Best Sad Anime Anime — Ranked
Looking for the best sad anime anime? We ranked the strongest picks across Kitsu and AniList — matched by theme, not just title. Updated automatically.
Your Lie in April
Music accompanies the path of the human metronome, the prodigious pianist Kousei Arima. But after the passing of his mother, Saki Arima, Kousei falls into...
Clannad
Tomoya Okazaki is a delinquent who finds life dull and believes he'll never amount to anything. Along with his friend Sunohara, he skips school and...
anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day
Jinta Yadomi is peacefully living as a recluse, spending his days away from school and playing video games at home instead. One hot summer day,...
I Want to Eat Your Pancreas
Spring time in April and the last of the cherry blossoms are still in bloom. The usually aloof bookworm with no interest in others comes...
Violet Evergarden
There are words Violet heard on the battlefield, which she cannot forget. These words were given to her by someone she holds dear, more than...
Plastic Memories
Eighteen-year-old Tsukasa Mizugaki has failed his college entrance exams, but after pulling some strings, he manages to land a job at the Sion Artificial Intelligence...
The Secret Garden
Every child deserves to have a fun and carefree childhood. Unfortunately, life is not always fair, as is the case with Mary Lennox. At a...
Chiikawa
The sometimes happy, sometimes sad, and a tad stressful daily life of "some sort of small, cute creature" known as Chiikawa. Chiikawa enjoys delicious food...
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