Anime that leaves you feeling melancholic, tagged by the fans who watched rather than an algorithm. In a different mood? Try bittersweet picks or somber watches.
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
A Silent Voice
Medalist
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Season 2
A Place Further Than The Universe
LOOK BACK
Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll
Wolf Children
Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju
Made in Abyss: Wandering Twilight
Violet Evergarden
Ranking of Kings
Vinland Saga Season 2
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Season 2 Part 2
Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl
My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU Climax!
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
Fruits Basket: The Final Season
Steins;Gate: The Movie - Load Region of Déjà Vu
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms
The Tatami Galaxy
Liz and the Blue Bird
Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju
Apocalypse Hotel
Steins;Gate: Open the Missing Link - Divide By Zero
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc
Steins;Gate
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
Puella Magi Madoka Magica
Fruits Basket 1st Season
86 Eighty-Six Part 2
March Comes In Like a Lion
I Want To Eat Your Pancreas
Heavenly Delusion
Howl's Moving Castle
Journal with Witch
given
A Lull in the Sea
Gintama: Enchousen
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End
A Silent Voice
Medalist
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Season 2
A Place Further Than The Universe
LOOK BACK
Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll
Wolf Children
Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju
Made in Abyss: Wandering Twilight
Violet Evergarden
Ranking of Kings
Vinland Saga Season 2
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Season 2 Part 2
Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl
My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU Climax!
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
Fruits Basket: The Final Season
Steins;Gate: The Movie - Load Region of Déjà Vu
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms
The Tatami Galaxy
Liz and the Blue Bird
Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju
Apocalypse Hotel
Steins;Gate: Open the Missing Link - Divide By Zero
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc
Steins;Gate
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
Puella Magi Madoka Magica
Fruits Basket 1st Season
86 Eighty-Six Part 2
March Comes In Like a Lion
I Want To Eat Your Pancreas
Heavenly Delusion
Howl's Moving Castle
Journal with Witch
given
A Lull in the Sea
Gintama: Enchousen
Frequently asked questions
- What anime should I watch when I want something melancholic?
- Start with the top pick at the top of this list — it's the title verified fans rated highest for this mood.
- How are mood tags decided?
- Fans tag the mood when they rate episodes. These pages rank titles by how consistently watchers felt it.
