Tearjerker Anime

Six childhood friends drifted apart after the tragic death of their friend Menma. Years later, Jintan, once the group's leader, begins seeing Menma’s spirit. She reveals she has a wish to be fulfilled but doesn’t know what it is. As Jintan reconnects with the others to uncover her final wish, buried emotions and past wounds resurface in a moving journey of healing and closure.

After losing his mother, piano prodigy Kousei Arima is unable to hear the instrument he once mastered. Withdrawn from performance and emotionally numb, he meets a violinist called Kaori Miyazono, who insists he accompany her on stage. Drawn into her unpredictable personality, he’s forced to confront his fear of music for the chance to reclaim his passion.

In 1945 Japan, siblings Seita and Setsuko are coping with the devastation of World War II. Orphaned and homeless after losing their family and home to a bombing, they wander the countryside, facing the consequences of war while their bond and youthful hope persist. The film is based on the 1967 semi-autobiographical short story of the same name by Akiyuki Nosaka.

Violet Evergarden, a former child soldier maimed in the war’s final days, begins a new life at CH Postal Services. Inspired by the work of Auto Memory Dolls, scribes who turn emotions into letters, she sets out on a journey to help others express their feelings, hoping to understand the last words spoken to her by the person she cherished most.

A squid-like creature, known as a Happian, leaves his home planet with the desire to spread happiness across the universe. He lands on Earth, but quickly finds himself in danger of captivity by its inhabitants. Fortunately, he is found by an unsmiling little girl named Shizuka Kuze, who feeds him and names him Takopii. Feeling indebted, Takopii decides to do everything in his power to bring a smile to her face. The task is easier said than done, however. Shizuka is bullied by her classmates, she does not have a father, and her mother is never home-though the gravity of these issues flies over the naive Takopii's head. Even so, Shizuka does have one source of happiness: her dog Chappy. The connection Shizuka and Chappy share only increases Takopii's desire to make the girl smile. While Takopii's attempts to lift Shizuka's spirits lead to unintended consequences, he is determined to take things into his own tentacles, test his understanding of human beings, and achieve his goal of spreading happiness.

A college student named Hana falls in love with a werewolf, becoming a devoted mother to their half-human, half-wolf children. The film explores unique identities, sacrifice, and the unbreakable parent-child bond through captivating animation and heartfelt performances. The film seamlessly blends fantasy with real emotions, offering a touching cinematic journey of family and love.

An orb sent to Earth can take the form of whatever it encounters. After becoming a wolf, it gains consciousness and meets a lonely boy who is waiting for his tribe to return. The boy hopes that he will be reunited with them one day, so together they traverse a frozen world in search of paradise, following the traces that his tribe left behind.

Yuzuru Otonashi awakens in a strange school with no memory, only to learn he's dead. Recruited by a student-led rebel group opposing the mysterious Angel, he joins their fight in a limbo for those who died with regrets. But as his memories return, Otonashi begins to question the truth behind their battle and what peace really means.

Haruki is an introspective high schooler who finds a handwritten book and discovers that it details the life of a popular classmate, who afterward confesses to him that she has cancer. With a finite time to live, he eventually complies to be her side during this period. As time passes, both of them grow a stronger bond, where the boy embraces the meaning of life itself.

The Abyss. A chasm that never seems to end, stretching to the depths of the earth and filled with monsters. Despite the many adventurers who have ventured down and never returned, a girl named Riko wants to explore the farthest reaches of the Abyss. But as a novice, she is only allowed to explore the shallow parts. Nevertheless, she finds a robot that resembles a little boy named Reg. This leads her to believe that he comes from the deeper parts of the Abyss, and she decides to venture forth. The anime adapts the first three volumes of the manga in their entirety and ends with the first chapter of the fourth volume of the manga.

A former bully seeks redemption after years of guilt for tormenting Shouko, a deaf girl who transferred to his class in high school. Isolated and haunted by regret, Shouya reconnects with her, hoping to make amends. But rebuilding trust is not easy, and both must face painful memories to move forward.

Tomoya Okazaki, a disinterested delinquent, drifts through high school with his friend Youhei. After a chance meeting with Nagisa Furukawa, a girl motivated by quirky sayings, Tomoya reluctantly befriends her. Together, they work to revive the drama club, and through helping Nagisa and other girls face their struggles, Tomoya begins to find meaning in life.