History TearJerker / HighSchoolOfTheDead

* A real life, and tragic, example... Unless a new author takes over the project, [[CutShort it's very]] '''''[[CutShort UNLIKELY]]''''' [[CutShort that there will ever be a 31st chapter.]]

* A real life, and tragic, example... [[CutShort There will]] '''''[[CutShort NEVER]]''''' [[CutShort be a 31st chapter.]]

* The end credits of the final episodes show Matsushima[[note]]Asami's superior officer[[/note]] run in front of a bulletin board featuring the photos of all the characters. She pauses briefly to look around, then runs offscreen, into the night. This isn't so bad if you haven't read the manga. But if you have, you'll remember she was trying to find help for the survivors who were still trapped in the mall... [[https://w11.mangafreak.net/Read1_High_School_Of_The_Dead_21 except she doesn't make it]].

* Alice's father gets fatally stabbed by a group who'd hidden in their home when he was only trying to find a safe place for his daughter to hide. Instead, he dies [[https://w11.mangafreak.net/Read1_High_School_Of_The_Dead_7 trying to assure her he'd be fine]], knowing that his 7-year-old would soon be on her own with a horde of "them" gathered right outside [[https://w11.mangafreak.net/Read1_High_School_Of_The_Dead_7 and heading straight for her.]]

* The end credits of the final episodes shows Matsushima[[note]]Asami's superior officer[[/note]] run in front of a bulletin board featuring the photos of the all the characters. She pauses briefly to look around, then runs offscreen, into the night. This isn't so bad if you haven't read the manga. But if you have, you'll remember she was trying to find help for the survivors who were still trapped in the mall... [[http://www.citymanga.com/highschool_of_the_dead/chapter-21/27/ except she doesn't make it]].
* Midway through the third episode, as Takashi's group make their escape from the school with another group of survivors. When Takuzo (the one with the towel) gets mobbed by "them", his girlfriend, Naomi, becomes so distraught that she runs back to him - knowing she couldn't save him and that she would die along with him. [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments Yet she didn't care]], [[TogetherInDeath so long as she could be with him]].
* Alice's father gets fatally stabbed by a group who'd hidden in their home, when he was only trying to find a safe place for his daughter to hide. Instead, he dies [[http://www.citymanga.com/highschool_of_the_dead/chapter-7/11/ trying to assure her he'd be fine]], knowing that his 7 year old would soon be on her own with a horde of "them" gathered right outside [[http://www.citymanga.com/highschool_of_the_dead/chapter-7/12/ and heading straight for her.]]

* The end credits of the final episodes shows Matsushima[[note]]Asami's superior officer[[/note]] run in front of a bulletin board featuring the photos of the all the characters. She pauses briefly to look around, then runs offscreen, into the night. This isn't so bad if you haven't read the manga. But if you have, you'll remember [[spoiler: she was trying to find help for the survivors who were still trapped in the mall... [[http://www.citymanga.com/highschool_of_the_dead/chapter-21/27/ except she doesn't make it]]]].

* [[spoiler:Asami]] giving one final salute before [[spoiler:Hirano]] [[MercyKill mercy kills]] her.

* Meta example: the death of series creator Daisuke Satō from coronary artery disease.

* Takashi being forced to MercyKill Hisashi. [[spoiler:Made worse by the fact that he wasn't fast enough to stop his zombification.]]

* Midway through the third episode, as Takashi's group make their escape from the school with another group of survivors. When Takuzo (the one with the towel) gets mobbed by "them", his girlfriend, Naomi, becomes so distraught that she runs back to him - knowing she couldn't save him and that she would die along with him. [[HeartwarmingMoments Yet she didn't care]], [[TogetherInDeath so long as she could be with him]].

* Midway through the third episode, as Takashi's group make their escape from the school with another group of survivors. When Takuzo (the one with the towel) gets mobbed by "them", his girlfriend, Naomi, becomes so distraught that she cast runs back to him - knowing she couldn't save him and that she would die along with him. [[HeartwarmingMoments Yet she didn't care]], [[TogetherInDeath so long as she could be with him]].

