Mahou Sensei Negima/Tear Jerker




 * One very, very early in the manga: the flashback where Asuna explains about Ayaka's little brother, who died at birth. And you might think her image song is just okay, but try listening to it with the lyrics...
 * The episode focusing on ghost girl Sayo is tear-jerking, but the Gecko Ending is made of this.
 * What happens during and directly after
 * Also, after Negi
 * Negi Springfield's last, and possibly only, meeting with his father Nagi as revealed to Asuna via a spell (and several others via Nodoka's artifact) in volume eight was heartbreaking. Not because of the destruction/petrification Negi's Doomed Hometown by an invading demonic horde or the impossibly powerful wizard doing a somewhat brutal Big Damn Heroes moment just in time to same the kid, but the fact that Negi only realized who the man was after he apologised for not being there and gave the kid his staff before starting to levitate off... whereupon we see the five year old (at most) kid running throught the snow before falling to his knees to scream "FATHER!!!" at the top of his lungs.
 * It should be noted that of all the eavesdroppers (Asuna being too busy berating Negi for feeling the whole thing was his fault), the only ones not openly weeping were the Robot Girl (who looked as if she were trying to figure out how to), the Axe Crazy puppet ("The part where he broke the neck, that was cool!"), and the ancient vampire Nagi imprisoned within the grounds of Mahora Acadamy fifteen years ago. The last one of course pointedly turned away as she gruffly agreed to help Negi locate the man.
 * The flashback in 265 adds a new layer of sadness to it, as noted below.
 * During the Festival arc in the manga, just before Negi  he asks Yue whether what he's doing is right, and says that if he   thousands of people could be saved. Yue starts crying and tells him that he can't sacrifice his future for thousands of unknown people, saying
 * Another moment comes in one of the more recent manga chapters, when
 * The entire final fight of the Mahora tournament:
 * Evangeline's "Can you at least pet my head?" moment directly after that also qualifies.
 * What makes that scene even more powerful is that it is the only time in the entire series that Evangeline (openly) cries.
 * The end of the recent  fight.   For whatever reason, that section never fails to put a few Manly Tears in this troper's eyes.
 * A combination Tear Jerker and Woobie moment comes in chapter 244, after
 * We can't forget
 * The  combines this with Crowning Moment of Heartwarming. It's probably safe to say that Ako exists for this trope.
 * The episode with the ghost girl Sayo. It gives a much better impression of Sayo and Kazumi, especially when Kazumi decides not to take the picture after Sayo breaks down crying. Up until now she had been shown to be just as mercenary as her manga side.
 * Evangeline's Image Song "Re-Born" sounds somewhat like a rock ballad if you don't know Japanese. Then you read the English translation of the lyrics...
 * Chapter 245. ", I love you. Or rather, I loved you."
 * Chapter 263: 's breakdown caused by her not being sure  . Fortunately, followed by a Crowning Moment of Heartwarming when
 * Chapter 265:
 * Chapter 267:  And that was supposed to be their moment of triumph.
 * In Chapter 268, . Of course, things do get better.
 * Chapter 276 has
 * Chapter 277 has.
 * Chapter 278 continues the streak:
 * Chapter 279
 * You've got that right. Chapter 279 even proves to be a Tear Jerker in-story. I'm pretty sure this is the first time we've ever seen Chisame that emotional... Ain't it adorable?
 * No, it's heartbreaking. Seriously, I was having trouble holding up the tears already; when she of all people started to cry, I couldn't contain myself anymore.
 * Chapter 287: This troper the last few frames of the scene of Yuna  was a bit heartrending when, while she took the news well, she lamented the fact that her dad kept it from her. And judging from the looks on Takane's and Mei's faces, Yuna was probably tearing up at that point.


