History IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy / AnimeAndManga

** Toyed with ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny''. Cagalli more or less implicitly dumps Athrun (by removing the ring he gave her), and shortly after she asks Athrun's friend Meyrin to take care of him. However, there is no definitive word on Athrun and Meyrin ''actually'' having a RelationshipUpgrade; it can be easily seen as them being LikeBrotherAndSister if you wish so. The sequel ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDFreedom'' clarifies their situation: [[spoiler:Meyrin is just a friend to Athrun. At the end of the movie, Athrun and Cagalli have reaffirmed their relationship together by showing to each other that their are wearing their respective gifts: Athrun wearing Cagalli's Haumea amulet (he has never removed it) and Cagalli wearing Athrun's ring as a necklace.]]

** Toyed with ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny''. Cagalli more or less implicitly dumps Athrun (by removing the ring he gave her), and shortly after she asks Athrun's friend Meyrin to take care of him. However, there is no definitive word on Athrun and Meyrin ''actually'' having a RelationshipUpgrade; it can be easily seen as them being LikeBrotherAndSister if you wish so.

%%* In ''Anime/TrueTears'', half the cast acts upon this trope.

* ''Manga/OnePiece'': At the very end of the [[RescueArc Whole Cake Island arc]], [[spoiler:Pudding uses her ability to [[LaserGuidedAmnesia remove Sanji's memory]] of her [[FirstKiss kissing him]] so that he can escape with his crew without any strings attached. She's later shown [[TroubledFetalPosition alone in an alley]], crying [[WindowsOfTheSoul all three of her eyes out]] while the Big Mom Pirates desperately try and fail to catch the Straw Hats]].

* In ''Manga/GirlFriends'' this may be the reason why Akko and Mari have trouble facing up to their true feelings for each other.

* In the manga ''Ginen Shounen'', hero Matataki is extremely skilled and passionate about analog photography. The only thing he loves more is his childhood friend Mirai. As the story progresses and his attempts to win her heart fail, it comes out that [[spoiler:she's really always loved him, but after seeing him destroy film he'd worked and worked for just he got her sick she decided that he'd be better off without her to hold him back]]. Made worse when, once [[spoiler:he finally convinces her that his love for her is what makes his photos shine, his love rival Koda manages to convince her that staying with him will get him killed]]. Ultimately, [[spoiler:Matataki goes out of his way to save Koda from dying in an accident just so he can make Mirai happy- at which point ''Koda'' [[HeelRealization realizes what a jerk he's been]] and returns the favor by saving Matataki from milking himself and then lets him be with Mirai]].

* [[TheHero Rentaro Satomi]] in ''LightNovel/BlackBullet''. He only cares about other people being happy, ''especially'' [[NiceGirl Enju]] [[AllLovingHero Aihara]], [[AntiHero Kisara Tendo]], and [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Tina]] [[FriendlySniper Sprout]]. [[spoiler:He tried pulling this off with Kisara in the Fugitive arch, but [[DeconstructedTrope it bites him in the ass]]]].

* Downplayed with Shizuku Kurogane from ''LightNovel/ChivalryOfAFailedKnight'', who is in love with her brother, Ikki, to the point of coming off as a {{Yandere}} at times. However, she prioritizes Ikki's happiness above her own and begrudgingly accepts that he's in love with Stella Vermillion.

* In the manga ''LightNovel/{{Corsair}}'', [[AllLovingHero Sesaam]] takes in [[RaisedByOrcs Canale]] who is an [[ProfessionalKiller assassin]] assigned to kill him. He protects Canale and loves him dearly, and Canale eventually falls in love with him. However, Canale still feels he has no choice but to kill him, and after being stabbed Sesaam reassures Canale that he doesn't blame him, and tells him how to escape through [[CrazyPrepared the trapdoor under his bed]], and tells him it's okay to move on after his death. 8 years later, Canale returns and finds out Sesaam survived but can [[LoveHurts no longer use his leg]]. He tries to seduce Canale again, but a WrongNameOutburst leads to Canale sobbingly confessing that he found someone else. Sesaam accepts it, and says he stands by his former words. He then still tries to protect him and help him out after this.

* ''LightNovel/TheFamiliarOfZero'':
** Louise tries to do this [[spoiler:when she finds Saito kissing Princess Henrietta after she confessed her love for him and thought he felt the same way]], it turns out she was mistaken and he deeply regrets his actions [[spoiler:going as far as saying that without Louise by his side his existence is pointless]]; so they get back together.
** Every girl that was in love with Saito does this in the final episode of the anime [[spoiler:except Louise who's his bride]].

* Mifuyu in ''LightNovel/MariaWatchesOverUs'' despite her obsession with Sachiko realizes that she is better off with Yumi.

