111 Top Anime Quotes About Depression (Overcome)
`Discover the profound emotions within anime as we delve into powerful quotes about depression that resonate with the heart.
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- Anime Quotes About Depression and Life
- Quotes from Anime on Love
- Painful Quotes from the Characters of Anime
- Anime Quotes About Depression and Death
- Loneliness Quotes from the Anime Genre
- Anime Quotes About Depression (Sad)
Anime Quotes About Depression and Life
Moving on doesn’t mean you forget about things. It just means you have to accept what happened and continue living. Jiraiya
I hate myself. I was selfish, and I never thought about anyone else’s feelings. Since then, my classmates have all looked down on me. I’ve lived for 17 years, and I haven’t lived one of them as a good person. Shouya Ishida
How can you destroy a monster without becoming one? Kaneki
It’s okay to feel depressed. It takes time to overcome things. And then, by taking that time, you just start moving forward again. That’s just what humans do. Mondo Oowada Anime Quotes About Depression
The longer you live, the more you realise that reality is just made of pain, suffering and emptiness… Madara Uchiha
If you really wanna help me, you should try putting yourself in my shoes for a change. Sayaka Miki
What’s past is past. I cannot redo it, nor go back to it. I have escaped from that scene and still continue to live. All I can do is look forward. Emiya Shirou
Everyone dies eventually, whether they have power or not. That’s why you need to think about what you’ll accomplish while you’re alive. Mary Macbeth
A life that lives without doing anything is the same as a slow death. Lelouch
That’s right. This world is cruel. It hit me that living was like a miracle. Mikasa Ackerman
People… need to be needed by someone in order to live. If a person isn’t needed, they’re worthless! Moeka Kiryuu
People’s lives don’t end when they die. It ends when they lose faith. Itachi Uchiha
Aren’t I supposed to have taught you something important in life by now? What have I taught you? Hana
People cannot show each other their true feelings. Fear, suspicion, and resentment never subside. Madara Uchiha
All this time, I seriously thought that it’s better to die than to live your life alone. Kirito
So how about we become monsters together? And turn this world upside down? So that… nothing bad… or sad… would remain. Homura Akemi
How can you move forward when you keep regretting the past? Edward Elric
If you let yourself get depressed, you’d be making light of the people who trust and follow you. Ogami Rei
No matter how much we think we want – it’s never enough. I just want one thing to go right for me. I just need something to give me the energy so I can keep going. Nana Komatsu
Reality is cruel, so I’m sure lies are a form of kindness. Thus, I say kindness itself is also a lie. I always ended up with these expectations, and I always ended up with these misunderstandings. Hachiman Hikigaya
You can die anytime, but living takes true courage. Kenshin Himura
Quotes from Anime on Love
Sometimes, I wonder why people fall in love. Why do we abandon ourselves… to these painful and burdensome feelings? Nejima Yukari
Love is simply an electrical bug in the human neural circuit. Akasaka Ryuunosuke
Of the days that I have lived, only those I spent with you seem real. Vincent Volaju
You idiot. You’d gotten yourself up in a tizzy about romance, right? Love you experience in that state is just self–delusion. There’s no point in getting depressed over love like that. Kyouya Sata
There is no way to train your heart to be invulnerable. Lubbock
Someday my memories will fade…And her voice, her actions, I might forget them as well. But I will always remember that I loved Saber. Shirou Emiya
Cry when you’re sad. Laugh when you’re happy. Get angry when you don’t like something. Depend on someone when you’re depressed. Care for yourself before you care for others. Don’t hate anyone. Be proud of yourself. Stay loyal when you fall in love. Otonashi Maria
Love is never as simple as sharing the same path. Khamsi
Was I able to live inside someone’s heart? Was I able to live inside your heart? Do you think you’ll remember me at least a little? You’d better not hit ‘reset!’ Don’t forget me, okay? That’s a promise, okay? I’m glad it’s you, after all. Will I reach you? I hope I can reach you. Kaori
Even if I’m worthless, and carry demon blood… thank you, for loving me! Portgas D. Ace
Love is like a mirror that reflects your wrong side. Especially when it is unrequited, you get envious, jealous, prejudiced, and resentful. You have to face all sorts of emotions, but there is no reason to find that shameful. Margery Daw Anime Quotes About Depression
You will never be able to love anybody else until you love yourself. Lelouch Lamperouge
