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Mar 2, 2021 4:47 PM
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By painful I mean something that made you cry or made you depressed because the plot was extremely sad.

I'll start. Houseki no Kuni - everything about that manga is suffering.
Mar 2, 2021 4:56 PM
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The only ones I can think of that made me cry are A Silent Voice and the Berserk manga at a... certain point
Mar 2, 2021 5:03 PM
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Saki's entire arc in Metamorphosis and Reiner's character arc in Attack on Titan
Mar 2, 2021 5:06 PM
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AcbSnakeDemon said:
The only ones I can think of that made me cry are A Silent Voice and the Berserk manga at a... certain point
Yeah Silent Voice almost had me a few times.
Especially when
had to get up and stretch for that one.

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Saki's entire arc in Metamorphosis
I don't know if I should call this cursed or not.
Definitely was painful to read through though. F for Saki.
Mar 2, 2021 5:08 PM
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Your lie in April and 5 cm per sec got me
Mar 2, 2021 5:18 PM
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Zankoku na kami ga shihai suru made me feel things both times I read it.
Mar 2, 2021 5:42 PM
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_zrush said:
Your lie in April and 5 cm per sec got me
Your Lie in April is definitely up there. Haven't watched 5cm per second though.

konkelo said:
Zankoku na kami ga shihai suru made me feel things both times I read it.
Oh a josei manga, I've never heard of it but I'll check it out. Looks intriguing.
Mar 2, 2021 5:45 PM
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The last arc of Chrono Crusade is pretty brutal, especially when how happy the characters were before things went to hell.
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Mar 2, 2021 5:51 PM
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Bokurano probably. Make sure you read the manga because it's better version.
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Mar 2, 2021 5:52 PM

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Naruto : Most of the characters had very painful past that made me cry
One piece : Marinford , Dressroza and yujin island arcs
Trigun : Vash past really broke my heart
Of course violet Evergarden : That episode about the mother that were about to die
Demon slayer : Cry like a baby in episode 19

Mar 2, 2021 6:02 PM

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Kazuma being laughed at for dying while pissing, has got to be a painful story
Mar 2, 2021 6:02 PM

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Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso left me with a hole in my chest, I spent a whole week crying.
Clannad After Story fucked me over as well.

Unfortunately the most painful story I've ever seen isn't manga or anime
If you're a fanboy, please don't waste my time.

Watch more movies, please.

Perhaps, this is hell.
Mar 2, 2021 6:07 PM
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Clannad after story episode 16 and episode 18.




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Mar 2, 2021 6:09 PM

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-Ryu said:
The last arc of Chrono Crusade is pretty brutal, especially when how happy the characters were before things went to hell.
Haven't watched it but sounds painful.

Jim_Heart said:
Bokurano probably. Make sure you read the manga because it's better version.
Ah thanks for the heads up, I'll check out the manga.

CelesteBlue said:
Naruto : Most of the characters had very painful past that made me cry
One piece : Marinford , Dressroza and yujin island arcs
Trigun : Vash past really broke my heart
Of course violet Evergarden : That episode about the mother that were about to die
Demon slayer : Cry like a baby in episode 19
Naruto when he met certain people almost made me cry.
That one character's death in One Piece broke me.
Violet: Even I gotta admit that Ep10 was heartbreak, even I shed tears.
Demon Slayer: I found the manga and the final arc way more sad than the anime.

YuriEhz said:
Kazuma being laughed at for dying while pissing, has got to be a painful story
You haven't experienced true pain until you get laughed at by a goddess for dying while trying to save someone.

Nefelupitou said:
Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso left me with a hole in my chest, I spent a whole week crying.
Clannad After Story fucked me over as well.

Unfortunately the most painful story I've ever seen isn't manga or anime
I still haven't checked out Clannad, I need to. But Shigatsu is definitely sad as fuck.

What is your saddest story man? I'm actually curious.

ManWild said:
Clannad after story episode 16 and episode 18.
Still need to check out Clannad, I've heard so much about it.
Mar 2, 2021 6:53 PM

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I tend to avoid really sad stuff but anyway:

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One piece flashbacks are sad af stories (also One Piece movie 6)
SA + FS arcs in Gintama back to back was deadly to my feels
Grave of the fireflies - this one I only watched a clip for but it was already very sad

Manga
To You the Immortal was very sad (chapter 1 made me bawl - same author as silent voice)
Oyasumi punpun - haven't finished this one yet but depressing
Watashitachi no Shiawase no Jikan -sad
Saiyuki Gaiden, painful prequel even tho the main story in the sequel isn't as sad
Mar 2, 2021 7:02 PM

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SkyFullOfStars said:
I tend to avoid really sad stuff but anyway:

Anime
One piece flashbacks are sad af stories (also One Piece movie 6)
SA + FS arcs in Gintama back to back was deadly to my feels
Grave of the fireflies - this one I only watched a clip for but it was already very sad
I had just forgotten about Grave of the Fireflies. Pain.
One Piece backstories and that one character's death hit me hard.

