History NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished / AnimeAndManga

* Chirin of ''Anime/RingingBell'' has finally [[spoiler: avenged his mother by killing the Wolf that has terrorized the sheep. Unfortunately, the other sheep are far too shocked by what he has become to accept him back into the flock, and he goes off alone to [[DownerEnding potentially freeze to death]].]]

* A few in ''Manga/BattleRoyale'', but most notably Yuichiro. He was the only person who ''ever'' had any faith in Mitsuko and tried to reach her at all (which actually did succeed), and what happened in the manga version? [[spoiler:She raped him after he was shot, in a crazed attempt to "make it better," before stabbing him to death with her kama. Not only that, he was shot with his own gun, which he had traded to a friend as a sign of good faith]]. Note that the above happens only in the manga, and while Mitsuko does kill him in the movie, the novel and the manga, the events differ slightly in all three.

** Turns out the ''entire reason'' Father was defeated was eventually this. [[spoiler: He not only took a liking to his own 'father' Hohenheim, giving him knowledge about the world, education and numbers, but also specifically spared ''him'' when Father eventually sacrificed the nation of Xerxes to attain a body and achieve immortality. Hell, that man split ''half of the souls'' with him for the very purpose of thanking him! Unfortunately, Hohenheim (rightfully) treated this generosity as a massive betrayal, and spent the next 400 years personally knowing each one of the souls he has, along with siring the heroes AND becoming a major obstacle to Father's AssimiliationPlan...]]

* In the 13th ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' movie, Gohan and Videl as The Great Saiyaman and Saiyawoman end up saving Hoi from committing suicide by jumping off a building. Turns out Hoi was a terrible man who wanted to revive a demon and was the survivor of an equally evil race of extraterrestrial wizards, and intended to feed Earth to it.

* Everything bad that happens in ''Franchise/JoJosBizarreAdventure'' started when George Joestar I, out of the goodness of his heart, adopted an orphan boy named Dio Brando. Dio repays George's kindness by fatally poisoning him in an attempt to claim the Joestar fortune. Over time Dio would become the ArchEnemy of the entire Joestar family, being killed by George's great-great-great-grandson Jotaro Kujo, but even that would eventually lead to [[spoiler:Pucci, Dio's best friend, killing Jotaro in revenge, along with his daughter Jolyne and almost all of her friends.]]

* ''Manga/OnePiece'': This seems to be one of the reasons why the Straw Hats are wanted. Every good thing they do (beating up other pirates or sadistic assassins) simply makes them look like a bigger threat in the eyes of the World Government and Marines. Though the corrupt marine Nezumi does cause Luffy to get his first bounty, it should be noted that Luffy's deeds were considered to be "undermining the worth of Marine forces" back in the East Blue Saga.

* Before the events of ''Anime/HugttoPrettyCure'' began, Hana, back in her old school, stood up for a girl named Eri, who was being bullied by the members of the cheerleading squad just because she had a higher billing than anyone else in a upcoming tournament. When Hana came in to defend her, the bullies decided to redirect their anger at Hana by basically avoiding her like the plague. They managed to rope Eri into it too, under the threat that she'll be targeted again if she even so much as comforts Hana. It's all but implied that this was the reason why Hana changed schools in the first place, as well as the cause for her StepfordSmiler tendencies throughout the first half of the season.
*** And to make things worse, the future Hugtan and the Criasu Coporation came from turned out to be an AlternateTimeline where Hana never transferred, ultimately playing in a role in ''her untimely death'' (revealed by WordOfGod to be ''suicide'') as she had never met Saaya or Homare or tried to better herself, resulting in George deciding to stop time in order to prevent Hana from suffering like her future counterpart. While his and Hugtan’s intervention does change Hana’s future for the better, it doesn’t change that the entire series started due to Eri’s bullies targeting Hana and turning Eri and the rest of the school against her just because she stood up against them.

** And to make things worse, the future Hugtan and the Criasu Coporation came from turned out to be an AlernativeTimeline where Hana never transferred, ultimately playing in a role in ''her untimely death'' (revealed by WordOfGod to be ''suicide'') as she had never met Saaya or Homare or tried to better herself, resulting in George deciding to stop time in order to prevent Hana from suffering like her future counterpart. While his and Hugtan’s intervention does change Hana’s future for the better, it doesn’t change that the entire series started due to Eri’s bullies targeting Hana and turning Eri and the rest of the school against her just because she stood up for her.

