History Heartwarming / SailorMoon

* After the Sailor Starlights and outer senshi forbid Usagi and Seiya from seeing each other, Usagi becomes so depressed that not even ''cake'' can snap her out of it. Although the others try their best to cheer her up, it's when Minako gives Usagi a number to the venue where the Three Lights are rehearsing and Seiya might answer her call that things change. Seeing Usagi's finally face light up is really sweet and the whole thing shows how much her friends care for her.

** Also, Naru suffered AdultFear on thinking that her mother attacked and strangled her, when it was actually a youma disguised as her mom. The next day, as she recounts it, a monster attacked her and her mother, which is much closer to the truth.

* Around the time Creator/VizMedia revealed the new English dub cast, Creator/AmandaCelineMiller, the new voice of Sailor Jupiter, was overjoyed to have gotten the part, and wrote a [[https://web.archive.org/web/20171005235438/http://amandamillervo.tumblr.com:80/post/91511747791/how-sailor-jupiter-made-me-who-i-am-today very touching Tumblr post]] about how she identified with and looked up to Sailor Jupiter as a child. It got shared all over the place, and best of all, [[https://twitter.com/sroman8886/status/489078560649252864 it reached]] Creator/SusanRoman, the original English voice of Sailor Jupiter. That's just too sweet for its own good.

* The final episode of S has of course the supposed tearful departure of Chibi-Usa, but during the going-away party, after Usagi gives Chibi-Usa a handmade backpack, Usagi and Rei get into yet another argument...until suddenly Rei grabs Usagi's hand, notes the scratches from her craftwork...and then puts a bandage on that hand with a kind reminder to take better care of herself. The argument suddenly ends with Usagi showing a look of, "I didn't know you cared..."

* The ''SuperS'' movie:

* In the episode where Rei tells everyone after her artist cousin who gets very tempermental when he's in a slump, there's a flashback with her as a child where she's absolutely terrified of him as he breaks his pieces by throwing them around. But, when he sees how scared she is, he calms down and gives her a bird-shaped pendant that he hadn't destroyed, she's able to see he's not really a bad person, and has kept the pendant as a MementoMacGuffin since.

** From the same episode, also doubling as [[TearJerker]]: still weak from giving blood, Jupiter falters when running to the fight, and Sailor Moon - still traumatized from remembering the events at D-Point - begs her to go home, at one point saying "I know I'm a slowpoke and I'm always running away, but I'll work twice as hard today for you." She only relents when Jupiter holds firm that she won't let anyone else get hurt like Shinozaki. Both of them are motivated to be there for their friends.

* The GrandFinale chapter: Usagi is confronted with the Cauldron of stars, where chaos was born. She's urged to destroy it, but Usagi realizes that will destroy life as well. Instead, she pulls a HeroicSacrifice to purify it instead, letting her body melt away. This gives Chibi Chibi the courage to reveal her true form -- Sailor Cosmos, the guardian of the Cauldron -- and return to the future where she'll fight Chaos rather than fleeing. Usagi's HeroicSacrifice pays off in a KarmicJackpot by creating Crystal Tokyo, and reviving her family and friends with immortality. She and Mamoru have their wedding, and she can feel Chibi-Usa inside of her as a growing baby.

* In the 26th episode of the ''S'' season, there is a small conversation between Chibiusa and Setsuna at the beginning. There's no set-up for it. It's just really sweet and heartwarming.

* Hotaru telling the senshi that if they can't rescue her and Chibiusa, to take Chibiusa and leave her behind. The senshi refuse, telling her she means the world to Chibiusa and they won't abandon her.
* Chibiusa almost taking what would've been a fatal attack to defend Hotaru. Usagi got them both out the way in time, but it doesn't change that Chibiusa didn't have a moment of hesitation in being ready to give up her life to protect her friend. Looks like Usagi's rubbing off on her.

* Chibi-usa and Helios' developing romance in Super S is also very heartwarming. Especially the scene where [[spoiler:Helios tries to leave out of fear of endangering her, and she holds onto him, refusing to let him disappear. Her absolutely heartbroken look and her crying pushes this into major TearJerker territory as well.]]
--> '''Chibi-usa''': You said you needed me! You said you needed the power of my dreams! I won't ever let you go!

