Yu-Gi-Oh!/Tear Jerker

Yu-Gi-Oh!

 * Yu-Gi-Oh! had quite a few, but the one that stands out for this troper would be the duel between Yugi and Marik-possessed Joey.
 * Specifically when
 * Both the anime and the manga (which survived in Viz's English print) had this in, and if that doesn't get the tears flowing, I don't know what will (of course, the 4Kids dub removes the line, perhaps due to its context, and sets it up for.
 * Also right after that in the manga:
 * What really got me sobbing was actually the end of the series, when
 * Then there's the episode in which Joey brings himself out of a coma just to go watch Yugi dueling. Especially when Honda had him by the neck and was shaking him, telling him he had to wake up because Yugi -their Yugi- was fighting, and Joey had to be there.
 * What about when
 * It gets worse when
 * Towards the end of the duel against Dartz, Yugi is facing down a seemingly indestructible monster. Dartz tried to convince him to surrender, and almost succeeded. Right when the Orichalcos encircles him, Atem sheds a tear, and gives the best friendship speech and "It's my turn! I draw!" line in the franchise.
 * Mai, coming out of her brain controlled craze just in time to run across the arena and catch a defeated Joey in her arms, and realise what she's done.

"Yami: Yugi? (voice breaking) He can't! He can't be gone!"
 * To this troper, the saddest scenes involved Marik's back-story (much of which was cut from the dubbed version):
 * During their duel with Pegasus, Yugi faints before he and Yami can pull off their mind shuffle.


 * Okay, Noah's arc was one of the most inconvenient fillers ever, it's true. But wow, is the ending sad!  Why did the dub cut this...?
 * There's a scene in episode 52 which at the time seems little more than fuel for yaoi fangirls, but in retrospect, after seeing the final episode, Atem saying that he wants to be with Yugi forever, and Yugi offering to give Atem all his own memories in exchange for the ones he lost, becomes a bit of a Tear Jerker, because you know Atem can't stay, and how this is all going to end up.
 * The episode before also contains a big one. The Puzzle has been stolen, chained to a wall, and broken into pieces and now the whole building is on fire. Yugi refuses to abandon Yami and the Puzzle and stays in the burning building to complete the Puzzle and try to free it from the chains. Even when he passes out he still protectively clutches the Puzzle and refuses to let go.
 * This troper is an absolute wimp but Anzu's duel against Mai when she knows damned well she doesn't have a hope in hell of beating her always makes her tear up.
 * The biggest tearjerker for this troper is the entire story of Kisara and the priest in the last season. It gave a lot more meaning to Seto's actions.
 * ITA. These scenes were particularly heartbreaking because - despite their obvious feelings -  Waaahmbulance.
 * At least Kaiba still has his Blue Eyes to keep him warmy.
 * found Pegasus' back-story rather depressing, especially in the manga. Even Yugi's friends felt sorry for what the man went through. And then she realized why Pegasus kept referring to the Toon Monsters as "perfect life form" and how they can never die.  he actually stepped back into childhood and denied death. After telling Yugi his back-story, one may think he finally redeemed and was let go from receiving the Penalty Game from Yugi... But then  Although it is assumed he
 * In GX, their are a few times that show he's gotten a little better for the experience.
 * This troper thinks that during the memory world arc
 * For this troper it gets worse when, after wondering how on Earth the spirit of the Ring could have someone as kind and gentle as Ryou as a reincarnation/destined vessel/half of a soul, you realize that it's because Bakura was the same, at least until tragedy struck and marked him forever.
 * "Jonouchi... It's okay. We were never really fighting after all..." askasfsfsadsaaskgjhk ;_;
 * This one is probably not quite a Tear Jerker, but more a case of... Fridge Sadness? Anyways, in the anime, Seto had quite a prominent role, even after the Battle City Arc. He was present during the Memories Arc, and during the final duel between . However, in the manga, wasn't present during the final duel. On the penultimate page, though, he had arrived. Given that Seto is not as skeptical as the dub wants to make you believe, it is probably quite reasonable to assume that he arrived to witness the final duel and maybe even say good-bye. But he was too late, and probably just saw the tomb collapsing.
 * The talk Yugi and Atem have on the school roof in episode 199, about how, breaks this troper's heart every time. Just Yugi's total selflessness and willingness to do whatever it takes to make his best friend happy, even if it means he can't see him anymore. It also shows how far Yugi's come; at the beginning of the series, he'd be crying and begging Atem to  . Just... just... ;_;
 * This page from the manga. Just... this. It's the night before Atem leaves, and it's about how Yugi wishes he could talk to him, but he's too busy getting ready to fight him.
 * In the same bit, you have the conclusion to the Yami/Tea/Yugi love triangle sub-plot: Tea goes to Yugi's room so she can have one last talk with Yami, and it's obvious that she's intending to confess her love to Yami before the duel that decides whether he stays in the modern world or goes to the after-life. She asks Yugi if he's heard Yami say anything, and she's about to ask him if he can make the Other Yugi come out...but she ends up not being able to do it and leaves the room, having given up her last chance to tell him. Just after she leaves, you see Yugi think to himself "I know how you feel about him, Tea...", so he knows EXACTLY what she wanted to do...but despite that, he's not jealous because he wants her to be happy. SOB.
 * This troper can't keep a dry eye when Mana breaks down crying
 * Before the card game was the focus, there were a ton of different games, one of them was a tamagotchi thing, we saw Yugi saying good-bye to his at the end of that story, and dammit, it's just depressing.
 * When going through the Waking the Dragons Arc, I feel that I have the most sympathy for Raphael. Look at this:
 * The part in Yami's first duel with Raphael when
 * As much of a Jerkass Kaiba can be sometimes, seeing him during the latter part of his duel with Noah can make you pity the guy. Right before Kaiba can pull off a win, Noah uses the possessed Mokuba as a human shield. Kaiba can't bring himself to attack, and chooses the saftey of his little brother over a sure victory. Later, Noah is wailing on Kaiba, who is close to tears trying to snap Mokuba out of his trance. Mokuba does break free, but Noah manages to beat Kaiba anyways. He gloats by turning the two brothers into stone. All they were trying to do at the time was be in each others arms.

