Anime is popular all over the world. A peculiar genre of art and imprints on a variety of plots imposes special ones. Often it is the feature that sets the general style of construction and the main milestones of the series.
Anime is divided into funny, philosophical, and sad. Of the latter, the TOP-5 stands out, these are the most tragic films.
Grave of fireflies
The saddest full-length anime inspired by the events of World War II. The plot is based on the autobiographical work of Akiyuki Nosaki. In it, the author describes the death of his own family.
The novel was published in 1967, an anime based on its plot was shown in 1988. The film tells the story of a teenager named Seita. Together with his younger sister Setsuko, he was left alone, Mother died, father at the front. Unfortunate children have to survive on their own.
A relative takes them for maintenance. However, the woman, hardened during the war, is too rude to children. She reproaches the boy with the fact that he must earn himself. Brother and sister move to an abandoned bomb shelter
A little time passes, and the girl falls ill. Even a doctor cannot help her. Then the information about the imminent surrender of Japan comes from the front. Seita falls into despair. He tries to save Setsuko, which is impossible. These are the most dramatic shots. In the final scene of the film, the spirits of the sister and brother tell their story to the fireflies and silently look at their once hometown.
At the 1994 Chicago International Children's Film Festival, Tomb of the Fireflies was awarded two main prizes. The film was awarded the Blue Ribbon, the Japan Critics Association Special Award.
Tokyo Eight
Emotional anime inspired by a terrible earthquake. The creator of the series, Tachibana Masaki, managed as accurately as possible to betray the feelings experienced by people who have become hostages of a natural cataclysm. The main character of the film, on whose behalf the narration is conducted, Mirai Onozawa, a high school student.
Most of her time is spent at home. The girl writes events in an electronic diary. She is not spoiled by the attention of her parents: both father and mother work too much so that the children (Mirai has a younger brother) do not need anything. The girl understands perfectly well what drives them, but she is still offended by the adults.
With the arrival of summer holidays, an exhibition of robotics begins in the city. My brother really wants to visit her. The responsibility rests with Mirai. The children got to the planned event and would have had a good time, but everything was confused by the earthquake. The Eight Bell shock destroyed many buildings. Children will have to get out and find their own home.
The heroic odyssey once again demonstrates to the viewer the confrontation between the blind element and the human spirit. In the Land of the Rising Sun, such cataclysms are common.
The inhabitants of Japan often have to be victims of earthquakes. The director managed not only to portray a natural disaster. He was able to show the people who found themselves in his very heart, their tragedy. Despite everything, they all did not lose hope of salvation.
The heights
The feature film Dazaki Osamu, first shown in 2005, deserves the right to be included in the TOP 5 of the saddest anime. According to the plot, once upon a time, winged maidens lived in Japan, creatures endowed with amazing abilities. Their mission was to help people.
However, the rulers of the country used their gift only as a secret weapon. Human self-interest has become the cause of illness of light beings and their mass death. The only representative of the once numerous race survived. But she is also imprisoned.
A samurai and his wife met the girl. A strong spiritual connection arose between them. No one can tear it apart. Much time has passed, but the descendants of man have not lost hope of meeting that very winged creature that migrated to the heavenly heights.
Yukito Kunisaki went traveling after his mother passed away. He makes money by showing puppet shows. In a picturesque small town on the ocean coast, he meets Misuzu. The girl gave shelter to the stranger in her house. Yukito becomes the only person close to her.
The guest is amazed to learn that his new acquaintance has unusual dreams. In them, Misudzu soars in the sky, and her wings are spread behind her. The traveler is in thought, he does not understand whether his searches are nearing completion or they are as endless as the heavenly heights.
Clannad
In Japanese, clannad means family. A touching and sweet story spanning two seasons. Must see both. The main character, high school student Tomoya Okazaki. The boy lost his mother a long time ago, his relationship with his father is very difficult.
A guy comes to school to wander the corridors. He is reputed to be sloven and impudent. Tomoya communicates only with his friend Sunohara. The guy does not understand why he lives and why he needs to study.
One day, near the school, he met a shy soulful girl Nagisa Furukawa. From that moment on, the hero's life changed. He began to communicate with peers.
The anime tells about growing up, the later life of the guys. At first glance, everything is pretty banal, nothing particularly exciting. However, closer to the middle, the idea of the filmmakers begins to unfold. In the second season, the intensity of passions reaches its peak.
The audience is spared in the beginning. Even the first season ends with a good ending. But then emotions begin. Each character is fully revealed. They all do not resemble impartial masks. Each has its own history and destiny. This is already a rarity even for atmospheric anime. The ending of the series is striking. It is thanks to her that "Clannad" stands out in the sea of romantic anime. The ending is as joyous as it is tragic. The hope for a miracle remains, but miracles are such that one can suffer for them.
Five centimeters per second
The title of the film is the speed with which the petals fall from the cherry blossoms. There are three parts in the picture, connected with each other. Each tells about a certain stage in life. Director Makoto Shinkai's creation shows a chain of stories of remoteness, sad love.
The first part, "An Excerpt of Sakura Blossoms," tells the story of two elementary school students, Takagi Tohno and Akari Shinohara. Families of children often move, children have to get used to the new school and classmates. Once with the same class, they quickly became friends. Therefore, Akari's move was a real shock for both.
The only means of communication for them were letters. They managed to meet after childhood. The teenager Takagi came by train to visit Akari. He realized that he was losing something dear. Soul mates told each other about what they should. The story tells how the whole life changes from a single decision.
The second part, "Cosmonaut", is about the high school student Takagi. A classmate falls in love with a guy yearning for the past. Kanae is too shy to talk about her feelings. Only shortly before graduation, the girl decides to write a letter to the young man.
The final part of the trilogy is "On the Platform". Akari and Takagi's contacts are lost. The guy went to university after school, became a programmer in a large company. But prestigious work does not bring joy. He constantly thinks about Akari, their time together. The young man realizes with horror that all the time he was trying to catch something ideal, which was constantly eluding him. But this is precisely what he lacks.
Takagi breaks up with his girlfriend, quits his job. One day, at a railway crossing, he sees Akari. Their gazes were about to meet, but because of the trains rushing between them, Takagi was unable to call out to her. The girl left. Takagi realizes that it is better to go towards the future, and the past remains with him. True, the memories of sad love from this decision do not become less bitter.
Born as an adaptation of the comics, anime has evolved over time into a real culture. This genre is liked regardless of age and gender. Anime, leading to tears, romantic, the most depressing and very funny, with an epic plot and touching for everyone. Japanese animation is a world without borders with its own history.
