History Tearjerker / AyakashiSamuraiHorrorTales

[[AC:Yotsuya Kaiden]]

* Oiwa's downward spiral is incredibly tragic. She married and had a child with Iemon, a ronin samurai, but despite being [[{{Ojou}} a beautiful and perfect wife]], she was poisoned and horrifically disfigured by a wealthy and spoiled heiress. And it turns out that Iemon agreed to the poison plot because it'll give him an excuse to marry the heiress, which will bring him out of poverty. Devastated, Oiwa committed suicide, only for her to [[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds come back as a vengeful ghost and punish anyone who was involved in her death out of revenge]].

** Not only did Yoshiyuki [[spoiler:raped and mistreated Tamaki, he also casually murdered what seemed to be a mother cat and several kittens (and laughed as he did so), with Tamaki just twitching helplessly at the sound of their cries. Apparently, Bakeneko was the only one left.]]

* When Yoshiyuki [[spoiler:murders what seems to be a mother cat and several kittens, with Tamaki just twitching helplessly at the sound of their cries. Apparently, Bakeneko was the only one left.]]

** From the same arc, the true reason why the Bakeneko is so murderous and hateful. [[spoiler:It befriended Tamaki, who was being mistreated and forcibly used as a concubine by the family's patriarch, when the Bakeneko was just a young kitten. Over the years, Tamaki fed the Bakeneko at her own expense, giving it her food while saving none for herself. The patriarch's elder {{Jerkass}} son sneaked into the basement where Tamaki was held prisoner and tried to rape her in secret, but when he was caught, his father thought Tamaki had seduced his son and beat her to death as punishment. The Bakeneko tried to protect Tamaki, but she forced it to escape while the basement door was still open so it won't die senselessly for her sake. The Bakeneko's feelings of guilt and regret for failing to protect Tamaki twisted its physical form and turned the Bakeneko into the monstrous spirit it is today]]. For some, the entire reveal makes the Bakeneko become less NightmareFuel and more [[spoiler:WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds]].

** The Bakeneko's [[spoiler:FreudianExcuse is so tragic and horrifying that reliving the memory made it shed tears. Even the Medicine Seller felt sorry for it to the point of ''apologizing'' to it before exorcising it with his alter ego]].

** From the same arc, the true reason why the Bakeneko is so deadset on killing the noble family. [[spoiler:It befriended Tamaki, who was being mistreated and forcibly used as a concubine by the family's patriarch, when the Bakeneko was just a young kitten. Over the years, Tamaki fed the Bakeneko at her own expense, giving it her food while saving none for herself. The patriarch's elder {{Jerkass}} son sneaked into the basement where Tamaki was held prisoner and tried to rape her in secret, but when he was caught, his father thought Tamaki had seduced his son and beat her to death as punishment. The Bakeneko tried to protect Tamaki, but she forced it to escape while the basement door was still open so it won't die senselessly for her sake. The Bakeneko's feelings of guilt and regret for failing to protect Tamaki twisted its physical form and turned the Bakeneko into the monstrous spirit it is today]]. For some, the entire reveal makes the Bakeneko become less NightmareFuel and more [[spoiler:WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds]].

** May also count as Heartwarming, but [[spoiler:Kayo and Odajima setting up a burial shrine for the Bakeneko next to the family well where Tamaki's body was discarded so they can reunite in heaven]] counts as this.