what makes YOU cry manly tears?
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Theres a series just started up on Aussie TV that goes through a Rele of a lost soldier/airman/sailor.
Being a sailor myself, the first episode was based on the sinking of a Royal Australia Navy warship and followed one of the Petty Officer's time through the sinking, capture and, 10 days before the end of WW2, he was killed in an American bombing raid.
Poor bugger.
Now THAT made me emotional
(that and Pixar... damn you pixar!!!)
Being a sailor myself, the first episode was based on the sinking of a Royal Australia Navy warship and followed one of the Petty Officer's time through the sinking, capture and, 10 days before the end of WW2, he was killed in an American bombing raid.
Poor bugger.
Now THAT made me emotional
(that and Pixar... damn you pixar!!!)
Clannad, Clannad After Story, Kanon, Air, Angel Beats. Haibane Renmei had some pretty morose bits in it but not enough to make you cry. Same with H2O: Footprints in the Sand.
I don't give moisture freely and I strive not to waste it on the ground. Haven't cried at funerals (2 classmates and both grandmothers) or anything else really for the past 8 or so years.
T__Tlacktheknack said:Nerdstar said:the second thing is a bit simpler but no less poignant its simply a Calvin and Hobbes motivational poster that i saw some time ago and now when ever i see i well up into tears for some reason
http://gerrycanavan.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/calvin__hobbes_and_susie_by_sora1589.jpg
http://planetozh.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/calvin-hobbes-pills.jpg
GODDAMN YOU CALVIN AND HOBBES, WHY YOU GOTTA BE SO DEPRESSING.
http://www.joeydevilla.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/calvin_and_hobbes_off_ritalin.gif
God I remember reading that for the first time. Got teary eyed lookin' at it again.Dr. wonderful said:
Personally I'd say The middle of up (y'all know what I'm talking about. so sad but sooo sweet.) And the ending to Toy story 3. Dear god I that has made me cry more than any movie before.
I cry like a woman. Most of the time. Also, there is a lot of fiction that makes me cry. (actually events don't ever really summon tears. It's weird.) Had to put my lists in spoilers because everything was getting text wall-y.
Most shameful thing: Homestuck. Since mostly it's comedy. It's also one of the only things that can make me cry Manly-holy-fuck-awesome tears.
Also, Clannad. Both animes and the visual novel. (Order of how I experianced everything:
I watched Clannad first, then played almost all of the routes in the VN, then watched ~After Story~) A couple episodes from ~After Story~ had me in tears through the entirety of them. And I watched in all in one day so it was just one big day of sobbing. Kyou's route from the VN. Holy fuck. Tears forever. No matter how many times I play through it. Routes that made me cry include: Tomoyo's, Misae's, Mai's, Kappei's, Fuko's, Nagisa's(even though I haven't finished hers all the way).
Most shameful thing: Homestuck. Since mostly it's comedy. It's also one of the only things that can make me cry Manly-holy-fuck-awesome tears.
Gurren Lagann got me pretty good with a couple scenes. YOU KNOW THE ONES.
Angel Beats! came really close a few times with some of the character back stories.
Toradora! made me tear up two or three times but one of those was from happiness.
Welcome to the NHK. Mostly because I can relate to Sato.
Angel Beats! came really close a few times with some of the character back stories.
Toradora! made me tear up two or three times but one of those was from happiness.
Welcome to the NHK. Mostly because I can relate to Sato.
Mass Effect 2. Jack's romance and a certain scene involving Tali. Maybe a couple more moments but I can't really remember.
This is a visual novel, which only half counts as a game but HOLY CRAP. The main route(Haru's) is damn amazing. The ending had me sobbing and all choked up. Tsubaki's route also was very good. If you like visual novels and haven't played this, DO IT NOW.
Kingdom Hearts made me cry as a kid.
I haven't played through the whole game but To Zanarkand from Final Fantasy X is enough to make me tear up.
