Thread: Tearjerker Moments in Anime (Spoiler Warning)

Hello. I wanted to start this thread because I was curious about moments in anime made you cry. Whether you were simply tearing up, or sobbing like a baby, I'd like to know what forced those tears out of you. It can be a tragic moment, it can be a touching moment. And tears from laughing your ass off doesn't count, that would require it's own thread. And like I said in the title, spoiler warning. Some of the most tearjerking moments can't be described without revealing a spoiler or two. And with that said, I'd like to go ahead and give my anime that made me cry. My choice would have to be FateZero. A prequel to the FateStay Night series, it's an overall dark story, basically showing the events that happened ten years ago in the last Grail Wars and why everyone's parents are dead. While there are a lot of sad moments in this series, there are a few particular moments that got me. The first one was Natalia's death. First off, the episode aired on Mother's Day funny, but it showed the story of Kiritsugu's training in becoming a mage hunter with his foster mother Natalia. While she was rough on him, he looked up to her. On one particular mission, Natalia boarded a plane with her target and was suppose to kill him without him noticing. Unfortunately it goes wrong, and the plane is filled with zombies, and she's forced to land the plane. Kiritsugu keeps her company over the radio, but they both know that there's no way to save her. Right before he fires a rocket at the plane, he tells her that he always thought of her as a mother, then breaks down and cries after her death. The next moment that got me was when Kiritsugu was forced to kill the fake Illya. Illiya didn't have very many scenes in FateZero, but just about every scene with her was basically showing off how cute she was. Having her play in the snow with her father, being comforted by her mother. Overall, many people love Illya, she's just a cute character, cute enough to warrant her own spin-off series. So while we know it's not the real Illya, it's still shocking and tragic to see Kiritsugu point a gun at her head and blow her brains out. I wonder how many people will react to what happens to her in the Spring when Unlimited Blade Works returns. Another moment was at the end of the series when you see Rin. She's forced to take care of her mother who's left with brain damage, and Kirei gives her a gift, the murder weapon that was used to kill her father although she doesn't know how he really died. It's that moment that she's unable to keep a straight face, and she finally breaks down and cries. Rin is basically my favorite of the three heroines in the Fate series. I was happy to see her as a child, but seeing her have to live on without a father and have to take care of a mother who won't be around for much longer, it's tough to take in. Next up is Rider's death. For a good bit of the series, Rider was the character that would lighten up the mood. He was over-the-top, but a huge badass. He seemed like the type of guy you would want to party with. We all knew he was going to die in the end, but we hoped he would go out like a badass. Luckily, he did. He faces off with Gilgamesh, his Noble Phantasm crumbling before the golden warrior's powers. So he tells his master to live on and charges headfirst towards Gilgamesh and his barrage of swords. He gets impaled many times, but he continues to charge until he's chained down and stabbed with the same weapon that destroyed his ultimate attack. While he died in the end, he was strong enough to win over the respect of Gilgamesh, one of the main villains of the series. Basically, Rider's death was one of those moments that brought out man tears, sort of like the ending of Brave Heart. And finally, this isn't exactly a precise moment, but just a general character, Kariya Matou's story. From the beginning, you have a hard time seeing his story. He fights for a pretty noble cause, to save Sakura from the Matou family, but since we know Sakura remains with the Matou family in FateStay Night, we all know that he fails. However, seeing how he fails is rough. He learns a magic that slowly kills him, he controls an unstable servant, which only drives him insane bit by bit. He breaks down when he's confronted by Rin's mother, the woman he loves, and strangles her in a fit of rage and insanity. Then tries to rescue Sakura, only to fall into the worm pit and be devoured, but not before we see a pretty tragic vision of what we all hoped to see. While it's a pretty rough story at times, FateZero is one of my favorite shows. I love the Fate series in general, but Zero had some of my favorite characters in the series. I would highly recommend it, but not without a warning. Watch it with caution, it's a dark series. Well, there's my series, I'd like to hear what some of you guys have. What made you tear up and cry. If this does well, I may share a few more moments.