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* The nime version of ''Manga/YourLieInApril'' did it very beautifully and as in a [[TearJerker/YourLieInApril tearjerking]] as possible. [[spoiler:The fate of Kaori after finishing her long-awaited duet with Kousei in the final episode is to dissolve into CherryBlossoms. It's unclear whether the Kaori that played alongside Kousei was indeed her spirit before going to the afterlife or just purely Kousei's imagination, but it makes him realize that her surgery has failed and she's dead for sure.]]

* Anime version of ''Manga/YourLieInApril'' did it very beautifully and as in a [[TearJerker/YourLieInApril tearjerking]] as possible. [[spoiler:The fate of Kaori after finishing her long-awaited duet with Kousei in final episode. It's unclear whether the Kaori that played alongside Kousei was indeed her spirit before going to afterlife or just purely Kousei's imagery, but it makes him realize that her surgery has failed and she's dead for sure.]]

* ''Anime/MaiHime'' and ''Anime/MaiOtome''. The Festival shall occur, the maidens shall battle, and the rivers shall run green with sparkles. The exception is [[spoiler:Erstin, who dies [[KilledOffForReal normally]].]]

* In ''Manga/MahouSenseiNegima'', [[spoiler:those people who are [[DeaderThanDead erased from existence]] by the [[RealityWarper Code Of The Lifemaker]] do this as they fade into nothingness]].

* In ''{{Anime/Pokemon}}'', this happens to [[Anime/PokemonLucarioAndTheMysteryOfMew Sir Aaron, his Lucario,]] [[Anime/PokemonHeroes the Alto Mare Latios,]] [[Anime/PokemonIChooseYou an alternate timeline version of]] [[TheHeroDies Ash,]] [[Anime/MewtwoStrikesBack the failed clones from New Island,]] [[Anime/PokemonArceusAndTheJewelOfLife Ash's Pikachu,]] [[Anime/PokemonTheMastermindOfMiragePokemon a computer-generated Mew and Mewtwo]], and several dozen Minior. Whew.

* The corpse of RealityWarping [[Comicbook/XMen mutant]] Absolom Mercator disappeared from its casket and apparently turned into butterflies.

* One way that [[AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence Transcendence]] often manifests itself in TabletopGame/WraithTheOblivion.

* In ''VideoGame/{{Wild ARMs 3}}'', Leehalt dies in this manner when [[spoiler: Jet Enduro]] purges him.
** In ''VideoGame/{{Wild ARMs 4}}'', [[spoiler: having been reduced to a ghost held together by a nanomachine cluster, Hauser]] dies in this manner after [[spoiler: Jude]] convinces him to let go and finally rest in peace.

* Credo in ''[[VideoGame/DevilMayCry Devil May Cry 4]]''
* ''VideoGame/{{Mother 3}}'': This is what happens to each of [[spoiler:the Magypsies]] (though we don't see what happens to [[spoiler:the very last one]]).

* This happens to a ''lot'' of characters across all the [[Franchise/DotHack .hack]] games. Usually this means that the player behind the character is now comatose. The few cases of dissolving that do ''not'' result in comas include Aura and Mia in the original games, and Haseo (twice!) in the GU games.

* ''Franchise/FireEmblem''

* If you use the [[KillSat Ion Cannon]] at the end of the GDI campaign of VideoGame/CommandAndConquer, the ending cutscenes shows Kane standing before the ion beam with his hands outstretched, as though embracing it, as the light envelops him.

* This happens to [[spoiler:Aquila]] in ''VideoGame/{{Dragon Quest IX}}'' after he takes a a fatal attack from [[spoiler:King Godwyn]] for the player.
* In ''Videogame/{{Persona 3}}'', this happens to Akinari at the conclusion of the [[TarotMotifs Sun Arcana]] [[RelationshipValues Social]] [[LevelUpAtIntimacy5 Link]].
* Happens to [[spoiler:Morgana]] in ''Videogame/{{Persona 5}}''. [[spoiler:He gets better, though.]]

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* [[spoiler:Sadlygrove]] in ''WesternAnimation/{{Wakfu}}'', and [[spoiler: Kerub]] in ''{{WesternAnimation/Dofus}}''.

* [[spoiler:Sadlygrove]] in ''WesternAnimation/{{Wakfu}}'', and [[spoiler: Kerub]] in {{WesternAnimation/Dofus}}.

* [[spoiler:Sadlygrove]] in ''WesternAnimation/{{Wakfu}}'', and [[spoiler: Kerub]] in [[WesternAnimation/Dofus}}.

* [[spoiler:Sadlygrove]] in ''WesternAnimation/{{Wakfu}}''.

* At the end of ''VideoGame/OriAndTheBlindForest'', this happens to Kuro during her HeroicSacrifice.

* Not really light, but the ''Series/MythBusters'' obliterating that car with the rocket sled has a definite Hikari Ni Nare vibe to it. As Jamie so eloquently puts it during the sum-up of that scene,

* ''Series/StargateSG1'': Daniel Jackson. Also, the entire population of Abydos. These are also cases of AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence.

* ''Series/StargateSG1'': Daniel Jackson. Also, the entire population of Abydos.

