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Barefoot Gen (manga, 1973)
volume 1
Daijiro Kumai: Kid! You've got to survive! Live and be free like we couldn't be. Help make the world a place where you can marry the girl you love and live happily with your family! That's the best thing a human being can do.
Fighting General Daimos (TV, 1978)
episode 14
Princess Tutu (TV, 2002)
episode 2
Edel: May those who accept their fate be granted happiness. May those who defy their fate be granted glory.
episode 5
Narrator: Once upon a time, there was a happy prince. The happy prince knew no painful past and he knew no painful future. One day, the prince obtained a comforting warmth. However, this warmth emanated not only tranquility, but also unhappiness, pain, and loneliness.
episode 6
Edel: Between a person who continues to dream and a person who's awoken from a dream, who is happier?
Death Note (manga, 2003)
chapter 22
SΕichirΕ Yagami: No... anything obtained by killing people can never bring true happiness.
Ergo Proxy (TV, 2005)
episode 4
Hoody: Until you know that a lie is a lie, it's the truth. Discerning the truth from the lie may be the right thing to do... but it won't always make you happy.
A Girl on the Shore (manga, 2009)
chapter 19
Koume Sato: It's kinda scary, okay? You changed too much too suddenly. This cheerful Isobe... I never wanted to see you like this.
Blast of Tempest (TV, 2012)
episode 24
Aika Fuwa: The subtle light that is born when people's feelings come together. That light embraces felicity, evil, sin, and happiness. The light blazes forth... illuminating the whole truth.
Laid-Back Camp (manga, 2015)
chapter 15
Rin Shima: The parts you don't plan make the journey more fun... At least, that's what grandpa said.
Platinum End (manga, 2015)
chapter 2
Mirai Kakehashi: Things acquired through theft or deception don't make me happy. If they did, I'd be a bad person. I'm fine with a more ordinary happiness.
chapter 3
Mirai Kakehashi: I can't find happiness if I stay cooped up inside.
Devilman Crybaby (ONA, 2018)
episode 9
Miki Makimura: When Akira cries, it's always for someone else. He doesn't cry at all when he's sad himself. He's strong. He has a strong heart. But he mostly cries for other people. If more people in the world were like Akira... I think everyone would be happy.
Real Girl (TV, 2018)
episode 3
Hikari Tsutsui: Something about changing and getting so happy is scary.
Chainsaw Man (manga, 2018)
chapter 84
Makima: Death. War. Hunger. There are many things in this world that humanity would be happier without.
Call of the Night (manga, 2019)
chapter 12
Nazuna Nanakusa: Everybody on the streets tonight... looks like a pathetic loser. Why don't more people enjoy the night?
chapter 13
Ko Yamori: It's fun being with Nazuna. I'm discovering all kinds of new feelings. But it's... a lot to process. I'm starting to realize that happiness is complicated.
Babylon (TV, 2019)
episode 5
Ai Magase: In the game, I become the hero. The hero rises up against the devil who took over the world, together with a small group of friends, or sometimes even alone, in order to save the world and bring happiness to the people. But none of the people the devil rules over try to rise up against him, even though the hero is risking his life to save the world. The hero still tries to save the world. Even if no one helps him. Even if no one understands him. Just to bring happiness to the people. Mr. Seizaki, I want to become a person like that.
Shaman King (TV, 2021)
episode 20
Orona: All the young tribesmen there were blinded by the appeal of the encroaching world. They abandoned the village for the city. But what is this city? Everyone fights with each other in a bid to secure happiness, wearing down their bodies and souls in the process, exhausting themselves.
Orona: Happiness won through fighting is not true happiness. True happiness lies in the peace of laughter!
episode 43
Pascual Abaj: A person's thoughts are enough to make them miserable or happy. But when confronted with the onslaught of reality, there aren't many who can find the happiness in it.
Hao Asakura: That's reality for you. You can't be surprised by anything happening at any time in this world. Nothing is unfeasible. Anyone, however important, can die from the slightest thing. And no matter how hard you've worked, it can all come to nothing, just like that. Then there are those who never lift a finger but are content for life thanks to the dumb luck they were born with. Doesn't it seem so stupid to deal with that with full sincerity? That's why in the end, it doesn't matter.
episode 49
Anna Kyoyama: For people, living means battling. However trivial, the more people long for happiness, the greater the unhappiness they find.
Blue Period (ONA, 2021)
episode 1
Masako Saeki: When you feel joy, excitement, and passion while making art, the viewer will also enjoy your work.
Platinum End (TV, 2021)
episode 1
Mirai Kakehashi: Things acquired through theft or deception don't make me happy. If they did, I'd be a bad person. I'm fine with a more ordinary happiness.
episode 2
Mirai Kakehashi: I can't find happiness if I stay cooped up inside.
Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Disturbance (TV, 2024)
episode 15 (39)
Seijuro Hiko: Even if you protect the weak and the ones you love by sacrificing yourself with the compassion of the Buddha himself, it will leave sadness in those you protected. A true happiness will never be achieved. Even if you quell danger with your fierce anger of the slaughter and sacrifice your life, it is nothing more than one fleeting incident in the continuous flow of the era. The will to live is stronger than anything. Never forget that.
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