No matter how many relationships we seem to have, we’re all alone. Mei Misaki
A dream is worth less than nothing if you don’t have someone else to share it with. Saitou Dousan
I’d been wondering whether there is a meaning to a failed love. Is something that disappeared the same as something that never existed? But now I know there is. There was a meaning right here. Because despite the heartbreak, I’m still glad that I fell in love with you. – Takemoto Yuuta
I finally get a bouquet and it’s a goodbye present. That’s depressing. Chihiro Ogino
Is there a limit to how much you can love somebody? No matter how much I hurt him or get hurt by him, I find myself far from hating him, actually hoping that those wounds will scar, like burns… Because then you can never forget me. Kamijou Hiroki
We were alone and starved for love, Kids that lived in a world full of hate. Konan
I’m pathetic. I was observing the world from a safe distance. I was just scared of being hurt. I was lonely. Yuki Amano
I won’t hate that person. Even if my love does not reach him. Because they’re still my precious feelings. Ninako Kinoshita
You were always there for me, and that’s all I needed. Just you. For some reason, I didn’t feel sad or broken up, it just didn’t seem real. But slowly I realized it was real — that you were gone. And little by little, I slowly felt something inside me go numb. Jet Black
Painful Quotes from the Characters of Anime
I’d rather have my physical pain exceed my mental pain than the other way around. By hurting myself just enough, I could turn my attention to that. Kusunoki
Living is anxiety and pain. It’s continuing to think, continuing to choose. Alcor
Those painful memories are what help us make it to tomorrow and become stronger. Erza Scarlet
It doesn’t bleed, but I have been having a lot of pain around here (my heart). Gaara Anime Quotes About Depression
Those painful memories are what help us make it to tomorrow and become stronger. Erza Scarlet
Look, There is nothing in my heart, I don’t even feel pain. Obito Uchiha
It’s painful when you get disappointed by the person you look up to. Misaki Ayuzawa
Having happy and beautiful memories won’t always bring you salvation. The more beautiful a memory is, the more painful it can become. Isla
I’ll never resent you, or hate you, or hurt you. Not ever. Not you or anyone. I’d rather die. So If I’m killed, I’ll face my killer with a smile. And I’ll tell them that it’s okay because it won’t be their fault for doing it. It’ll just be that they don’t know any better. I’ll die hopeful, that my death might have helped them… to understand someday. Photo
I haven’t done anything yet. Getting depressed and losing confidence is way too egotistical. Sorata Kanda
If you don’t share someone’s pain, you can never understand them. Nagato
Remembering something that no one else can is a painful thing. You can’t talk to anyone about it. No one will understand you. You’ll be alone. Rintaro Okabe
The thing I wished for destroyed my whole family. I brought all this suffering down on my family because I made a wish for my dad without knowing what he really wanted. Kyōko Sakura
If you don’t share someone’s pain, you can never understand them. Nagato
Is it painful to be the person who waits? Or is it more painful to be the person who makes others wait? Either way, there’s no need to wait anymore. That’s what is most painful. Takada
There are people in this world who don’t understand that what they consider a harmless prank can deeply hurt someone else. Mio Nishizono
The scariest and the most painful thing is to be hated by someone you truly love. Tohru Honda
Even if things are painful and tough, people should appreciate what it means to be alive. Yato
No matter how hurt someone is, they’re meant to overcome it and try to go forward. Mirajane Strauss
All those times I got hurt, all the crying I did, all the pain I felt, all the fighting I did with my life at stake… And my reward was her name and a single smile. Jeez… Talk about unequal compensation. Subaru Natsuki
Stress makes you bald, but it’s stressful to avoid stress, so you end up stressed out anyway. In the end, there’s nothing you can do. Gintoki Sakata
Anime Quotes About Depression and Death
Man always thinks about the past before he dies, as if he were frantically searching for proof he truly lived. Jet Black
Once you’re gone, that’s it. What’s so heroic and noble about being dead! Lina Inverse
Humans die. Animals die. Plants die. Even soul reapers die. It’s the arch of the universe. Everything that comes to life eventually ceases to exist. Baraggan Louisenbairn Anime Quotes About Depression
War is not heroic. War is not exhilarating. War is full of despair. It’s dark. It’s dreadful. It’s a thing of sorrow and gloom. – Izuru Kira
