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What do you consider the saddest anime? (reddthat.com)

submitted 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by mo_lave@reddthat.com to c/anime@ani.social

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I have several, but if I must pick one, it's A Place Further Than The Universe. Interestingly, it's simultaneously the happiest, too.

It wasn't the case at first, but when I rewatched it, I was purely, emotionally devastated.

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[–] JokeDeity@lemm.ee 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I haven't seen a TON like I assume most on this comm have, but for me Grave of the Fireflies. It was too real for an animated film. Not in the sense that kids can't handle reality, but just in the fact that it's NON-STOP misery for the characters. There's literally never a high moment in the movie, just tragedy after tragedy happening to children.

[–] NineSwords@ani.social 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

And it even continues after the movie ends when you look it up. First you see that the lights on the movie poster are not fireflies but incendiary bombs and then you read further and learn that it's based on the real-life experiences of the author and was written as an apology to his dead sister. I mean it was his pride that led to her very slow and miserable death, so I can see him having problems coming to terms with that. It's a movie that just keeps on giving. I always say it's the best movie I only watch once.

[–] JokeDeity@lemm.ee 2 points 1 day ago

Without knowing it was directly a true story about specific people, I knew it was more or less the truth for loads of unfortunate souls throughout history. Agreed on never watching it again.