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When Marnie Was There 2014
Anime
Upon being sent to live with relatives in the countryside due to an illness, an emotionally distant adolescent girl becomes obsessed with an abandoned mansion and infatuated with a girl who lives there - a girl who may or may not be real.
The sides of When Marnie Was There
- A lonely girl sent to the seaside to recover
- An abandoned mansion across the marsh
- A blonde girl who may or may not be real
Good for you if
- you like the story of a girl who feels unloved, told gently enough to bring you to tears.
- you like long summer days of sketching, tides and rowing across the marsh.
- you like a friendship between two girls that heals one of them.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch anime.
- you need chases or fights to stay with a film. Here everything happens in two girls' hearts.
About: loneliness · belonging · memory

Violet Evergarden 2018
Anime
The war is over, and Violet Evergarden needs a job. Scarred and emotionless, she takes a job as a letter writer to understand herself and her past.
The sides of Violet Evergarden
- A former child soldier with mechanical arms
- A letter writer paid to put other people's feelings into words
- A country learning to live after the war
Good for you if
- you like one letter from a dying mother to her daughter undoing your evening.
- you watch for light, rain and ink drawn with care.
- you want a woman who was used as a weapon learning what people feel.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch anime.
- you can't sit with grief, war wounds and dead parents every episode.
- you need momentum, and this moves at the pace of a letter.
About: grief · war · learning to feel
Wolf Children 2012
Anime
After her werewolf lover unexpectedly dies in an accident, a woman must find a way to raise the son and daughter that she had with him. However, their inheritance of their father's traits prove to be a challenge for her.
The sides of Wolf Children
- A young widow raising two wolf children
- A move to an old farmhouse in the mountains
- A brother and sister choosing different lives
Good for you if
- you like a mother doing everything for her kids.
- you like being moved by children growing up and leaving.
- you want snowy forests and a farm in the countryside.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch anime.
- you need things to happen fast. This one follows years of daily life.
About: motherhood · growing up · letting go
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms 2018
Anime
Fleeing the war, the immortal Maquia, graced with eternal youth, finds a baby abandoned in the forest and decides to raise it as her own child, sparking a moving story between a mortal and a being who does not age.
The sides of Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms
- A girl from a people who never age
- A baby found in the forest
- A son growing older than his mother
Good for you if
- you like being moved to tears by a mother saying goodbye.
- you want a story about raising a child who will outlive you in years.
- you like a fantasy world of dragons, kingdoms and weavers.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch anime.
- you won't read subtitles.
About: motherhood · time · loss
Her Blue Sky 2019
Anime
High school student Aoi Aioi lives with her elder sister, Akane, after a tragic accident took their parents away 13 years ago. Because Akane has since been taking care of her single-handedly, Aoi wants to move to Tokyo after her graduation to relieve her sister's burden and pursue a musical career, inspired by Akane's ex-boyfriend Shinnosuke "Shinno" Kanamuro. Shinno was part of a band until he left for Tokyo to become a professional guitarist after the sisters' parents passed away, and he was never to be seen again.
The sides of Her Blue Sky
- Two sisters raising each other in a small town
- A teenage bass player dreaming of Tokyo
- A guitarist's younger self back from the past
Good for you if
- you like a story where a bass guitar and a band carry the feelings.
- you like two sisters who gave things up for each other.
- you like an old love meeting its younger self.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch anime.
- you won't read subtitles.
About: sacrifice · growing up · first love
Night on the Galactic Railroad 1985
Anime
Lonely and awkward, Giovanni struggles with his sick mother, absent father, and an afterschool job that isolates him from his peers. But on the night of the Festival of Stars, he is magically transported onto a celestial train with his only friend, Campanella. Together, they embark on an extraordinary journey through the galaxy, encountering mysterious characters and grappling with life's deepest questions.
The sides of Night on the Galactic Railroad
- A lonely boy drawn as a cat
- A train through the stars
- A last journey with his only friend
Good for you if
- you like a quiet train ride through the Milky Way.
