| I'd say maybe the fact you've been suffering from depression for quite sometime really masks any reasonable idea why people like tragic romantic stories. I simply enjoy getting emotionally taken in by shows, and ripped apart from every possible angle by something tragic. I'd say, for myself atleast, it's very enjoyable to go on a rollercoaster of emotions. I guess that kind of makes me a masochist, doesn't it? |
| Nop. |
| But if everything had an happy ending, it would be very boring. It would be granted that, no matter the hardships, they will always be together and live happily ever after. It would be sickening. I love authors who have the courage to surprise us and pull the unexpected move. Also, it makes you feel compassion and sympathy for the characters. And it makes you reflect on how maybe your life is not so bad compared to the tragedies the characters are living. The very same argument you gave is a double edge sword. Won't seeing the characters finding true love, bliss and the happiness all the time like it's easy, like it's a given, make our lives feel pathetic because they are not so great as fiction? Doesn't that depress you? I also suffer from depression since long ago. But I can tell that anime , manga, movies are just stories, they are not real, they are just characters, and I can appreciate a story simply for being interesting and not for being happy or sad. |
| The writer who penned Clashing Feelings. You can buy the light novel on Amazon. |
| Just because you're the main character, it doesn't mean you should win..... what do you mean that should only apply to action anime? |
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| Okay. But remember, the happiness of one may be the sadness of another and vice-versa. Forgetting when a character dies, take a love triangle for example: just because one character chose the "wrong" character, it might make the character we saw as deserving it (maybe only because we thought of them as MC due to screen-time and we saw more of his/her feelings) feel bad and sad, but the other two would be happy. And even if male MC ends up with female MC, the supporting character would still end alone and unhappy. Basically, if you took the exact same story but changed the perspective, if you introduce the characters in a different order and focus more in the feelings of the character that were previously the supporting character, you'd see that the "Happy End" was an "Unhappy End" after all, even if the events of the story remained exactly the same. |
| The writer who penned Clashing Feelings. You can buy the light novel on Amazon. |
Shiratori-san said: this. and, why not?if everything had an happy ending, it would be very boring. |
 "If taking responsibility for a mistake that cannot be undone means death, it's not that hard to die. At least, not as hard as to live on." |
| Because majority of people here never experienced "love-at-first-sight", "first-love-true-love". Many real life romances are abnormal if you know what I mean. If anime is all about happy endings, the people here will look at it as unrealistic with angry eyes. |
#CHEXIT |
| It's a great feeling when something makes you become emotionally invested in the characters. Sad things happening makes it easier to relate and makes you want to see them overcome their challenges and come out on top. Even if the ending is completely depressing and everyone loses, the connection you've made with the characters still means it was worth watching. One of my favorite anime is 5CM per Second. The ending is so bittersweet, all those tears. |
| Shoot first, think never. |
| I don't know about other people, but sometimes I want to have a good cry. I may already be sad or stressed and want to release some of that through crying. So I'll stick in Grave of the Fireflies and ball like a child. Makes me feel better after though. Whether it's endorphins or just the purge of stress hormones/toxins in your system we don't know yet, but emotional crying can make you feel better. |
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| I don't like that stuff either, it's the reason why I'm not watching Texhnolyze. Sorry Zerg-senpai :( |
Open-Dice said: It's a great feeling when something makes you become emotionally invested in the characters. Sad things happening makes it easier to relate and makes you want to see them overcome their challenges and come out on top. Even if the ending is completely depressing and everyone loses, the connection you've made with the characters still means it was worth watching. +1 |
| I can recommend Usagi Drop if you want something heartwarming, though it's not romantic, it's about family. Bokura wa Minna Kawaisou is also a pretty lighthearted series, but is more of a comedy than a romance. As for sad anime, I'm not sure why I like it. I've always really liked good tragedies. I'd provide examples, but those could be possible spoilers, so I'll refrain. |
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| Aside from White Album 2, True Tears, and some other few, it's quite difficult to find romance anime that are actually capable of pushing my sadness button in the right manner and time. More often than not they tend to be over the top hammy or over the top melodramatic. Downplaying logical progressions and timing in favor of full blown tragedies to force out the viewers' tears as much as possible. As much as i put Clannad in high regard, it unfortunately falls into this. Though such over the topness is probably what makes them even more entertaining. |
| Definitely something wrong with them. |
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Amiluhur said: Aside from White Album 2, True Tears, and some other few, it's quite difficult to find romance anime that are actually capable of pushing my sadness button in the right manner and time. More often than not they tend to be over the top hammy or over the top melodramatic. Downplaying logical progressions and timing in favor of full blown tragedies to force out the viewers' tears as much as possible. As much as i put Clannad in high regard, it unfortunately falls into this. Though such over the topness is probably what makes them even more entertaining. The male MC of White Album 2 looks like a chick. A moe chick |
| Because some of them are actually more realistic than happy ones |