* Midway through the third episode, as Takashi's group make their escape from the school with another group of survivors. When Takuzo (the one with the towel) gets mobbed by "them", his girlfriend, Naomi, becomes so distraught that she cast her only weapon aside and runs back to him - knowing she couldn't save him and that she would die along with him. [[HeartwarmingMoments Yet she didn't care]], [[TogetherInDeath so long as she could be with him]].

* The end credits of one of the later episodes shows Matsushima[[note]]Asami's superior officer[[/note]] run in front of a bulletin board featuring the photos of the all the characters. She pauses briefly to look around, then runs offscreen, into the night. This isn't so bad if you haven't read the manga. But if you have, you'll remember [[spoiler: she was trying to find help for the survivors who were still trapped in the mall... [[http://www.citymanga.com/highschool_of_the_dead/chapter-21/27/ except she doesn't make it]]]].

* Alice's father gets fatally stabbed by a group who'd hidden in their home, when he was only trying to find a safe place for his daughter to hide. Instead, he dies [[http://www.citymanga.com/highschool_of_the_dead/chapter-7/11/ trying to assure her he'd be fine]], knowing that his 7 year old would soon be on her own with a horde of "them" gathered right outside [[http://www.citymanga.com/highschool_of_the_dead/chapter-12/ and heading straight for her.]]

* Alice's father gets fatally stabbed by a group who'd hidden in their home, when he was only trying to find a safe place for his daughter to hide. Instead, he dies [[http://www.citymanga.com/highschool_of_the_dead/chapter-7/12/ trying to assure her he'd be fine]], knowing that his 7 year old would soon be on her own with a horde of "them" gathered right outside [[http://www.citymanga.com/highschool_of_the_dead/chapter-13/ and heading straight for her.]]

* Midway through the third episode, as Takashi's group make their escape from the school with another group of survivors. Takuzo (the one with the towel) gets mobbed by "them". The look of terror on his face as they drag him down is utterly heartbreaking, but it's his girlfriend, Naomi's, reaction that does it. When she sees him go under, she becomes so distraught that she cast her only weapon aside and runs back to him - knowing she couldn't save him and that she would die along with him. [[HeartwarmingMoments Yet she didn't care]], [[TogetherInDeath so long as she could be with him]].
* Alice's father gets fatally stabbed by a group who'd hidden in their home, when he was only trying to find a safe place for his daughter to hide. Instead, he dies trying to assure her he'd be fine, knowing that his 7 year old would soon be on her own with a horde of "them" gathered right outside and heading straight for her.

* Midway through the second episode, as Takashi's group make their escape from the school with another group of survivors, the one with the towel twists his ankle and gets mobbed by "them". The look of terror on his face as they drag him down is utterly heartbreaking, but it's the reaction of the girl in their group that does it. When she sees him go under, she becomes so overcome with emotion that she cast her only weapon aside and runs back to him - knowing she couldn't save him and that she would die along with him. [[HeartwarmingMoments Yet she didn't care]], [[TogetherInDeath so long as she could be with him]].
* Alice's father trying to comfort Alice as he lay dying.

* The end credits of one of the later episodes shows Matsushima[[note]]Asami's superior officer[[/note]] run in front of a bulletin board featuring the photos of the all the characters. She pauses briefly to look around, then runs offscreen, into the night. This isn't so bad if you haven't read the manga. But if you have, you'll remember [[spoiler: she was trying to find help for the survivors who were still trapped in the mall... [[http://www.citymanga.com/highschool_of_the_dead/chapter-21/28/ except she doesn't make it]]]].

* The end credits of one of the later episodes shows Matsushima[[note]]Asami's superior officer[[/note]] run in front of a bulletin board featuring the photos of the all the characters. She pauses briefly to look around, then runs offscreen, into the night. This isn't so bad if you haven't read the manga. But if you have, you'll remember [[spoiler: she was trying to find help for the survivors who were still trapped in the mall... [[http://www.citymanga.com/highschool_of_the_dead/chapter-28/29/ except she doesn't make it]]]].

