Anime where main male character dies[this thread = spoliers]

[Timdog]

The girl who leapt through time.

Spoiler :

(She doesn't die permanently, but she definitely gets hit by a speeding train so........yeah)

In Gantz,

Spoiler :

the main character also gets hit by a speeding train and looses his head (literally)

In Kino's journey

Spoiler :

Male Kino gets stabbed in episode 5 while trying to protect girl Kino

The Gantz and Girl who leapt through time scenes could fit to the lyrics about a train.

Girl who leapt through time seems like a good one, though not for the reasons you chose but it does have what I'm looking for.

I'm also thinking 5cm per second. There's no death but a lot of the imagery is there (trains, fire, simple things around the house, etc.). There are just way too many 5cm per second videos out there already.

[stangace20]

Cowboy Bebop is another one
(surprised no one listed this one all ready)

[Dar]

You could fake it with Shuffle!

Spoiler :

Rin the main male character literally tries to commit suicide by slicing his wrist open and it appears that he is dying (in Asa's arms ;p)

[cool man!]

Basilisk. Genosuke and Oboro