the series' end...
(ID #272683) Posted on 2008/08/21 15:41
Rurouni Kenshin: Tsuiokuhen made me shed a tear or two. Very intense and amazing anime!! I gotta say that I agree with Danny; Gundam 0080 War in the pocket made me cry more than any other anime!! Bernie!!!!!! hehehhe
(ID #273657) Posted on 2008/08/22 07:39
Almost cried at the end of Fate Stay Night
(ID #272690) Posted on 2008/08/21 15:44
Pseudo-Graphic Designer
I think I cried every other episodes of Fruits Basket. Some of the time it was tears from laughter XD
(ID #272692) Posted on 2008/08/21 15:45
.NET/Web Developer
Boys Be was the first to make me cry. The second anime being KimiKiss. heheh! Grave of the fireflies came close but not close enough. So far those two are the only ones that moved me to tears. For games...FFVIII would be the only one which is also probably why I loved the game so much. No other game moved me as much as ffviii did. heheh!
(ID #272707) Posted on 2008/08/21 15:55
Grave of the Fireflies is so sad, I'd be stunned if anyone made it through without at least holding back the tears. I always feel a little choked up at the end of Millennium Actress (Sennen joyu), and I can't recommend it enough. It must be one of least known animated films that actually got a proper DVD release in the US.
(ID #272712) Posted on 2008/08/21 15:57
Millennium Actress was a great anime...^^
(ID #272935) Posted on 2008/08/21 17:57
zoniku (登録日: 2007/11/16 07:32)
Yeah, made by the same guy who did Paranoia Agent, so I just had to see it. Great movie.
(ID #273328) Posted on 2008/08/22 01:22
Pseudo-Graphic Designer
Tokyo Godfathers is great too!
(ID #273679) Posted on 2008/08/22 08:09