One sad anime short story is 'She and Her Cat'. It shows the simple yet deep relationship between a girl and her cat from the cat's perspective. The cat witnesses the girl's lonely days and small joys, and the overall tone is quite melancholy.
There's also 'A Silent Voice'. It deals with bullying and the difficulty of making amends. The main character's journey of trying to atone for his past mistakes while facing the cold shoulders of his classmates is very sad. It shows how much harm bullying can cause and the long - lasting pain it brings.
One is 'Your Lie in April'. It's about a piano prodigy who has lost his ability to hear the sound of his own playing after the death of his mother. Then he meets a girl who changes his life in a bittersweet way. In the end, the girl passes away, leaving a deep sense of loss.
Another is 'Clannad'. In this anime manga, the main character Tomoya Okazaki is a delinquent who meets Nagisa Furukawa. They fall in love and get married. However, Nagisa has a weak body and faces many difficulties during childbirth. The story is full of sad moments as Tomoya has to face the loss and then tries to find a way to bring back what he has lost. It's a story that shows the power of love and the pain of loss.
One is 'Your Lie in April'. The love story in it is really sad. The main character, Kousei, meets Kaori, a violinist. Their relationship develops beautifully but is cut short by Kaori's illness.
One anime is 'Your Lie in April'. It tells a poignant love story between Kousei Arima, a piano prodigy, and Kaori Miyazono, a violinist. Kaori enters Kousei's life like a burst of sunshine, but she has a serious illness. Their relationship is filled with beautiful music and unspoken love, and the ending is truly sad.
In 'Your Lie in April', Kaori and Kousei can be considered as childhood friends in a way. Kaori's illness and the way their relationship developed and then ended was really sad. It shows the beauty and pain of love and friendship that starts from a young age.
One of Hemingway's short sad stories is 'A Clean, Well - Lighted Place'. It's about an old man who tries to find solace in a clean and well - lighted café at night. The story delves into themes of loneliness, despair, and the search for meaning in a rather desolate world. The waiters' different attitudes towards the old man also show the contrast between youth and age, and the lack of true understanding between people.
One sad mystery short story is 'The Cask of Amontillado' by Edgar Allan Poe. It tells the story of a man who seeks revenge on his so - called friend by luring him into the catacombs and walling him up alive. The atmosphere is gloomy and the mystery lies in the narrator's motives and the events that led to such a cruel act.
One well - known sad suicide short story is 'The Yellow Wallpaper' by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. The narrator in the story gradually descends into madness due to her confinement and lack of agency, which can be seen as a form of self - destruction in a sense. It's a very powerful and sad exploration of a woman's mental state in a restrictive environment.
I recommend 'The Lost Letter'. It's a short sad story about a girl who never got to tell her mother how much she loved her before her mother passed away. She finds an old letter she wrote but never sent, and it brings back a flood of emotions.
How about 'The Broken Dream'? It's a short Hindi story that depicts a person's shattered hopes and the resulting sadness. The characters' emotions are portrayed very realistically.