History TearJerker / AngelBeats

** [[spoiler: The other epilogue has Otonashi actually stay behind in "Purgatory" to help other souls move on. Alone. Even worse, it seems that he's waiting for someone...]]

*** Assuming [[AnnoyingYoungerSibling you don't hate them that is]]

* This series has quite a few TearJerker moments, considering everyone's already dead and they all had shit pasts when they were alive, but [[spoiler:the disappearances of BOTH main vocalists of Girls Dead Monster in]] episodes 3 and 10 get special mention out of a million. Episode 10 especially because it gets you out of nowhere with [[spoiler: Hinata accepting Yui's proposal, the explanation of how he'll marry her,the visuals of the would-be love story and Yui's disappearance, all too beautiful-but-tearjerking song by Yui.]] Even girls will cry manly tears, if they don't flat-out bawl - the men have already shed their fair share.

* This series has quite a few TearJerker moments, considering everyone's already dead and they all had shit pasts when they were alive, but [[spoiler:the disappearances of BOTH main vocalists of Girls Dead Monster in]] episodes 3 and 10 get special mention out of a million. Episode 10 especially because it gets you out of nowhere with [[spoiler: Hinata accepting Yui's proposal, the explanation of how he'll marry her, the visuals of the would-be love story and Yui's disappearance, all too beautiful-but-tearjerking song by Yui.]] Even girls will cry manly tears, if they don't flat-out bawl - the men have already shed their fair share.

* That moment when you realize what has been staring you in the face all along: [[spoiler:"My soul, ''your beats''"]] That's right [[spoiler:the OPENING]] is a {{foreshadowing}} TearJerker.

* This series has quite a few TearJerker moments, considering everyone's already dead and they all had shit pasts when they were alive, but episodes 3 and 10 get special mention out of a million. Episode 10 especially because it gets you out of nowhere with [[spoiler: Hinata accepting Yui's proposal, the explanation of how he'll marry her, the visuals of the would-be love story and Yui's disappearance, all too beautiful-but-tearjerking song by Yui.]] Even girls will cry manly tears, if they don't flat-out bawl - the men have already shed their fair share.

* That moment when you realise what has been staring you in the face all along: [[spoiler:"My soul, ''your beats''"]]

* For me, it was the scene when Otonashi fills out his organ donor card. The way he still keeps going, even though he's pretty much already gone.

* For me, it was the scene when Otonashi fills out his organ donor card. The way he still keeps going, even though he's pretty much already gone.
** This show made me fill out mine.

* For me, it was the scene when Otonashi fills out his organ donor card. The way he still keeps going, even though he's pretty much already gone.

* The Credits of the last episode. If you have somehow kept a dry eye through all of Episode 13, this will be the final nail in your coffin. [[spoiler: In most of the credits sequences we see the SSS members appear on screen, one by one. In the finale, the credits start with everyone already there, including, for the first time, Angel. But this time, they]] ''[[spoiler: fade]]''. [[spoiler: It goes down the line and ends with Naoi, then Hinata, then Yuri...and then, just about the time the viewer realizes that Otonashi and Angel are smiling at each other...Angel fades...and finally, Otonashi.]] Bravo, Key.

---> '''Otonashi''': [[spoiler: Your life was real too!]]

---> '''[[spoiler: Yurippe's siblings]]''': It's okay. You've done enough. You don't have to suffer by yourself anymore. Thank you for thinking about us for so long, Onee-san!

---->Naoi: I don't want to see any Womanly Tears!

** The final episode is by far the worst. [[spoiler: The graduation scene was sad enough, with everyone leaving and quite likely never going to see each other again. But then, Kanade and Otonashi stay behind and go outside, where Otonashi confesses that he loves Kanade, and asks her to stay with him to help whoever enters the world after all of them. Unfortunately for everyone, she declines (though she does reciprocate the feeling), and reveals that her last regret is not being able to thank the donor of the heart transplant she received - and that donor happens to be Otonashi. They embrace, and there is an ensuing combination of Kanade thanking Otonashi over and over again and Otonashi ''screaming'' "KANADE! PLEASE DON'T DISAPPEAR! KANADE----!". The accompanying [[CrowningMusicOfAwesome music]] doesn't help in the ''slightest''. (The after-the-credits scene of them meeting in a next life helps a bit (depending on your definition of "help" - it might make you cry more); but it's almost like the producers were watching the final product and realised that that was just too much, and threw together something at the last minute to mitigate the pain.]]

...It's written by JunMaeda...and KeyVisualArts...[[TearJerker what did you expect?]]

...It's written by JunMaeda...[[TearJerker what did you expect?]]

