Black Lagoon/Tear Jerker


 * The deaths of . Since the series usually consist of over the top action scenes where dozens of Mooks are gunned down by our heroic sociopath "heroes" without a second thought, an arc that could actually be taken seriously was a severe case of Mood Whiplash. The arc following it was so over the top ridiculous that it actually seemed like an apology to the viewer for putting them through that.
 * The worst part? That was about as close to a happy ending as they could get. The only way to improve it would be for  death to have been less painful. That is how screwed up these two were.
 * There is a reason . Every time you listen to  tears start flowing, otherwise you really are heartless.
 * Worse still, the ending of the Tokyo arc,, and Rock's apparent realization that he's one of the bad guys now.
 * That arc also gives us Balalaika's Start of Darkness. It's especially poignant when you realize that the song playing while Balalaika decides to join the Mafia is the same song that played during 's death scenes.
 * And it's not just the ending or Balalaika's backstory. There's also the scene with Yukio telling her kouhai Maki good-bye and asking her to take care of her mother before she abandons her school and takes over the clan, leaving the poor girl in tears and screaming "Sempai, sempai!"... *SOB*
 * YMMY, but at the end of Roberta's long arc, it's very sad to see  This troper lost all hope for   at that point.
 * This is anime only, but at the end of Roberta's Blood Trail, upon seeing the Nigh Invulnerable Ninja Maid one can't help but feel a little sad.
 * Near the end of the Hansel and Gretel arc, Gretel tells Rock what she and Hansel went through, relaying her bleak, nihilistic philosophy about life and the world. Absolutely horrified, Rock gives her a hug and tells her that the world can be a beautiful place and should be a beautiful place, especially for children like her. Unfortunately, having had her humanity stripped from her at such a young age, Gretel doesn't respond in the most healthy of manners. Given how disturbingly common Gretel's situation was in Ceaușescu's Romania, it made even this most jaded troper feel something in his eye.