Yu-Gi-Oh! GX

 * Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, when . Especially when Jaden promises that he'll "shine even brighter and make a miracle", and Zane says  . And then with Syrus's sobbing going on and on...
 * This troper was more emotional over  at the end of Season 3. After laying everything bare in a Motive Rant, the   isn't that far-fetched, really.
 * When
 * What? No mention of Tear Jerkers from other seasons? Well, for starters, there's the ending to episode 30. Jaden has beaten Darkness and saved Syrus and Chumley from being killed in the volcano. Darkness was revealed to be
 * And another first season Tear Jerker:

Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's

 * The end of Episode 39 in Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's. Basically,.
 * The end of Episode 46 is also pretty sad.
 * Judging from the current circumstances, it will probrably get worse...
 * It does. The end of Episode 53 left This Troper a little empty for a couple hours.
 * The tragic conclusion of Episode 59 - everyone knew this was going to happen eventually, but it didn't change how sad it was when it finally came, especially since it recalls the similar Tear Jerker with Mai and Joey during Waking the Dragons, except with the roles reversed.
 * Agreed. One word: Glasses. *sob*


 * The end of episode 64, especially due to the lead up. Not because it's sad or anything, but it's because


 * It's probably just because he's normally so stoic and calm, but this troper always gets a little teary-eyed when watching the few scenes where Yusei cries over something, but particularly in episode 57, where after confessing the guilt he feels, he demands an answer from Roman about how he's supposed to redeem himself. Crow does make it rather Heartwarming when he answers Yusei's question instead, though.
 * Personally, this troper found Akiza Izinski's backstory one of the most heartbreaking parts of the series. After being teary-eyed for the better part of the entire episode, watching Sayer hug Akiza and realizing how much he really meant to her was what finally elevated this scene to the burst-out-in-tears level. Especially after Yusei wakes her up and she asks, "Yusei... You came to save me?" Yes, the ending where she wakes up and realizes  is absolute Narm, but it was so painful getting there that I almost didn't notice. And to be fair, after seeing her parents for the first time in years and just barely surviving a death duel, her reaction was pretty justified
 * Crow dueling the old man Tetsuzo in episode 68 gets pretty gloomy. Jack and Yusei wonder why the old man isn't pulling out a sure-win combo of combining the Kid Junk monster with the Maternal Junk and Paternal Junk monsters already on the field. It turns out that he doesn't have that card at all, because his beloved son has it and his wife took him away when she left him years ago, which is why Tetsuzo is so attached to his home, which is now in the middle of a junkyard.
 * Hey, don't forget Yusei's dad putting him inside the escape pod, then dying after words. This troper had to stop the DVR to cry for a couple of minutes.
 * This troper was saddened at Aporia and ZONE's fates
 * deaths.
 * This troper was hit full-force during Jack, Leo, and Luna's duel with Aporia.
 * This quickly became a Crowning Moment of Awesome for him, though.