ef: A Tale of Memories.

All of these anime are tearjerks in their own merit, you might not cry at all of them, but all of these have a high potential to.

Your name / weathering with you isn't on here since I haven't watched them.

My collection for romantic-comedy drama animes. This kind of formula is one of the major things in terms of romance. A pinched of humor and romance, but mostly it have the most dramatic element. Some of these animes are truly tearjerking and kinda frustrating to watch XD But these are my recommendations that you might give an interest.

Every animated media that has been made has the idea to tell a story and to express a feeling on the watcher. But then, there are some series which has a particular way to evocate their sentiments and they use different tools to do that. Thought provoking writing, displaying the characters' internal monologues, their struggles and fears, using particular cinematographic angles and by blending contrasting styles of animation, coloring and highly symbolical and metaphorical imagery - these are some of the many hallmarks signifying the said animation has psychological themes, and that it is avant-garde in it's approach. This method of expression is not limited to any genre, as well.

I do realize that animation like this may not be for everyone, but I firmly believe in it's artistic merits and integrity. Media like this allows us to peek into the human psyche and probably our own too, and it provides us with often interesting viewpoints of our world, even if fractured through the prism of the animated fiction. Shows like that also likes to ask us questions without answers, to give us moral dilemmas without solid conclusion or in summary, to provoke us to think.

The shows that were picked follow a pattern - the ones which are more straightforward, less abstract and easier to get into will be first and the more complex and obscure the works will be at the end.

Music is perfect when it comes to stimulating your emotions and imagination. When I'm in a funk, these perk me right back up and get my creative juices a-flowing, and maybe they'll help you, too. (Requests welcome.)

This stack will balance between fairly conventional but beautiful art style -for example 3-gatsu no Lion- and unique artstyle -like Yojouhan Shinwa Taikei-, with some maybe not-so-worthy mentions in the middle.

So far I'm gonna add the ones I watched, so let's say that it's always in construction.

Oh, btw, for series with multiple entries, I'm gonna add the first one only. Enjoy!

The romance as a genre in it's typical sense, is a hit or miss for most of us, and this is understandable. Each of us has different outlook on life, our experience had shaped our personalities by particular ways and the way we comprehend the fragile and gentle feelings of affection within ourselves is something very personal.

But then again some stories, despite not having entirely romantic focus, can portray relationships in dynamic sense and with appropriate narrative depth. Series like these rarely gets the spotlight for this reason and are oftenly skipped by people who're usually interested solely in the romance aspect of the plots, which is one of the reasons this collection was made - as a showcase of various well written and emotionally expressive bonds of love.

The mentioned works are with broad range of genres, themes and moods, but in each of them one can find a well handled hint of, if not well explored, romance. As well as that, some romances that are breaking the mold of the usual adaptations are included, since they're rarely well explored within the medium and deserve our attention.

This is a part of a series of stacks that are about artistic tendencies in anime (and that border the fine line between sophisticated and pretentious).

This stack is a work in progress.

Bibliography:
Elma, Alma. “Anime Cliches 30: Nakige.” Fate. 4 April 2016.
Galbraith, Patrick W. “Bishōjo Games: ‘Techno-Intimacy’ and the Virtually Human in Japan.” [Bishōjo Games + ‘Mechanical Sex’, Unstable Gender.] Game Studies. 11:2 (2012).
Scamp. “Secret Santa review: Kanon (06).” The Cart Driver. 24 December 2013.

Although none of these anime have a tag/theme that denotes them as psychological, they all use cinematographic tactics often seen in psychological media to explore different aspects of the human condition and tackle atypical and philosophical topics.


Feel free to DM or message me about any questions, suggestions, or opinions about this stack!

This is a counterpart to the my magical realism coming-of-age stack. Here, I'll be listing my favorite traditional coming-of-age stories, shows about growing up that take place in a down-to-earth representation of the real world without any fantasy elements. Like with the previous list, I'll be using the first season of the show to represent the entire series.

Anime that focuses on slice of life with some supernatural elements

Anime adaptations of various visual novels. Their total number is clearly more than the allowable limit, so I tried to add mainly adaptations of novels by well-known brands (Key, 5pb, Aquaplus), or those with well-known adaptations. Given the many sequels, spin-offs, and versions (especially in the case of the Fate series), I added only very first anime in the franchise.

These series will make you cry your heart out and you will love it, I swear

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘶𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘪 𝘶𝘴𝘦
TV Series with one or multiple Season
English Localization and available on Steam

𝘊𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘛𝘢𝘨𝘴
Visual Novel : Linear and Multiple route
Kinetic Novel : Single Unbranching story

𝘎𝘦𝘯𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘚𝘶𝘣𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘳𝘦
Bishoujo : male protagonist with female romance
(or Galge/Gyaru Game, heroine options)
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Otome : female protagonist with male romance
(or Otoge/Otome Game, husbando options)
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Charage : individual character story development
Moege : more focuses character with cute girls
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Chunnige : features roleplay syndrome characters
Lolige : more focuses on underaged-looking girls
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Eroge : features H-content
Nukige : H-content as main plot
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Kamige : popular or highest sales Visual Novel
Kusoge : terrible or bad sales Visual Novel
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Nakige : Crying Game, offer a happy ending
Utsuge : Depressing Game, no happy ending
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Plotge : heavy emphasis on drama and action, can
cross over with other genres for overarching story

thanks to @hackrabbits for corrected information.
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My Animanga Stacks on MyAnimeList
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My Music Playlists on YouTube
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𝘌𝘟𝘵𝘳𝘢 official Visual/Kinetic Novel openings
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These are the featured films and series that will make you cry and worst, break your heart. Tearjerking dramas and slice of life that are worth to be watch. Some of it are pure dramas and some of it can be blended in other genres. Still, you need some box of tissues before watching these shows and films.