Anime that leaves you feeling somber, tagged by the fans who watched rather than an algorithm. In a different mood? Try melancholic picks or reflective watches.
Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel - III. Spring Song
Mob Psycho 100 II
Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part 1: Beginnings
Vinland Saga Season 2
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms
Monster
Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War - The Separation
A Lull in the Sea
From the New World
Ping Pong the Animation
Apocalypse Hotel
86 Eighty-Six Part 2
Heavenly Delusion
Land of the Lustrous
Attack on Titan: No Regrets
Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya: Vow in the Snow
Jujutsu Kaisen
Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel - I. Presage Flower
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Hell's Paradise
Vinland Saga
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Season 2
Grave of the Fireflies
Serial Experiments Lain
WorldEnd: What do you do at the end of the world? Are you busy? Will you save us?
Berserk
Darker than Black
Sentenced to Be a Hero
Fate/Zero
Dororo
Pluto
Girls' Last Tour
Megalobox
Mushi-Shi
Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans
Hell's Paradise Season 2
Plastic Memories
Fate/Grand Order: Absolute Demonic Front - Babylonia
91 Days
Overlord: The Sacred Kingdom
Mob Psycho 100 II
Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel - III. Spring Song
Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part 1: Beginnings
Vinland Saga Season 2
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms
Monster
Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War - The Separation
A Lull in the Sea
From the New World
Ping Pong the Animation
Apocalypse Hotel
86 Eighty-Six Part 2
Heavenly Delusion
Land of the Lustrous
Attack on Titan: No Regrets
Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya: Vow in the Snow
Jujutsu Kaisen
Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel - I. Presage Flower
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Hell's Paradise
Vinland Saga
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Season 2
Grave of the Fireflies
Serial Experiments Lain
WorldEnd: What do you do at the end of the world? Are you busy? Will you save us?
Berserk
Darker than Black
Sentenced to Be a Hero
Fate/Zero
Dororo
Pluto
Girls' Last Tour
Megalobox
Mushi-Shi
Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans
Hell's Paradise Season 2
Plastic Memories
Fate/Grand Order: Absolute Demonic Front - Babylonia
91 Days
Overlord: The Sacred Kingdom
Frequently asked questions
- What anime should I watch when I want something somber?
- Start with the top pick at the top of this list — it's the title verified fans rated highest for this mood.
- How are mood tags decided?
- Fans tag the mood when they rate episodes. These pages rank titles by how consistently watchers felt it.