* The TropeNamer is ''Anime/GaoGaiGar'', where the SuperRobot uses the [[DropTheHammer Goldion Hammer]] to reduce the MonsterOfTheWeek into wisps of light with a cry of "'''HIKARI NI NARE!!!'''". The trope's name is just one of many possible translations.

* ''Anime/DigimonAdventure'' did this when Angemon and Devimon died. It's also used in ''Anime/DigimonTamers'', with the addition that Mons can [[VictorGainsLosersPower absorb the motes to increase their power]].

* In ''{{Anime/Pokemon}} Pokemon: The Series'', this happens to [[Anime/PokemonLucarioAndTheMysteryOfMew Sir Aaron, his Lucario,]] [[Anime/PokemonHeroes the Alto Mare Latios,]] [[Anime/PokemonIChooseYou an alternate timeline version of]] [[TheHeroDies Ash,]] [[Anime/MewtwoStrikesBack the failed clones from New Island,]] [[Anime/PokemonArceusAndTheJewelOfLife Ash's Pikachu,]] [[Anime/PokemonTheMastermindOfMiragePokemon a computer-generated Mew and Mewtwo]], and several dozen Minior. Whew.

* In ''Anime/Pokemon'', this happens to [[Anime/PokemonLucarioAndTheMysteryOfMew Sir Aaron, his Lucario,]] [[Anime/PokemonHeroes the Alto Mare Latios,]] [[Anime/PokemonIChooseYou an alternate timeline version of]] [[TheHeroDies Ash,]] [[Anime/MewtwoStrikesBack the failed clones from New Island,]] [[Anime/PokemonArceusAndTheJewelOfLife Ash's Pikachu,]] [[Anime/PokemonTheMastermindOfMiragePokemon a computer-generated Mew and Mewtwo]], and several dozen Minior. Whew.

* In ''Anime/Pokemon'', this happens to [[spoiler [[Anime/PokemonLucarioAndTheMysteryOfMew Sir Aaron, his Lucario,]] [[Anime/PokemonHeroes the Alto Mare Latios,]] [[Anime/PokemonIChooseYou an alternate timeline version of Ash,]] [[Anime/MewtwoStrikesBack the failed clones from New Island,]] [[Anime/PokemonArceusAndTheJewelOfLife Ash's Pikachu,]] [[Anime/PokemonTheMastermindOfMiragePokemon a computer-generated Mew and Mewtwo]], and several dozen Minior.]] Whew.

* After a HeroicSacrifice holding back hundreds of enemies, [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} pleasantly insane]] Dalek warrior [[WebComic/SecondEmpire Grexzol]] awakens in a [[AfterlifeAntechamber brightly-lit void]] to find his old platoon in its entirety had waited for the death of its last member to march into whatever afterlife awaits the Daleks. After a quick reprimand from his old officer, he's shunted into position, and the platoon marches into the light to the beat of his doddering chatter.

** ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda3'': The previous scene gets a CallBack when Po meets Master Oogway in the SpiritWorld. Near the end of their conversation, cherry petals start to gather around Oogway, but:

'''Oogway:''' ''[floating over to a nearby branch]'' [[SubvertedTrope I'm not going anywhere]]. I live here, remember?

* In ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda'', Master Oogway, knowing his time is up, gives one last instruction to his protege Master Shifu -- to train the Dragon Warrior. Then he disappears in a shower of cherry petals.

* ''Anime/MaiHime'' and ''Anime/MaiOtome''. The Festival shall occur, the maidens shall battle, and the rivers shall run green with sparklies. The exception is [[spoiler:Erstin, who dies [[KilledOffForReal normally]].]]

** In Episode 40, [[spoiler:Sasorina]] goes out in the same manner, [[spoiler:fading away in Kumojacky's arms after thanking him and Cobraja for being there for her]]. Eight episodes later, [[spoiler:Dark Precure also dies in this manner in the arms of Professor Sabaaku (a.k.a. Yuri/Moonlight's father, brainwashed by the BigBad), after being fatally wounded in her final clash with Cure Moonlight. Professor Tsukikage apologizes to the both of them and tells Dark to stand down, and calls her his second daughter. She calls him "father" and relaxes, releasing her anger as she fades away in his arms]]. Note that both of these cases also fall under GoOutWithASmile.

* This happens to [[spoiler:Lambda]] in ''VideoGame/BlazBlueContinuumShift'' [[spoiler:after she performs a HeroicSacrifice to save Ragna from one last attack from Terumi. Bonus points for [[GoOutWithASmile going out with a smile]] in the process]].

* ''Anime/DigimonAdventure'' did this when Angemon and Devimon died. It's also used in ''Anime/DigimonTamers'', with the addition that Mons can absorb the motes to increase their power.

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* ''Literature/{{Goosebumps}}'' has "The Ghost Next Door" where [[spoiler:Hannah with her family in the real world as they fade away from it to enter the spirit world/afterlife]].

* Happens in ''VideoGame/Prey2006'' to enemies you kill after you acquire the power to leave your body. [[JustifiedTrope Justified] in that it's implied to be what happens when you absorb the soul of a dead enemy.