20 Sad Anime to Watch
A curated MovieDB guide to 20 sad 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
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?
Runner-up picks
2TV Series
Clannad
Tomoya Okazaki is a third year high school student resentful of his life. His mother passed away from a car accident when he was younger, causing his father to resort to alcohol and cigarettes. This results in fights between the two until Tomoya's shoulder is injured in a fight. Since then, Tomoya has had distant relationships with his father, causing him to become a delinquent over time. While on a walk to school, he meets a strange girl named Nagisa Furukawa who is a year older, but is repeating due to illness. Due to this, she is often alone as most of her friends have moved on. The two begin hanging out and slowly, as time goes by, Tomoya finds his life shifting in a new direction.
3TV Series
Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day
Jinta Yadomi and his group of childhood friends have become estranged after a tragic accident split them apart. Now in their high school years, a sudden surprise forces each of them to confront their guilt over what happened that day and come to terms with the ghosts of their past.
More rankings
4TV SeriesAngel Beats!
2010★ 7.9
5TV SeriesViolet Evergarden
2018★ 8.5
6TV SeriesTo Your Eternity
2021★ 8.2
7TV SeriesPlastic Memories
2015★ 8.2
8TV SeriesTokyo Magnitude 8.0
2009★ 7.8
9TV SeriesMarch Comes In Like a Lion
2016★ 8.0
10TV SeriesMade in Abyss
2017★ 8.3
11TV SeriesOrange
2016★ 8.0
12TV SeriesERASED
2016★ 8.5
13TV SeriesCyberpunk: Edgerunners
2022★ 8.5
14TV SeriesBanana Fish
2018★ 8.6
15TV SeriesThe Day I Became a God
2020★ 7.7
16TV SeriesWorldEnd: What are you doing at the end of the world? Are you busy? Will you save us?
2017★ 8.0
17TV SeriesA Place Further than the Universe
2018★ 7.9
18TV SeriesNANA
2006★ 8.5
19TV SeriesFruits Basket
2019★ 8.0
20TV SeriesRascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai
2018★ 8.5
About this list
A curated MovieDB guide to 20 sad anime, selected for clear search intent, audience interest, and data quality. Browse story summaries, ratings, trailers, and where to watch in your country.
- Type
- Curated
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- Count
- 20 titles
