History TearJerker / PetitePrincessYucie

* Episode 3 has Dan the baker and Mimy's backstories, with him never being around for special moments when she needed him there.

* The last episode has Yucie remembering her friends and how they ''ceased to exist'' once she made her wish.
** It also has TheReveal of Maga Selent, previously shown as a villain, to be the lost princess of the Magic World who RefusedTheCall and watched her world suffer--when she finally became the Platinum Princess, her friends disappeared ''pointlessly'' as the destruction was too much to stop, and every trace of life in the Magic World was destroyed.

--> '''Glenda''': (''hiding her face'') Your simple-minded and good-natured, so be careful not to get tricked. And you take good care of the prince. There aren't too many guys who'll take a brat like you. And another thing, do something about that hair hanging over your head, will yeh? (''looks up, revealing she's crying'') And and.... Don't you ever ''ever'' forget that kindness of yours, Yucie.

* In episode 19 Elmina sees the stern, stubborn Mr. Rockwell as being like her father and comes to realize that, like his estranged daughter, she is following a different path than her father is. It culminates in her reading a letter to Rockwell from his daughter Sheena. Sheena says that her only regret is that she never got to see her father smile; Elmina cries afterwards, and writes a letter to the King of Heaven wherein she says that his smile is among her most cherished memories.

* Episode 20, Gunbard and Queen Ercell's backstory. The two of them loved each other, but could not be wed because Gunbard was her knight and a commoner. He set out to piece together the Eternal Tiara and wish for the ability to marry Ercell; knowing the journey was long and dangerous, she agreed to wait for him. While he was gone Ercell remained faithful and refused any arranged marriages--until her father died. With the queen and her people questioning why she would be so cold as to refuse her father's last wish to marry, Ercell was forced to go through with it. Gunbard finally gathered all the pieces and came home to Ercell and her husband.

* Beth finally explains her past and how no one came to help her when she called and cried for help.

* Episode 17, the poor little fairy Frere. While lying to Yucie and her friends about the Crystal Flower being at the top of the World Tree wasn't the right thing to so, she was only trying to help Beth.

* In episode 12's Heavenly Triathlon, Yucie, Glenda, and Cocoloo manage to inspire Elmina to not give up and that it's okay to try again as they attempt to complete the dance despite mistakes. She eventually joins in and they complete it together. The other girls then inspire Elmina to keep pulling at the lever to open Heaven's Gate even when it looks like she can't go anymore. And while Elmina's father still refuses to acknowledge her, she says she can keep trying, and earns the Crystal Flower of Strength.
* Glenda resolves to help Amphi even when it appears he has a lover, when she had become attracted to him earlier.

* Dan the baker and Mimy's backstories, with him never being around for special moments when she needed him there.

* Elmina's backstory, with her parents having high expectations, can be enough to bring tears. In episode 12 when she goes home to FluffyCloudHeaven, she imagines a bunch of disembodied faces laughing at her while she tries to do the dance she couldn't do as a child, causing her to mess up and break down crying, saying "I made...a mistake..."

* Cocoloo's insecurities over being a ghost, being chosen as a model, and as a Platinum Princess candidate. Yucie helps cheer her up, but it's still sad to see.
* Elmina initially expresses surprise over Gunbard clapping for Yucie despite mistakes, and that she calls him 'dad' while her relationship with her father is cooler.

* Elmina sees the stern, stubborn Mr. Rockwell as being like her father and comes to realize that, like his estranged daughter, she is following a different path than her father is. It culminates in her reading a letter to Rockwell from his daughter Sheena. Sheena says that her only regret is that she never got to see her father smile; Elmina cries afterwards, and writes a letter to the King of Heaven wherein she says that his smile is among her most cherished memories.
* Gunbard and Queen Ercell's backstory. The two of them loved each other, but could not be wed because Gunbard was her knight and a commoner. He set out to piece together the Eternal Tiara and wish for the ability to marry Ercell; knowing the journey was long and dangerous, she agreed to wait for him. While he was gone Ercell remained faithful and refused any arranged marriages--until her father died. With the queen and her people questioning why she would be so cold as to refuse her father's last wish to marry, Ercell was forced to go through with it. Gunbard finally gathered all the pieces and came home to Ercell and her husband.

* The second-last episode, where [[spoiler: Yucie's friends give her no choice but to use the Tiara to save Arc, after secretly making a promise that would erase all her memories of them so she could make the wish without guilt]]. Making the wish [[spoiler: would cause them to cease to exist]], and ''not'' making the wish would [[spoiler: cause the world to be destroyed]].
* The last episode has [[spoiler: Yucie remembering her friends and how they ''ceased to exist'' once she made her wish]].
** It also has TheReveal of Maga Selent, previously shown as a villain, to be [[spoiler: the lost princess of the Magic World who RefusedTheCall and watched her world suffer--when she finally became the Platinum Princess, her friends disappeared ''pointlessly'' as the destruction was too much to stop, and every trace of life in the Magic World was destroyed]].
* Both versions of the ending theme, "Because I Cannot Say It." It's even more affecting in episode 25's ending, where the lyrics revert to the pre-episode 14 ending because [[spoiler: the other girls were erased]]. The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DL7hvi7UUcs music]] as [[spoiler:Yucie's friends bid her goodbye]] does not help.