| I've been intentionally avoiding Clannad, Grave of the fireflies and 5cm per second because I know they're sad and I can't survive hits in the feels. Does anybody else do that? |
PiyushSan said: I save sad shows for the time when I'm in the correct mood to watch them. Watching tear-jerkers when you're not in the right mood can highly affect your enjoyment. I'd rather not watch them, I know they are sad, I know they're good, but I'm ready for them. |
| honestly yeah, that’s why I haven’t seen Clannad despite my favorite studio being Kyoani; however it’s not like I never watch sad anime but I try to find a time where I am prepared for some depressing stuff |
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| Yep. If I know they're gonna make me cry I avoid them like the plague. I also try and avoid anything with heavy drama because drama tends to stress me out and I'm already too stressed as it is. |
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| No. As long as it has a good plot, then I'm probably going to love it. |
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| I definitely don't avoid them, and some of the best anime I've seen have had some pretty sad stuff in them, but I DO wait until I'm in the right mood for them. It's easy to sit down and watch something simple and fun, but I really have to be in the mood to watch something emotional and sad. If I watch something like that at the wrong time, I'm just not going to enjoy it as much as I could have. |
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| No but I have to admit that sometimes it's hard watching characters you get attached to being in those hard situations but if things get better it's satisfying. If not, I can still enjoy the story for what it is. |
 Life is a despicable endurance race |
| I might tend to do that too. It's not that I can't handle sad things, I like them even. It's just that sometimes you need to be in the right mood and mental space for it! Though I also don't mind it when I dived into a show and not expecting it to make me sob (which is great because that means its storytelling is certainly impactful enough and done right!) |
| Yeah, that's why I have been sleeping on Clannad for a long time and I stopped watching Rainbow halfway through because it was getting too sad. |
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| Honestly the shows that make me cry feel like best shows for me because there needs to be some attachment to the characters or whatever is happening to create such a strong feeling. I've always appreciated things that make me cry more than things that make my laugh. And sometimes it just feels good to let it all out. That being said, I still haven't gotten around to watching any of the above mentioned anime. |
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| i get a craving for sad shows actually. but, yeah occasionally i do avoid anime that specifically have a reputation for it because i start to think that there's no meaning to life afterwards. not even in a funny way, not trying to be edgy, sad media that actually affects me really burrows into my headspace. because i have issues. |
| Been Avoiding You lie in April, I know how it ends, so I'd rather not watch it to feel sad |
| Nope. There aren't many anime that manage to make me feel moved or cry, so I try to watch "sad" anime to find the ones that can. I haven't cried for Clannad but I should probably give the other two OP mentioned a shot. |
  "As promised, all that you seek, all that we desire, is prepared up there. On top of the Tower." |
| Nope sad anime is one of my favorite genre but i do avoid a certain genre when i've watched it too much |
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| the only thing i will ever avoid is ntr |
| Actually I do the opposite, I search for them. It's because what I'm going through right now. You know, I would be watching another genres, but drama tends to comfort me (quite hard to explain) |
  "I wonder if anything will ever change? Will that day ever come?" - Okazaki, Tomoya "Nothing can stay unchanged. Fun things… Happy things… They can’t possibly remain the same." - Furukawa, Nagisa |
| I don't actually avoid it but i'm not gonna watch it regularly. There must be a gap of time between them. Maybe like one show in 1 or 2 months. |
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| i don't really watch sad stuff anymore.. but when i did, i remember feeling really good after. endorphins and all that~ |
| Protesters, assemble!! |
| I don't agree. I like to watch sad shows because it can give some important lessons in life. Clannad and 5 cm are good, I haven't seen the other one. The best way to avoid watching anime is NTR. You've been intentionally ignore watching Clannad but you've already watched Kokoro Connect and Nagi no Asu. They are rollercoaster of feels. |
Natsuki_SanJuanSep 14, 2021 6:55 AM
 “Once you've been loved once and have loved once, you cannot forget it.” ― Natsume Takashi |
| Don't do that, that way you will miss a lot of great shows. Sometimes a sad anime even helps you and makes you feel better when you are in a depressive period, like Haibane Renmei does it to me every time. |
IshitatesoSep 14, 2021 8:26 AM
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| Sometimes. What matters to me is the substance of the work; the sadness needs to be a consequence of the plot, not the point of it. |
 "The kindest person in the room is often the smartest." |
| If I am in a down or depressed mood I don't watch anything sad or depressing that might exacerbate that feeling. I also tend to watch them with my girlfriend more than alone. I don't outright avoid them though. |
-Ecliptix-Sep 14, 2021 7:24 AM
| No it does not make sense to me why you should avoid something you want to watch |
| 한 번만 살지만 제대로 하면 한 번이면 충분해요 |
| Nah, if anything, I look forward to sad animes. |
| No because anime doesn't make me cry |
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| No, in fact, I'm actually more willing to check a show out if it's sad. I really love sad things for some reason. |
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| I do but that's only when I don't wanna feel sad |
| Nah. I've watched a ton of 'sad' shows and the only ones that have made me cry are Violet Evergarden and Clannad AS. I like them but they're too difficult too find. |
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| No because I don't get sad from them. |
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| If i'm in more of a sad mood, i avoid them. But i can usually handle the sad stuff, i've seen a few sad shows and only one of them made me cry. Anohana's ending. The only other anime i cried at was Yugioh. |
| My waifu is the most wonderful waifu. Mai Valentine. |
| I do avoid them most of the times. But I'm just waiting for the right moment to watch them. |
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| Actually, I think I might actively look for them. I love tragedy, and some good drama, anywhere, literature, cinema, animanga, and so on... |
  Grant me one hour on love's most sacred shores To clasp the bosom that my soul adores, Lie heart to heart and merge my soul with yours |
| Yes. And it’s gotten to the point where I refuse to read/watch anything that has sad endings. |
| No I don't and if people around me tell how sad it is I most likely won't be all teary over it. Since I already expected something would happen in the story. |
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| No, I just save it for whem I am in the mood |
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| only when i'm not doing good and being already sad. |
| Yes, because I end up more annoyed than emotional, rolling my eyes seeing that "sadness" that 90% of the time it's just cheesy melodrama, especially in romance series.... |
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| I'm reluctant to watch stuff with a reputation of being sad because in my experiece they are nearly always a blatant attempt at baiting tears and not a result of a sincere story. If something tries to be sad for the sake of being sad then it can go fuck itself. |
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