This is a visual novel, which only half counts as a game but HOLY CRAP. The main route(Haru's) is damn amazing. The ending had me sobbing and all choked up. Tsubaki's route also was very good. If you like visual novels and haven't played this, DO IT NOW.
I haven't played through the whole game but To Zanarkand from Final Fantasy X is enough to make me tear up.
Pretty much anything from Pixar but that's a given.
The Lion King. That scene. Even nowadays.
Shaun of the Dead definitely made me Q.Q
The LoTR films got me a couple times. Can't wait for the hobbit.
Hook. RUFIOOOOOOOOO!!!(as a kid srsly)
There are more but none of them are coming to me at the moment.
The Lion King. That scene. Even nowadays.
Shaun of the Dead definitely made me Q.Q
The LoTR films got me a couple times. Can't wait for the hobbit.
Hook. RUFIOOOOOOOOO!!!(as a kid srsly)
There are more but none of them are coming to me at the moment.
Also, Clannad. Both animes and the visual novel. (Order of how I experianced everything:
I watched Clannad first, then played almost all of the routes in the VN, then watched ~After Story~) A couple episodes from ~After Story~ had me in tears through the entirety of them. And I watched in all in one day so it was just one big day of sobbing. Kyou's route from the VN. Holy fuck. Tears forever. No matter how many times I play through it. Routes that made me cry include: Tomoyo's, Misae's, Mai's, Kappei's, Fuko's, Nagisa's(even though I haven't finished hers all the way).
Yep. The ending of Fate's route was also pretty emotional.NeutralDrow said:
Wow, this really is depressing. It's a shame a lot of sentiment is ruined by the naked girl in the ads.Dr. wonderful said:
the ending to the new medal of honor, you know its going to happen but its so saddening because you hear their desperate demands for medevac, right up until the screen goes white. Line that makes it saddening for me: "8 heroes on board" *camera pans down the helicopter, ending at your squadmates and a body bag*
I've never cried from any form of media, but that Calvin and Hobbes poster just came damn close, as did the final Calvin and Hobbes strip. As well as this amazing video from Johnny Cash.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clq01TXQR0s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clq01TXQR0s
Maybe this is just me, but I found that film to be terrible and not moving at all. You have almost no time to become familiar with the characters at all, and it's just sad the whole time. Never a glimmer of hope, just one person dies. Then a bad thing happens. Then another person dies. Then another person dies.captaincabbage said:
Sigh...I still think people don't know the difference between manly tears and general crying. I wouldn't object, but it makes me feel like people want to believe that men can't do anything if it's not somehow "masculine." Eh bien...
You've played G-Senjou? I haven't gotten around to it, yet. I still got a ton on my list to finish before I even think of it. Shoot, I still have to finish writing a review on Symphonic Rain, too (summary: holy shit, read it; don't let the art style fool you into thinking it's light and fluffy!).
Sigh...I know I need to finish it, but I think I'll take some more time to recover. Oh, damn was that hard.
It's bad enough in the anime. It's almost unbearable in the game.
You've had a lot more time to spend with her (and plenty of time for me in particular to completely and positively revise my opinion of her), a lot more time to register for yourself what's happening to her...and the anime pulled that little disappearance at the end out of its ass. There's nothing in the game to suggest that she doesn't simply fall asleep and die in your arms.
I'm not gonna lie. I finished that game route, went to sleep, went about the next day mildly distracted, went to bed that night...and then cried myself to sleep. It was a very uncomfortable feeling.
So yeah, that scene in Fate, Archer's backstory, and <color=aliceblue>Lancer's death in Unlimited Blade Works. Those were my "manly" tears moments of the game.
Because I'm not gonna demean a certain person's death in Heaven's Feel by insisting that my tears during it were manly in the slightest.
You've played G-Senjou? I haven't gotten around to it, yet. I still got a ton on my list to finish before I even think of it. Shoot, I still have to finish writing a review on Symphonic Rain, too (summary: holy shit, read it; don't let the art style fool you into thinking it's light and fluffy!).
