But in the world of anime, there are plenty of characters who seem to cry more than the average person would. Granted, this is sometimes because a character has endured a harsh life. On the other hand, there are the characters who break down crying over spilled milk.
In One Piece, Princess Shirahoshi not only has a habit of crying at the drop of a hat, she often looks like she's just about to cry, at least when she's not outright smiling. She even admits to being a crybaby. Even being woken up too early can cause her to cry.
The Netflix series even adopts "Crybaby" as a subtitle in reference to this. Tragically, towards the end of the series, after experiencing horrible grief and various other tragic events, Akira admits that he has no more tears left to shed.
With all the stress anime characters go through; death, violence, giant robots, destruction, sometimes letting out a good cry makes everything better.
Characters, voice actors, producers and directors from the anime Devilman: Crybaby on MyAnimeList, the internet's largest anime database. Devils cannot take form without a living host. However, if the will of an individual is strong enough, they can overcome the demon and make its power their own, becoming a Devilman. Weak and unassuming, Akira Fudou has always had a bleeding heart.
Akiko Makimura (牧村明子, Makimura Akiko?) is a supporting character in Devilman Crybaby. She's runs a vegan restaurant alongside with her American husband Noel and lives with her two children Miki and Taro, adopted son Akira Fudo and family pet cat Tako. Even though her age isn't specified, Akiko is presumably a young middle aged woman. She had pale skin with dark brown hair that reach ...
The reasons for Shinji's crying are varied, ranging from him having poor self-esteem to experiencing the traumatic loss of his mother in front of his very eyes. In some situations, just a few words can easily bring him to tears.
Often, it's meant to make them come off as immature since they might not have the best control over their emotions . Other times, it's meant to show what an empathetic and kindhearted a character is. There are even a few characters who break down crying in a bid to manipulate others.
In Spirited Away, Chihiro finds herself crying a lot at the start of the story. In all fairness, her parents have been turned into pigs, and she's now a slave to an evil witch, so she has more than enough reasons to cry. Yubaba outright calls her a crybaby at one point. That said, the main focus of the story is Chihiro having to grow up in a matter of days and learn to become emotionally mature. Of course, she's not above crying tears of joy, either, such as when she helps Haku remember who he is.
In Demon Slayer , Zenitsu's being prone to crying is usually played off as comic relief, usually a reaction to being rejected or from his fear of demons, despite being a professional demon slayer . On the other hand, Tanjiro is also shown to cry frequently, but in his case, it's not played up for laughs and is used to show his emotional depth when reflecting on the tragedies he's endured.
This is even featured in the anime's opening, where she is even seen crying at least three times. First, her eyes well up while she is seen drawing. Later, she is even seen crying while performing her attack... twice.
Considering that most of the stories involve him being humiliated in some fashion, he does have a lot to cry about. On the other hand, it's implied that he sometimes cries just to get sympathy from others. He'll start tearing up to get a future gadget from Doraemon and perk up the second he gets what he wants.
During the start of the Millennium World arc, Yugi can also be seen crying over his separation from his alter-ego, the ghostly Yami Yugi.
The reasons for Shinji's crying are varied, ranging from him having poor self-esteem to experiencing the traumatic loss of his mother in front of his very eyes. In some situations, just a few words can easily bring him to tears.
Often, it's meant to make them come off as immature since they might not have the best control over their emotions . Other times, it's meant to show what an empathetic and kindhearted a character is. There are even a few characters who break down crying in a bid to manipulate others.
In Spirited Away, Chihiro finds herself crying a lot at the start of the story. In all fairness, her parents have been turned into pigs, and she's now a slave to an evil witch, so she has more than enough reasons to cry. Yubaba outright calls her a crybaby at one point. That said, the main focus of the story is Chihiro having to grow up in a matter of days and learn to become emotionally mature. Of course, she's not above crying tears of joy, either, such as when she helps Haku remember who he is.
In Demon Slayer , Zenitsu's being prone to crying is usually played off as comic relief, usually a reaction to being rejected or from his fear of demons, despite being a professional demon slayer . On the other hand, Tanjiro is also shown to cry frequently, but in his case, it's not played up for laughs and is used to show his emotional depth when reflecting on the tragedies he's endured.
This is even featured in the anime's opening, where she is even seen crying at least three times. First, her eyes well up while she is seen drawing. Later, she is even seen crying while performing her attack... twice.
Considering that most of the stories involve him being humiliated in some fashion, he does have a lot to cry about. On the other hand, it's implied that he sometimes cries just to get sympathy from others. He'll start tearing up to get a future gadget from Doraemon and perk up the second he gets what he wants.
During the start of the Millennium World arc, Yugi can also be seen crying over his separation from his alter-ego, the ghostly Yami Yugi.