A Silent Voice
One Piece Film : Red , which came out on November 4th , is take cinema by storm and capture hearts and minds due to its stellar product and storytelling . Of naturally , it swear on the existingOne Piecebrand to get its big push button , but batch of other gum anime movies are just as unspoiled at excited beats without established franchises .
In fact , there are plenty that are absolute rip - jerker . These anime movie rival and surpass even some of the best resilient - natural action moving-picture show for eliciting all the feels . They boast complex character , material issues , and heart - wring abreaction that elevates them to a whole fresh storey .
A Silent Voice (2016)
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A Silent Voiceis a movie with a surprising amount to say about the topic of genial wellness . It presents a sympathetic yet very dark depiction of illness and intimidation . The protagonist , Shoya Ishida , is confronting all his rue after attempting to take his own life . This make him to reach out to a indifferent girl he bullyrag as a nipper .
The lady friend , Shoko Nishiyama , is a fully realized character in her own right . Watching her and Shoya slowly attempt to make up is heartwarming , but calamity does hit again . This movie shows how hard move on and forgiveness can be , and really touches the hearts of its viewers with not bad animation and writing . It ’s perhaps the most tear - jerking picture show that Kyoto Animation has ever produced .
Princess Mononoke (1997)
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Themovies from Studio Ghibli are some of the bestin anime . Their filmSpirited Away , which is quite melancholic , once held the statute title of highest - grossing gum anime film . Princess Mononokeis definitely their saddest picture , though , with a bleak world and abrasive character .
The movie take situation in fourteenth - century Japan and follows a prince named Ashitake as he fly his life story of luxury and begin living in the Sir Henry Joseph Wood . He eventually finds a group of timber emotional state and woodland - dwelling human race who are in dispute . He befriends a young adult female diagnose San and the two of them endeavor to harmonise the conflict . unluckily , the relationship between humans and forest becomes unbalanced and leads to a lifelike tragedy .
I Want To Eat Your Pancreas (2018)
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The deed of this movie is very strange and oculus - catching , but it ’s much sadder than it imply . The account is about an nameless supporter who becomes airless to a girl who has pancreatic malignant neoplastic disease . There is very small dialog in the pic , overall , pass on thing more elusive and solemn .
This allows the two leads to draw together through excellent expressive animation and it create a corking connection that audience can really sense . As the girl ’s fate becomes clear , audience also ca n’t serve but feel the oncoming dread and the tears start flowing toward the climax .
Wolf Children (2012)
Also known asWolf Children : Ame And Yui , this film tells the chronicle of a single mother . In college , she met and fell in love with a mysterious man who died shortly after their tiddler were take over . He was n’t a regular man at all , though , but a werewolf . And his half - wolfman tike are a full fistful for her .
While the premise is sure enough out there , it does a great job of showing the struggle of motherhood . The heroine , Hana , is signally down to Earth and relatable , despite her fantastic state of affairs . Her children growing into their own is the crux of the movie , so viewers will in all likelihood cry alongside her as they mature up .
Violet Evergarden: The Movie (2020)
Violet Evergardenoriginated first as an Zanzibar copal before take in a spin - off film . These were so well - receive that a 2nd film was released to cease the saga of the show . Even if one ’s not conversant with the show ’s plot , though , the movie is worth it for featuringsome of the in effect animation in anime .
The moving-picture show start half a century after the events of the original show . A grandchild asks their grandparent to tell them the story of Violet Evergarden , who has achieved legendary status . The motion picture switch between the past and present seamlessly with a sort of morose nostalgia . The great use of spirit in this movie makes it a wonderful accelerator for waterworks for new and old fans alike .
The Garden Of Words (2013)
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The Garden Of Wordsis much short than most alive movies , being under 50 min long . Those 46 howling instant are thickly pack with emotional storytelling , though . It ’s no surprise , as the film is one of the former work ofanime movie headmaster , Makoto Shinkai .
The film is mostly a low - stakes series of sketch of two people meeting and growing closer by chance . As the relationship build easy over time , the actual star of this film is the visuals . The environmental excogitation and storytelling are absolutely jaw - dropping . This is easily one of the few motion-picture show that will get tears just from the motion-picture photography alone .
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006)
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The main heroine of this picture show , somewhat manifestly , has the power to travel through clip , and she use it almost constantly so as to rework position to be good for her . But her abilities have made her quite illogical from others and their overutilization has made her reliant on them for interaction .
Through see others over the course of the movie , though , she start to grow . She begins to use her office as a crutch less and take more responsibility for her actions . Watching her get throughout the events of the film instills a sense of pride in the audience , and they ca n’t help but shed tears of joyfulness when she finally becomes responsible for and grown up .
Your Name (2016)
While Makoto Shinkai ’s gum anime filmsare some of the best , Your Nameis the most popular , so much so that one might call back it ’s overrated . It ’s a rip - yanker , for sure , but the first half of the movie is actually a quixotic comedy . But it becomes a dogged emotional piece in its second half .
The two lead characters regain themselves swapping bodies and there are a ton of shenanigans resulting from this premise . But the actual appeal is in the protagonists ' search for one another . Beautiful spiritedness and scoring make the moments when they do finally unite a waterfall for the eyes .
Perfect Blue (1997)
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Many of the distressing anime movies are family dramatic play or romance , butPerfect Bluestands out . This 1997 Satoshi Kon classic is a fast - pace psychological thriller about the ever - shifting line between fantasy and reality . Mimi Kiroge is a member of an idol band who leaves her career behind to make it as an actor .
As she come in this new life history , fame jump to get to her head . This is compounded as a serial of murders are pull around her and someone begin stalking her . All the tenseness and insistency sees her scratch to lose the concept of the mankind around her . It ’s heartbreaking to watch as she completely collapses amidst the surrounding pressures .
Grave Of The Fireflies (1988)
tomb Of The Firefliesis notorious among Studio Ghibli fans for having perhaps the dismal and sorry conclusion of any film they ever put out . It does its job well , though , as it carries the anti - war message and tear - yank here and now advantageously than peradventure any other anime moving-picture show , period .
The film takes place during the events of World War II , but rather than concentrate on any soldier characters , it instead focus on two young sibling trying to hold out together in a ravaged environment . The mob drama is one of Ghibli ’s strong suit of clothes , and they do it very well here . It ’s even more telling that the movie is so good and gut - wrenching , as it was one of the few not directed by the studio apartment ’s megastar , Hayao Miyazaki . To stand out in a crowd of other amazing films by the same studio apartment is a eminence that putsGrave Of The Firefliesabove most other heart - breaking anime movies .
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