PulseONE
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Best song in the show, easily, and some great animation
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Saddest moments in a cartoon?
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Best song in the show, easily, and some great animation
xaosslug
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Winnie the Pimp
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Came for Bojack Horseman and the thread didn't disappoint...
The last episode of Season 2 was probably one of the saddest things i have seen in animation.
The last episode of Season 2 was probably one of the saddest things i have seen in animation.
teruterubozu
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That's strong
Sorry everyone, Grave of the Fireflies exists and trumps your paltry children's movies and shows.
Even worse is when you realize the author of the original story based it on his actual life and what happened to his sister.
Thought this would show up. I haven't seen it but have heard it is notorious for being extremely sad and depressing
eso76
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All of this shit! ALL OF IT!
The Adventures of Hutch the Honeybee (Las aventuras de José Miel in Latin America).
This shit was brutal.
Clockwork5
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Darth Pinche
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This blew my mind when I saw this as a kid.
lucebuce12
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The episode dedicated to Uncle Iroh's voice actor in Avatar: The Last Airbender.
That shit hit me deep.
That shit hit me deep.
BossDarkseid
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FUck you and your account
saw the anime then read the manga. when i got to that point i just threw the book across the room and cried
NealMcCauley
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End of Mask of the Phantasm when Bruce sees Andrea's locket while she's alone on a cruise ship.
Hey big brother...
GeordieMark
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Watership Down. The bright eyes scene ruined me when I saw it as a kid, and it still does now. Poor bunnies.
Try watching this without feeling your heartstrings being tugged hard.
https://youtu.be/qwWp6vnAF50
Try watching this without feeling your heartstrings being tugged hard.
https://youtu.be/qwWp6vnAF50
xaosslug
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Batman: The Animated Series was sooooo goooood.
WadiumArcadium
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DeaconKnowledge
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Optimus Prime dying was the saddest thing to me when I was younger:
Finally someone posts it.
This made what happened in Transformers Prime just as sad. Don't want to spoil what happens (entirely) but the showrunners did a very smart thing with the framing of the scenes. Won't say anymore but I'll post a picture:
DragonSworne
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When ash decides to leave Pikachu behind.
PulseONE
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Leaves from the vine
Falling so slow
Like fragile, tiny shells
Drifting in the foam
Little soldier boy
Come marching home
Brave soldier boy
Comes marching home
Fallout-NL
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Optimus Prime dying was the saddest thing to me when I was younger:
Yeah, couldn't handle that.
Violence Jack
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Only because others have already been mentioned.
Also,
Colonel Hughes death
THIS!!!!
These Simpsons ones hit me hard. Especially the Mother Simpson ending that replaces the regular credits.
It's how the film should have ended... especially if they wanted to really scar little kids for life.
Personally this scene does nothing for me, but everything from
Andy saying goodbye to his mom and to leaving his toys with Bonnie makes me weak.
JoJoShabadoo
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The opening of Up was surprisingly mature and touching.
MiketheBSG
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The mom brontosaurus in original The Land Before Time.
EDIT: Beaten by TheMan.
EDIT: Beaten by TheMan.
wesleyshark
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Literally the entirety of Fox and the Hound
Baron Von Beans
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There was an episode of American Dad where Jeff was abducted by Rogers people. He learns of a way that he might be able to go back - by proving to a jury that his love to Haley was true Love. If it's not true love, then they take his privates. He has to have his thoughts read by a being called The Majestic. A depressing (yet upbeat) song, aptly named Majestic starts, and his mind is probed. Even though it only projected Jeffs bad memories, it was still a depressing moment for me. The look of defeat, followed by Jeffs actions killed me. In the end, it was a plot by the alien leader to never allow people to return by having the Majestic only show bad memories, but those few moments were brutal.
I found the song, Majestic, by Wax Fang, and I love the blasting it. Depressing, yet not at the same time I feel.
I found the song, Majestic, by Wax Fang, and I love the blasting it. Depressing, yet not at the same time I feel.
Pretty much. God damn that show. It's too good to exist.
Always makes me cry. Best episode in an animated series IMO
KenzinFive
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Pixar is full of them, so I'll just list three: Eve from Wall-E desperately trying to
, Riley from Inside Out admitting to her parents that
and of course the beginning of Up.
From One Piece: Nami's backstory from the Arlong arc with
Then leaving the flashback and going to
Incredibly sad, but made the defeat of Arlong probably the most satisfying victory I've seen in a shonen anime.
To think this is actually an improvement from where Pearl was in Rose's Scabbard, the first Steven Universe episode to really obliterate you with sadness.
Steven Universe: Singing, crying, and singing while crying.
fix Wall-E at the end of the movie and then humming a song to him as she gives up
she misses Minnesota and the ensuing group hug,
From One Piece: Nami's backstory from the Arlong arc with
her adoptive mom being shot right in front of her.
Nami stabbing her tattoo over and over with a knife while crying out Arlong's name before eventually breaking down and asking Luffy for help.
Well most recently
To think this is actually an improvement from where Pearl was in Rose's Scabbard, the first Steven Universe episode to really obliterate you with sadness.
"Well, I think you're pretty great."
Steven Universe: Singing, crying, and singing while crying.
Not all of it. There are moments of hope and joy.
That's what makes it so goddam effective.
Yaphett Kotto
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Ed, Edd, and Eddy last episode.
The Tale of X-9 from samurai jack.
Here's an edited short version of it on Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeMxq98egMk
In the series Jack mows down all manner of robots, who are just basically cannon fodder to be killed in masses. The Tale of X-9 gives you a glimpse into the motivations of a particular robotic assassin sent after jack. The entire episode builds up his character only for him to be killed in the blink of an eye.
its one of the best.
Here's an edited short version of it on Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeMxq98egMk
In the series Jack mows down all manner of robots, who are just basically cannon fodder to be killed in masses. The Tale of X-9 gives you a glimpse into the motivations of a particular robotic assassin sent after jack. The entire episode builds up his character only for him to be killed in the blink of an eye.
its one of the best.
Also THIS. Littefoot chasing down his own shadow yelling for his mom gets me every time.
Oh man. This got me all teary. And i've never watched this episode. Just know what's about because of threads like this.
StarSketch
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Oh man, this was my favorite movie growing up. Rugrats was like my favorite show, too.
Everybody says this scene was sad but
Hughes dying
Winry was connecting to his family very well, only for them to lose someone almost right after she gets close to them...
VeryGooster
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I watched Inside Out recently for the first time.
Bing Bong. I can't.
Bing Bong. I can't.
Then the real world has to come in and punch you square in the gut and stomp on you while you're down.
Samurai Jack was a solid show that did a lot of weird stuff like this episode and damn if it wasn't powerful.
PreFire
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