* The GrandFinale chapter: Usagi is confronted with the Cauldron of stars, where chaos was born. She's urged to destroy it, but Usagi realizes that will destroy life as well. Instead, she pulls a HeroicSacrifice to purify it instead, letting her body melt away. This give Chibi-Chibi the courage to reveal her true form -- Sailor Cosmos, the guardian of the Cauldron -- and return to the future where she'll fight Chaos rather than fleeing. Usagi's HeroicSacrifice pays off in a KarmicJackpot by creating Crystal Tokyo, and reviving her family and friends with immortality. She and Mamoru have their wedding, and she can feel Chibi-Usa inside of her as a growing baby.

* The 29th episode has Chibi-Usa draw a crudely drawn picture of Usagi. At the end of the episode when she is asked what the title of her portrait is, she responds, "The Person I Admire Most".

* The GrandeFinale chapter: Usagi is confronted with the Cauldron of stars, where chaos was born. She's urged to destroy it, but Usagi realizes that will destroy life as well. Instead, she pulls a HeroicSacrifice to purify it instead, letting her body melt away. This give Chibi-Chibi the courage to reveal her true form -- Sailor Cosmos, the guardian of the Cauldron -- and return to the future where she'll fight Chaos rather than fleeing. Usagi's HeroicSacrifice pays off in a KarmicJackpot by creating Crystal Tokyo, and reviving her family and friends with immortality. She and Mamoru have their wedding, and she can feel Chibi-Usa inside of her as a growing baby.

* In episode 11, Usagi and Rei are at each other's throats since they've only just met each other and they haven't ironed out the kinks in their relationship that will evolve into them becoming VitriolicBestBuds. When Ami gets knocked out by the MonsterOfTheWeek, Usagi accuses Rei of only caring for herself (which pisses Rei off). However, when Rei almost gets turned into stone, Usagi begins sobbing for Rei out of fear for her safety and then in relief when Rei is alright.

* In episode 11, Usagi and Rei are at each other's throats since they've only just met each other and they haven't ironed out the kinks in their relationship that will evolve into them becoming VitriolicBestFriends. When Ami gets knocked out by the MonsterOfTheWeek, Usagi accuses Rei of only caring for herself (which pisses Rei off). However, when Rei almost gets turned into stone, Usagi begins sobbing for Rei out of fear for her safety and then in relief when Rei is alright.

* Ami's third focus episode, in which she is brainwashed into thinking everyone has turned against her but reaches a moment of lucidity where she sees her friends' smiling faces and breaks the spell.

* After having the relationship broken up for ''17 episodes'', Usagi and Mamoru finally getting back together in Episode 77. Usagi reveals to him that she had the same nightmare that he had, and tells him they should ScrewDestiny. Mamoru ignores her, of course, but later on seems to take it to heart.
* Esmeraude in her proper debut episode is seen wolfing down various cakes with a gusto that rivals Usagi (who's doing the exact same thing next to her). While this is PlayedForLaughs, it is genuinely heartwarming to see that even a villain like Esmeraude can briefly put aside all her evil and goals to just take a moment to enjoy a simple pleasure in life like a delicious cake.
* The scene at the end of Chibi-Usa's debut episode, as Usagi tucks her into bed. Usagi recognizes that she's been through tough times just like her and says, "If only you'd told me everything upfront, I could have helped you." It speaks a lot to Usagi's compassion that no matter how much this girl had irritated her by invading her life [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer Dawn Summers]]-style, she never would have hesitated to protect her.
* Almost any scene where Usagi and Chibi-Usa don't fight and get along is a minor SugarWiki/{{Heartwarming Moment|s}}.

