Updated on January 14, 2025 by Robbie Robinson: Crunchyroll houses some of the greatest titles in anime history. While many anime-lovers are compelled by action-packed shonen series, other fans are ...

Sad anime series tell some of the stories that stick with fans the longest, as few emotions are felt as intensely as sadness. It is easy to laugh at a brief joke or feel joy over a character's ...

We like to have a good time here at Nerdist, but sometimes you just need to open up the old eye-queducts and let loose with a good cry. After enduring the frigid slog of the first two months of the ...

When it comes to anime, there are some series you watch when you want to laugh, and there are others you watch when you want to cry. The medium has welcomed some very sad shows over the decades, but ...

Anime distinguishes itself through its examination of deep human feelings, and the theme of unrequited love in anime stands as one of its strongest elements. In anime, one-sided romances reveal how ...

Since premiering in Japan on April 1, 1997, over 1139 episodes have aired as part of the official Pokémon anime. Following Ash Ketchum on his never-ending quest to catch-em-all and become a Pokémon ...

August 19 marks the emotional anniversary of Ash saying goodbye to his first captured Pokemon, Butterfree. Fans still get emotional over Butterfree's departure 27 years later, hoping it got to live a ...

Kemono Friends has been setting viewing records since its debut earlier this winter, but it’s taken time for more particular anime fans to get into the computer-generated show. As its first season ...

Anime often explores the beloved trope of childhood friends becoming lovers, highlighting the sweetness of characters realizing their longtime confidant is also their romantic interest. Shows like ...