it was him
we'll never know what dad was thinking
that day
maybe he was heeding the call of the
wild hey guys it's ash here with
watchmojo and these are the top 10 most
heartbreaking anime moments
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for this list we'll be looking at the
most devastating scenes in anime that
left us reaching for a box of tissues
let us know in the comments if you made
it through all these with a dry eye and
if there's an anime list you want to see
go to my twitter ashjaebow and let me
know
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number 10 mother daughter soldier spy
spy family
not even a mind reader can prepare for
every question during her enrollment
interview for the prestigious eden
academy the proctor decides to poke at
the one thing that can crack anya's
sunny optimism her real mother seeing
the lovable forger daughter reduced to
tears over the mom she never knew is a
soul-crushing reminder that while she's
part of a covert operation anya's still
just a kid
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it stings all the more coming at the
tail end of a comedic scene but at least
the tonal whiplash leads to one of the
most well-deserved punches to the face
in all of anime though frankly this
deplorable housemaster deserves worse
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number nine the last crusade chrono
crusade
come sit with me
the sun's so warm today
in this case saving the day didn't mean
happily ever after in protecting the
world from ion rosette and chrono are
left so injured they can do nothing but
sit on the porch watch the sunsets and
wait for their end the poignant scene
stews in the consequence of their
actions since their deaths mean rosettes
won't get to be with chrono or truly
save her brother
i'm scared
i don't want to die
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her last pained and fearful cries make
it clear this isn't a fair fate for the
world saviors and yet as they embrace
each other at the end all that's left is
for her to thank him for the journey
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thank you
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number eight bye bye butterfree pokemon
well i guess you have to leave us now
don't you
they have to cross the ocean to start
their new family i'll miss you
butterfree
it's time
ash's quest to catch em all may have
started small but there was something
special about watching the newbie
trainer nab his first wild pokemon and
nurture it all the way to its final form
it served as a metamorphosis for both
trainer and partner which is why it's a
stunt sport to the heart when it becomes
clear his butterfree is better free i'll
just tell all the other pokemon that
you're on a trip and you'll come back
someday maybe
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goodbye butterfree the tearful sunset
banked farewell was the very first time
ash had said goodbye to one of his
partners and it's hard not to feel that
weight when the music kicks in to
accompany a montage of their journey
together it stung more than pikachu's
thunderbolts but it was time for
butterfree to spread its wings and fly
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take care of butterfree good luck buddy
number seven thank you and goodbye angel
beats
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endings are always a bit sad but this
last minute twist goes for the hearts in
more ways than one trapped in limbo
otanashi fell in love with the one
person who can't say the words back to
him canaday can't move on because she
never got to thank the heart donor that
prolonged her life who is revealed to be
otonashi himself but with no one left to
help pass on canaday finally admits
their feelings leaving otanashi
hysterically scrambling to hold on to
the girl he never knew he saved
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while the grief in his final cry is
haunting he can take solace that by
letting her go he's given her life for
the second time
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number six uzumaki family farewell
naruto
there's no jutsu under the sun to ease
the grief of parents parting ways with
their newborn son after trading their
own lives to defend naruto from the
ninetales minato and kushina trust their
child to be the next jinchuriki even if
it means he must walk the perilous path
without them though that time as parents
was cut short cushina delivers a
downright agonizing last speech
bestowing all the wisdom she can in
their final moments
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by showing their love in the way only
parents can this moving scene proved
that even when it seemed no one believed
in naruto his parents had from the very
beginning
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number five to kill a villain trigon
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not again
this gun-wielding hero's pacifism has
earned him plenty of scars but taking a
life left an even deeper wound knives
devotee legato's only goal is to cause
vash suffering even at the cost of his
own life so he decides to push the
pacifist into a no-win situation either
break his morals or let more innocent
people suffer
it's simple all you need do is pull the
trigger once you have killed me this
will all be over
come on time to choose vash's harrowing
inner turmoil forces him to abandon his
humanity to become the murderer he never
wanted to be
making the eventual gunshots feel more
like a white flag than a finishing blow
legato died with a smile on his face
understanding that while he lost his
life the damage he inflicted on vash is
even more painful
number four taramaru and me school live
even in a show about zombies dogs are
supposed to be off limits these cheerful
preteens are making the best of things
by holding up in an abandoned school
during the apocalypse and thankfully
they have the ever adorable taramaru to
lift their spirits through the mayhem
this canine companion becomes the school
life club's mascots so it's downright
unforgivable when he's fatally attacked
by the undead megumi
losing their only ray of hope in the
war-torn world is devastating enough let
alone when it comes at the hands of a
former friend taramaru succumbs to his
injuries in the end but at least his
final act of defending yuki proves why
dogs truly are man's best friend
delivers renkoku's final words to his
family he isn't greeted with the same
grief-stricken company he expected
instead the former flame hashera's
father shinjuro lashes out with rage
hotter than fire breathing insisting
that it's his son's fault for continuing
as a demon slayer despite the high
mortality rate
the episode walks through each stage of
grief with a tender yet painful lens
that hits harder than a mugen train
especially since it only continues to
pick up speed towards the emotionally
resonant finale only once shinjiro is
alone with this morning does he finally
cry and in doing so begins to stoke the
flames of acceptance
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number two valentine's video
cowboy bebop
it's show time
the faye that went into cryofreeze and
the one who woke up without memories are
not the same person and nothing proves
that more than a video from the past
after the bebop crew find a tape of a
teenage fae that sheds light on what she
was like before the adult version simply
cries
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this is making me feel really shy
the video itself is optimistic and
well-meaning but it only highlights that
the new faye lacks any of the same
bubbly warmth or earnest optimism of her
younger self instead of discontent about
the past the tears are her mourning the
face she used to be the version that
died alongside her
in your memories
i'm no longer here but
i am here today and i'll always be
cheering for you right here
cheering for you
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number one digivolving beyond digimon
digimon adventure last evolution
okay
after 20 years with the original cast
this iconic series was growing up with
its audience and that meant accepting
that childhood doesn't last forever in
this concluding film matt and tai have
outgrown the potential of digimon and
must say goodbye to the partners they've
had since their very first episode of
the entire franchise
in the face of a villain that wants to
prolong childhood both the characters
and the series come to the poignant
decision to growing up and moving on
unnecessary parts of everyone's
digivolution with beautifully thematic
weight both in and out of universe the
final gut-wretching goodbye hurts but
it's one hell of a worthy last adventure
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