| Well i cried at the ones you listed, but i also didn't cry at Kimo no na wa and Your Lie in April. Not every sad anime you watch will make you cry. |
| I don't really see issue with that. I personally hardly ever find anime sad to begin with, and I'm not emotionless. So I wouldn't fear that. It's possible that after watching too many sad anime you became somewhat desensitized, which is pretty normal I think. It might be good idea to give it pause for a bit. It also depends on show. I personally also didn't cry to Shigatsu or Kimi no Na Wa either, so maybe those in particular weren't moving enough for you. |
| I would definitely recommend to switch things up in order to keep things spicy. But for future reference, some awesome tearjerker are Sayonara no Asa ni Yakusoku no Hana wo Kazarou My Sister Momoko Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 |
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| Girl or boy ¿? I never... well only twice xD |
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| I feel like it has something to do with the fact that you already see it coming since you already braced yourself and I think it puts your mentality to be on guard rather than defenseless even if you wanted to let loose. Best thing you could do is watch blind. |
| What is sad? Is it when a vampire step-brother burns your dog? I mean that's awful, but I don't think "sad" is really the part that moves people, only a part of it. I don't think it'd a good idea to get too focused on what emotional reaction you're supposed to be having, that might even be missing the point of certain scenes. |
DrThots said: Watch shows with basically no context or having vague ones that doesn't spoil what the sad scene is. I personally dislike watching something wherein you already have some context as to what that scene is. Like "someone's going to die" etc. EGOIST said: watch blind? What do you mean by that? and what you say is definitely true, i do prepare myself which is probably why I don't get too emotional, maybe because the plot is too readableI feel like it has something to do with the fact that you already see it coming since you already braced yourself and I think it puts your mentality to be on guard rather than defenseless even if you wanted to let loose. Best thing you could do is watch blind. |
| I'm sure if you watch the second season of OPM, you'll cry many tears. |
I'm also filled with pure-hearted ulterior motives. |
| You are not emotionless, Maybe the Show didn't resonate with you the 2nd time? |
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| Watch 3-gatsu no Lion and Hunter x Hunter 2011. |
| Don't feel bad, I'm not sure I've ever cried from an anime before. |
| Crying from watching anything (anime or not) with heavily boil down to either: 1) Relatability, or... 2) Investment and connections to the characters. I cried watching Anohana because I had a friend die when I was a kid. The show hit me like a truck, even if I felt it was on the melodramatic side. I didn't cry watching ReLIFE or Angel Beats because I thought the premises and execution of the twists were terrible (primarily regarding the latter), along with the drama feeling incredibly forced. I thought Kimi no Na wa was a good film, but cry-worthy material? Definitely not. Same goes for YLIA, though I admit I teared up a tad toward the end. Shows that actually made me cry my eyes out: -Aria, for making me realize my shortcomings as a human being, and showing me the beautiful aspects of life. It made me look at life in an entirely new light. -Shoujo Shuumatsu Ryokou, for its painfully believable depiction of our future, the cruel reality and consequences of war, and how it might very well lead to the end of the human race. -Sora yori mo Tooi Basho. Episode 12- the email episode. If you've seen it, you know what I'm talking about. That was utterly brutal, but it really boiled down to the connection I felt with Shirase as a character. |
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| I get where you're coming from, OP, but I think crying with art is, first and foremost, a matter of ocasion. Our emotional state is not constant, it can vary during the day, during the week, during the month. Sometimes we are just not prone to crying, others even a cute puppy may make some cry. Besides that, the anime you mentioned you happened to cry deal with death - at least Anohana and Angel Beats do, don't know about ReLife. Death (and what happens after we die) tends to be a heavy emotional topic for everyone, others such as bullying usually depends on the person. What I'm saying is... it's more common to cry about death since everyone knows someone who died and will die than about other themes, that may depend on one's own experiences. Perhaps that's why you haven't been able to cry about other tearjerking anime? It's rare for me to cry, so I can't be much of a parameter. Until recently, I had only cried with anime when I watched Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 as a kid, years and years ago. So I thought it was because I was young, easily moved and such. Then, I happened to cry with an anime not long ago, but it was a bad anime in general, so I prefer thinking I didn't lol. |
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| Not every Anime is the same sad Anime. It looks like heavy melodramas is what get your gears spinning. Try to narrow down what exactly your into and it'll make looking for new shows that much easier. |