- you like a patient, dreamlike pace with long silences.
- you like a gentle story that leaves you crying over a friendship.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch animated films.
- you can't take a children's film about death and grief.
About: friendship · death · loneliness · sacrifice
In This Corner of the World 2016
Anime
Japan, 1943, during World War II. Young Suzu leaves her village near Hiroshima to marry and live with her in-laws in Kure, a military harbor. Her creativity to overcome deprivation quickly makes her indispensable at home. Inhabited by an ancestral wisdom, Suzu impregnates the simple gestures of everyday life with poetry and beauty. The many hardships, the loss of loved ones, the frequent air raids of the enemy, nothing alters her enthusiasm…
The sides of In This Corner of the World
- A young bride who moves to Kure in 1943
- Daily life in a naval port under air raids
- Hiroshima just across the bay
Good for you if
- you like a war film told through cooking, sewing and family meals.
- you like Suzu, dreamy and stubborn, keeping a household going.
- you like hand-drawn images that look like her own sketches.
Bad for you if
- you can't take air raids reaching a family's home, and the grief that follows.
- you need momentum, and most of the film is quiet everyday life.
- you don't watch animated films.
About: daily life · loss · resilience · marriage
Violet Evergarden: The Movie 2020
Anime
As the world moves on from the war and technological advances bring changes to her life, Violet still hopes to see her lost commanding officer again.
The sides of Violet Evergarden: The Movie
- A former child soldier who writes letters for others
- A search for her lost major
- A sick boy writing letters to his family
Good for you if
- you like crying over letters written for the people left behind.
- you want to know if Violet finds the major again.
- you like hand-drawn cities, harbours and lamplit rooms.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch animated films.
- two hours and twenty minutes is too much for you in one evening.
About: grief · love · life after war
Clannad 2007
Anime
Tomoya Okazaki is a third year high school student resentful of his life. His mother passed away from a car accident when he was younger, causing his father to resort to alcohol and cigarettes. This results in fights between the two until Tomoya's shoulder is injured in a fight. Since then, Tomoya has had distant relationships with his father, causing him to become a delinquent over time. While on a walk to school, he meets a strange girl named Nagisa Furukawa who is a year older, but is repeating due to illness. Due to this, she is often alone as most of her friends have moved on. The two begin hanging out and slowly, as time goes by, Tomoya finds his life shifting in a new direction.
The sides of Clannad
- A delinquent who resents his father
- A frail girl repeating her final year
- A school drama club to bring back
Good for you if
- you want a story that leaves you crying in the second season.
- you like a son slowly making peace with his father.
- you like Tomoya and Nagisa growing up together.
Bad for you if
- you can't take illness and grief on screen.
- you don't watch anime.
- you need a story that moves faster than school days.
About: family · grief · growing up
Okko's Inn 2018
Anime
12-year-old Oriko Seki, who lost her parents in a car accident, ended up living in her grandmother's Onsen Ryokan "Haru no Ya." With the ghost "Uribou" cohabitating with her and all the other odds, she ended up training to be a young female innkeeper. At first, she didn't like the training, but gradually felt her admiration for her title and began to train seriously. Thus, the growth of the young warrior Oriko begins.
The sides of Okko's Inn
- A girl who lost her parents
- Her grandmother's hot spring inn
- Friendly ghosts helping her with the guests
Good for you if
- you like being moved by a child slowly facing her grief.
- you want a gentle film to watch with children.
- you like the warmth of a traditional inn and its guests.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch anime.
- you can't face a child mourning parents lost in a car crash.
About: grief · growing up · kindness
La tumba de las luciérnagas 1988
Anime
Verano de 1945. La aviación estadounidense somete las ciudades japonesas a continuos ataques aéreos. En uno de ellos, una incursión con bombas incendiarias convierte la ciudad de Kōbe en un infierno humeante, para los dos protagonistas (Seita, de 14 años, y su hermanita Setsuko, de 5). El joven Seita y su pequeña hermana Setsuko son hijos de un oficial de la marina japonesa. Durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial, ambos viven con su madre, pero un día, tras un bombardeo, ellos se retrasan y no consiguen llegar al búnker donde ella los espera.
