Quotes you'll want to say out loud! A collection of cool lines from anime and words that strike the heart
Have you ever watched anime and felt a character’s line pierce straight into your heart?When you’re struggling or need a gentle push, the words that come to mind are often those spoken in fiction.When they resonate with a story’s worldview or the way a character lives, such quotes gain many times the power and strike even deeper.In this article, we’ve gathered cool anime quotes that will make you want to say them out loud.Enjoy encountering words that quietly stay by your side in everyday life!
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Moving quotes from anime: lines that touch the heart (1–10)
Coach/Teacher, I want to play basketball.Hisashi Mitsui
This is a famous quote from the anime SLAM DUNK.
Due to an injury that kept him from playing basketball, Hisashi Mitsui turned delinquent and started harassing the basketball team.
Then Coach Anzai—who had a profound impact on his basketball life—walked in, and Mitsui was finally able to be honest and express his true feelings.
Chasing your dream—the one thing you can never compromise on—means losing to someone every minute and every second.Kafka Hibino
Serialized on Shonen Jump+ and propelled to feverish popularity by its 2024 anime adaptation, Kaiju No.
8 follows a protagonist who once failed in his bid to join the Defense Force but rises again to chase his dream.
Many readers likely felt their hearts burn with the same resolve.
Here’s a notable quote from the protagonist, Kafka Hibino: “Chasing your dream is the most precious thing you can’t compromise on, and it means losing to someone every minute of every second.” Kafka is in his thirties, while most other members are teenagers.
It’s a line that perfectly fits him—someone who keeps searching for his value as a Defense Force member even as he continually loses to the younger recruits.
Enjoy taking detours—really do. You’ll surely find something more important than what you want lying along the way.Ging Freecss
Ging Freecss from the anime Hunter x Hunter is a character who lives freely, unconstrained by conventional norms.
His words convey the richness of savoring the journey rather than rushing to the destination.
In modern society, goals and results tend to be overemphasized, but Ging’s outlook focuses on how to enjoy the present, offering hints for how to live and think.
His simple line, which teaches the importance of pausing and feeling without haste, resonates deeply with both children and adults.
Are we so absorbed in searching that we overlook the treasures at our feet? It’s a gently penetrating quote that offers that kind of realization and warms the heart.
If you’re afraid of falling, you’ll end up falling even more.Ai Hoshino
These are the words spoken by Ai Hoshino in episode 1 of the popular anime Oshi no Ko, which aired in 2023.
She says them to Ruby, who is feeling down because she can’t dance well.
In her previous life, Ruby was a girl suffering from a serious illness, and because of those memories, she lacked confidence in moving her body.
Ai’s words resonated with Ruby—who is both her daughter and her biggest fan—and gave her the confidence to think, “It’s okay for me to dance too.” We also often find ourselves preparing to fail or proceeding in ways that assume it’s okay if we fail, but hearing these words gives us the courage to approach things with more confidence.
To cherish your life and shed tears is nothing to be ashamed of.Chinese bellflower
This is a quote from Kikyo, the shrine priestess from the anime Inuyasha.
Life is more precious than anything, and simply being alive is truly something like a treasure.
I think Kikyo is a wise, strong, and wonderful woman to be able to say this amid battle, when so many lives are being lost.
Stand up and walk. Move forward. You’ve got a fine pair of legs, don’t you?Edward Elric
Edward Elric, the protagonist of the anime Fullmetal Alchemist, is a boy who never lost the strength to move forward, even after tasting despair.
His words carry messages that gently reach out to a heart on the verge of stopping.
Rather than fixating on what’s been lost, his resolve to use what he has now as a weapon and press toward the future gives courage to those who seek hope even in adversity.
Because he speaks from a place of having overcome many hardships and pains, a gentle human strength seeps through his words, quietly giving listeners a nudge forward.
They are bright, positive quotes that make you want to start walking again.
People are able to go on living by forgetting their memories. Yet there are things that must never be forgotten.Gendo Ikari
From Neon Genesis Evangelion, here’s a famous line by the protagonist’s father, Gendo Ikari.
Hearing these words, you might recall something in your own life.
There are things we can overcome by forgetting, and things we must cherish and keep in our hearts without forgetting.
It’s a very universal sentiment that resonates with everyone.
And if you know the storyline of the anime itself, you might interpret it in yet another way.