The best anime quotes about war.
“Swords exists for just judging and killing. They can never save others.”
“All heroes have established their thrones atop, not just their enemies. But a large quantity of allied corpses as well. There are no monarchs with clean hands.”
“The scenery is so peaceful, you'd never think that wars were happening and people were dying around the world. If only this scenery could continue forever. But even if a time should come when I can no longer enjoy this scenery, as long as everyone is with me, I'll be fine. That's what I think today.”
“Men are not men on the battlefield. We turn into some other creature. You can do the cruelest things... It doesn't even matter if it's an order or not. To protect yourself, your mind shuts out any emotions you have. It's like a steel door. But once the war is over, you can't keep it closed forever.”
“Our world is like a terminal cancer. Saying you’ll change things through individual will is the rambling of a peace-loving fool. Why don’t you understand it’s too late for humanity?!”
“This is a world where people’s hearts are filled with hatred... where fingers have no purpose other than to pull triggers.”
“Power is necessary, because conflicts continue to exist.”
“The moon pierced down on the diseased world. There is no cure for the disease. An entire race falls mindlessly into destruction. Not even a man of colossal power may be able to prevent the inevitable. Death no longer terrifies men. The smell of blood is as common as the smell of white plums, so he creates slavery and savagery which surpasses the horrors of dying. These can only be fought with more bloodshed and the cycle never ends. My sword is guided by the reasoning of Hiten Mitsurugi, but when all is said, a sword is a tool for destruction not salvation. The only way I can retain my humanity is to bury its victims.”
“The smell of blood, gunpowder and iron. This is what humanity's all about. Well then, the man in charge must always lead from the front. And yet be the last one to die.”
“Can we really be proud of our own survival that's predicated on sacrificing our own? There lives aren't all we lose.”
“The natural enemy of the strong is the weak, but the natural enemy of the weak is not the strong - it is the ones that are even weaker.”
“The time is almost here. Go and lay the groundwork. A world where only true pirates can survive will soon be upon us. Those without power, flee while you can. The tide will bring those of unmatched power and the New Era will begin!”
“As long as it's for the right cause, there's nothing wrong with playing dirty.”
“People fall into darkness because they have lost sight of the true nature of the light within them. Unable to find that light they flounder desperately while suffering in agony, only to give birth to tragedy. And there is no greater cause of tragedy, no greater source of darkness, than warfare.”
“Why do you have to pay money to eat?! Can't we all just share?! Where is freedom in the world?! All are slaves to labor!! The rich grow fat... While the poor die!!”
“Most of the winning results in war is caused by pursuit. Do you know why? Leaving aside modern times, it seems during the era of bayonet warfare, the worst losses always, arise from the moments when the losing side is being pursued.”
“Battle was a thing which was won by living and which was lost by dying.”
“The purpose of an alliance is not simply for the sake of preventing an enemy from attacking you. Rather, importance lies in what one can obtain after the alliance. As well as your actions after the alliance.”