* Before the events of ''Anime/HugttoPrettyCure'' began, Hana, back in her old school, stood up for a girl named Eri, who was being bullied by the members of the cheerleading squad just because she had a higher billing than anyone else in a upcoming tournament. When Hana came in to defend her, the bullies decided to redirect their anger at Hana by basically avoiding her like the plague. They managed to rope Eri into it too, under the threat that she'll be targeted again if she even so much as comforts Hana. It's all but implied that this was the reason why Hana changed schools in the first place, as well as the cause for her StepfordSmiler tendencies throughout the first half of the season. [[spoiler: And to make things worse, the future Hugtan and the Criasu Coporation came from turned out to be an AlernativeTimeline where Hana never transferred, ultimately playing in a role in ''her untimely death'' (revealed by WordOfGod to be ''suicide'') as she had never met Saaya or Homare or tried to better herself, resulting in George deciding to stop time in order to prevent Hana from suffering like her future counterpart. While his and Hugtan’s intervention does change Hana’s future for the better, it doesn’t change that the entire series started due to Eri’s bullies targeting Hana for standing up to them and turning Eri and the rest of the school against her]].

* Before the events of ''Anime/HugttoPrettyCure'' began, Hana, back in her old school, stood up for a girl named Eri, who was being bullied by the members of the cheerleading squad just because she had a higher billing than anyone else in a upcoming tournament. When Hana came in to defend her, the bullies decided to redirect their anger at Hana by basically avoiding her like the plague. They managed to rope Eri into it too, under the threat that she'll be targeted again if she even so much as comforts Hana. It's all but implied that this was the reason why Hana changed schools in the first place, as well as the cause for her StepfordSmiler tendencies throughout the first half of the season.

* ''Manga/NingenFushinNoBoukenshatachiGaSekaiOSukuuYoudesu'': At the start of the story, when Nick realizes that a member of his party is embezzling funds, he gives said member the chance to come clean. Which he does... while also accusing Nick of doing the same. Worse is that Argus, the party's leader and Nick's mentor and father-figure, let the less honorable team-member stay while kicking Nick out.

* ''LightNovel/ACertainMagicalIndex'':
** Accelerator suffers brain damage via a bullet to the head the first time he uses his powers to save rather than hurt someone. And he ''continues'' to get hit with this again and again as the story goes on, although he eventually begins to see some benefit from it as he adjusts his worldview.
** Not to mention Touma himself, who almost always winds up in the hospital after helping someone. His first attempt at helping someone? [[spoiler: Lost his memories]].

* ''LightNovel/FullMetalPanic'': In the backstory, a former mercenary named Seiji Takechi adopted a bunch of juvenile delinquents and taught them military and survival skills in the hopes of reforming them into functioning members of society. The news media found out, [[{{Paparazzi}} falsely labeled it a terrorist training camp]], and when the Japanese military came in Takechi was killed in the crossfire. This lead to the children [[SelfFulfillingProphecy becoming the terrorist group A21]] in order to avenge Takechi's death.

* In ''LightNovel/HighSchoolDXD'', Asia Argento often uses her powers to [[HealingHands heal anyone]]. At one point during her time at the Roman Catholic Church, she met Diodora Astaroth, a devil who deliberately injured himself, and healed him immediately. Since the Church opposed devils at the time, Asia was banished as a heretic.

* ''LightNovel/ImQuittingHeroing'': Leo saves humanity from the demon army. However, rather than welcoming him as a hero, the people regard him as a threat because of his strength, and the king eventually exiles him.

* ''LightNovel/ScrappedPrincess'': [[TheHighQueen Queen Elmyr]] was the mother of the eponymous princess, who, according to [[TheProphecy Grendel's Prophecy]], must be slain before the eve [[DangerousSixteenthBirthday of her 16th birthday]], as she was [[BecauseDestinySaysSo destined to bring about the world's destruction.]] But Elmyr knew her daughter was innocent, so she secretly arranged to have her spared and taken in by the Cassull family. When [[DirtyCoward her husband]] became aware of this, 15 years later, he had her imprisoned in the castle tower, where she was tortured and beaten for it. And, in a cruel twist of fate, Elmyr eventually succumbed to the extent of her injuries and perished - ''in the cell next to her daughter'', [[TearJerker whom she had never been allowed to see, without ever knowing her name, or hearing her call her "mother".]]
* In the Alicization arc of ''LightNovel/SwordArtOnline'', Kirito and Eugeo are forced to break the taboo to help their valets Ronye and Tiese, when [[AttemptedRape they're about to be raped by]] [[AristocratsAreEvil Raios and Humbert]], who shield themselves behind the fact that as nobles they have the right to "punish" any perceived slight as they see fit. They're forced to turn themselves in to the Knights of Integrity and labeled as criminals. [[spoiler: On the flip side, their actions sped up their plans to find Alice, and they were taken to the Cathedral much earlier than they expected.]]

* ''Anime/Danganronpa3TheEndOfHopesPeakHighSchool'': Mikan Tsumiki, a ShrinkingViolet [[BrokenBird whose life has been nothing but a constant stream of abuse]], makes her first real friends and starts to build some self-esteem. What happens when she tries to repay this kindness by helping find [[spoiler: Ryota]] when he goes missing? She ends up [[spoiler: running into Mukuro, gets kidnapped, and is brainwashed into a becoming a member of Ultimate Despair.]]

