For example, in Baka to Test where you find out why Minami likes the main char. Or in Kore wa Zombie Desu Ka when Eu sings.
Or uh... The origin of the Ice King in Adventure Time. Took me too long to think of a western example.
EDIT: or when Will asked why his father didn't want him the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Jurassic Bark; Futurama (Season 4; episode 7; the episode with Seymour the dog)
If you ever question if your friend is actually a demon, show him/her this episode and see if they cry at the end. If they do not, they do not have a soul and therefore are a demon.
EDIT: All these scrubs reference is making me feel my feelings again!!!
I must add the end of "My Fallen Idol" and JD's speech to Dr. Cox (Tizzy mentioned the thing that causes Dr. Cox's depression later in this thread...this is the ending to that two-part episode)
"After 20 years of being a doctor, when things go badly, you still take it this hard"
Watmote got me a couple times in the later episodes. I just felt so bad for the girl being THAT bad at human interaction. The pity led to a couple pretty sad moments.
Haganai got me the last episode of season two. Lot of shit went down and I'm just glad it ended in the way I wanted it to.
Well you know what they say, there is no day like today! Even though Fullmetal Alchemist is pretty manipulative as far as fiction goes, it's done reasonably well in a believable way. Really, it's just so refreshing to see a piece of media that understands how to pull off emotional moments, even if it treads the fine line of being exploitative.
Doctor Who has some tear jerking moments as well.
I don't consider the show super serious and I like to think that this is intended, but some episodes has me sobbing like a little girl.
Like for instance, Father's Day in the first revived season.
The moment when Pete figures out what happens and what needs to be done.
Jurassic Bark; Futurama (Season 4; episode 7; the episode with Seymour the dog)
If you ever question if your friend is actually a demon, show him/her this episode and see if they cry at the end. If they do not, they do not have a soul and therefore are a demon.
I dunno, FMA started out with a hideously failed experiment, 2 deaths and an undeath. I don't think you can really say that show isn't supposed to be serious, even if it had its lighter moments.
OT: Minamike, end of... was it the second season? That whole arc about the eldest sister moving away.
Avatar the legend of aang. Tales of bah sing se. Iroh. Just. Yeah... You know what I'm talking about. I cried. Honest to goodness cried. And I have no shame of this.
I learned to play that leaves from the vine song. I still kinda get misty eyed when I play it and sing along. Jegus that was a moving scene. Theres a reason Iroh/Zuko are my favourite characters of all time from anything.
Avatar the legend of aang. Tales of bah sing se. Iroh. Just. Yeah... You know what I'm talking about. I cried. Honest to goodness cried. And I have no shame of this.
I learned to play that leaves from the vine song. I still kinda get misty eyed when I play it and sing along. Jegus that was a moving scene. Theres a reason Iroh/Zuko are my favourite characters of all time from anything.
Question for both of you would you concider either of those shows non-serious? While the Futurama example fits, FMA is Super Duper Serial most to all of the time. While you could argue Avatar is a non-serious show easier, I think for the most part Avatar's content is quite mature in a way that is serious but disperses funny throughout like a saltshaker.
Mine's going to have to be the episode in the Buu saga of DBZ where Vegeta sacrifices himself against fat buu. In an instant the show goes from being about pink demons and yellow hair to seriously confronting death.
Archer in Episode 9, Season 2 when he develops breast cancer and the relationship he forms with his patient-in-arms Ruth.
I mean, the rampage and execution of Irish gangsters were hilarious making it my all time favorite episode of the series but it's Ruth's death that really drives him.
Question for both of you would you concider either of those shows non-serious? While the Futurama example fits, FMA is Super Duper Serial most to all of the time. While you could argue Avatar is a non-serious show easier, I think for the most part Avatar's content is quite mature in a way that is serious but disperses funny throughout like a saltshaker.
Mine's going to have to be the episode in the Buu saga of DBZ where Vegeta sacrifices himself against fat buu. In an instant the show goes from being about pink demons and yellow hair to seriously confronting death.
Futurama definitely fits better, but both Avatar and FMA do have a lot of comedy and silliness. I think the reason both shows are so good and so loved is that they maintain a balance between heavy, serious topics and whimsical humour.
FMA has lots of little recurring jokes, for example Ed flipping out every time he is called short, Hughes's obsession with his daughter and Armstrong's glorious monologues.
Avatar has so many funny moments that it is impossible to list them all. A personal favorite is when Sokka drank cactus juice.
I guess if I had to specify whether they were serious or not, I'd say they are serious shows. However, in my opinion they are among the rare breed of shows that do both serious and non-serious well.
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