20 Heartbreak Anime to Watch
A curated MovieDB guide to 20 heartbreak anime, selected for clear search intent, audience interest, and data quality. Browse story summaries, ratings, trailers, and where to watch in your country.
Rank 1TV Series
Made in Abyss
Located in the center of a remote island, the Abyss is the last unexplored region, a huge and treacherous fathomless hole inhabited by strange creatures where only the bravest adventurers descend in search of ancient relics. In the upper levels of the Abyss, Riko, a girl who dreams of becoming an explorer, stumbles upon a mysterious little boy.
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2TV Series
Puella Magi Madoka Magica
She has a loving family and best friends, laughs and cries from time to time... Madoka Kaname, an eighth grader of Mitakihara middle school, is one of those who lives such a life. One day, she had a very magical encounter. She doesn't know if it happened by chance or by fate yet. This is a fateful encounter that can change her destiny. This is a beginning of the new story of the magical witch girls.
3TV Series
Your Lie in April
Kousei Arima was a genius pianist until his mother's sudden death took away his ability to play. Each day was dull for Kousei. But, then he meets a violinist named Kaori Miyazono who has an eccentric playing style. Can the heartfelt sounds of the girl's violin lead the boy to play the piano again?
More rankings
4TV SeriesClannad
2007★ 8.3
5TV SeriesAnohana: The Flower We Saw That Day
2011★ 8.2
6TV SeriesViolet Evergarden
2018★ 8.5
7TV SeriesDevilman Crybaby
2018★ 7.8
8TV SeriesCyberpunk: Edgerunners
2022★ 8.5
9TV SeriesAkame ga Kill!
2014★ 8.3
10TV SeriesBanana Fish
2018★ 8.6
11TV SeriesBerserk
1997★ 8.5
12TV SeriesTo Your Eternity
2021★ 8.2
13TV SeriesPlastic Memories
2015★ 8.2
14TV SeriesWorldEnd: What are you doing at the end of the world? Are you busy? Will you save us?
2017★ 8.0
15TV SeriesThe Promised Neverland
2019★ 8.3
16TV SeriesTokyo Magnitude 8.0
2009★ 7.8
17TV SeriesAngel Beats!
2010★ 7.9
18TV SeriesElfen Lied
2004★ 8.3
19TV SeriesOrange
2016★ 8.0
20TV SeriesERASED
2016★ 8.5
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A curated MovieDB guide to 20 heartbreak anime, selected for clear search intent, audience interest, and data quality. Browse story summaries, ratings, trailers, and where to watch in your country.
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