Fans of more serious and melancholic anime supply a ranking of the most emotionally intense (if not outright depressing) anime they have watched.
For those wondering about what merits the “serious” qualification: “anime with depressing (serious) developments which made an intense impression on you.”
1. Puella Magi Madoka Magica
2. School Days
3. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni
4. Neon Genesis Evangelion
5. Bokurano
6. Ga-rei Zero
7. Code Geass
8. Elfen Lied
9. Fafner in the Azure
10. Infinite Ryvius
11. Tokyo Magnitude 8.0
12. Deadman Wonderland
13. Umineki no Naku Koro ni
14. Ōkami Kakushi
15. Iriya no Sora
16. Saikano
17. Gosick
18. ef
19. Black Lagoon
20. Phantom
21. Madlax
22. Kara no Kyoukai
23. Rozen Maiden
24. H2O – Footprints in the Sand
25. Full Metal Panic
I think Elfen Lied should be a little higher on this list, considering the child-r♥♥e back story… doesn’t get much more shocking or depressing.
school days last episode is carved into my brain. its like a scar on my soul.
the most disturbing, weirdest, scariest anime i have ever seen D:
i really hate school days. not worth watching.
H20 Footprints in the Sand was one of the best if not THE BEST anime I have ever seen. I FUCKING CRIED!!!!!
No love for School Days?
no full metal alchemist??
list fail.