I wish people who say: I’d rather die” would actually die before they say it. So that they’ll know how I feel. Subaru Natsuki
I think death is equally terrible for everyone. Young people, old people, the good, the bad; it’s always the same. It’s rather fair in its treatment. There’s no such thing as a particularly terrible death, that’s why it’s frightening. Sunako
Death isn’t kind. It’s dark and black and as far as you… As far as you can see you’re all alone. There’s no one else. Mei Misaki
Fear. That is what we live with. And we live with it every day. Only in death are we free of it. Neji Hyuga
I have no fear of death. It just means dreaming in silence. A dream that lasts for eternity. Vincent Volaju
The scariest thing about killing people is getting used to it! When you kill someone and realize you won’t be punished… That’s when people forget all about punishment. Rentaro Satomi
War brings death. And wounds and pain to both sides. There’s nothing harder to accept, than the deaths of those you love. So you believe they could never die. Especially those who haven’t known war. Nagato
Loneliness Quotes from the Anime Genre
There are people in this world who prefer solitude. But there is no one who can withstand it. Makarov Dreyar
I don’t care if no one likes me, I wasn’t created in this world to entertain everyone. Houtarou Oreki
By keeping others at a distance you avoid a betrayal of your trust, for while you may not be hurt that way, you mustn’t forget that you must endure the loneliness. Man cannot erase this sadness, because all men are fundamentally alone. Kaworu Nagisa
Being alone is better than being with the wrong person. L Lawliet
One ought to experience loneliness at least once or twice in life. No, you have to experience it. One has no choice but to learn about loneliness. I’m sure some things can’t be experienced without it. Hachiman Hikigaya
The two of us aren’t so different. My whole life I’ve desired from others. I felt bitter to the people around me and I closed off my heart. And a heart that lets nothing in, will become empty before you realize it. Mei Aihara
There’s no lack of painful things in this world, but hunger and loneliness must surely be two of the worst. Thanks to you, I didn’t know a moment of either of them. Sakae Jinnouchi,
What do you think the saddest thing in the world is? It’s not dying as you would think. It’s not being wanted by anyone. Azusa Mukami
I know the loneliness of being a prisoner. I know the joy you feel when your friends come to rescue you and the fear of them being injured and defeated. Rukia Kuchiki
People cannot win against their loneliness. Gaara
The warmth of another person’s flesh is scary. It thaws out the loneliness that you had forgotten about so easily. Rokka Shimao
In the end, people are all alone, and no matter how close they cling together, they can never be one. It’s impossible to make someone belong to you. Yasushi Takagi
Loneliness is peaceful, but there’ll be no one to share happiness with. Ayumu Aikawa Anime Quotes About Depression
I’ve gained freedom…and yet… it’s so lonesome… Sohma Momiji
Anime Quotes About Depression (Sad)
You should cry while you still can. When you get bigger, sometimes, you can’t cry even if you have something you wanna cry about. Okazaki Tomoya
I’m fine, except… It’s a terrible day for rain. – Roy Mustang (blaming his tears on imaginary rain)
The past makes you wanna die out of regret and the future makes you depressed out of anxiety. So by elimination, the present is likely the happiest time. Hachiman Hikigaya
It would be enough for the depressing things in life to only exist in reality. Shiori Misaka
Forget about revenge. The fate of those who seek revenge is grim. It’s tragic, You will end up suffering and hurting yourself even more. Even if you do succeed in getting revenge, the only thing that remains is emptiness. Hatake Kakashi
The loneliest people are the kindest. The saddest people smile the brightest. The most damaged people are the wisest. All because they don’t wish to see anyone else suffer the way they did. Jellal Fernandes
Forgetting is like a wound. The wound may heal, but it has already left a scar. Monkey D. Luffy
They call certain methods of fighting good and others evil, acting as if there were some nobility to the battlefield. Such illusions, perpetrated by heroes throughout history, have led countless young men to their bloody deaths, all for the sake of this valor and glory. Kiritsugu Emiya
I hate humans. I find the thought that I’m from the same species to be depressing. Koko Hekmatyar
Happy birthday, Ann. You’ve lived for 20 years now. That’s amazing. But remember that even adults are allowed to complain sometimes. Whenever you’re feeling down, remember that I am with you. Ann. I will always, always be watching over you.
