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.
Shinji Ikari Neon Genesis Evangelion What the line costs later
A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Shinji Ikari Neon Genesis Evangelion The contrarian read
A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Misato Katsuragi Neon Genesis Evangelion The contrarian read
A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Kaworu Nagisa Neon Genesis Evangelion What the line costs later
A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Asuka Langley Soryu Neon Genesis Evangelion Read against the character's own history
A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Spike Spiegel Cowboy Bebop What the story had to build
A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Spike Spiegel Cowboy Bebop The contrarian read
“Yeah, I understand... as if.”
Spike Spiegel Cowboy Bebop Read against the character's own history
A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Jet Black Cowboy Bebop What the story had to build
A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Laughing Bull Cowboy Bebop The case against this line
“I can talk trash to people and even touch them! To be alive is a wonderful thing!”
Yusuke Urameshi YuYu Hakusho Read against the character's own history
A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Kazuma Kuwabara YuYu Hakusho What the Japanese does
“Yes...well, the driver would have veered to the left. In other words, your death was a complete and utter waste!”
Botan YuYu Hakusho The contrarian read
A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Akito Sohma Fruits Basket Read against the character's own history
“Pick your hell.”
Satoru Gojo Jujutsu Kaisen The case against this line
“It's difficult to say what your heart feels when you're about to die. But I can say this for sure. No jujutsu sorcerer dies without regret!”
Masamichi Yaga Jujutsu Kaisen The strongest objection, answered
“I can't say what I'll be thinking when I die, but... I'm not gonna regret the way I live!”
Yuji Itadori Jujutsu Kaisen What the line costs later
“They weighed their lives equally with their beauty... ...and for that, they lost both.”
Maomao The Apothecary Diaries What the story had to build
A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Muhammad Avdol JoJo's Bizarre Adventure What the line costs later
A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Will A. Zeppeli JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Read against the character's own history
A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Erina Joestar JoJo's Bizarre Adventure What the line costs later
A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Wamuu JoJo's Bizarre Adventure What the story had to build
A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Straizo JoJo's Bizarre Adventure The case against this line
A line from the ending — shown on the character page, behind a spoiler shield.
Envy Fullmetal Alchemist The strongest objection, answered