I cried in 5 out of 6 episodes of Takopi’s Original Sin. The me of 2020 wouldn’t believe it.
First time it happened was on completing Violet Evergarden the Movie on late 2021. Haven’t cried for more than 10 years prior to that, and it was the first I did so because I’m very happy for Violet.
What’s yours?
Pokemon: The First Movie back in 1998.
First I can think of is the end of K-On! I watched the show for the first time in my senior year of college, so that feeling of having to go away from the friends I had made in my time there was pretty significant.
Some random others off the top of my head:
Frieren for kind of the same reason.
Violet Evergarden, especially the episode about the mom writing to her daughter.
Grave of the Fireflies.
Probably some others I’m forgetting.
Grave of the Fireflies
OMG, back home I watched this movie with some friends, 3 of us were crying while others were complaining trying to figure out how to overcome a hypothetical situation if we were there… Life works in weird ways; we’ve seen kind of similar situations in past 20 years and some of us have been volunteering/advocating while others just complain but in the end, it’s hard not to feel something with that.
Probably some others I’m forgetting.
I have to confess that I’ve cried more with anime than traditional movies.
I cannot watch grave if the fireflies again. I have only seen it once
Clannad After Story in the sunflower field 😭
Your Name. Yes, I’m basic.
It’s okay, I did too.
Basic can also mean approachable. My partner doesn’t usually like anime and she enjoyed that one a lot.
(Most recently) First episode of Frieren. I have regrets about how little I’ve connected with the people around me and it just hit hard.
Edit: ohhh, FIRST time? Fullmetal alchemist maybe, or Elfen Lied (little teenage me went in because boobs and got a lot more than i bargained for; i don’t even remember it beyond it being sad)?
Violet Evergarden. Specifically, the episode with the mother and daughter.
That season was brutal with The Place Further Than The Universe having similar themes for their episode on the same week. I went in expecting some slice of life joy after being destroyed by Violet Evergarden, only to be destroyed yet again.
Episode 10. I didn’t (but almost) cried on the first watch. Rewatching it broke me.
Made me think of this little edit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOCPSk9tx5A
Always brings me almost back to tears every time i watch it.
Grave of the Fireflies
Same same.
It was either Anohana or Your Lie in April
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takopi got an anime? sick
my first was anohana
Stein’s Gate. I cried so much that I had to pause the episode.
Fruits Basket. “Rice ball!”
Death of Going Merry.
One piece has just so many of these…
Here’s mine:
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For real. I gave that as an example, but I’ve probably gotten at least teary eyed most arcs at some point or another.
Don’t honestly know what the first time would have been… perhaps it was the first pokemon movie?
Probably not the first, but… Edward.
And later “It’s a terrible day for rain”
I can’t believe I forgot grave of the fireflies. I watched that so long ago and it’s something you can only watch once.
First time? No idea. Maybe one of those iconic sad moments from Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. Most recent was LOOK BACK though. What an emotional movie.
Edit: first might’ve actually been Erased, in the scene at the end of Episode 8 where Kayo has a decent breakfast for the first time, which is really funny because growing up I usually just had breakfast cereal and that’s really not that great either. Maybe it was the music that got me. I liked Erased’s soundtrack.
Had to bring this gif from the vault for this one, you glorious bastard.
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