SkyFullOfStars said:
I tend to avoid really sad stuff but anyway:

Manga
To You the Immortal was very sad (chapter 1 made me bawl - same author as silent voice)
Oyasumi punpun - haven't finished this one yet but depressing
Watashitachi no Shiawase no Jikan -sad
Saiyuki Gaiden, painful prequel even tho the main story in the sequel isn't as sad
Fumetsu no Anata e is a masterpiece. I'm waiting for the anime.
Can't wait to cry on episode 1 again.
Punpun is donwright depressing.
I've never read Watashitachi or Saiyuki Gaiden so I'll put them on my list.
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Clannad Afterstory was very painful especially from ep 16-18.

Including manga, nothing can come close to Oyasumi Punpun imo. Reading it slowly spin into a grimmer and grimmer coming of age left me with feelings of utter despair. Unlike Afterstory, it gets depressing and doesn't stop for a second. Even its happier chapters are incredibly ominous and melancholic.
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Not that sad but White Album 2 is quite painful to watch, not because its bad or sad. Because of... something else :)



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Mar 2, 2021 7:36 PM

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Jim_Heart said:
Bokurano probably. Make sure you read the manga because it's better version.

This.

Now and then, here and there is pretty depressing.
Mar 2, 2021 7:51 PM

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Girls' last tour is a pretty good slice of life anime. But they didn't animate the last 15 chapters so I read the manga. I haven't read something that sad and depressing in quite a while....
Mar 2, 2021 8:04 PM

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sonicflash703 said:
Clannad Afterstory was very painful especially from ep 16-18.

Including manga, nothing can come close to Oyasumi Punpun imo. Reading it slowly spin into a grimmer and grimmer coming of age left me with feelings of utter despair. Unlike Afterstory, it gets depressing and doesn't stop for a second. Even its happier chapters are incredibly ominous and melancholic.
Oh hell yeah, Punpun is genuinely depressing.

Rinrinka said:
Not that sad but White Album 2 is quite painful to watch, not because its bad or sad. Because of... something else :)
Alright then, I'll just take your word for it lmfao.

PoeticJustice said:
Now and then, here and there is pretty depressing.
I haven't watched it but I'll put it on the list.

Mr_Srijan said:
Girls' last tour is a pretty good slice of life anime. But they didn't animate the last 15 chapters so I read the manga. I haven't read something that sad and depressing in quite a while....
The whole manga is extremely melancholic, like it is not a happy slice of life.
You know that their story will only end one way from the start and it's just painful to watch how they get there.
Mar 2, 2021 8:08 PM

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Gintama - every big arcs and some small arcs

Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu -


Fate Stay Night (VN) -


Love Live Sunshine -


Those are the ones that comes to my mind. I probably forgot something else.


I wasted all my time in rewatching to the point of my rewatch total is higher than my overall anime total lmao
Mar 2, 2021 8:12 PM

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A few moments in Somali & The Forest Spirit made my eyes water.
I'm pretty sure I had tears in my eyes after finishing Higurashi Kai and watching the 4th episode of Higurashi Kira.
Subaru ranting about how awful of a person he is in episode 18 of Re:Zero.
Mar 2, 2021 8:19 PM

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ren0080 said:
Gintama - every big arcs and some small arcs

Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu -


Fate Stay Night (VN) -


Love Live Sunshine -


Those are the ones that comes to my mind. I probably forgot something else.
Gintama has surprisingly a lot of sad moments given how much of a comedy it is.
For the rest of them, I have most of them on my PTW, I should get around to watching them.

TheAngryNerd said:
A few moments in Somali & The Forest Spirit made my eyes water.
I'm pretty sure I had tears in my eyes after finishing Higurashi Kai and watching the 4th episode of Higurashi Kira.
Subaru ranting about how awful of a person he is in episode 18 of Re:Zero.
I think I watched the very first Somali episode and the visuals were amazing.
But the story seemed very generic so I never went back to it. I'll probably go back and finish it after this reply though.
Also need to watch ReZero, still haven't watched the first season.
Mar 2, 2021 8:21 PM

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Darndles said:
Cross Game, Gintama and 3-Gatsu no Lion can all be depressing as hell.
Gintama for sure.
I have 3-gatsu on my PTW, will get around to it soon.
I've never heard of Cross Game but if it's good I'll probably check it out.
Mar 2, 2021 8:26 PM

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I had a hard time processing Welcome to the NHK ~ for some reason that shit broke me for a couple of weeks.
Mar 2, 2021 8:29 PM

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I had a hard time processing Welcome to the NHK ~ for some reason that shit broke me for a couple of weeks.
I have that on my PTW.
It's tagged comedy but I know better to not trust the damn comedy tag at this point.
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Rinrinka said:
Not that sad but White Album 2 is quite painful to watch, not because its bad or sad. Because of... something else :)


Agreed and it was just the beginning. Definitely heartrending romance journey.

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Judevin said:
waifusimpin said:
I had a hard time processing Welcome to the NHK ~ for some reason that shit broke me for a couple of weeks.
I have that on my PTW.
It's tagged comedy but I know better to not trust the damn comedy tag at this point.

I definitely wouldn't trust the comedy. It's really dark and touches on a lot of mental health issues. in the manga, it contains a lot of drug use, but you can see how it directly correlates with the anime. I'd definitely watch it soon.

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