The Twelve Kingdoms/YMMV


 * Crowning Moment of Awesome:
 * Youko facing down the manifestation of her doubts and fears...
 * Youko facing down an entire army and telling them to kneel...
 * We needn't forget the battle of wills between Taiki, a timid ten-year-old boy, and Gouran, a massively powerful changeling demon.
 * Shoryuu: "I am the King of En!".
 * Crowning Moment of Heartwarming:
 * Youko's reunion with Rakushun.
 * When Keiki is rescued by Youko and sees  is with her, and Youko refers to her as "her friend". Made even cuter by  's embarrassed reaction.
 * Sanshi bringing Taiki back to Mount Hou through a portal looks very much like a mother rescuing her drowning child.
 * Tear Jerker:
 * Youko's reaction to poor 's horrible death.
 * Suzu's backstory.
 * Taiki's entire life...
 * Shoukei throwing stones at the Wa executioners, just like the son of the old peasant woman. Quite the turning point in her Character Development.
 * death in, and when
 * What Measure Is a Non-Badass?: Face it, fandom. If Youko had not been "a coward", "a pushover", and a "zero whiner and unsympathetic lead", she would have not grown into the physically/mentally strong yet still kind and sensitive Action Girl we love. It's pretty repulsive to see people whine and complain about how Youko starts out as a total moron, refusing to see that she was raised in a very exigent household (specially thanks to her very demanding father) as well as subjected to lots of pressure to become a Yamato Nadeshiko, so it's very understandable to see her stumble and be terrified at first. Dissing and badmouthing the flawed and insecure Youko from the beginning is NOT the best way to praise how she develops through the series.