The investment in the characters. Since we've seen them grow from their childhood selves, we become more attached to them. When something sad happens to them as they get older, we feel it more strongly. Take 'Fruits Basket' for instance. The relationships between the characters who were childhood friends are complex and when their sad pasts are revealed, it makes us feel a great deal of empathy for them.
The familiarity. We all have childhood friends or can relate to the idea of those special bonds from childhood. When those are broken or strained in an anime, it hits close to home.
It's often the contrast. We see the innocent and happy times of their childhood friendship at the start, and then the sad events that follow, like betrayal, death, or separation, create a huge emotional shift. For example, in 'Grave of the Fireflies', the two siblings (who were also like childhood friends in a sense) had such a beautiful bond in the beginning, but the war and hardships led to a very tragic end. This contrast makes the story deeply impactful.
The character development. In anime sad stories, we see the characters grow and change, often through difficult circumstances. When bad things happen to these well - developed characters, it hits us harder.
The characters. When we get to know the characters well in a sad anime story, we start to care about them. For example, in 'A Silent Voice', Shoya and Shoko are both complex characters. Shoya was a bully who then tries to make amends, and Shoko is a deaf girl who has faced a lot of discrimination. Their struggles and growth make their sad story really hit home.
The likely use of real - life experiences. When stories are based on real events or emotions, they tend to be more impactful.
The element of sadness in nosleep stories is impactful because it tugs at our heartstrings. It makes us feel empathy for the characters. For example, when a character loses a loved one in a nosleep story, we can relate to the pain of loss in our own lives.
They are impactful because they are a window into someone else's soul - pain and all. When an author like Paul Kalanithi in 'When Breath Becomes Air' writes about his terminal illness, it makes us confront our own mortality. These stories also show the strength of the human spirit in the face of adversity, which is both inspiring and heart - wrenching.
They often deal with themes like loss, injustice, and human suffering. These are universal emotions that readers can easily relate to. Take stories of poverty - the struggles of real people trying to survive in difficult circumstances make us feel empathy.
The emotional journey. These sad stories usually take the reader on an emotional roller - coaster. They start with a normal or happy situation, then gradually introduce the sad elements. By the end, the reader has been fully immersed in the sadness, and sometimes, it can even lead to self - reflection about their own lives and experiences.
The combination of sadness and scariness in these stories is impactful because it plays on multiple emotions at once. It can make the horror more profound as the sad elements add a sense of reality and relatability. For example, in a story where a character loses a loved one to a supernatural force, the sadness of the loss and the fear of the unknown create a powerful emotional cocktail.
The detailed emotions. Writers on Wattpad are good at portraying deep and complex emotions in their sad stories. They describe the pain, sadness, and despair so vividly that it makes the story impactful. For instance, when a character is going through a break - up, the writer might describe their every thought and feeling, making the reader feel as if they are in the same situation.
The sense of inevitability in the stories. In JRPGs like 'Xenogears', there are certain events that seem fated to happen, no matter what the characters do. This creates a feeling of helplessness that is very sad. The backstories of the characters also contribute. When we learn about the painful pasts of the characters in 'Persona 4', for example, it makes their present struggles and any sad outcomes more poignant. All these factors together make the sad stories in JRPGs have a strong impact on the players.