Gunnm/Tear Jerker


 * Death of Yolg. Don't click on this if you haven't read that far.
 * Battle Angel Alita has a few Tear Jerker moments, but two stand out particularly sharply:
 * The fifth volume of the original manga, at the conclusion of Alita's battle
 * Hell, Zapan's backstory qualified as a Tear Jerker. He's a repentant Jerkass who had finally started to turn his life around and find happiness...and then unwillingly destroyed it in a fit of Unstoppable Rage.
 * Then, the ninth volume of the Last Order storyline has its finale, when
 * When Alita after years of searching for Ido  This troper really did cry with her.
 * In the ninth volume of the original series, Alita is . She is forced to have to  . The first time she handles it somewhat stoically. The next time, not so much. Her breakdown is very heartbreaking.