Are there any anime shows or movies where the main character has a friend or family member that's dying/is dead??

I lost my stepfather to cancer and just wanted to watch something where the main character is going through something similar so I can feel less alone

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hasanman62026-01-12 07:42

Frieren

negativedreammachine2026-01-12 07:45

Grave of the Fireflies (1988)

dadstielkline2026-01-12 07:54

I remember this one, I watched it a couple years ago not realizing what it was about. It made me cry.

PlaneMarsupial66792026-01-12 07:47

I want to eat your pancreas
Your lie in April
Clannad after story
I don't watch much sad animes these are the ones I remember

dadstielkline2026-01-12 07:53

Thank you!! The first one makes me think it would be a zombie apocalypse anime lol, I love when the titles get creative like that

PlaneMarsupial66792026-01-12 07:59

It's just the title I don't know why they named it like that probably any Japanese sayings but it a anime movie that made me cry

negativedreammachine2026-01-12 07:56

Chainsaw Man Reze Arc

unpeturbedcorvid2026-01-12 07:57

Clannad, Anohana, Your Lie in April, Erased, I Want to Eat Your Pancreas.

AvgSavg2026-01-12 08:03

I cannot stress this enough. Anohara. Hands down exactly what you’re looking for.

Equivalent-Tale-20012026-01-12 08:06

Your lie in April

porpoiseoflife2026-01-12 08:17

For an uncommon selection, there is also Hanbun no Tsuki ga Noboru Sora.

Ashteron2026-01-12 09:07

Barefoot Gen

Summer Pockets

Natsume's Book of Friends

Chihayafuru (tritagonist instead of the main character though)

Ranking of Kings

Tonbo

Mogekov2026-01-12 15:05

If you'd like something more recent, Journal with Witch has started this season and is a story about a teenager who lost her parents and is learning to process her feelings while living with her introvert aunt.