 * Seeing this page almost made me tear up, what with the image of . Poor, poor Yuna.
 * Um, I'm not sure what to make of that. To me it looks more like Yuna just remembering what she did in her childhood (i.e. Flashback scene overlaid on the present; that was Yuna's mom Yuuko there in the background of her childhood scene after all). More like reminiscing and not really a Tear Jerker.
 * I find it strange that  scene has not been mentioned, such a kind-hearted yet strong willed woobie, admitting her feelings to all her dear friends, without even thinking twice about going back to the hell she calls future. The fact that she didn't even shed a tear or ever complain or tell anymore how much she suffered makes this tropper feel really sad that she didn't succeed. Misaimed Fandom maybe?
 * Don't sweat it. Everyone (reader and character alike) wasn't sure if Chao was right or not. Besides, Negima's villains are made up mostly Anti Villains. And yeah. That WAS a Tear Jerker for me, too.
 * And then Chapter 298 shows us what she was trying to stop: . You HAVE to pity her, especially since.
 * Chapter 296
 * What also got me in that chapter was that in
 * The worst bit is that this is because the Kyoto arc never happened even though this moment is about a year to a year and a half afterwards. That one moment was all that saved their relationship and that chance will probably never happen again.
 * Or the fact that you realize that  
 * This one text-less page is probably the most tearjerker part of Negi's . Will the poor boy ever gets his true wish?
 * What's even worse is what a couple pages after says
 * I remember somewhere a flashback where  is able to use the Kanka technique with ease. Takamichi is amazed, but she replies something like, "The object is to become nothing. I already am nothing." He's horrified.
 * From that same chapter; just seeing Asuna break down and be so close to giving up makes this troper have a small Tear Jerker moment.
 * There is a single panel (one of those in the top left) during Eva-chan's telling of her backstory that may provide Fridge Horror once the implications hit. Everything indicates this kid regained consciousness on her tenth birthday surrounded by the bodies of her parents... with their blood on her hands... and her lips. No wonder she is so convinced she is a monster.
 * The bottom panel is just as bad; it takes place shortly after she was turned, so it's essentially a young girl with no friends or family, convinced that she's an evil monster, dragging herself through a corpse-strewn battlefield.
 * It's made worse by her monologue. It's pretty clear that she never actually wanted to hurt anyone. Going so far as to isolate herself on an island for decades where the only people she saw were people who went there SPECIFICALLY to kill her.
 * Chapter 311. Just seeing the horrified look on the girls faces is enough to make you weep.
 * No love for
 * Chapter 312, end text.
 * And it continues...
 * At this point, there's a tear jerker every few chapters, to the point you want to shake Akamatsu and tell him to
 * Chapter 327, full stop.
 * Chapter 334 [[Up to Eleven tops it all], Negi and Co. finally defeated the seemingly invincible Lifemaker, only
 * Because of Magia Erebea, Negi is . While this wouldn't normally bother most people at first, Setsuna pointed out
 * So does that mean what Chao said,, is a lie? Or won't come true in the end?
 * Well, it's still up in the air whether
 * Chapter 343.
 * Setsuna make it sadder as even though that Konoka and her was still alive they would be very old. This troper thought that if the rest of the class knew the truth, they might not able to bear this.
 * Continuing from the above,.
 * Chapter 351.
 * Chapter 352 has an extremely heartbreaking scene.
 * Relatedly,
 * Just to put this into a bit more perspective,  and doesn't look any older for it. She wakes up in an unfamiliar place, unsure of   is, and begins to desperately search   for anything familiar. This is when this troper began to realize something was wrong; Nobody was there to greet   and   was in ruin. Then it begins to rain. Surrounded by people who don't know who she is, and taking refuge in a telephone booth,   tries to look up anyone  who might know her. Finding the name   in the telephone book, she rushes to the address, only to find that the person in the book is in fact   and that   has been dead for years. She then digs up the   she and   buried, only to find that the entire class has added to it over the years. Her reactions are MADE of this trope, and this troper had to repress Manly Tears every second of the way.
 * Also of note is
 * On a more meta note on this chapter, it's a major Tear Jerker to find out the series will reach it's conclusion in only three chapters. Fans are not happy to see so many developments go unchecked.
 * Just to put this into a bit more perspective,  and doesn't look any older for it. She wakes up in an unfamiliar place, unsure of   is, and begins to desperately search   for anything familiar. This is when this troper began to realize something was wrong; Nobody was there to greet   and   was in ruin. Then it begins to rain. Surrounded by people who don't know who she is, and taking refuge in a telephone booth,   tries to look up anyone  who might know her. Finding the name   in the telephone book, she rushes to the address, only to find that the person in the book is in fact   and that   has been dead for years. She then digs up the   she and   buried, only to find that the entire class has added to it over the years. Her reactions are MADE of this trope, and this troper had to repress Manly Tears every second of the way.
 * Also of note is
 * On a more meta note on this chapter, it's a major Tear Jerker to find out the series will reach it's conclusion in only three chapters. Fans are not happy to see so many developments go unchecked.


 * This is only slightly off-topic, but in the doujinshi Negimaru, . Seeing that just made me cry like a baby. It also doesn't help that, at least in the manga fan-lation, Chisame says,