History TearJerker / HunterxHunter

* When we're first introduced to Leorio, the audience was made to believe that he was just some greedy punk because his motivation to being a hunter was MoneyDearBoy. However, at the beginning of the Hunter's Exam, Kurapika learns that he wants the money to be a doctor and run a free clinic after [[spoiler: a close friend of his died at a young age from an illness which they needed money to pay for the operation to save said friend]]. It makes his FunnyMoments where he rants about wanting money HarsherInHindsight.

* Chapter 368: [[spoiler:Prince(ss) Momoze's death. It only occurred because her mother had her guards moved to protect her son (with heavy hints that she didn't like her own daughter) and her Nen Beast exhausted her, so she could even defend herself. Hanzo is heartbroken because he felt he could have saved her and Queen Oito had to watch as someone else's daughter die, a feeling she has to live in fear of happening to her own.]]

* The ending of the 2011 Anime is for the most part pretty upbeat. The audience sees a montage of everyone moving on and continuing their lives. Then we Kurapika who has [[TroubledFetalPosition completely isolated himself]] and cut off contacted with any of his friends, holding a private funeral for his lost clansmen.

** [[WeCouldHaveAvoidedThis And this only happened because Nobunaga had an itchy hand on his katana]] [[spoiler:and Squala made a sudden movement out of unrestrained anger... which caused Nobunaga to [[SingleStrokeBattle react out of instinct]] and [[OffWithHisHead Squala's head to roll.]] He was also preparing to [[{{Retirony}} quit the business of being a bodyguard out of fear it was going to kill him today, which it did.]]]]

** And it only happened because Nobunaga had an itchy hand on his katana and [[spoiler:Squala made a sudden movement out of unrestrained anger... which caused [[OffWithHisHead his head to roll.]]]]

* The ending of the 2011 Anime is for the most part pretty upbeat. We get to see a montage of everyone moving on and continuing their lives. Then we Kurapika who has [[TroubledFetalPosition completely isolated himself]] and cut off contacted with any of his friends, holding a private funeral for his lost clansmen.
* Pakunoda's actions towards the end of the 1999 anime, [[spoiler: finishing with her [[HeroicSacrtifice Anti-Villainous Sacrifice]] in which she transfers her memories to her fellow Spider members, [[DyingMomentOfAwesome fully knowing that it will kill her]] thanks to Kurapika's RestrainingBolt on her.]]

* When we're first introduced to Leorio, the audience was made to believe that he was just some greedy punk because his motivation to being a hunter was MoneyDearBoy. However, at the beginning of the Hunter's Exam, Kurapika learns that he wants the money to be a doctor and run a free clinic after [[spoiler: a close friend of his died at a young age]]. It makes his FunnyMoments where he rants about wanting money HarsherInHindsight.

** The final ending for the 2011 anime homes this in. It's a heartwarming montage of where most the cast are now. Most are range from happy to bittersweet, the sole except Kurapika, who is still in a room staring at the eyes of his fallen clan. The final shots are of the main characters looking at the sun: Gon in amazement, Leorio sleeping on a desk, Killua with his sister... and a weary Kurapika in in an alley.

** The final ending for the 2011 anime homes this in. It's a heartwarming montage of where most the cast are now. Most are range from happy to bittersweet, the sole except Kurapika, who is still in a room staring at the eyes of his fallen clan. The final shots are of the main characters looking at the sun: Gon in amazement, Leorio sleeping on a desk, Killua with his sister... and a weary Kurapikain in an alley.

* Gyro's tragic backstory, how the only solace he had in his miserable life was the idea that deep down his father cared about and needed him, and how he completely broke when he found out both were false, and the resolve it inspired in him to make the rest of the world suffer. In spite of it having no payoff in the arc it's featured in and even in the greater story as of this writing (though it's flat out said that he and Gon will meet eventually, suggesting that he's a ChekovsGunman) it is frequently considered to be heartbreaking and a highlight of the arc's storytelling.

** Which makes Kurapica's quest for vengeance and Gon's outrage over the Phantom Troupe murdering people, even when they know full well how much it hurts to lose someone ''they'' care about, even more understandable and poignant. It also serves as a reminder that, for all their quirks and the loyalty they have towards each other, the Spiders are still a bunch of heartless, evil murderers when it all comes down to it.

** Which makes Kurapica's quest for vengeance and Gon's outrage over the Phantom Troupe murdering people, even when they know full well how much it hurts to lose someone ''they'' care about, even more understandable and poignant. It also serves as a reminder that, for all their quirks and coolness, the Spiders are still a bunch of heartless, evil murderers when it all comes down to it.

** Which makes Kurapica's quest for vengeance and Gon's outrage over the Phantom troupe murdering people, even when they know full well how much it hurts to lose someone ''they'' care about, even more understandable and poignant.

* [[spoiler: Squala's death at the hands of the spiders. Considering the implications of Pakunoda's power, his girlfriend was the last thing he thought of, especially when he assumed they threatened her.]] Gon was not right about calling out their MoralMyopia.

* [[spoiler: Squala's death at the hands of the spiders. Considering the implications of Pakunoda's power, his girlfriend was the last thing he thought of, especially when he assumed they threatened her.]] Gon was not right about calling out their MoralMyopia

* [[spoiler: Squala's death at the hands of the spiders. Considering the implications of Pakunoda's power, his girlfriend was the last thing he thought of, especially when he assumed they threatened her.]] Gon not wrong about calling out their MoralMyopia

* After [[spoiler: Kurapika kills Uvogin]], he falls to his knees and holds his head in horror. The next time we see him, he goes to his hotel room, and starts to chant the Kurata prayer slowly, traumatized. [[TheWoobie Poor guy]].

* In a strange way, the Ant Queen's DeathByChildbirth. It'seems immediately clear that despite the circumstances and the fact that most of her internal organs had been crushed during Meruem's premature birth, she still wishes him all the best and tells Colt to deliver him his name.

* Chapters 274-275. [[spoiler: [[WhamLine"Killua. I'm doing the talking here."]]]] In a particularly heartbreaking case of OOCIsSeriousBusiness, [[spoiler:Gon brusquely tells Killua not to interfere while he's dealing with Pitou, and says it must be nice for Killua to remain so calm... "since this is of no concern to you". This is the same Killua who not very long ago had just managed to break free from Illumi's control for Gon's sake, and who had spent all this time at Gon's (his first and best friend) side; however (or ''because'' of it), those words are enough to break him. After Pitou manages to make a deal with Gon, Killua simply leaves the room without a word.]]

* Chapters 274-275. [[spoiler: [[WhamLine:"Killua. I'm doing the talking here."]]]] In a particularly heartbreaking case of OOCIsSeriousBusiness, [[spoiler:Gon brusquely tells Killua not to interfere while he's dealing with Pitou, and says it must be nice for Killua to remain so calm... "since this is of no concern to you".]]

** And meanwhile, [[spoiler:Killua (who only manages to arrive after Pitou is already dead)]] can barely do more than watch in despair while all of this happens. [[spoiler:Including when Pitou's body attacks again, and Killua pushes Gon out of the way, but Gon's arm still gets sliced off in the process... only for Gon to remain unnaturally calm about it, implying that he's become a DeathSeeker. Killua has to watch his best friend break and almost die, and he can do little more than shout at him to stop.]]