mel·an·chol·y /ˈmelənˌkälē/ noun

A feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause.

"An air of melancholy surrounded him"

synonyms: desolation, sadness, pensiveness, woe, sorrow, melancholia

RULES:

1. Images must be melancholic in nature. Shock content is disallowed, and any violating post will be removed.

2. Pictures with NSFW elements are fine, but must be marked as such. If it's straight-up porn, though, take it to /r/ecchi or /r/hentai.

3. MARK SPOILERS AS SUCH:

4. Include the name of the source anime/game/etc in the submission title. If there are multiple, list them in the comments. If you know the image source, try to put that in the comments.

5. No pictures of real people, please (meaning actual photos, anime-fied versions of real people are fine)

6. Gore is disallowed. Images with elements of gore, such as blood (self harm, minor wounds, etc.) are fine, however gore for shock purposes is not allowed.

RELATED

• /r/2anime_irl4anime_irl - Depressing anime screenshots

• /r/anime_irl - Relatable, yet not necessarily depressing anime art and screenshots

IF YOU NEED HELP

Catharsis is a powerful tool for coping - it can help to see things that resonate with you or match the way you feel, even if those things are negative. But if anything here puts you in a legitimately bad place, here's a list of resources to use - help is always possible:

• List of Suicide Prevention hotlines