Peaceful_Critic said: Greyleaf said: Strong disagree.Crying from watching anything (anime or not) with heavily boil down to either: 1) Relatability, or... 2) Investment and connections to the characters. I cried watching Anohana because I had a friend die when I was a kid. The show hit me like a truck, even if I felt it was on the melodramatic side. I didn't cry watching ReLIFE or Angel Beats because I thought the premises and execution of the twists were terrible (primarily regarding the latter), along with the drama feeling incredibly forced. I thought Kimi no Na wa was a good film, but cry-worthy material? Definitely not. Same goes for YLIA, though I admit I teared up a tad toward the end. Shows that actually made me cry my eyes out: -Aria, for making me realize my shortcomings as a human being, and showing me the beautiful aspects of life. It made me look at life in an entirely new light. -Shoujo Shuumatsu Ryokou, for its painfully believable depiction of our future, the cruel reality and consequences of war, and how it might very well lead to the end of the human race. -Sora yori mo Tooi Basho. Episode 12- the email episode. If you've seen it, you know what I'm talking about. That was utterly brutal, but it really boiled down to the connection I felt with Shirase as a character. That being said some weren't as well thought out. As some characters only got developed and learned about until after the death or has little thought for both the character and death. Hmm, I can't really comment on those points regarding AgK, as I haven't seen (nor plan to watch) that series, but I was mainly speaking from what tends to trigger my emotional side- a side of me that's often very difficult to bring out. I can understand your points in how that was seemingly well-executed, but in order for me to show emotion, I stand by my original two criteria. If I don't connect with a character or see some relatable aspects in a narrative, it'll be damn hard for me to cry over it. Anyway, it might've seemed like I was applying my personal criteria to everyone, so I apologize for that, but those are just what I deem to be the most common reasons for shedding tears over media. |
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| Maybe it's because you go into it expecting to cry so you have your guard up or you're just getting used to sad anime having watched more of them. I don't get why it matters if you do or not, though. Is a show that much better if it does make you cry? I can't really relate, but I guess you're just an emotional person. After Story is the only anime that genuinely made me cry way back then. It's never happened since. I watched the shows you mentioned and more. They do nothing for me. I wouldn't say I'm emotionless because of that. Other things can still bring a tear to my eye, but I wouldn't watch anime for the feels. Sure, there are a handful of exceptions, but I don't really think it's a strong suit of the medium. I find a lot of sad drama anime are too immaturely handled/executed and predictable to evoke such feelings from me. I'm not even sure how I'd feel about Clannad if I watched it today. |
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| Toradora was one of the first anime I’ve seen and I had my cry moments. But nowadays I never cry let alone be emotional or ‘getting into it’ I miss crying |
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| I've never cried on any of those shows (or any show for that matter). Lack of tears don't make you emotionless nor does that make the movies any worse than the other anime. What do you expect when you watch tear-jerker after tear-jerker? I'm sure you're bound to get tired of crying. XD XD |
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| It's probably experience. The first time you experience something like an M. Night Shyamalan twist ending you'll probably be incredibly shocked, but the more of these shocking twists you experience, the less will actually affect you. It should be the same thing happening to you, which is completely normal. |
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| try clannad after story ma man that's the most depressing shit I've ever seen. |
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| Cause you need more than just "cry porn" Anime to get your feels going. It's fine tho, just means you need something a lot more emotional and hard hitting to get at your feels. |
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| RIP you. I start to cry over anything remotely sad in any anime. |
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| > I can't cry to anime anymore > Cried to anime just last week :wut You know not crying to EVERY anime that's supposed to be sad doesn't mean you can't find one that makes you cry anymore, right ? |
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| I feel the same after watching anohana and death parade. They hit the kokoro so well. |
| Did you check with the doctor and see if your eye ducts are broken? Could be a huge concern if it was. |
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| Well that's not how being desensitized works, you won't know that just after a week. Added to the fact the anime you watched weren't that sad and usually the act of binge watching several things of the same genre makes you less prone to feel the same kind of emotions. Same goes for horror movies for example, your worries are quite ludicrous. |
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| I see. Crying for an anime is indeed beautiful. If you want to cry, try to not think of it. I mean is kinda stupid forcing yourself to tears. Try to watch some comedy anime, some happy wholesome shit, and then try to watch a sad one sometimes. I understand you, I love crying, but try to not exaggerate maybe. Also wtf you didn't watched Clannad, I think that is pretty impossible to not cry from Clannad, so try that. |
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| How's this, then? "I can't cry to western TV shows and films anymore, why?" |
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| Your Name, Your lie in April. These anime have cool visuals. But they have unnatural stories and their characters usually made nonsense decisions. I couldn't also relate to them and feel with them. But what you're experiencing is probably side affect of anime burn out that you don't realize having. Holybaptiser said: I'm sure if you watch the second season of OPM, you'll cry many tears. Didn't even need to get there, I've already cried while watching preview 1 and 2. |
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