Anime Quotes About Death

Last words, deathbed promises and the dying who narrate their own end. A genre unusually willing to let its characters die, and to let them talk first.

“Why didn't I try to get to know him better?”
Frieren Frieren: Beyond Journey's End What the story had to build
“No matter how many allies you have around you, when you die, you'll be alone.”
Satoru Gojo Jujutsu Kaisen The strongest objection, answered
“A man... dies when people forget him.”
Dr. Hiriluk One Piece What the story had to build
“We only traveled together for a mere ten years.”
Frieren Frieren: Beyond Journey's End What the story had to build
A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Piccolo Dragon Ball Z What the story had to build
A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Zechs Merquise Mobile Suit Gundam Wing What the line costs later
A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Dr. Hiriluk One Piece The strongest objection, answered
“Their lives have meaning because we the living refuse to forget them! And as we ride to certain death, we trust our successors to do the same for us!”
Erwin Smith Attack on Titan What the story had to build
A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Levi Ackerman Attack on Titan The contrarian read
A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Spike Spiegel Cowboy Bebop What the line costs later
A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Misato Katsuragi Neon Genesis Evangelion What the story had to build
“There is only one destiny we all share equally... death.”
Neji Hyuga Naruto Read against the character's own history
A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Tanjiro Kamado Demon Slayer The strongest objection, answered
A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Isshin Kurosaki Bleach Read against the character's own history
A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Isshin Kurosaki Bleach What the line costs later
“You're right, there's no reason for me to hear your name, because the most important thing is that you know mine.”
Ikkaku Madarame Bleach What the story had to build
A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Ulquiorra Cifer Bleach Read against the character's own history
“No, stop this charade. You're not the real Sherry. My Sherry is gone, dead!”
Jean Pierre Polnareff JoJo's Bizarre Adventure What the story had to build
A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Diavolo JoJo's Bizarre Adventure What the line costs later
“A person who feels nothing at the death of those close to him is no different than a butcher.”
Jiraiya Naruto What the story had to build
A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Orochimaru Naruto The contrarian read
A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Misa Amane Death Note What the line costs later
“I hate stories like that. Men only think of their past right before their death, as if they were searching frantically for proof that they were alive.”
Jet Black Cowboy Bebop The strongest objection, answered
“If living means bowing down to the likes of you bastards, I'd rather die on my feet with my head held high.”
Mugen Samurai Champloo What the story had to build