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** The final episode is by far the worst. [[spoiler: The graduation scene was sad enough, with everyone leaving and quite likely never going to see each other again. But then, Kanade and Otonashi stay behind and go outside, where Otonashi confesses that he loves Kanade, and asks her to stay with him to help whoever enters the world after all of them. Unfortunately for everyone, she declines (though she does reciprocate the feeling), and reveals that her last regret is not being able to thank the donor of the heart transplant she received - and that donor happens to be Otonashi. They embrace, and there is an ensuing combination of Kanade thanking Otonashi over and over again and Otonashi ''screaming'' "KANADE! PLEASE DON'T DISAPPEAR! KANADE----!". The accompanying [[CrowningMusicOfAwesome music]] doesn't help in the ''slightest''. Pretty much makes this a candidate for BittersweetEnding 's MostTriumphantExample. (The after-the-credits scene of them meeting in a next life helps a bit (depending on your definition of "help" - it might make you cry more); but it's almost like the producers were watching the final product and realised that that was just too much, and threw together something at the last minute to mitigate the pain.]]

* The Credits of the last episode. If you have somehow kept a dry through all of Episode 13 this will be the final nail in your coffin. [[spoiler: In most of the credits sequence we see the SSS members appear on screen, one by one. In the finale, the credits start with everyone already there, including, for the first time, Angel. But this time, they]] ''[[spoiler: fade]]''. [[spoiler: It goes down the line and ends with Naoi, then Hinata, then Yuri...and then just about the time the viewer finally realizes that Otonashi and Angel smiling at each other...Angel fades...and finally, Otonahsi.]] Bravo, Key.

** In episode 13, [[spoiler: when Naoi says he was leaving first and took off his hat revealing his teary face.]]
*** Must.... choke... back.... ManlyTears!

** The ending of episode 6 definitely qualifies.

** Also, the end of episode 12. [[spoiler: Yurippe resists accepting her past and disappearing, but then we get this little gem from her siblings.]] It does NOT help that the depressing ending theme plays over this exchange.

** The final episode is by far the worst. [[spoiler: The graduation scene was sad enough, with everyone leaving and quite likely never going to see each other again. But then, Kanade and Otonashi stay behind and go outside, where Otonashi confesses that he loves Kanade, and asks her to stay with him to help whoever enters the world after all of them. Unfortunately for everyone, she declines (though she does reciprocate the feeling), and reveals that her last regret is not being able to thank the donor of the heart transplant she received - and that donor happens to be Otonashi. They embrace, and there is an ensuing combination of Kanade thanking Otonashi over and over again and Otonashi ''screaming'' "KANADE! PLEASE DON'T DISAPPEAR! KANADE----!". The accompanying [[CrowningMusicOfAwesome music]] doesn't help in the ''slightest''. Pretty much makes this a candidate for BittersweetEnding 's MostTriumphantExample. (The after-the-credits scene of them meeting in a next life helps a bit (depending on your definition of "help" - it might make you cry more); but it's almost like the producers were watching the final product and realised that that was just too much, and threw together something at the last minute to mitigate the pain.]]
*** [[spoiler: The other epilogue has Otonashi actually stay behind in "Purgatory" to help other souls move on. Alone. Even worse, it seems that he's waiting for someone...]]
** The parts of the third episode that [[ADayInTheLimelight focuses on Iwasawa]]. [[spoiler:And her disappearance.]] * sniff*
*** Hopefully you're reassured, [[spoiler:Episode 9, Angel confirmed that when you move on, you go to a higher plane of existence.]]
**** Then again, who says it's the truth?
**** Keep in mind, [[spoiler:Kanade has no more inside knowledge than anyone else in the series. She's just been there a while and come to her conclusions based on observation. But she doesn't ''know'' any more than we do.]]
*** If we are to believe [[spoiler: TheStinger]], then we can (hopefully...) assume she's right.

** The very end, [[spoiler: Yuzuru confesses his love to Kanade. She sadly had to tell Otonashi to confess his feelings again so that she'd disappear. He eventually does it, and she disappears. He breaks down into tears.]]

** The end of episode 12 when [[spoiler: Yuri breaks down in to tears while the ending theme plays in the background]].

** In episode 13, [[spoiler: when Naoi says he was leaving first and took off his hat revealing his teary face.]]

*** [[spoiler: The other epilogue has Otonashi actually stay behind in "Purgatory" to help other souls move on. Alone. Even worse, it seems that he's waiting for someone...]]

** The final episode is by far the worst. [[spoiler: The graduation scene was sad enough, with everyone leaving and quite likely never going to see each other again. But then, Kanade and Otonashi stay behind and go outside, where Otonashi confesses that he loves Kanade, and asks her to stay with him to help whoever enters the world after all of them. Unfortunately for everyone, she declines (though she does reciprocate the feeling), and reveals that her last regret is not being able to thank the donor of the heart transplant she received - and that donor happens to be Otonashi. They embrace, and there is an ensuing combination of Kanade thanking Otonashi over and over again and Otonashi ''screaming'' "KANADE! PLEASE DON'T DISAPPEAR! KANADE----!". The accompanying [[CrowningMusicOfAwesome music]] doesn't help in the ''slightest''. Pretty much makes this a candidate for BittersweetEnding 's MostTriumphantExample. (The after-the-credits scene of them meeting in a next life helps a bit (depending on your definition of "help" - it might make you cry more); but it's almost like the producers were watching the final product and realised that that was just too much, and threw together something at the last minute to mitigate the pain.]]