Animes like this??

Jun 22, 10:25 PM

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I want to cry. I want to feel something in my heart. I want to curl up on the couch and sob as the credits roll. I want my nose to be so stuffy i have to breathe through my mouth. Whats an anime that can do this the same way banana fish did

Jun 22, 10:50 PM

CindyFlowers

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Oct 2023

I think it's pretty subjective, but I would recommend Violet Evergarden if you haven't watched it yet.

Jun 22, 11:12 PM

Noble_Maverick

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Aug 2020

Well, you could watch Angel Beats! or Clannad "especially the sequel Clannad: After Story", they're great shows indeed.

Jun 23, 12:05 AM

meltingmadness

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Jul 2013

Tokyo Revengers imo :)

Jun 23, 12:20 AM

0__Dante__0

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Nov 2022

if u r looking for sad once
anohana, orange , violet evergarden

or want this type of ending with action then
cowboy beebop, gangsta ,91 days, code geass

Jun 23, 12:39 AM

MJ0707

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Aug 2021

Link Click. literally every single person I reccommend it to has cried multiple times watching it

Jun 23, 3:23 AM

MicrowaveLemon

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Jul 2023

violet evergarden is depressing

Jun 23, 4:03 AM

symbolsanime

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Mar 2024

no. 6 is a great one and there’s some similarities in the relationship

Jun 23, 4:58 AM

AkiraMiyazaki17

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Some great recommendations already (especially Link Click, Violet Evergarden, Orange, Clannad and Anohana). I annoyingly don’t get teary very often with media, but some others that got me were:

Steins;Gate
Fruits Basket
Anthem of the Heart
I Want to Eat Your Pancreas
Summer Ghost
Maquia
Sonny Boy
Natsume Yuujinchou

Jun 23, 7:35 AM

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monder_Killer17

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I wouldn’t call it sad, but if your searching for something similar to banana fish I can recommend you the manga Yasha. It was written by the same author as Banana fish and the story are relatively similar.

Jun 23, 7:52 AM

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keii777

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Jun 2023

its not really the saaamee but id recommend watching given! i cried a lot with that one,,
also i find funny the way u describe ur feelings w banana fish, very accurate🤭

Jun 23, 7:58 AM

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unravelyx

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Jan 2019

i could suggest Link Click and Steins;Gate, lots of emotion (but they've already been said).
a rather underrated anime that few people talk about but which is nevertheless great, that would be Rainbow (2010)! themes in common with Banana Fish. guaranteed emotions 😭

Jun 23, 9:33 AM

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imjayhime

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Aug 2013

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I have a sad anime stack that you can check out :) maybe one of them will catch your eye.

Jun 23, 10:31 AM

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J_via

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Mar 2022

91 days.........

Jun 23, 12:30 PM

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Cameron226

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Nov 2023

Surprisingly I thought the “Great Pretender” was kinda like Banana Fish. It is on Netflix rn, but also other websites. :)

Jun 23, 12:44 PM

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DigiCat

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Reply to meltingmadness

Tokyo Revengers imo :)

@meltingmadness I second that rec :3

Jun 23, 12:50 PM

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sangonomiya_k said:
I want to cry. I want to feel something in my heart. I want to curl up on the couch and sob as the credits roll. I want my nose to be so stuffy i have to breathe through my mouth. Whats an anime that can do this the same way banana fish did

Theme-wise Rainbow is probs the most similar, but it's a lil more graphic than Banana Fish

Some other anime that are very emotional
- Orange
- Hunter x Hunter (1999)
- Black Clover

Jun 23, 6:23 PM

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Jul 2023

I’d recommend Link Click and Assassination classroom. Link click’ sadness is a bit subjective I feel but there’s this one ep that cuts deep no matter what and AC’s ending was so freaking heartbreaking

Jun 23, 11:03 PM

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meltingmadness said:
Tokyo Revengers imo :)

haha, i read the manga and i agree. i definetly cried on that 😃

Jun 24, 4:57 AM

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0__Dante__0

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unravelyx said:
i could suggest Link Click and Steins;Gate, lots of emotion (but they've already been said).
a rather underrated anime that few people talk about but which is nevertheless great, that would be Rainbow (2010)! themes in common with Banana Fish. guaranteed emotions 😭

rainbow ! man it was a great show
I still remember it clearly TwT

Jun 24, 11:30 AM

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charvaka

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Dec 2018

grave of the fireflies, a silent voice and haibane renmei, i cried hard watching these

Jun 24, 3:01 PM

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Pebble_Xu

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Apr 2023

Plastic memories and 86 even if the second one don't have a sad ending but in the meantime it had emotional moments

Jun 24, 3:11 PM

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bonitomohito

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Sep 2018

I’m surprised no one said Zankyou no terror yet. It’s very similiar- also about two young boys who have been through some serious shit in their lives, also action packed but with great focus on characters and their struggles, and also very emotional and heart-wrenching. A really good short anime with beautiful soundtrack and cinematography, highly recommend.

Jun 25, 3:50 AM

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saszashey0

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Feb 2024

91 days definitely

Jun 25, 7:31 AM

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dpchihuahua

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Oct 2013

all of the suggestions like Clannad or Violet Ever garden can make you cry, but nothing compares to what banana fish does. for me it's not only a sad anime but a mixture of many feelings that I haven't experienced in any other series

Jun 26, 7:04 PM

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Carpetta22

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Nov 2023

I think '91 days' should be an anime similar to 'Banana Fish'

Jul 5, 2:19 AM

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SpikeTheBear

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Jul 2019

I havent really seen any that are similar to bananafish(still looking for something so this thread helps hehe) , but i can recommend some heartbreaking ones. However be aware they are all sad for different reasons and such im not sure if others resonate with them as much as i do.

My first recommendation would be Children of the whales. It is far from perfect but i have rarely been as sad as when i was watching that.

Rainbow i saw recommended earlier and i agree. Quite different but at times i just wanted to bawl.

Erased got me tearing up aswell.

From the new world is my personal favourite anime and it also has some really heavy moments.

Jul 5, 4:49 PM

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Jun 2022

If you want relationships that will fuck you up, you can't go wrong with Ai Yazawa. Nana and Paradise Kiss would be my reccomendations, they're not action focused like Banana fish but they both explore interpersonal relationships well and aren't afraid to hit you with life. Parakiss has better pacing but is less tragic, if you ask me, but Nana could straight up be horror because of how close to home it hits sometimes.

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