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.

A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
C.C. Code Geass What the story had to build
A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Ryuk Death Note What the line costs later
“Death and pain are just a small price to pay for the enjoyment of battle!”
Kenpachi Zaraki Bleach The case against this line
“And maybe I wouldn't have been! Making the decision to die is something only an idiot does!”
Alphonse Elric Fullmetal Alchemist Read against the character's own history
A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
C.C. Code Geass What the story had to build
A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Kaname Ohgi Code Geass Read against the character's own history
A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Kakashi Hatake Naruto What the line costs later
A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Kisame Hoshigaki Naruto What the line costs later
A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Might Guy Naruto Set against another series
“Fear. That is what we live with. And we live with it everyday. Only in death are we free of it.”
Neji Hyuga Naruto The contrarian read
A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Obito Uchiha Naruto What the line costs later
“In the end, whether you kill or get killed, you're just killing time.”
Kenpachi Zaraki Bleach The case against this line
A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Ulquiorra Cifer Bleach What the line costs later
A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Sloth Fullmetal Alchemist The contrarian read
A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Ryuk Death Note Read against the character's own history
A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Portgas D. Ace One Piece The contrarian read
“There's a certain man I have to face. Until I see him, Death himself cannot touch me.”
Roronoa Zoro One Piece What the story had to build
“I do not fear death. I fear only that my rage will fade over time.”
Kurapika Hunter x Hunter The case against this line
“You're right, we are mortal and fragile. But even if we are tortured or wounded, we'll fight to survive.”
Guts Berserk What the story had to build
A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Griffith Berserk What the line costs later
A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Skull Knight Berserk The contrarian read
A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Homura Akemi Puella Magi Madoka Magica Read against the character's own history
A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Sayaka Miki Puella Magi Madoka Magica What the line costs later
A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Mami Tomoe Puella Magi Madoka Magica The strongest objection, answered