They range from unflinching war dramas and troubled romances to heartbreaking movies about time and transience. Although some of these films are iconic and widely-known among anime aficionados ...

Anime is a powerfully emotive medium, but one of the deepest feelings it can evoke is deep, provocative sadness.

Anime is such a broad medium that almost every show features tearjerkers of their own. Given the sheer number of sad scenes in anime, it can be hard to choose the most emotional of the bunch.