* ''LightNovel/ReZero'''s Rem devotedly supports protagonist Subaru, holding his happiness as her top priority even though he loves Emilia. Despite given the oppurtunity to run away with him in arc 3 and keep him to herself, she refuses because she knows he's only doing so out of despair and doesn't want to leave the Subaru she fell in love with behind.

* For Shi Ryuuki in ''LightNovel/TheStoryOfSaiunkoku'', wanting his beloved to be happy means bootstrapping his country's progress toward gender equality ahead about a century, making it possible for women to serve as government officials so that Shuurei can fulfill her lifelong dream of doing just that. Conveniently, this also turns out pretty well for Saiunkoku as a whole.

* It's [[DeconstructedTrope deconstructed]] to some extent in ''LightNovel/{{Toradora}}'' with the platonic versions that [[spoiler:Taiga and Minori attempt. Each of them are aware of the other's feelings for Ryuuji, and try to hook Ryuuji up with them despite their own feelings for him. Eventually, Minori tires of the situation, admits her feelings for Ryuuji, and demands that Taiga do the same. When Taiga cries that she only wanted Minori to be happy, Minori responds that her happiness is not anyone else's responsibility, and that assuming responsibility for someone else's happiness over one's own is actually quite self-centered and arrogant. This ultimately leads to Ryuuji and Taiga [[RelationshipUpgrade getting together]].]] [[spoiler:Minori also pulls the romantic version with Ryuuji and pushes him to be with Taiga, as she knows that he loves her too]].

* ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'':
** One of the earliest examples occurs in ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam''. Before the One Year War, Mirai Yashima was engaged to Cameron Bloom, though their relationship ended during the war when Mirai called him out for being cowardly and fleeing to Side 6 instead of trying to search for her when the war broke out. Years later during ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamCharsCounterattack'', long after she had married Bright Noa and had two children with him, Cameron helps Bright to discover Char's plot to drop Axis onto Earth, risking life imprisonment in the process, because Mirai is still living on Earth and he still wants to protect her.
** In ''Anime/MobileFighterGGundam'', Rain attempts this after two consecutive discoveries (namely, that Allenby is also in love with him and [[spoiler:her own father sold Dr. Kasshu out to the Neo-Japanese government out of jealousy, and is thus partially responsible for ''everything'' wrong in Domon's life right now]]) which [[ItsAllMyFault lead her to believe that she is neither needed or wanted in Domon's life]]. Domon convinces her otherwise. [[AnguishedDeclarationOfLove Epically]].
** Toyed with ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny''. Cagalli more or less implicitly dumps Athrun (by removing the ring he gave her), and shortly after she asks Athrun's friend Meyrin to take care of him. However, there is no definitive word on Athrun and Meyrin ''actually'' having a RelationshipUpgrade; it can be easily seen as them being LikeBrotherAndSister if you wish so.
** An odd example occurs at the end of ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamUnicorn''. [[spoiler:Riddhe notices that Banagher is about to AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence. This prompts Riddhe to become very emotional and reminds Banagher of the promise he made to Mineva that he'd come back alive, and that if he violates it and that if Banagher doesn't follow through on it, ''he'' (Riddhe) will be with Mineva instead. Sure enough, Banagher relents]].

* A very strange example happens in the anime version of ''Manga/ToLoveRu''. A cat/wolf-like alien wants to take Saruyama back to her planet as a 'souvenir', seemingly having affection for him after he helps her give birth. In the end however, she goes back alone, wanting Saruyama to be happy.

* In the manga Ginen Shounen, hero Matataki is extremely skilled and passionate about analog photography. The only thing he loves more is his childhood friend Mirai. As the story progresses and his attempts to win her heart fail, it comes out that she's really always loved him, but after seeing him destroy film he'd worked and worked for just he got her sick she decided that he'd be better off without her to hold him back. Made worse when, once he finally convinces her that his love for her is what makes his photos shine, his love rival Koda manages to convince her that staying with him will get him killed.

* Nearly everyone in ''LightNovel/TheCaseFilesOfJewelerRichard'' is guilty of this.

* [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] in ''Anime/RevolutionaryGirlUtena'' in regards to the LoveTriangle between [[OneSceneWonder Ruka]], [[DefrostingIceQueen Juri]], and [[BitchInSheepsClothing Shiori]]. Whereas Juri is struggling with her unrequited love for Shiori, Shiori believes Juri is making fun of her and only associates with her out of pity, leading to extreme bitterness, making Juri believe that her cold demeanor and fencing skills are unlikable assets. When Ruka arrives after [[IllGirl recovering from illness]], [[spoiler:he dates Shiori for a short spell, sleeps with her, and uses her for a duel against Utena. It turns out that he used his duel to humiliate Shiori and call her out on her behavior, and then he breaks up with her in front of the entire school. But even if he ''did'' intend to help Juri realize that she had hurt herself a lot... he does '''terrible''' things to both her '''and''' Shiori - aside of ruining Shiori's standing at school when he could have just called her out in front of Juri, he '''sexually assaulted''' Juri as well]].