| Because it resonates with my soul |
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ooo333 said: The male MC of White Album 2 looks like a chick. A moe chick Eh, really? I think he's one of most relatable MC i've ever seen. He's neither perverted or erratic wimp that gets easily flustered with girls. He's generally subdued and act like what highschooler should do. When the girls are showing signs for him, he doesn't make more shit by pretending to not know that would stretch the entire thing for too long. He's actually willing to date one of the heroine at the start of the story. And even when his heart sways to another heroine, he actually tries to make his standing clear to both girls. In short, he behaves exactly what a normal human male should do in triangle romance. And that's what makes him so relatable. |
| The only time I ever watch anything along the lines of a 'sad romance anime' is when I happen upon one unintentionally... I would never watch one knowing that it was going to be sad. I'm a little bit too emotional; a sad anime is enough to literally ruin my week. Obviously, to each their own, but sad anime with a romance gone sour, or anything considerably sad going on as a major part of the story, is something that I just can't deal with. It turns me off. Why would I want to feel cold and empty? |
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| Watch clannad you will like the ending its very heartwarming |
| kill yourself |
| I have watched it. Thank you for the recommendation. |
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Nymphias said: Because I'm a cold and empty person and why should two fictional characters get to be happy?Why would I want to feel cold and empty? |
Feaor said: Nymphias said: Because I'm a cold and empty person and why should two fictional characters get to be happy?Why would I want to feel cold and empty? Huh. Well, there's not too much to say in response to that I suppose. |
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| IDK either. Most romance anime is bad. However, there is that 1% that some people can relate to. |
| its hard when something hits home no matter what form it comes in, whether its an anime, a film, a book or a song etc, but I don't know I think its just knowing someone is in that same frame of mind, and maybe has gone through the same experience! |
randompadley said: I think its just knowing someone is in that same frame of mind, and maybe has gone through the same experience! I don't even go so far as to connect it to the real world. I'm just very drawn into fictional circumstances, and I feel emotional connections with fictional characters. People can judge that however they want, but I think it's a good thing. Well, except for the sad moments. |
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| I don't know myself. There is nothing enjoyable about it for me. And I am hardly 'moved' by it either, if anything it annoys me. So no, I'm all for sweet and happy stuff, sad is simply unpleasant. |
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| I can't understand why people enjoy things I don't enjoy! Why do people have different tastes? This is so weird! |
 Nico- said: Conversations with people pinging/quoting me to argue about some old post I wrote years ago will not be entertained@Comic_Sans oh no y arnt ppl dieing i need more ppl dieing rly gud plot avansement jus liek tokyo ghoul if erbudy dies amirite |
| Death makes things seem more romantic and tragic in some cases >.> Sometimes unexpected events are interesting :> |
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| Why would you not want something to surprise you |
| hnughj |
Comic_Sans said: I can't understand why people enjoy things I don't enjoy! Why do people have different tastes? This is so weird! MAL in NUTSHELL |
"If taking responsibility for a mistake that cannot be undone means death, it's not that hard to die. At least, not as hard as to live on." |
| I never saw the appeal of the romantic tragedy either. It only really works for me in certain situations, and those are rare. I can only think of 4. BreadlyCereal said: Why would you not want something to surprise you Because not all "surprises" are good? There are also bad surprises too. Like stepping on a landmine, coming home to find your house has been robbed, etc, |
KruszerMay 18, 2015 7:18 PM
| "The name's Gambit. Remember it." -Gambit "X-Men '97"  |
| Maybe some people have really happy lives and need to get sad sometimes. |
 Anime is good, fucking deal with it. |
Amiluhur said: Relatable? He climbed out of a window from a 3rd story building to talk to a piano player. He made out with another girl in an airport while his girlfriend watched because "muh feelings are 2 overwhelming"ooo333 said: The male MC of White Album 2 looks like a chick. A moe chick Eh, really? I think he's one of most relatable MC i've ever seen. He's neither perverted or erratic wimp that gets easily flustered with girls. He's generally subdued and act like what highschooler should do. When the girls are showing signs for him, he doesn't make more shit by pretending to not know that would stretch the entire thing for too long. He's actually willing to date one of the heroine at the start of the story. And even when his heart sways to another heroine, he actually tries to make his standing clear to both girls. In short, he behaves exactly what a normal human male should do in triangle romance. And that's what makes him so relatable. |
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| y, ikr it hurts, but that's the reality. each ppl has their own subject of view sometimes I understand why the anime ends in sadness, because it becomes a lesson for us facing reality is not that easy |
よろしくね！ |
| A sad conclusion or a tragic end, can be more realiatic if you think about it. Not everything in real life is a fairy tail happy ending. |
| Same reason the Greeks liked tragedies; individual and societal introspection. |
| Any recommendations for animes like this? I've never encountered animes like this before, maybe Scum's wish comes close to such type of anime or Koi to uso. |
 The end of an era. Thank you Wit, Mappa and Isayama. Feeling half happy, half sad. Kawaii waifus and precious best girls <3333 |
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