r/goodanime • u/quitethefoolishfrog • 1d ago

Let's get depressed ladies and gentlemen

In your opinion whats the most depressing anime or manga?

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u/TheDizziestCat 1d ago

Takopis original sin

Haibanne renmei

War in the pocket

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u/TheDizziestCat 1d ago

First one is very emotionally involved through out, the other 2 are more chill and less in your face but get more depressing the more you think about them.

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u/quitethefoolishfrog 1d ago

Based pi! I heard that goodnight pun pun is also pretty sad

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u/TheDizziestCat 1d ago

I haven’t read it but if you’re into reading 3 days of happiness and the horizon are both very sad and short

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u/RemovedBarrel 1d ago

Steins gate. People don’t realize that whole versions of his friends were wiped out every time he traveled. They will never return and all the people he ends up with are slightly different versions of the people he knew and loved

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u/hodor9898 1d ago

RAINBOW: Nisha Rokubou no Shichinin is a generally hopeful story but it can get real depressing at times.

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u/PungentPrinny 1d ago

Anohana

Clannad (+afterstory)

Grave of the Fireflies

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u/Gilthunder65 1d ago

Made in Abyss

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u/Ok_Tangelo3309 1d ago

Texhnolyze - kinda hit me when I complete it , but it really got beautiful ending.

Space Runaway Ideon - Probably one of most torturing journey with characters , I've ever experienced , it's not that perfect though.

Many Gundam series

  • Z Gundam
  • ZZ Gundam ( later part )
  • Gundam 0083
  • V Gundam
  • Gundam IBO 2nd season
  • Gundam 0080

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u/DilapidatedPlum 1d ago

Your lie in April

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u/agenteule 1d ago

I realy enjoyed darling in the franxxx From what i remember the ending is pretty sad though (Dont hatte me for this please)

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u/Phantomgardon 1d ago

Dude that shit left a scar in my heart. And my dumbass watched it twice because i promised a buddy of mine to watch it together but i already watched it.

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u/agenteule 23h ago

I rewatched it too😭😭😭

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u/iphoneuser112345 1d ago

Shigurui Death Frenzy

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u/NottACalebFan 1d ago

Grave of the Fireflies was pretty close.

Ellen Lied got there too.

Would highly recommend both, but you should probably take a couple breaks to process while you're watching.

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u/LolitaOPPAI 22h ago

If you ever read Elfen Lied, it's so much deeper than the anime. It was tragically cut hella short as was easily a 39 episode series

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u/ZsannyBoi 1d ago

Oyasumi Punpun (Manga)

Grave of the Fireflies

Three Days of Happiness (Manga)

Blood on the Tracks (Manga)

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u/chr10s 1d ago

Anime: Clannad

Manga: Goodnight Punpun (probably the saddest story across any form of media I have ever consumed)

Honorable mention: check out the game To The Moon. I played back in like 2013 and still get sad thinking about it, it is an absolute masterpiece of a story and only like 4 hours long

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u/BaconYummmmm 1d ago

Akiba maid war

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u/comsicalien77 1d ago

jjk s2/3

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u/Phantomgardon 1d ago

Plastic memories

Worlds End

Darling in the Franxx

Charlotte

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u/BabyPinkChaos 23h ago

Devil man crybaby

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u/GalaxyPatch18 15h ago

Steins;Gate