Las caras de La tumba de las luciérnagas
- Dos niños huérfanos en el Japón en guerra
- Un refugio antiaéreo abandonado como hogar
- Una lata de caramelos de frutas
Buena para ti si
- quieres una película que te deje llorando.
- quieres ver la guerra desde el lado de los civiles japoneses.
- te gusta un hermano que intenta mantener con vida a su hermana pequeña.
Mala para ti si
- necesitas algo de esperanza al final.
- no soportas ver a unos niños pasar hambre.
- no ves anime.
Temas: la guerra · la infancia · el orgullo · el hambre
Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day 2011
Anime
Jinta Yadomi and his group of childhood friends have become estranged after a tragic accident split them apart. Now in their high school years, a sudden surprise forces each of them to confront their guilt over what happened that day and come to terms with the ghosts of their past.
The sides of Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day
- A childhood friend who returns as a ghost
- A group of friends split by a death
- Guilt that each of them hides
Good for you if
- you like being moved to tears by old friends confessing what they've hidden for years.
- you like a group of estranged friends finding each other again.
- you like teenagers facing what they could not face as children.
Bad for you if
- you can't watch a story built on grief over a child's death.
- you don't watch anime.
About: grief · guilt · friendship
Fruits Basket 2019
Anime
After a family tragedy turns her life upside down, 16-year-old high school student Tohru Honda takes matters into her own hands and moves out… into a tent! Unfortunately for her, she pitches her new home on private land belonging to the mysterious Soma clan, and it isn't long before the owners discover her secret. But, as Tohru quickly finds out when the family offers to take her in, the Somas have a secret of their own—when hugged by the opposite sex, they turn into the animals of the Chinese Zodiac!
The sides of Fruits Basket
- An orphaned girl living in a tent
- The Soma family and its zodiac curse
- Yuki and Kyo
Good for you if
- you like being moved to tears by Tohru's kindness.
- you like a family of broken people healing one by one.
- you like a slow love story under a curse.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch anime.
- you can't take family abuse and grief on screen.
About: grief · kindness · breaking free · family
Haibane Renmei 2002
Anime
A dream of falling from the sky...and then birth. Rakka is born from a large cocoon into the Old Home, greeted by a group of female beings with small wings on their backs and shining halos above their heads. Soon Rakka’s own wings grow, a halo is placed on her head and she is told that she must work in the nearby town of Grie. She soon realizes that the town and the entire world they live in are confined behind the Wall, a tall, impenetrable wall that none except the mysterious Toga are allowed to exit.
The sides of Haibane Renmei
- A girl born from a cocoon with small wings
- A walled town nobody may leave
- A house of young winged women
Good for you if
- you like quiet days of odd jobs in a small walled town.
- you like the bond between Rakka and Reki, the older girl who looks after her.
- you like a mystery about the Wall that never fully answers itself.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch anime.
- you can't face a story that circles around guilt and suicide.
About: rebirth · guilt · forgiveness
Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash 2016
Anime
When Haruhiro awakens, he’s in the dark surrounded by people who have no memory of where they came from or how they got there. As the darkness fades, a fantastic new world called “Grimgar” appears before them and their adventure begins—but first, they’ll have to choose their guild, class, and special abilities.
The sides of Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash
- Strangers waking up with no memory
- A party of weak beginners hunting goblins
- Grief after losing a friend
Good for you if
- you like beginners who struggle to kill even one goblin to pay for dinner.
- you like a fantasy that takes its time on daily life and quiet talks.
- you like a party of misfits slowly learning to trust each other.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch anime.
- you can't face grief and the death of a friend on screen.
- you won't read subtitles for a Japanese series.