* There's a villainous example from the Ayakashi Sisters in episode 64. Petz tries out a new shade of lipstick and asks the others what they think:
-->'''Petz''': What do you think of this lipstick? I'm thinking about bringing the color of the dead back into fashion this summer.
-->'''Berthier''': [[DarkIsEvil Black is the color of darkness. It is the color of funeral mourning clothes. Black is the color sprinkled with taint.]]
-->'''Petz''': And?
-->'''Berthier''': [[NightmareFetishist It looks wonderful.]]
** Berthier is being sincere when she says this, and Petz, who keep in mind is still very much a villain at this point, looks genuinely touched by her sister's compliment.
* Berthier in general, while by no means less evil than her sisters, always seemed the most sensitive [[spoiler: even before the purification]]. She seemed to be the only one who legitimately cared about Koan, Calaveras, and Petz on a regular basis and was the only one willing to say she missed Koan [[spoiler: after she turned good]].

** The fact that ''everyone'' stops firing the minute that Wiseman kills Demande in one shot, even Black Lady. Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Kamen run to his side, and you know that if she could, Sailor Moon would heal him with the Silver Crystal. As it is, she begs him to hold on for Petz's sake and tries to make him comfortable.

** The Senshi use the toys that Usagi helped Minako win by accident to distract the daimon and Eudial.

** One particular MOH occurs in episode 118. Hotaru is visiting the Tsukino house wanting to talk about delivering a letter of admiration to someone, when Usagi and Chibi-Usa get into yet another RubberFace fight. Hotaru sees this and notes there is a very serene air to the household. The fight is frozen in its tracks as Chibi-Usa and Usagi each reply, "''Really?''"

* Another that's easy to miss, courtesy of happening in the middle of a hilarious moment, is in episode 103 when Rei gets a cup of hot coffee spilled onto her head, Ami is the only one of the other Inners working to hurriedly clean her up.

* When Mamoru needs to stay at the Hikawa shrine for a few days Diana stays with him as his "bodyguard" and calls him "Endymion-sama." He lets her know that she doesn't need to be so formal and can call him "Mamo-chan," but she declines out of respect for the person she knows he'll become in the future. He relents and invites her to take a bath with him. Her surprised expression, complete with LuminescentBlush, is adorable.

* Noticing Makoto alone and dejected looking at a college dance, Ami offers to dance with her when Makoto says that nobody wants to dance with her because she's so tall.
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtKJsmZ1zAY Rei's Biggest Fan]] scene. Even if Nanako is a LoonyFan, she only sees the good side of a character who the audience generally sees as temperamental and confrontational, even going as far to say that she isn't conceited in a strangely touching case of DramaticIrony. The channel uploader even describes the scene as "what would happen if people could meet anime characters in real life."
* Helios giving the Amazon Trio Dream Mirrors, which in this season are metaphors for souls, before they died, thus rendering them human.

* The very end of the Nehelenia arc, where everything has returned to normal for her and she's reverted back to a child. She's about to go to bed when she turns around and quietly asks her servants, "Will someone please read me a bedtime story?" Then one of the unseen servants says, "Yes, it would be my pleasure."
** Just the fact that Galaxia's interference led to something ''good''. Giving one of the series previous [[BigBad Big Bad's]] a second chance.
* The Three Lights can often be pretty stuck-up jerks, but they have their moments: Notably one episode wherein Ami befriends a patient at the hospital where her mother works and her request is to meet the Three Lights. Usagi and Ami manage to drag Taiki there at her request while Seiya and Yaten run away. The girl takes a turn for the worse and requires emergency surgery (with the doctor becoming the MonsterOfTheWeek). After the battle, Seiya and Yaten come running to offer support and be there when she wakes up.

* Sailor Jupiter's interactions with Nephrite in the Sailor Moon PC-Engine game are nothing short of heartwarming especially since the two of them never met in the anime. Having realized [[ReverseMole Nephrite's intentions of sabotaging]] the recently-revived Dark Kingdom from within, she understands why Naru trusts him so much and calls him a good man to his surprise.

* The 29th episode of the "[=SuperS=]" season has Chibi-Usa draw a crudely drawn picture of Usagi, at the end of the episode when she is asked what the title of her portrait is, she responds, "The Person I Admire Most".

* One episode has Sailor Moon nearly suffocate while fighting the MonsterOfTheWeek. Tuxedo Mask throws away all pretense of secret identity by calling out to her by her real name even in front of a civilian friend of his.