Most depressing anime series or movies

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Postby Yojimbo » Sat Jul 30, 2005 9:41 pm

Jin-Roh reeks of depressing stuff.
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Postby Nate » Sat Jul 30, 2005 9:53 pm

Heh. Haven't seen this thread in a while.

Okay, the most depressing anime I've seen to date is definitely Saikano. The one with the girl who's the ultimate weapon thingy. Yeah. The thought that was most prevalent in my mind while I watched the series is, "Okay, so which character is going to die in this episode?" It's not too far off from the truth, either...
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Postby Alice » Sat Jul 30, 2005 11:14 pm

You know I actually saw "Memories" and the short "Magnetic Rose" in it.
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Postby Shadowchild » Sat Jul 30, 2005 11:17 pm

Wolf's Rain is very depressing... but such is life. *sigh*
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Postby Ichigo_89 » Sun Jul 31, 2005 7:10 am

Jin-roh
Akira
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Grave of the Fireflies
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Postby Warrior 4 Jesus » Sun Jul 31, 2005 7:24 am

The most depressing anime I've seen was the "End of ...the movie that can not be mentioned on this site but involves mech "Angels" and lots of bad theology. Its just plain dark and depressing and I found no redeeming value.

Noir is a pretty depressing anime series but it does have some nice bittersweet moments.
Most drama anime seems to be fairly depressing. Are there many drama anime series that have happy endings?
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Postby TrigunX89 » Tue Aug 02, 2005 2:07 am

Grave of the Fireflies hands down. That's probably the most depressing movie I've seen in years.
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Postby Mangafanatic » Tue Aug 02, 2005 9:03 am

Grave of Fireflies. *hangs self*
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Postby Yeito » Tue Aug 02, 2005 9:59 am

o_o :replys to kami:

I just like to overreact is all. :_:

... and you own one of the Samurai Xs o_o ..... even though I steal it e_e.... Like alot. ^^; :loves kamikun:
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Postby Todeskreuz » Tue Aug 02, 2005 1:13 pm

Grave of the Fireflies hands down....I cried each time I watched it.... Weiss Kreuz and Weiss Kreuz: Gluhen are really depressing too....:( I don't like it when my fav characters die
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Postby The Grammarian » Tue Aug 02, 2005 2:49 pm

You people are missing an obvious one here! Cowboy Bebop is predicated on the blues, which are not exactly happy. And of course, its ending (which I won't spoil for those few, few souls who haven't seen it several times over) is very depressing.
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Postby Sheenar » Wed Aug 03, 2005 2:17 am

Several episodes of Full Metal Alchemist-- especially the one where Tucker transmutes Tina and the dog together and then some guy (can't remember his name) puts her out of her misery. The one where the mom dies and they try to bring her back is really depressing too.

Inuyasha is depressing in some parts. Such as when Inuyasha learns that Naraku pretended to be him and killed Kikyo, causing her to believe he betrayed her. In a later episode, he has a flashback of this and is calling out in his mind "It wasn't me! It wasn't me!" I thought that was really really sad.
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Postby Todeskreuz » Wed Aug 03, 2005 9:11 am

oh yeah CB was sad...I cried....really I did....
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"In the moon want to sleep want to sleep with the silence you heal me again, through the long and trying day you save me...in the moon I’m just veiled in the silver shining"

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Postby chimera189 » Wed Aug 03, 2005 9:31 am

I'm going with Chrno Crusade, I never expected an ending like that in any anime
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Postby Kami » Wed Aug 03, 2005 9:59 am

[quote="Yeito"]o_o :replys to kami:

I just like to overreact is all. :_:

... and you own one of the Samurai Xs o_o ..... even though I steal it e_e.... Like alot. ^^]

Lol ! XD I forgot about that. . . Sorry Samurai X >_>; :: Loves Yeito-chan too :: ^^

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Postby TrigunX89 » Wed Aug 03, 2005 8:27 pm

CB was very sad... But I don't think anything can compare with Grave of the Fireflies. (lol MangaFanatic, don't hang yourself!)
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Postby Otaku10 » Sun Aug 07, 2005 10:42 pm

I would say Elfen Lied was the most depressing series I have seen. Another one would be Infinite Ryvius. Both dealt with pyschological issues of the human psyche.
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Postby Sonic_13 » Mon Aug 08, 2005 8:43 am

The Grammarian wrote:You people are missing an obvious one here! Cowboy Bebop is predicated on the blues, which are not exactly happy. And of course, its ending (which I won't spoil for those few, few souls who haven't seen it several times over) is very depressing.



I have not seen many animes so I was afraid to post this, but this to me was horrifyingly sad! The ending to most of the episodes just seemed to send shivers down my spine. And the whole show lead to a perfect ending. I am going to say this is my vote for saddest, but I need to watch more than 4 animes =P
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Postby Kura Ookami » Mon Aug 08, 2005 10:04 am

My vote goes to Kannazuki no Miko, which has the saddest ending of any anime I've seen. I havent seen cowboy bebops ending though.
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