Collection
Saddest Anime
20 titles · 1988–2024
Keep the tissues close. Stories about loss, letters that arrive too late and summers that end: Your Lie in April, Clannad's After Story, Violet Evergarden, and Grave of the Fireflies — the film people say they can only watch once.
Surprise meYour Lie in April
2014–2015 · Drama, Music · 1 season
★ 8.6四月は君の嘘
Kousei Arima was a genius pianist until his mother's sudden death took away his ability to play. Each day was dull for Kousei. But, then he meets a violinist named Kaori Miyazono who has an eccentric playing style. Can the heartfelt sounds of the girl's violin lead the boy to play the piano again?
Clannad
2007–2008 · Drama, Family · 2 seasons
★ 8.3CLANNAD
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…
Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day
2011 · Drama, Fantasy · 1 season
★ 8.2あの日見た花の名前を僕達はまだ知らない。
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.
Violet Evergarden
2018 · School · 1 season
★ 8.5ヴァイオレット・エヴァーガーデン
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.
Plastic Memories
2015 · Romance, Sci-Fi · 1 season
★ 8.2プラスティック・メモリーズ
After failing his college entrance exams, 18 year-old Tsukasa Mizugaki is offered a position at the renowned SAI Corporation, known for its production and management of Giftia, androids that possess human emotions. Tsukasa’s position is in the terminal service department where the main job is to recover Giftias…
Angel Beats!
2010–2015 · Action, Comedy · 1 season
★ 7.9Angel Beats!
Angel Beats takes place in the afterlife and focuses on Otonashi, a boy who lost his memories of his life after dying. He is enrolled into the afterlife school and meets a girl named Yuri who invites him to join the Afterlife Battlefront — an organization she leads which fights against God. The Battlefront fight…
Grave of the FirefliesMovie
1988 · Drama, War · 1 h 29 min
★ 8.5
In the final months of World War II, 14-year-old Seita and his sister Setsuko are orphaned when their mother is killed during an air raid in Kobe, Japan. After a falling out with their aunt, they move into an abandoned bomb shelter. With no surviving relatives and their emergency rations depleted, Seita and Setsuko…
A Silent Voice: The MovieMovie
2016 · Drama, School · 2 h 9 min
★ 8.4映画 聲の形
Shouya Ishida starts bullying the new girl in class, Shouko Nishimiya, because she is deaf. But as the teasing continues, the rest of the class starts to turn on Shouya for his lack of compassion. When they leave elementary school, Shouko and Shouya do not speak to each other again... until an older, wiser Shouya,…
I Want to Eat Your PancreasMovie
2018 · Drama · 1 h 48 min
★ 8.2君の膵臓をたべたい
After his classmate and crush is diagnosed with a pancreatic disease, an average high schooler sets out to make the most of her final days.
Wolf ChildrenMovie
2012 · Drama, Family · 1 h 57 min
★ 8.2おおかみこどもの雨と雪
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.
ERASED
2016 · Crime, Mystery · 1 season
★ 8.5僕だけがいない街
Satoru Fujinuma is a struggling manga artist who has the ability to turn back time and prevent deaths. When his mother is killed he turns back time to solve the mystery, but ends up back in elementary school, just before the disappearance of his classmate Kayo.
Orange
2016 · Drama, Sci-Fi · 1 season
★ 8.0orange
One day, Naho Takamiya receives a letter written to herself from ten years in the future. As Naho reads on, the letter recites the exact events of the day, including the transfer of a new student into her class named Kakeru Naruse. The Naho from ten years later repeatedly states that she has many regrets, and she…
March Comes In Like a Lion
2016–2018 · Comedy, Drama · 2 seasons
★ 8.03月のライオン
This is a gentle tale about people trying to regain something. And it is a tale of battle. Rei Kiriyama had lost his family in an accident when he was young. Now he is a 17-year-old pro shogi player who is burdened with deep loneliness. Rei lives alone in an old town in Tokyo, but after becoming acquainted with…
Banana Fish
2018 · Action, Adventure · 1 season
★ 8.6BANANA FISH
A teenaged gang leader in New York City faces his abuser and rival gangs alongside a photojournalist from Japan as they investigate a deadly new drug.
Made in Abyss
2017– · Adventure, Fantasy · 2 seasons
★ 8.3メイドインアビス
Located in the center of a remote island, the Abyss is the last unexplored region, a huge and treacherous fathomless hole inhabited by strange creatures where only the bravest adventurers descend in search of ancient relics. In the upper levels of the Abyss, Riko, a girl who dreams of becoming an explorer, stumbles…
5 Centimeters per SecondMovie
2007 · Drama, Romance · 1 h 3 min
★ 7.3秒速5センチメートル
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.
Violet Evergarden: The MovieMovie
2020 · Drama, Fantasy · 2 h 20 min
★ 8.3劇場版 ヴァイオレット・エヴァーガーデン
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.
Look BackMovie
2024 · Drama, School · 58 min
★ 8.2ルックバック
Popular, outgoing Fujino is celebrated by her classmates for her funny comics in the class newspaper. One day, her teacher asks her to share the space with Kyomoto, a truant recluse whose beautiful artwork sparks a competitive fervor in Fujino. What starts as jealousy transforms when Fujino realizes their shared…
Josee, the Tiger and the FishMovie
2020 · Drama, Romance · 1 h 38 min
★ 8.2ジョゼと虎と魚たち
With dreams of diving abroad, 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.
Natsume's Book of Friends
2008– · Drama, Supernatural · 7 seasons
★ 8.2夏目友人帳
Natsume Takashi has the ability to see spirits, which he has long kept secret. However, once he inherits a strange book that belonged to his deceased grandmother, Reiko, he discovers the reason why spirits surround him.
Saddest Anime — watch online free in HD on our site: every title has a free page with the official trailer and the player, and every series a page for each episode, no sign-up needed. In the list: Your Lie in April, Clannad, Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day, Violet Evergarden, Plastic Memories, Angel Beats!, Grave of the Fireflies, A Silent Voice: The Movie. Sort by year or rating, or press “Surprise me” to pick at random.
Questions & answers
How many anime are in “Saddest Anime”?
20 titles, from 1988 to 2024: Your Lie in April (2014), Clannad (2007), Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day (2011), Violet Evergarden (2018), Plastic Memories (2015), Angel Beats! (2010), Grave of the Fireflies (1988), A Silent Voice: The Movie (2016), I Want to Eat Your Pancreas (2018), Wolf Children (2012), ERASED (2016), Orange (2016)….
Where can I watch Saddest Anime online?
Every title in the collection has its own page with the official trailer and a player; series also have a page for every episode. Open a title and press play — or start with the trailer.
Can I watch “Saddest Anime” for free?
Yes, every page in the collection is free and needs no sign-up: the official trailer in HD, the plot, the voice cast and the player. What plays in the player depends on the title and your country.