** During the end credits of one of the later anime episodes, Asami's CO runs in front of the post-it board featuring the photos of the all the characters, where she pauses briefly to look around. Then runs offscreen. This isn't so bad if you haven't read the manga. But if you have, you'll remember [[spoiler: she was trying to find help for the survivors who were still trapped in the mall... [[DoomedByCanon except she doesn't make it]]]].

** During the end credits of one of the later anime episodes, Asami's CO runs in front of the post-it board featuring the photos of the all the characters, where she pauses briefly to look around. Then runs offscreen. This isn't so bad if you haven't read the manga. But if you have, you'll remember [[spoiler: she was trying to find help for the survivors who were still trapped in the mall... [[DoomedByCanon except she doesn't make it.]]]]
* Midway through the second episode, as Takashi's group make their escape from the school with another group of survivors, the one with the towel twists his ankle and gets mobbed by "them". The look of terror on his face as they drag him down is utterly heartbreaking, but its the reaction of the girl in their group that does it. When she sees him go under, she becomes so overcome with emotion that she cast her only weapon aside and runs back to him - knowing she couldn't save him and that she would die along with him. [[HeartwarmingMoments Yet she didn't care]], [[TogetherInDeath so long as she could be with him.]]

** During the end credits of one of the later anime episodes, Asami's CO runs in front of the post-it board featuring the photos of the all the characters, where she pauses briefly to look around. Then runs offscreen. This isn't so bad if you haven't read the manga. But if you have, you'll remember [[spoiler: she was trying to find help for the survivors who were still trapped in the mall... [[DoomedByCanon except she didn't make it.]]]]

* Midway through the second episode, as Takashi's group make their escape from the school with another group of survivors, the one with the towel twists his ankle and gets mobbed by "them". The look of terror on his face as they drag him down is utterly heartbreaking, but its the reaction of the girl in their group that does it. When she sees him go under, she becomes so overcome with emotion that she cast her only weapon aside and ran back to him - knowing she couldn't save him and that she would die along with him. [[HeartwarmingMoments Yet she didn't care]], [[TogetherInDeath so long as she could be with him.]]

* Near the end of the second episode, as Takashi's group make their escape from the school with another group of survivors, the one with the towel twists his ankle and gets mobbed by "them". The look of terror on his face as they drag him down is utterly heartbreaking. But its the reaction of the girl in their group that does it. When she sees him go under, she becomes so overcome with emotion that she cast her only weapon aside and ran back to him - knowing she couldn't save him and that she would die along with him. [[HeartwarmingMoments Yet she didn't care]], [[TogetherInDeath so long as she could be with him.]]

As a rule to every ZombieApocalyse adaptation: It must beget {{Tragedy}}.

** At the end of several chapters there are pages containing pictures of several characters, be they minor or main, showing how they were before the ZombieApocalypse. For example the early mugger/rapist happily washing his car, Alice swinging between her parents arms, various high school students going through their days, and Asami being chided by her CO. The pictures are generally lighthearted but if you stop and think about them too much, they become tearjerkers. One especially heartbreaking picture is shown in the anime. Remember that gym teacher who jumped from a window? In his picture, he is lying in bed with a tiny baby laying on top of him.
** Alice's father trying to comfort Alice as he lay dying.
** [[spoiler:Asami]] giving one final salute before [[spoiler:Hirano]] [[MercyKill mercy kills]] her.
** Takashi being forced to MercyKill Hisashi. [[spoiler:Made worse by the fact that he wasn't fast enough to stop his zombification.]]

** At the end of several chapters there are pages containing pictures of several characters, be they minor or main, showing how they were before the ZombieApocalypse. For example the early mugger/rapist happily washing his car, Alice swinging between her parents arms, various high school students going through their days, and Asami being chided by her CO. The pictures are generally lighthearted but if you stop and think about them too much, they become tearjerkers.