Popotan/Tear Jerker


 * Mai having to leave Konami in episode 2. The image of her running away, doing her damndest to fight back her tears, really sets the tone for the rest of the series.
 * At the end of episode 5, the mansion jumps forward in time without Mai and Mea, forcing them to wait five years for the house to return. In the next episode, it's revealed how Mai has spent this time: she's graduated high school, become friends with her classmates and has finally been able to live normally without worrying about losing her new life. The problem? . When she finally understands that she will never be able to have a normal life as long as her journey is unfinished, she and her sisters do the same thing as the audience: cry uncontrollably.
 * Nono's grandfather all but disowning her for decorating the shrine with Christmas ornaments.
 * The end of episode 9. Seriously. It's bad enough that Konami, but she also happens to be voiced by in the Japanese version by Tomoko Kawakami,.
 * Mai's reaction to this is shown very clearly in the following episode, and it's just as heartbreaking.
 * In the penultimate episode, the girls learn that they can end their journey, at the cost of living far away from each other. Despite Mii's best efforts, . The music doesn't help.
 * Making matters worse: wanna guess who is the first person to find ? That's right, it's Mii.
 * And finally, there is the very last episode. . Thankfully, it at least ends on a happy note.