9 Best Anime That Will Make You Cry

In the mood to cry? Need to let your emotions out? Here is a list of anime that will help you with this.

9. Wolf Children

The story is about 19-year-old college student Hana who falls in love with a mysterious man who tells her that he is a werewolf. They begin a love relationship, and soon Hana becomes pregnant, gives birth to two werewolf children, the eldest daughter, Yuki, and a son, Ame.

Unfortunately, going hunting, the man dies. The story follows Hana as she struggles to be a single mother and raise half-wolf children.

8. To the Forest of Firefly Lights

An incredible story about a young girl, Hotaru, who gets lost in the forest and is rescued by a masked human spirit named Gin. However, when young Hotaru tries to throw herself into his arms, he informs her that he will disappear forever if he ever touches a human. However, Hotaru and Gin develop a friendship.

As the years go by, Gin remains ageless, while Hotaru matures, they face their nascent feelings for each other.

7. Full Moon wo Sagashite

Quest for the Full Moon begins with Mitsuki Koyama, a twelve-year-old girl who dreams of becoming an idol in order to meet the first person who stole her heart, Eichi Sakurai. Unfortunately, Mitsuki is diagnosed with sarcoma, a cancerous growth in her throat that affects her ability to breathe and sing.

The only way out is an operation that puts her vocal cords at risk and possibly ruins her dream. One day, Mitsuki is visited by two Shinigami named Takuto and Meroko, who tell her that she only has one year left to live. Mitsuki decides at all costs to fulfill his dream to die in peace and without regrets.

6. Bokurano

When a stranger offers fifteen kids the chance to test a game he’s working on, the kids find no reason to disagree. Once in the game, they realize that the game is not a game, and the stakes are too real. Piloting a mech named Zirt, the kids must fight to save the earth. The catch is: if they win, they will die.

The mech suit feeds on the life force of its pilots, which means kids can only use the suit once before they die. Will they allow the end of the world to save their lives?

5. Hal

When Karumi’s boyfriend dies in a plane crash, she loses interest in life. Not wanting to see his beloved granddaughter in this state, Karumi’s grandfather asks a therapy robot known as Q01 to help her overcome her depression.

Q01 looks just like Kurumi’s boyfriend and does his best to cheer her up.

4. Omoide no Marnie

The story of Anna, a shy young girl who lives with her foster parents in Sapporo. When Ana has an asthma attack at school, the girl becomes isolated, and the doctor suggests sending her away for the summer to distant relatives.

Arriving in a small provincial town, Anna finds a dilapidated house where she meets Marnie, a beautiful blonde. As the girls grow closer, Marnie helps Anna to become self-aware and come out of her shell.

3. Koto no ha no niwa

Normal rainy season in Tokyo. Takao Akizuki is a fifteen-year-old student who dreams of becoming a shoemaker. After skipping the first class, Takao heads to the garden to start sketching out the shoes.

There, Takao meets Yukari Yukino, a twenty-seven-year-old woman who misses work. Since then, a friendship has developed between them. This story is about love in an incredible place and achieving your dreams.

2. Kono Sekai no Katasumi ni

A cheerful young woman named Suzu gets married when she turns eighteen and moves to the city of Kure. But the Second World War begins, and life in a new place will not be as rosy as she imagined.

1. Colorful

A poignant story of a dejected soul waiting at the train station for death. The soul is told that she is “lucky” and will get a second chance at life, despite her wish to die. After reincarnation, the soul finds itself in the body of fourteen-year-old Makoto Kobayashi, who had just died from an overdose.

The soul must realize the biggest sin of its past life before the six-month stay in Makoto’s body expires.