You are feeling Melancholy
Bittersweet beauty and emotional depth.
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More than a Married Couple, but Not Lovers.
Comedy · Drama · Ecchi
Third-year high school student Jirou Yakuin hoped to partner with Shiori Sakurazaka of the same clas...
Tsukigakirei
Drama · Romance · Slice of Life
It’s the third year of middle school. Kotaro, a bookish boy aspiring to become a novelist, and Akane...
Say "I love you".
Drama · Romance
To trust is to set yourself up for failure. That’s the lesson Mei Tachibana learned when her heart w...
The Fruit of Grisaia
Drama · Ecchi · Psychological
The anime revolves around Mihama Academy, a prison-like school built to preserve fruit that has fall...
Citrus
Drama · Romance
Fashionable and friendly Yuzu Aihara is ready to face her brand-new school and find her first love....
My Happy Marriage
Drama · Romance · Supernatural
Despite being born into a noble family, Miyo lost her birth mother at a young age and grew up being...
The Last: Naruto the Movie
Action · Adventure · Drama
The moon is beginning to fall, and at the rate it's going, it is doomed to fall on the Earth. The co...
Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki
Comedy · Drama · Romance
Expert gamer Tomozaki Fumiya doesn’t exactly fit in, but he wishes he did. With no written rules for...
Plunderer
Action · Adventure · Comedy
Every human inhabiting the world of Alcia is branded by a “Count” or a number written on their body....
Seirei Gensouki: Spirit Chronicles
Action · Drama · Fantasy
His past life and current life are intersecting--a boy with memories of two lives faces his destiny!...
ORESUKI: Are you the only one who loves me?
Comedy · Drama · Ecchi
Amatsuyu "Joro" Kisaragi finds himself in a rather delightful situation, two lovely girls asked him...
Bloom Into You
Drama · Romance · Slice of Life
Yuu Koito thought love would be something amazing and magical, but when a male friend asks her to da...
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Bittersweet anime that make you cry
Melancholy anime are bittersweet: they tell stories of love, friendship and saying goodbye, and they know exactly when to hit you. The mix of drama and romance creates stories you root for, suffer with and usually cry over at the end – but in a good, cathartic way.
If you're processing something yourself or just want to really feel something again, these series are exactly right. Keeping tissues nearby is strongly recommended. Find more matching titles in the list above or in the swipe deck.
Our picks
Your lie in April
A pianist who can no longer play meets a violinist who changes his life. Music and tears guaranteed.
Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day
A group of former childhood friends is brought back together by the ghost of their late friend.
Clannad: After Story
The sequel to Clannad is considered one of the most emotional anime ever – about family, loss and growing up.