Top 5 Anime Like Don't Cry [2026 List]

Don't Cry

In the future, artificial intelligence (AI) rules over mankind. The AI has put limits on the birth rate in order to control the population. However, many continue to give birth illegally...

Don't Cry has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: ドントクライ, Don't Cry

Genres: Action , Thriller , Science Fiction , Dystopia

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Top 5 Anime Like Don't Cry [2026 List]

5. Kurozuka

Kurozuka

Adaptation of Takashi Noguchi's manga, which itself adapts Baku Yumemakura's supernatural romance novel.
The original novel is about a 12th-century man named Minamoto no Yoshitsune (Kurou). Kurou flees into the mountains after losing to his brother Minamoto no Yoritomo, the first Shogun to rule all of Japan. History records that he committed suicide, but instead, Kurou meets a strange, beautiful woman named Kuromitsu in her mountain hermitage. Eventually, Kurou falls in love with Kuromitsu, but then realizes she conceals a dark secret. He learns that he is unable to die and continues to live for a thousand years as Japan evolves into a future society.

Kurozuka has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: 黒塚, Black Tomb

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4. Psycho-Pass RE:Start

Psycho-Pass RE:Start

"New Edit Version" of the 1st TV anime series with newly-produced footage. The series takes place in the near future, when it is possible to instantaneously measure and quantify a person's state of mind and personality. This information is recorded and processed, and the term "Psycho-Pass" in the anime's title refers to a standard used to measure an individual's being. The story centers around the "enforcement officer" Shinya Kōgami, who is tasked with managing crime in such a world.

Psycho-Pass RE:Start has finished airing and it has 11 Episodes. It is also Known as: PSYCHO-PASS サイコパス, Psycho-Pass Extended Edition

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3. C: The Money of Soul and Possibility Control

C: The Money of Soul and Possibility Control

Description: Kimimaro works two jobs to make ends meet. He could go from pauper to prince in a parallel world called the Financial District—if he’ll invest his future as collateral in a dangerous game. Winning gets you more wealth, but losing could erase you from existence. When the destructive forces at play compel Kimimaro to confront the most powerful player, can he save the real world from total collapse?

C - Control has finished airing and it has 11 Episodes. It is also Known as: 「C」 THE MONEY OF SOUL AND POSSIBILITY CONTROL, [C] The Money of Soul and Possibility Control, [C] CONTROL - The Money and Soul of Possibility

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2. No.6

No.6

Many years ago, after the end of a bloody world war, mankind took shelter in six city-states that were peaceful and perfect... at least on the surface. However, Shion—an elite resident of the city-state No. 6—gained a new perspective on the world he lives in, thanks to a chance encounter with a mysterious boy, Nezumi. Nezumi turned out to be just one of many who lived in the desolate wasteland beyond the walls of the supposed utopia. But despite knowing that the other boy was a fugitive, Shion decided to take him in for the night and protect him, which resulted in drastic consequences: because of his actions, Shion and his mother lost their status as elites and were relocated elsewhere, and the darker side of the city began to make itself known.
Now, a long time after their life-altering first meeting, Shion and Nezumi are finally brought together once again—the former elite and the boy on the run are about to embark on an adventure that will, in time, reveal the shattering secrets of No. 6.

No. 6 has finished airing and it has 11 Episodes. It is also Known as: NO.6[ナンバー・シックス], Number Six, Number 6, No. Six

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1. Guilty Crown

Guilty Crown

Japan, 2039. Ten years after the outbreak of the "Apocalypse Virus," an event solemnly regarded as "Lost Christmas," the once proud nation has fallen under the rule of the GHQ, an independent military force dedicated to restoring order. Funeral Parlor, a guerilla group led by the infamous Gai Tsutsugami, act as freedom fighters, offering the only resistance to GHQ's cruel despotism.
Inori Yuzuriha, a key member of Funeral Parlor, runs into the weak and unsociable Shuu Ouma during a crucial operation, which results in him obtaining the "Power of Kings"—an ability which allows the wielder to draw out the manifestations of an individual's personality, or "voids." Now an unwilling participant in the struggle against GHQ, Shuu must learn to control his newfound power if he is to help take back Japan once and for all.Guilty Crown follows the action-packed story of a young high school student who is dragged into a war, possessing an ability that will help him uncover the secrets of the GHQ, Funeral Parlor, and Lost Christmas. However, he will soon learn that the truth comes at a far greater price than he could have ever imagined.

Guilty Crown has finished airing and it has 22 Episodes. It is also Known as: ギルティクラウン, GUILTY CROWN

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