* Zig-Zagged in ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia''. Izuku finds out his "friend" Bakugo is in the clutches of a Slime Monster and impulsively runs to his rescue despite being Quirkless. When All Might obliterates the monster and the other Pro Heroes tend to him, the Pros chew out Izuku for his actions while praising Bakugo for his "bravery". Despite this, this action is what reinspires All Might and allows him to choose Izuku to carry on the power of One For All.
** Midoriya is continually punished for his ChronicHeroSyndrome. He's knocked out of the Sports festival after trying to help Todoroki to get over his personal issues by goading him into using his full power. After helping to stop Stain, he's subsequently reprimanded by the police chief for his actions and would have been in jail had the event not been swept under the rug. Then he and almost all of his classmates are nearly expelled by Aizawa for [[spoiler:trying to rescue Bakugo from the League of Villains or knowing about the move and not trying to stop it.]]

* ''Manga/FairyTail'': This is the backstory of [[spoiler:Loke/Leo. His former master was very abusive and treated her Celestial Spirit as slaves. It reached the point where Leo summoned himself and refused to allow her to use her magic until she surrendered her keys and released her spirits. She refused and went out on a mission without being able to use her magic. This resulted in her getting killed, and Leo is blamed for her death while being banished from the spirit world.]]

* This is practically how [[CrapsackWorld the universe]] works in the bleak world of ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica''. [[spoiler:There's a sadistic EquivalentExchange of happiness and sadness, so each hopeful Wish is counterbalanced by an equal curse.]] In particular, Sayaka Miki [[spoiler:makes a wish to heal the broken arm of the boy she loves (when he was consumed by despair over being unable to play the violin again), only to be stood up by another girl and eventually fall into despair and become one of the EldritchAbomination monsters all [[MagicalGirl Magical Girls]] fight]]. [[MemeticMutation Jeez Louise,]] [[FanNickname Uro]][[Creator/GenUrobuchi butcher]].

* In ''Manga/{{Zetman}}'', the entire chain of events which is the main premise of the story, triggers by Jin trying to rescue a suicidal man.

* In ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'', Ash ends up losing to a scatterbrained trainer named Cameron in the Unova League Vertress Conference after helping him register for the tournament. Making matters worse, Cameron actually ''missed'' the registration period, but Ash was able to convince Nurse Joy to make a slight exception for him.
** Ash ends up losing the Kalos League in a similar manner; the winner, Alain, didn't even ''want'' to enter the tournament initially, but Ash talked him into it. And to make matters worse, Alain even rubs salt in the wound by betraying him and allowing Team Flare to kidnap him during their attack on the Lumiose Gym.
* This practically how [[CrapsackWorld the universe]] works in the bleak world of ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica''. [[spoiler:There's a sadistic EquivalentExchange of happiness and sadness, so each hopeful Wish is counterbalanced by an equal curse.]] In particular, Sayaka Miki [[spoiler:makes a wish to heal the broken arm of the boy she loves (when he was consumed by despair over being unable to play the violin again), only to be stood up by another girl and eventually fall into despair and become one of the EldritchAbomination monsters all [[MagicalGirl Magical Girls]] fight]]. [[MemeticMutation Jeez Louise,]] [[FanNickname Uro]][[Creator/GenUrobuchi butcher]].

** Also applies to Kisuke's friend Tsukabishi Tessai, who was with him at the time; Tessai uses two [[DangerousForbiddenTechnique forbidden spells]] to first [[{{Teleportation}} instantly teleport]] Kisuke and the team to Kisuke's lab (they wouldn't have survived being physically moved) and then to [[TimeStandsStill stop time for a week]] (in order to give Kisuke time to figure out how to save them). For doing this, Tessai goes through the same KangarooCourt and is sentenced to life in prison — and considering Shinigami are TheAgeless, that 'life sentence' could have turned out to be effectively forever.

* The manga version of ''Manga/MaiOtome'' has an incident in which Arika accidentally upsets Nagi, archduke of Artai, who [[DisproportionateRetribution orders her killed for it]], until [[TakeMeInstead Nina offers to take her punishment]]. Nagi then whips Nina's backside with a riding crop and starts whipping her harder when seeing the bandages she put on when she pricked her fingers while desperately trying to finish her sewing project. Mashiro (or rather, the boy pretending to be Mashiro) then punches Nagi, and everyone gives him a WhatTheHellHero speech for almost causing an international incident.

* Chirin of ''Anime/RingingBell'' has finally [[spoiler: avenged his mother by killing the Wolf that has terrorized the sheep. Unfortunately, the other sheep are far too shocked by what he has become to accept him back into the flock, and he goes off alone to [[D0wnerEnding potentially freeze to death]].]]