In the iconic words of Roy Mustang from Fullmetal Alchemist: “it’s a terrible day for rain,” said as tears stream down his face as he reflects on the loss of his best friend. Like Roy Mustang you may find yourself crying while reading or watching one of these tearjerker selections. Any one of these series will truly hit you right in the feels.
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It’s summer and Natsuru has just turned 11. But everything is going wrong. His mum won’t let him get a pet. His football team has changed coaches. The girls in class are ignoring him. And his home has become lonesome since his mum is busy with work. His life takes a turn for the better just before summer break, when Suzumura, the tallest girl in his class, talks to him and reveals a world tougher, freer and way more fun than his.
Two very different insomniacs decide to use the astronomy club room to meet up and find some respite from their sleeping issues. They may even end up finding love!
With dreams of diving abroad, university student Tsuneo gets a job assisting Josee, an artist whose imagination takes her far beyond her wheelchair. But when the tide turns against them, they push each other to places they never thought possible, and inspire a love fit for a storybook.
A young man is ostracized by his classmates after he bullies a deaf girl to the point where she moves away. Years later, he sets off on a path for redemption.
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A young man is ostracized by his classmates after he bullies a deaf girl to the point where she moves away. Years later, he sets off on a path for redemption.
Suzume’s journey begins when she meets a young man looking for a door. Following him, she finds one and reaches for the knob. Doors open across Japan, unleashing destruction. Now Suzume must close them to prevent further disaster.
After a mysterious orb appears and metamorphoses into a wolf, it joins a lonely boy on his bleak journey to find his tribe, wandering the Arctic regions of North America.
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In the aftermath of a great war, Violet Evergarden, a young female ex-soldier, gets a job at a writers’ agency and goes on assignments to create letters that can connect people.
Violet Evergarden works as an auto memory doll, writing people’s thoughts and feelings into letters. Her latest job is a change from the norm as she becomes a tutor to help the heir to the York family, Isabella, become a proper lady. Even though Isabella feels trapped in her new world and wrestles with grief, Violet’s lessons offer a brief respite. But how long does it take to heal?
Kosei Arima was a piano prodigy until his cruel taskmaster of a mother died suddenly, changing his life forever.
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