| Plenty of people don't cry over the standard "tear jerker" anime, so you're not alone in that regard. If you've become desensitized to said tear-jerkers that's not a problem if you ask me. They're emotionally manipulative and lacking in real substance more often than not. There are likely far more emotional anime you just have yet to see. |
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| You got used to it. Watch different types of anime, if you watch only drama you will get bored of it eventually. To be honest, I get emotional a lot on sad moments on any kind of anime, I can drop a tear even in a sports anime when they lose a important game, I'm not even going to talk about super sad anime that makes me cry every time I see it. |
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| I hated angel beats and didn't cry over it either. Anohana was also just really 'meh :/' to me, but I did cry over Charlotte. That really was a ride. |
| That is normal op. When you've watched too much drama or so much shit happened in your life you start to stop giving less fucks. |
"When you made this thread, I cried and screamed" -Swagernator 2017 |
| I can't cry over anime either, although I came close once. I'm just looking to be entertained when I watch stuff, it doesn't need to wreck your feels to be enjoyable. |
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| You don't need to, as they are cartoons and why get emotional over fucking cartoons. |
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| If you're worried about not crying, try imagining yourself in my boots. No matter what happens, I can't really cry. I'm not talking about anime only, I'm talking about everything. If somebody I know dies, yeah, I do feel sad, but can't cry over it whoever the person is. I don't know why. When I was a kid, I used to cry over every single thing I couldn't get or was stopped doing something, but now I just can't cry, no matter what happens. So no worries about you not crying over anime... |
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_Goldee_ said: wew lad that sounds a lot like my life storyIf you're worried about not crying, try imagining yourself in my boots. No matter what happens, I can't really cry. I'm not talking about anime only, I'm talking about everything. If somebody I know dies, yeah, I do feel sad, but can't cry over it whoever the person is. I don't know why. When I was a kid, I used to cry over every single thing I couldn't get or was stopped doing something, but now I just can't cry, no matter what happens. So no worries about you not crying over anime... until in 12th grade or so with watching RahXephon i shed a manly tear and since then it's more common |
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| You must have a happy life. Most of the time I cry (most, not everytime) is when I relate something sad to my life. It is hard for me to get emotional (hard, not impossible) unless I make some kind of connection with something that I already experienced. |
 We can only have good tea while we're alive. |
| Congrats, you're now immune to cheap emotional manipulation; that's all these shows have going for them |
| You're probably just dead on the inside. It's perfectly normal. |
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| I never cried to those anime you mentioned. The anime that I cried, or at least teared a bit is To Love-Ru. No joke. |
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| Someone please help Abe091 to become an edgelord again,lol |
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| You're probably not finding something that connects with you. Once you find a story or emotion to latch onto in a character you'll be more inclined to empathize and in turn cry about it. Personally, I find the Key stuff pretty dramatic but that works for some people. |
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| idk maybe watch some better emotional shows like Bokurano, Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 or Now and Then, Here and There |
| I probably regret this post by now. |
| mmhhmmm maybe you should try The Green Mile , that shit will always make me cry as fuck , my God poor John Coffey ... |
| The emotional response has never to do with the nature, intentions, tone or structure of the show, but rather with your own, personal experience. |
Abe091 said: You may think I'm lying, but anime has never made me cry. I've watched shows such as Clannad, Angel Beats, Anohana, and others that I cannot name off the top of my head. Not a single one has defeated me. Of course, they made me emotional. Emotional in such a way that I may want to cry. But never did it happen. But now, watching such shows doesn't even make me emotional. It's as if i've become desensitized to it. Is there something wrong with me? I'd like to enjoy emotional shows again. Visual novels would probably be better at making you cry if anime can't do it. |
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| You do not need help. You are already on the right path. |
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| Wow I cry too much if anything.I cried over Angel Beats and Charlotte easily and a lot of others have made me emotional. |
Once you realize that what others think about what you enjoy doesn't matter, you will finally be free |