I only got about eight episodes into that series. Guess which episode I stopped at.Always_Remain said:
Sigh...I know I need to finish it, but I think I'll take some more time to recover. Oh, damn was that hard.
I tried watching the That Guy With the Glasses rifftrax contribution for that scene. It didn't work. Nothing could make me laugh at it...
"My friends...you bow to no one."
Actually, I haven't played Clannad, yet, either. If it's <url=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/326.163769-Neutral-Drow-reviews-Kanon>anything like Kanon was, though...
It's bad enough in the anime. It's almost unbearable in the game.
You've had a lot more time to spend with her (and plenty of time for me in particular to completely and positively revise my opinion of her), a lot more time to register for yourself what's happening to her...and the anime pulled that little disappearance at the end out of its ass. There's nothing in the game to suggest that she doesn't simply fall asleep and die in your arms.
I'm not gonna lie. I finished that game route, went to sleep, went about the next day mildly distracted, went to bed that night...and then cried myself to sleep. It was a very uncomfortable feeling.
It's odd, I think the anime actually did that part better. For some reason, the part of the Fate route that did it to me was Shirou and Saber's argument after their date. I'd probably even call those manly tears, knowing how completely helpless they both feel, Saber torn between her absolute devotion to her duty and her love for Shirou, and Shirou trapped by the fact that his love can't be dissuaded from a path leading to her self-destruction.
So yeah, that scene in Fate, Archer's backstory, and <color=aliceblue>Lancer's death in Unlimited Blade Works. Those were my "manly" tears moments of the game.
Because I'm not gonna demean a certain person's death in Heaven's Feel by insisting that my tears during it were manly in the slightest.
There are different movies mainly dealing with a lost loved one that can get me misty but never cried. As for actually crying there are only two things right now...
1. I am a volunteer firefighter and we ran a call where a 4 year old girl had gotten kicked in the chest by a horse. When we arrived she wasn't breathing and we couldn't find a pulse. That alone is enough to get most teary eyed but as we started to perform CPR the mother was crying and blaming herself for turning her back for just a second to grab a bag of food. I don't know exactly how long we were giving chest compressions but it seemed like forever. Just then her leg starts to move and she starts to cry. Then as she was loaded into the ambulance it left running code and the cops gave them an escort all the to the hospital 20 miles away. Needless to say there wasn't a dry eye in the firehouse after that call.
2. Now this is the latest one and the one that gets me the most. I have recently met an amazing girl who I only wanted to be friends with and never intended to and tried not to fall for her. I tried my hardest not to fall in love because she doesn't have that much time left. She was diagnosed with leukemia before we met...and her doctor gives her only about a year and a half left. So we are trying our best to make the most of our time that we have left and hoping for a miracle...and everytime I think about her dy...not having her around.................well lets just say i dont want to type anymore
1. I am a volunteer firefighter and we ran a call where a 4 year old girl had gotten kicked in the chest by a horse. When we arrived she wasn't breathing and we couldn't find a pulse. That alone is enough to get most teary eyed but as we started to perform CPR the mother was crying and blaming herself for turning her back for just a second to grab a bag of food. I don't know exactly how long we were giving chest compressions but it seemed like forever. Just then her leg starts to move and she starts to cry. Then as she was loaded into the ambulance it left running code and the cops gave them an escort all the to the hospital 20 miles away. Needless to say there wasn't a dry eye in the firehouse after that call.
2. Now this is the latest one and the one that gets me the most. I have recently met an amazing girl who I only wanted to be friends with and never intended to and tried not to fall for her. I tried my hardest not to fall in love because she doesn't have that much time left. She was diagnosed with leukemia before we met...and her doctor gives her only about a year and a half left. So we are trying our best to make the most of our time that we have left and hoping for a miracle...and everytime I think about her dy...not having her around.................well lets just say i dont want to type anymore
