You want the full emotional charge and find out how close you are to the water? These 5 anime will make you cry – guaranteed.
Anime is also popular because it can evoke the full spectrum of emotions. Even if the often exaggerated emotions take some getting used to, anime dramas in particular have the reputation of staying in the viewer’s memory for a long time.
Is your day a little too nice today? Is your own good mood getting on your nerves? You just want to see if you’re still capable of feeling at all? Then here we have the 5 best anime that you should have a pack of tissues ready for because they will break your heart – and yet you will love every second of it.
Your Lie in April
Alternative names: Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso, Kimiuso, seconds in minor
Genres: drama, romance
Episodes: 22
Stream available on: Wakanim
Kousei Arima is considered a child prodigy. Because despite his young age, he already plays the piano masterfully and is considered in professional circles to be a “human metronome”. He wins endless prizes. His strict mother guides him with strict training and a strict upbringing – until she dies suddenly. The resulting trauma causes Kousei to renounce the piano.
Years later at college he is still attached to music, but his life has become monotonous and colorless. That changes drastically when the vivacious violinist Kaori enters his life and makes him the piano accompaniment at her performances. It’s just a little lie that allows the two to bond with each other.
What to expect from Your Lie in April: The anime impresses with complex and convincing characters that are rarely seen. But that’s also because the series takes a lot of time to build up the protagonists. However, the same time is also taken to shed light on the effects of the dramatic turn of events. The end of the series in particular will remain in the memory of all viewers for quite a while.
Plastic Memories
Alternative names: Plamemo
Genres: Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
Episodes: 13
Stream available on: Crunchyroll, Amazon Prime, Akiba Pass TV
After Tsukasa messed up his college entrance, he at least manages to find a job quickly through private contacts. As an employee of “Sion Artificial Intelligence”, he is part of a team that has to collect “Giftias” from customers when they reach the end of their lifespan. Giftias are highly developed androids that take on different roles for private customers. While some serve as housekeepers, others serve as a way of coping with trauma, replacing the beloved child who died in a tragic accident.
However, the “shelf life” of each Giftia is limited to around 9 years before errors and problems occur. Customers often bond with the Giftias so deeply that they don’t want to part with them, and it’s Tsukasa’s job to convince them. He also has a Giftia at his side – and that brings its own problems.
What to expect from Plastic Memories: It’s easy to make the mistake of classifying Plastic Memories as comedy, but first impressions quickly fade. Plastic Memories asks interesting questions: How strong can the emotional dependence on a “robot” become? Does it make any difference at all for the human psyche if you know that the other person is a machine? How do you deal with loved ones when the days together are counted down to the hour?
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