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Bring out the tissues, buckets, or whatever it is you need to fight back your tears. These sad series have elements so heartbreaking and tragic, we can't help but get sucked in. Let's take a look at the top 10 anime series that are known for bringing out the crybaby in all of us. 10. Plastic Memories Yes, this anime is full of cute girls, but it's suprisingly sad. I mean, said cute girls are Giftia robots, and they only have lifespans of a few short years. Mortality and what it means to be human are themes of this show.   9. Elfen Lied A species of mutants is held in captivity, but when one escapes to seek revenge on humans she is injured and undergoes a personality change. The anime was sad but no where near as depressing as the manga. 8. 5 Centimeters Per Second Told in three separate segments, this story follows two friends who were separated as children but who never lose touch. This story is sad because it is so common. Viewers relate

Ozaki's "Glory Days" song serves as theme for 1st film opening on September 16 Toys Factory began streaming an official anime music video on Thursday for Hiroya Ozaki's "Glory Days" song. The video features footage from both the original Eureka Seven anime series alongside scenes from the upcoming first Psalms of Planets Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution anime film. "Glory Days" serves as the film's theme song. Some of the other music the film will feature include "Acperience 7" by Hardfloor, Hiroshi Watanabe's "Get it by your hands HI-EVO MIX" (a remix of a similarly named track from the original anime), and Naoki Satō's background music. The first film in the planned trilogy made its worldwide debut at Otakon on August 12. The first film will open in Japan on September 16, and will also open this fall in the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Thailand. Funimation is in charge of the North American release, and Madman Ente

Michi Saitō launched spinoff manga in 2015 Michi Saitō published the final chapter of Otokojuku Gaiden: Kurenai!! Onna Juku, the all-female spinoff of Akira Miyashita's Sakigake!! Otoko Juku manga, on Wednesday. The manga is set thirty years after World War III, after Japan has suffered immense damage from a dangerous weapon known as a "Man Bomb" that affected nearly all Japanese men and rendered them unable to fight, with other men giving their lives for their country. Heihachi Edajima, an Otoko Juku veteran and survivor of the Man Bomb, starts up a new facility known as Onna Juku, a tough combat training facility. He begins training several Japanese women to fight for their country. The manga follows Momoko Tsurugi, a descendant of former protagonist Momotaro Tsurugi, who recently enrolls in Onna Juku. As spirited and tenacious as her ancestor, Momoko's catchphrase is "As a woman, I ain't dying! I, Momoko Tsurugi, will show you my burning youth!" Saitō launched the m

Everyone loves when a anime character makes an appearance in another anime’s world. Then you must be curious about this list of 10 anime crossover cameos that you may have missed…. 1. Chiaotzu In Naruto It turns out that in the early pages of the Naruto manga, a Dragon Ball character may have infiltrated the hidden leaf village. If you look at the top left corner of the picture, you will see Chiaotzu.   2. Team Konohamaru In Ben 10 We wouldn’t have believed it either but this in fact actually happened. In an Christmas special episode, the entire team members, Konohamaru, Udon, and Moegi all made an appearance as innocent grandchildren. 3. Shikamaru and Choji Take A Trip! In Yu-Gi-Oh! episode (#187), if you look at the audience you can see two people baring a striking resembles to two familiar ninjas from the hidden leaf. 4. Dragon Ball Game! In the Dr. Slump rem

Having produced classic after classic over the course of Hayao Miyazaki's nearly five-decade career in animation, the Japanese animation master turns 75 today. As a legendary anime film maker, Hayao Miyazaki's legacy will live on with these beautiful films stuffed full of spirits, demons, and cats. 10. The Castle - "Howl’s Moving Castle" It’s a partially sentient walking/flying house with the ability to teleport inhabitants thousands of miles or even through space and time via secret doors. 9. Robot Soldier - "Castle In The Sky" Mechanized robots of death and destruction that choose instead to be guardians and gardeners of a floating city? 8. Great Forest Spirit - "Princess Mononoke" Sure he’s creepy and looks like a deer that got stretched into stardust and leaves a mess of greenery everywhere he steps, but isn’t that what make him so endearing? 7. Chibi Totoro and