** Hinagiku chooses not to pursue Hayate because she has befriended Nishizawa who was interested first. She has so far made certain that Hayate returns Valentine's Day chocolate to Nishisawa; and has dressed up as a Power Ranger to stick her arms in frogs and DramaticHighPerching despite being afraid of heights. Hina even 'forces' Nishizawa to go deliver the correct chocolates to him to convey her feelings (Ayumu had given him 'obligation' chocolates, and then run away, but had intended on giving him 'romantic' chocolates). Subverted later as she does pursue her feelings for Hayate and is even encouraged by her friend Nishizawa (sort of a friendly competition).

** Hinagiku chooses not to pursue Hayate because she has befriended Nishizawa who was interested first. She has so far made certain that Hayate returns Valentine's Day chocolate to Nishisawa; and has dressed up as a Power Ranger to stick her arms in frogs and [[IHaveTheHighGround stand on a tall building]] despite being afraid of heights. Hina even 'forces' Nishizawa to go deliver the correct chocolates to him to convey her feelings (Ayumu had given him 'obligation' chocolates, and then run away, but had intended on giving him 'romantic' chocolates). Subverted later as she does pursue her feelings for Hayate and is even encouraged by her friend Nishizawa (sort of a friendly competition).

* UpToEleven with Mutsumi in ''Manga/LoveHina''. [[spoiler: She's been in love with Keitaro ever since she was a toddler, but she purposefully threw a game of Rock–paper–scissors when she competed with Naru to see who would form a ChildhoodMarriagePromise with him. She continued to ship the two of them when they met again 15 years later, even though Naru -- and to a lesser extent, Keitaro -- didn't even remember the promise. Naru didn't even ''like'' Keitaro for most of the series and it would have been easy for her to win Keitaro's affection, but in her mind their happiness was more important.]]

* In ''Anime/SCryed'', [[spoiler: Scheris' last moments can be considered part this, part HeroicSacrifice. She knows damn well that Ryuhou loves Mimori, not her, but she can't stand to let him die, even if that means losing her own life and another woman getting him]]. Possibly subverted in that [[spoiler: Ryuhou later cites her death as an example of [[ItsNotYouItsMyEnemies why it's a bad idea to love him]], when he tells Mimori that starting a relationship won't be happening]].

* All Tatsuya in ''Manga/{{Touch}}'' wants is for he, Kazuya and Minami to be happy together, even if it means letting Kazuya have Minami. Even after his tragic death, Kazuya still remains the elephant in the room, as Tatsuya continues to think himself unworthy of Minami and feel guilty about "taking" her from his brother.

* ''LightNovel/ReZero'''s Rem devotedly supports protagonist Subaru, holding his happiness as her top priority, even though she knows his love already belongs to Emilia.

* ''Manga/HighschoolOfTheDead'': [[{{Tsundere}} Saya]] could see how close Hirano was becoming to Asami and decided not to stand in their way, despite her own feelings for him.]] She even went as far as to suggest taking Asami with them, so they'd be happy. Though it was cruelly {{subverted}} when [[spoiler: Asami gets cornered by a mob of zombies, leaving Hirano no choice but to [[MercyKill kill her]] before "they" got to her]].

-->''"Smile, Mado. I'm bringing Amon home."''

* The English dub of ''Anime/DigimonAdventure'' did this with Tai. In the original dialogue, Tai is said to have helped Matt confess his feelings for Sora, with no indication that he himself felt anything for her other than friendship. The English dubbers, however, due to favoring the [[PortmanteauCoupleName Taiora]] pairing, changed the dialogue to make it seem like Tai and Matt were ''both'' in love with Sora, but that Sora chose Matt and Tai chose to give up on her so that she and Matt could be happy together.

* ''Manga/ShonanJunaiGumi'': Tsukai has a crush on Itou, but she likes Eikichi. He decides to support her goal of winning Eikichi's affections. [[spoiler:Eventually she gets together with Tsukai.]]

* The English dub of ''Anime/DigimonAdventure'' did this with Tai. In the original dialogue, Tai is said to have helped Matt confess his feelings for Sora, with no indication that he himself felt anything for her other than friendship. The English dubbers, however, due to favoring the [[PortmanteauCoupleName Taiora]] pairing, changed the dialogue to make it seem like Tai and Matt were ''both'' in love with Sora, but that Sora chose Matt and Tai chose to give up on her so that she and Matt could be happy.