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[[caption-width-right:350:[[FromBadToWorse Things will get much]], ''[[DownerEnding much worse]]''. [[SnicketWarningLabel You have been warned]].]]

* The story as a whole. The fansub literally warns you at the end of 10 that the rest of the series is going to be nothing but flowing tears.
** Even the opening can be a TearJerker after watching a few episodes, especially if you understand the French phrases.
** But specially [[spoiler: when Chise and Shuuji have sex in the manga]]. Some few parts skirt the line with {{Narm}} [[spoiler: specifically when Chise pets Shuji's cock and refers to it as "poor little thing" since he can't make her come]], but overall...
** This needs reiteration. Basically, imagine 13 episodes of ''Anime/GraveOfTheFireflies'' crossed with ''Manga/GunslingerGirl'', then increase the scale and scope making it similar to ''[[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion The End of Evangelion]]''. The anime [[spoiler: removed the rape because that would've been ''too depressing'']].
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXcTZWOb6Kg This AMV]], set to Music/ToriAmos' "[[Music/LittleEarthquakes Winter]]" (which is a sad song in itself), exemplifies just how gut-wrenching and tear-inducing ''Saikano'' is.

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