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
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Season 2
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
Violet Evergarden
A Silent Voice
Your Lie in April
Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 4
The Summer Hikaru Died
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Tune In to the Midnight Heart
Vinland Saga
Wind Breaker
Journal with Witch
The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior Season 2
Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 2 Part 2
Agents of the Four Seasons: Dance of Spring
Tamon's B-Side
Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 2
Reborn as a Cat
Tokyo Ghoul
Pluto
Eren the Southpaw
To Your Eternity Season 3
I'll Live a Long Life to Dote on My Favorite Stepbrother!
Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia
Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You
Needy Girl Overdose
Sparks of Tomorrow
Snowball Earth
The Exiled Heavy Knight Knows How to Game the System
given The Movie: To the Sea
Code Geass: Akito the Exiled - The Wyvern Divided Picture Drama
Gunslinger Girl: Il Teatrino OVA
Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 Special Edition - Zero Requiem
Ride Back
Emma: A Victorian Romance Season Two
Persona 3 the Movie: #4 Winter of Rebirth
My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU Climax! OVA
Rozen Maiden: Zurückspulen
Buddha: The Great Departure
Case Closed Movie 03: The Last Wizard of the Century
Rewrite: Moon and Terra
PERSONA5 the Animation: Stars and Ours
One Piece Film: Strong World Episode 0
Moekan The Animation
Kyouiku Eiga-sai Jushou Anime Series
Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan OVA
Ah! My Goddess: The Movie
The Diary of Anne Frank
Little Lord Fauntleroy
Made in Abyss: The Golden City of the Scorching Sun - Together with Papa
Digimon Movie 02 - Digimon Hurricane Touchdown! Supreme Evolution! The Golden Digimentals.
Scarlet
Saiyuki
Pokémon the Series: XYZ Specials
Kirakira☆Precure A La Mode Movie: Paritto! Omoide no Mille-Feuille!
Paddy
Tomorrow's Joe 2
Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story Season 2 - The Eve of Awakening
The Girl From the Other Side: Siúil, a Rún
The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl
One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island
Dragon Ball GT: A Hero's Legacy
Sunset Flower Blooming
NieR:Automata Ver1.1a (Cour 2): Investigation Report
Lost in Starlight
Honkai: Star Rail - Ichor of Two Dragons
Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna
Vinland Saga Season 2: Drowning in the Shadow
Persona 3 the Movie: #3 Falling Down
The Beast Player Erin
Lady Lady!!
Kamisama Minarai: Himitsu no Cocotama Movie - Kiseki wo Okose♪ Tepple to Dokidoki Cocotama-kai
Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon
Poupelle of Chimney Town
Blade Runner: Black Out 2022
A Little Princess Sara
Pom Poko
Kirara
Dragon Heart: Adventures Beyond This World
Pikaia!
Kinokoinu Mushroom Pup
Heaven Official's Blessing Special
Natsuyuki Rendezvous
Colorful Stage! The Movie: A Miku Who Can't Sing
A Dog of Flanders
Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju
X-Men
Grave of the Fireflies
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms
Attack on Titan Final Season THE FINAL CHAPTERS Special 2
After the rain
Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU Climax!
Okko's Inn
Wolf Children
A Place Further Than The Universe
Trigun
To Your Eternity Season 2
STAND BY ME Doraemon
The Master of Diabolism
Apocalypse Hotel
Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya
Tsugumomo
Jujutsu Kaisen: Hidden Inventory/Premature Death
Lagrange: The Flower of Rin-ne – Kamogawa Days
Yatterman Night
Rascal Does Not Dream of a Knapsack Kid
Kanon
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin
Vinland Saga Season 2
Fruits Basket 1st Season
Howl's Moving Castle
Ranking of Kings
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Season 2 Part 2
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Season 2
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
Violet Evergarden
A Silent Voice
Your Lie in April
Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 4
The Summer Hikaru Died
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Tune In to the Midnight Heart
Vinland Saga
Wind Breaker
Journal with Witch
The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior Season 2
Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 2 Part 2
Agents of the Four Seasons: Dance of Spring
Tamon's B-Side
Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 2
Reborn as a Cat
Tokyo Ghoul
Pluto
Eren the Southpaw
To Your Eternity Season 3
I'll Live a Long Life to Dote on My Favorite Stepbrother!
Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia
Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You
Needy Girl Overdose
Sparks of Tomorrow
Snowball Earth
The Exiled Heavy Knight Knows How to Game the System
given The Movie: To the Sea
Code Geass: Akito the Exiled - The Wyvern Divided Picture Drama
Gunslinger Girl: Il Teatrino OVA
Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 Special Edition - Zero Requiem
Ride Back
Emma: A Victorian Romance Season Two
Persona 3 the Movie: #4 Winter of Rebirth
My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU Climax! OVA
Rozen Maiden: Zurückspulen
Buddha: The Great Departure
Case Closed Movie 03: The Last Wizard of the Century
Rewrite: Moon and Terra
PERSONA5 the Animation: Stars and Ours
One Piece Film: Strong World Episode 0
Moekan The Animation
Kyouiku Eiga-sai Jushou Anime Series
Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan OVA
Ah! My Goddess: The Movie
The Diary of Anne Frank
Little Lord Fauntleroy
Made in Abyss: The Golden City of the Scorching Sun - Together with Papa
Digimon Movie 02 - Digimon Hurricane Touchdown! Supreme Evolution! The Golden Digimentals.
Scarlet
Saiyuki
Pokémon the Series: XYZ Specials
Kirakira☆Precure A La Mode Movie: Paritto! Omoide no Mille-Feuille!
Paddy
Tomorrow's Joe 2
Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story Season 2 - The Eve of Awakening
The Girl From the Other Side: Siúil, a Rún
The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl
One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island
Dragon Ball GT: A Hero's Legacy
Sunset Flower Blooming
NieR:Automata Ver1.1a (Cour 2): Investigation Report
Lost in Starlight
Honkai: Star Rail - Ichor of Two Dragons
Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna
Vinland Saga Season 2: Drowning in the Shadow
Persona 3 the Movie: #3 Falling Down
The Beast Player Erin
Lady Lady!!
Kamisama Minarai: Himitsu no Cocotama Movie - Kiseki wo Okose♪ Tepple to Dokidoki Cocotama-kai
Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon
Poupelle of Chimney Town
Blade Runner: Black Out 2022
A Little Princess Sara
Pom Poko
Kirara
Dragon Heart: Adventures Beyond This World
Pikaia!
Kinokoinu Mushroom Pup
Heaven Official's Blessing Special
Natsuyuki Rendezvous
Colorful Stage! The Movie: A Miku Who Can't Sing
A Dog of Flanders
Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju
X-Men
Grave of the Fireflies
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms
Attack on Titan Final Season THE FINAL CHAPTERS Special 2
After the rain
Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU Climax!
Okko's Inn
Wolf Children
A Place Further Than The Universe
Trigun
To Your Eternity Season 2
STAND BY ME Doraemon
The Master of Diabolism
Apocalypse Hotel
Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya
Tsugumomo
Jujutsu Kaisen: Hidden Inventory/Premature Death
Lagrange: The Flower of Rin-ne – Kamogawa Days
Yatterman Night
Rascal Does Not Dream of a Knapsack Kid
Kanon
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin
Vinland Saga Season 2
Fruits Basket 1st Season
Howl's Moving Castle
Ranking of Kings
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Season 2 Part 2
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