| Dude you're not alone... I've cried only about 8 times in the entire span of my anime watching... And usually it's to animes that aren't even supposed to make you cry... But yeah I tend not to cry either... I'll be touched but never cry... |
| Maybe you r dead from the inside? ....just kidding |
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| Feels factor exists in most people ratings and I have to congratulate you op since you can rate them unbiased now. |
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| Hey, I only properly cried physical tears over two anime in my life, and I'm 25. I also never cried over heartbreaking movies and books, though was a few times close to it. Who says you are obliged to cry, anyway? You still feel emotions, you're human. As for what you go through now - I'd dare to say you may have some kind of an emotional burnout? Idk what your life experience looks like, certainly, but I believe your emotional state is closely tied to your life in general. For example, if your head is too busy with studying/ work etc, it's hard to relate to fictional characters' problems while you Have those of your own. Or you're too concentrated on feeling the strong emotions from watching, so concentrated that your brain gets confused and shuts them off. I'd actually offer you to switch to more light-hearted shows for now and Have some kind of emotional rest with them and then see when you're ready to return to heavier stuff. I also agree with the people above who say you can check older shows - their emotional content can be very deep. |
| Learn how to empathize, and from there feel compassion. Once your mind remembers that feeling, you'll be able to invoke it in many situations, diversely. |
| Its normal bro...when u watch to many dramas..after some time no sheet is given |
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| I can't relate mate, I cry over anything when I'm in the mood for a good drama. Heck just spend a few episode giving me backstory to a character then make him/her cry on screen with another character consoling him/her and my tear will flow. That said, when I'm not in a mood for drama, it just doesn't work. If you keep forcing drama down your throat, you are no longer want it, so obviously you wouldn't cry. |
| I'm not a lolicon, you're just projecting your tendency to lewd 2D characters. If your favourite character is Tsutsukakushi Tsukiko, you are my soul mate. Been a long time since I've been here, I'll continue expressing myself freely and believe everyone should too. My MAL Interview |
Abe091 said: Is there something wrong with me? No, no, something is RIGHT with you! You're immune to petty manipulation! Congratulations! Please, reproduce and help fortify our next generation against petty emotional manipulation! |
"I'd take rampant lesbianism over nuclear armageddon or a supervolcano any day." ~nikiforova |
| As others have said you're immune to usual tactics that shows used to get to your feelings. Is this a thing to celebrate I personally say no since I miss the times when I used to cry my heart out. |
 "... Because when you live in this world of my closed eyes... ... Being alone is very lonely...". |
| Watch more shows , your list is way too small .. I think you should wait so you can find that emotional anime .. a show doesn't need to have the drama tag to be dramatic .. it all depends on you. |
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| Eat some onnion, it can help you.... |
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| There's very few anime that made me cry: berserk, haibane renmei, jin roh, FMA:B, wolf children, gurren lagann and fairy tail are the only ones (I remember), getting emotional is usually the best you can hope for, you can't really go into a show expecting or hoping to cry. |
| It takes a lot for me to get emotional overr anime. I rarely ever cry... |
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Aslt said: I can't get "emotional" over fiction, because believe it or not, I don't care about it :^) Same here, aslt. I didn't even feel sad about the anime mentioned. Chrono Crusade and Pandora hearts are the only manga or anime that actually made me feel sad. |
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| I know exactly how you feel! I used to cry for a bunch of anime, shows, movies etc., for crying out loud (no pun intended) I got teary watching Finding Nemo (btw I know thats not an anime im not stupid). But now, even when I watch really sad things, it barely effects me. At first I thought I had became heartless, But when something sad legitimately happened, I felt it. Its just that the more you watch the more you know what to expect the less sad you get. If something sad happens in real life, or just really unexpectedly, I'm sure you would feel sad. |
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| If you mean crying it never happened to me. Not with Angel Beats, not with AnoHana, not with Shigatsu (manga), not with A Silent Voice (though it was quite moving). |
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| That is the case... A lot. Death. No tears. Show character lonely? Bawl my eyes out |
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| It's a character development, your emotion is not supposed to be manipulated by fiction |
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