35 Anime Quotes About Happiness That Will Open Your Mind

Sadness and happiness are 2 sides of the same coin. In the end it comes down to what you decide to feel. And how you decide to feel about yourself, the situation, or life in general.

Here are some anime quotes that highlight just that, from multiple points of view. Covering different aspects of happiness, unhappiness, and what it truly means.

Anime Quotes About Happiness:

Hachiman Hikigaya Quotes

“About marriage or about future, I don’t know what will happen in the future. In this world, it’s normal that when there’s a preparation, then a new grief is born, but everyone has the right to desire happiness. Our efforts need to be held for the sake of our future.” – Hachiman Hikigaya

Archer Quotes (Fate Stay Night)

“The wish of wanting everyone to be happy is merely a fairy tale!” – Archer

“There are always fewer seats called “happiness” than there are people to fill them.” – Archer

Ryuugajou Nanana Quotes

“Happiness is only happiness when everyone shares it.” – Ryuugajou Nanana

Madoka Kaname Quotes

“It’s not fair to be unhappy. Especially if you’re not doing anything wrong.” – Madoka Kaname

Takane Saibara Quotes

“Having everything handed to you on a silver platter doesn’t necessarily equate to happiness. There are too many choices that you don’t even want.” – Takane Saibara

Alicia Florence Quotes

“There are some people who are rich and stay in beautiful places but are still unhappy. There are some people who are poor, but happy. In the end, happiness or sadness, only the person can determine.” – Alicia Florence

Nao Yasumori Quotes

“My new family is just so kind. It’s almost as if there’s been some kind of mistake… like, I’ll have to pay back for all this happiness later on.” – Nao Yasumori

Princess Lenessia Quotes

“Protecting someone means giving them a place to belong. Giving them a place where they can be happy.” – Princess Lenessia

Junko Kaname Quotes

“The more stubborn a person gets about what they think is right, the less happy they’re going to be.” – Junko Kaname

Kaminski Natalia Quotes

“Choosing your calling based solely on your talents won’t always guarantee you happiness.” – Kaminski Natalia

Gilgamesh Quotes

“Do exactly as you like. That is the true meaning of pleasure. Pleasure leads to joy and joy leads to happiness.” – Gilgamesh

Hiroomi Nase Quotes

“If you keep trying to reason with yourself instead of listening to your feelings, you’ll never be able to feel true happiness.” – Hiroomi Nase

Akari Mizunashi Quotes

“If one feels it is fun now, one will be able to enjoy life the most. Everything will change over time, so we must treasure the happy moments before us.” – Akari Mizunashi

Asuna Yuuki Quotes

“Life isn’t just doing things for yourself. It’s possible to live in such a way that other people’s happiness, makes you happy too.” – Asuna Yuuki

Ayumu Aikawa Quotes

“Loneliness is peaceful, but there’ll be no one to share happiness with.” – Ayumu Aikawa

Lelouch Lamperouge Quotes

“If happiness had a form, what would it look like? It might be something like glass, because one doesn’t notice it normally. However, it is actually there. As proof, if you look at it from a different angle, the glass will reflect light. It will state it’s presence and existence more eloquently than any other thing in this world.” – Lelouch Lamperouge

Kai Quotes (Neo Angelique Abyss)

“A smile is a seed of happiness. Anything can be made with it.” – Kai

Hakaze Kusaribe Quotes

“Even if he hates me, being able to die with the knowledge that the one I love will never forget me… there is no greater happiness a woman could desire.” – Hakaze Kusaribe

Minori Kushieda Quotes

“My happiness can only be… can only be made with my own hands! My happiness doesn’t depend on anyone but me!” – Minori Kushieda

Monkey D. Dragon Quotes

“There can be no happiness in a world where the undesirables are thrown away.” – Monkey D. Dragon

Lucy Heartfilia Quotes

“There’s nothing happy about having your fate decided for you! You have to grab your own happiness!” – Lucy Heartfilia

Simon Brezhnev Quotes

“You’re happy enough, so don’t take away the happiness of others. You should share it.” – Simon Brezhnev

Virgilia Quotes

“Real magic is the power to repair, to revive. To call back happiness which has disappeared, to call back love which has gotten cold. And it can call back a forgotten smile to a princess’ face.” – Virgilia

Rena Ryuugu Quotes

“There’s only one world for us, and things in it are set up so that we can find happiness in it.” – Rena Ryuugu

Yuuko Ichihara Quotes

“Your happiness is your own business. Its a promise you make to yourself. It is a reward you give yourself for accomplishing what you set out to do, for achieving what you strive for. But if you fail to reward yourself for what you have accomplished, then you are essentially breaking a promise to yourself. Its like a breach of contract, compensation must always be made. You must pay all of the debts that you made, even to yourself.” – Yuuko ichihara

“If you’re gonna have great happiness, it requires great effort in exchange, that’s called compensation. For the good things in life, there are the bad. For the bad things in life, there are always the good. In order for you to be happy, you must be willing to accept a burden of a equal amount of unhappiness in exchange as your payment. The more you achieve, the greater the demands will be placed upon you in return.” – Yuuko Ichihara

Labrador Quotes (07 Ghost)

“True happiness comes from overcoming suffering. No one can shoulder your burdens for you.” – Labrador

Gintoki Sakata Quotes

“Happiness depends on each person. If you think you’re happy, then you must be happy.” – Gintoki Sakata

Ageha Shiroi Quotes

“When you love someone, sometimes your head hurts. And it’s so agonizing that you want to burst into tears. But even the smallest thing can bring you happiness. It’s complicated, but simple. Perhaps all these emotions are irreplaceable and precious.” – Ageha Shiroi

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Yuzuru Otonashi Quotes

“My life after losing her… Is it over as well? The days I spent satisfied with the happiness I never noticed… Those times had passed away. For me… There’s nothing left at all.” – Yuzuru Otonashi

Cal Devens Quotes

“Please tell me, if I could never have happiness in real life, can’t I at least get to dream about it sometimes?” – Cal Devens

Adashino Quotes

“People derive their happiness in a variety of ways, even though it might seem cruel.” – Adashino

Himura Yuu Quotes

“Because she learned about happiness, she feels lonely for the first time. And because she knows unhappiness, she understands happiness for the first time.” – Himura Yuu