I’m such a hopeless idiot. All this time and I haven’t grown up one bit. I thought maybe the rain would wash away some of this gloom that’s been following me… but right now, every drop that hits my face is even more depressing. Edward Elric
Even though I’m bitter over losing, even though I’m depressed, even though my ankle hurts, and my eyes are smeared with tears…even though I’ve never felt worse…I wonder why the stars are sparkling like this. Tsubaki Sawabe
Why should I apologize for being a monster? Has anyone ever apologized for turning me into one? Juuzou Suzuya
I thought I could just apologize tomorrow. But that tomorrow… never came. Jinta Yadomi
Is it all right to not hold it in anymore? Sanae-san told me, places that I can cry are in a bathroom, or in daddy’s arms. Ushio
Time is very depressing after all… Both happiness and sadness fade away with time. Detective Conan
If you don’t like how things turned out, then try to change it. And then if it still doesn’t work out, that’s when you can be depressed. Nanana Ryuugajou
How long are you gonna sit in front of me sobbing your little eyes out?! It’s depressing! Sohma Rin
This is the end of my dream. My wings forgot how to fly, since I only kept pretending to flap them. Is there a meaning to wings that can’t fly? Misuzu Kamio
No matter how gifted you are… You, alone, cannot change the world. L Lawliet Anime Quotes About Depression
To know sorrow is not terrifying. What is terrifying is to know you can’t go back to the happiness you could have. Matsumoto Rangiku
Falling down is not an embarrassment. True embarrassment is not standing after such a fall. Midorima Shintarou
When you are feeling sad… smile, even if you have to force yourself… If you cry when it gets painful… it will only get more painful. Chie
Depression in Anime: Unraveling the Depths of Human Emotion
Depression is a complex and deeply human experience that knows no boundaries, transcending cultural and linguistic barriers. Anime, as an art form, has proven to be a powerful medium for expressing and exploring the intricacies of this mental health issue. Through its vivid storytelling, relatable characters, and thought-provoking narratives, anime allows viewers to connect with the emotional struggles depicted on screen.
One of the most impactful aspects of anime is its ability to portray depression in a raw and authentic manner. Characters battling this emotional turmoil are often portrayed as multifaceted individuals, making their struggles all the more relatable to the audience. Shows like “Neon Genesis Evangelion” and “Welcome to the NHK” delve into the minds of their protagonists, unraveling the psychological complexities of their depression. These characters face an internal struggle that resonates with viewers, prompting introspection and empathy.
Anime also excels at depicting the ripple effects of depression on relationships and society. Series like “Your Lie in April” showcase how the emotional distance created by depression can affect interpersonal dynamics, leading to misunderstandings and conflicts. Furthermore, the portrayal of depression in anime is not limited to the protagonists alone. Supporting characters often mirror aspects of the main character’s struggles, showcasing how depression can impact individuals within a broader social context.
While depression is a heavy theme, anime doesn’t shy away from exploring it in various genres. Even in shows labeled as comedies or action-packed adventures, characters might grapple with depression, proving that this mental health issue is not confined to specific genres or narratives. This inclusion serves as a reminder that depression can touch anyone, regardless of their circumstances.
Anime’s unique artistic style also plays a role in portraying depression. Visual metaphors, surreal landscapes, and symbolic representations are often used to convey the emotional depth of the characters’ experiences. This creative storytelling enhances the viewers’ connection to the characters, immersing them in the emotional rollercoaster of the narrative.
Moreover, anime has been increasingly using depression and mental health as central themes in recent years. As society becomes more open to discussing mental health, anime has followed suit, becoming a platform to raise awareness and reduce stigma. Shows like “March Comes in Like a Lion” and “A Silent Voice” tackle the subject of depression with sensitivity and authenticity, promoting understanding and empathy.
In conclusion, anime offers a rich and diverse portrayal of depression, providing a unique perspective on the human experience. Its ability to delve deep into emotional complexities and evoke powerful emotions makes it an effective medium for exploring and understanding depression. By shedding light on this mental health issue, anime plays an essential role in fostering conversations about mental health and promoting greater awareness and acceptance.
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