Mahou Sentai Magiranger, despite its generally light and optimistic tone, can pull at the heartstrings something fierce.
- The Death of MagiMother. Even knowing that she didn't really die doesn't change much.
- In Stage 26, as Smoky is dying from his curse, he tells Urara that while he didn't have a mom, having been born of a volcano, he would have liked one like Urara. Then Hikaru saves Smoky just in time, turning this into a heartwarming moment.
- Stage 34, Kai's tearful confession to Wolzard who he found out recently is the Ozu's long-lost father, Isamu Ozu/Blagel, that he doesn't want his only memories of his father to be of their battles against one another.
- Almost the entirety of Stage 28 is this. Tsubasa falls in love with a young woman named Rei Mamiya, only to find out that she is a ghost and that her soul was trapped by Neries, thus making her unable to pass on. Even after knowing this, Tsubasa still doesn't want to free her soul from Neries since he just got to love her.
- It hits hard in the ending of the episode. After Neries is defeated and Rei's soul is finally able to pass on, Tsubasa begs Rei to stay with him, but Rei tells him that even though she also loved him, they can't be together since she was already dead, and Tsubasa had a future to live. She then cries, and tells Tsubasa that she was glad she was able to sing her last song for him. The two hug each other before Rei descends to the Heavens. Tsubasa's sad face makes you feel so bad for the poor guy. Even the other siblings and Hikaru can only stand there, saying nothing, with them feeling sympathy for Tsubasa.
- Even during the pre-credits, Tsubasa is still sad about losing the woman he loved. Even Smoky and Mandora Boy are moved by Tsubasa and Rei's love story, since Smoky was crying and Mandora Boy was trying to comfort Tsubasa by saying Rei will be watching over him.
- It hits hard in the ending of the episode. After Neries is defeated and Rei's soul is finally able to pass on, Tsubasa begs Rei to stay with him, but Rei tells him that even though she also loved him, they can't be together since she was already dead, and Tsubasa had a future to live. She then cries, and tells Tsubasa that she was glad she was able to sing her last song for him. The two hug each other before Rei descends to the Heavens. Tsubasa's sad face makes you feel so bad for the poor guy. Even the other siblings and Hikaru can only stand there, saying nothing, with them feeling sympathy for Tsubasa.
- Stage 27: Shichijuurou cuts the siblings' bonds. Kai, Tsubasa, Urara, and Houka now treat Makito like a stranger, and refuse to team up, no matter what. It can be painful to see a cheerful guy like Makito get broken by his siblings devolving into infighting and hatred.
- Stage 36: Urara tries to lighten up everyone's bad moods by giving them her apple pie, when they get into a huge argument of fighting against the Infershia Pantheon. Despite Hikaru telling her he does not want to taste the apple pie, Urara still tries to make him sit down, but Hikaru angrily pushes her arm, accidentally breaking the tea cup she was holding. Urara picks up the broken pieces of the tea cup and tells Hikaru she will get more tea. Even though she still smiles in front of Hikaru, she secretly breaks into tears as she leaves.
- Stages 45-46: Houka manages to befriend the Gentle Giant of the Infernshia Gods, Titan. He choses to end his Divine Judgement, and helps Houka and Makito several times. However, he gets possessed by N Ma and he decides to go to the Lake of Tranquility to sleep for all time to prevent N Ma's resurrection. Just as he reaches there...Dagon kills him to allow N Ma's resurrection. And Houka can only helplessly watch as her friend is brutalized and destroyed giving way for N Ma to return.
- Stage 47: Hikaru has a vision of his death at N Ma's hand and prepares to fight the Absolute God, knowing he won't likely survive said fight. Urara is so distraught at possibly losing the man she loves that she decides to confess her feelings.
- Stage 48: After arriving at the wrecked Magitopia, Sungel and Blagel confront N Ma who quickly defeats, depowers and kills both; but he starts by killing Sungel in front of Blagel the latter who can only helplessly watch as his student is killed. Later on, he arrives on the Surface World and drops both Sungel's and Blagel's corpses for the Magirangers to witness, Urara breaks down and practically goes catatonic after seeing her husband's dead body and she and the other Magiranger are on the verge of tears from seeing their father's dead body all while N Ma gloats about his victory and this is after their mother, Miyuki, was taken away a second time as she was dragged to the Underworld by Dagon. By the end of the episode, they are on the bleakest situation they've ever been as N Ma drags them to the end times where all life is gone and Earth is a barren wasteland.
