Mai-HiME/Tear Jerker


 * Mai-HiME episode, episode 20, , and episodes 24 and 25, . At least one of those will get tears from you, though with the first two, the sheer awesomeness of the twist might leave you too stunned.
 * Even if leaves you too stunned for tears (and it did for me), the following events are utterly heart-wrenching:
 * This troper believes that (and even has to reiterate) episode 20 trumped every other episode in how utterly cruel it was to Mai.
 * Talking of Takumi, how about the scene shortly before where he decides he won't go to America for a possibly life-changing but very expensive operation because he knows how much of a burden he is to his sister -- unaware that she's listening? This troper, who knows what it's like to care for a sick relative, cried so much that when it came to he had no tears left.
 * The episode where  might also count, but you only realize it afterwards, when it's revealed that.
 * This troper did not have much sympathy or respect for Nao through the series, but seeing her like that, not just defeated, but completely broken, kind of changed his view point in this moment that felt like an intense, odd combination of both tearjerker and heartwarming.
 * Don't tell me you forgot ?
 * The ending of episode 15 might count, too, after . The choice of ending music for this episode doesn't help at all.
 * Let's talk about episode 23, with
 * death in the manga, particularly reaction.
 * death in the manga, particularly reaction.