About: grief · friendship · survival · responsibility
Wonder Egg Priority 2021
Anime
Ai, a young girl with shut-in tendencies, who tries not to interact with others. She keeps one of her eyes hidden behind her hair. One day, she happens to stop by a deserted arcade, where she meets "Aka." Spinning the gacha at their urging, she acquires a "Wonder Egg," and from that moment, her fate begins to change...
The sides of Wonder Egg Priority
- A shut-in girl and eggs from a gacha machine
- Dream battles to save girls who died
- Four friends bound by grief
Good for you if
- you like vivid nightmare worlds and careful animation.
- you like Ai finding three friends who carry the same grief.
- you want to know why these girls died and who is behind the eggs.
Bad for you if
- you can't face suicide, self-harm and abuse on screen.
- you need a story that ties up all its questions.
- you don't watch anime.
About: grief · suicide · friendship · trauma

Yosuga no Sora 2010
Anime
Kasugano Haruka and his sister Sora have lost both their parents in an accident, and with them all their support. They decide to move out of the city to the rural town where they once spent summers with their late grandfather. At first everything seems familiar and peaceful, but changes come as Haruka starts to remember things from his youth.
The sides of Yosuga no Sora
- Twins orphaned by an accident
- A move to their late grandfather's country town
- Several love stories, one with his own sister
Good for you if
- you like a drama that follows several possible love stories one after another.
- you like a sad romance about two orphans who only have each other.
Bad for you if
- you'd rather not see sex scenes, or you watch with others.
- you want a gentle country romance. The love stories here turn jealous, possessive and taboo.
- you don't watch anime.
About: grief · forbidden love · dependence
Sound! Euphonium 2015
Anime
Spring in the first year of high school. Kumiko, a member of the brass band in junior high school, visits the high school brass band club with classmates Hazuki and Sapphire. There, she comes across Reina, her former classmate from junior high. Hazuki and Sapphire decide to join the club, but Kumiko can’t make up her mind. She recollects her experience with Reina at a competition in junior high school.
The sides of Sound! Euphonium
- A high school brass band in Kyoto
- A trumpet player who wants to be special
- Months of practice for a national competition
Good for you if
- you want to hear a brass band get better rehearsal by rehearsal.
- you like Kumiko slowly finding out what she really wants.
- you like the rivalries and friendships inside a school club.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch anime.
- you need fights or danger to stay hooked.
About: ambition · friendship · growing up
Colorful 2010
Anime
Upon reaching the train station to death, a dejected soul is informed that he is lucky and will have another chance at life. He is placed in the body of a 14-year-old boy named Kobayashi Makoto, who has just committed suicide. Watched over by a neutral spirit named Purapura, the soul must figure out what his greatest sin and mistake in his former life was, before his time limit in Makoto's body runs out. He also has a number of other lesser duties he must complete, such as understanding what led Makoto to commit suicide in the first place and learning how to enjoy his second chance at life.
The sides of Colorful
- A soul given a second chance in a boy's body
- A 14-year-old who just took his own life
- A family he has to learn to live with
Good for you if
- you like a family that slowly turns out to be more than it seemed.
- you want a quiet film that moves you to tears.
- you like a story told through one lonely boy's days at school and home.
Bad for you if
- you can't watch a story built on a teenager's suicide.
- you don't watch animated films.
- two hours of quiet everyday life is too much for you.
About: second chances · loneliness · family
5 Centimeters per Second 2007
Anime
Three moments in Takaki's life: his relationship with Akari and their forced separation; his friendship with Kanae, who is secretly in love with him; the demands and disappointments of adulthood, an unhappy life in a cold city.
The sides of 5 Centimeters per Second
- A train delayed by snow on the way to a first love
- A surfer girl in love with a boy who looks elsewhere
- An adult life in a cold city
Good for you if
- you want falling cherry blossoms and snow drawn in detail.
- you like an hour of trains, letters and silences.
- you can take a love story about distance and time pulling people apart.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch anime.
- you need a happy ending. This one is about letting go.
About: distance · first love · growing apart