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The official website for 9-nine- Ruler's Crown , the upcoming TV anime adaptation of Palette's four-part visual novel series 9-nine- , has posted a first trailer, which announced the anime's July 2025 premiere in Japan. 9-nine- Ruler's Crown 1st Trailer The clip also introduced the anime's ending theme song "Pale Blaze" sung by Chihiro Yonekura, who previously provided all of the opening and ending theme songs for the original game series. "The Ed theme song 'Pale Blaze' was written by Tako Yamaguchi-san, and composed and arranged by Shota Horie-san, a super tag team familiar to '9-nine-,'” said Yonekura. "Even at the demo version stage, I was so captivated by the dynamic development of the song that I was in tears by the time I finished listening to it. I sang this song passionately to capture that emotion. Please look forward to the new masterpiece 'Pale Blaze' along with the anime's broadcast!

A Teaser site for 9-nine- Ruler's Crown , the upcoming TV anime adaptation of Palette's four-part visual novel series 9-nine- , has opened, announcing its premiere in 2025. The sit has also posted a key visual featuring its four heroine characters. The tagline reads: "I will repeat - as many time it takes." Key visual The main voice cast members and staff are revealed as below. The voice cast of the game series are confirmed to reprise their roles. Main voice cast include: Kakeru Niimi voiced by Atsushi Abe (Toma Kamijo in A Certain Magical Index ) Miyako Kujo voiced by Misato Fukuen ( Chibiusa/Sailor Chibi Moon in Sailor Moon Crystal ) Sora Niimi voiced by Atsumi Tanezaki (Anya Forger in Spy x Family ) Haruka Kosaka voiced by Yuri Yamaoka (Yuko Yoshikawa in Sound! Euphonium ) Noa Yuuki voiced by Akane Fujita (Sagiri Izumi in Eromanga Sensei ) Yoichi Fukazawa voiced by Kazutomi Yamamoto (Lance Lumiere...

Fans of Japanese anime often turn to streaming platforms like Crunchyroll, Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime to watch exciting and fun series like One-Punch Man and My Hero Academia, but anime isn't all action and humor. In between romantic comedies and martial arts stories are some true tearjerkers, great anime series with heartbreaking drama, relatable themes of grief and loss, and much more. It proves that anime has serious emotional depth.

Amazon Prime, for example, supports a remarkable variety of the best sad anime series. Those series dabble in other genres as well, such as fantasy action, high school drama, and even science fiction, but they all tug on the viewers' heartstrings and draw viewers in with how emotionally vulnerable their heroes really are.

Update on August 23, 2024, by Robbie Robinson: While action-packed anime adventures are always fun, some fans are seeking deeper emotional stories that will keep them up at night.