History TearJerker / BlackBullet

The Light Novels are known for the dark themes and political tones in an apocalyptic world where the Gastrea virus has wiped out most of humanity and turn them into EldritchAbomination, so it's no surprise that ''LightNovel/BlackBullet'' will have scenes that will break readers into tears.

** [[FamousLastWords Her last words]] to Rentaro is also more tear breaking:

-->'''Kayo Senju''': Rentaro-san, I think that next…….there’ll be countless trials awaiting you. If you ever lose direction, get lost in the darkness, please follow the direction of your heart………light…….follow the light……….Rentaro………..please save…………………….this world.

[[caption-width-right:350:Yes, Enjoy, you protected your classmates despite becoming an academic pariah thanks to your cursed child status being exposed. [[note]]And no, this is ''not'' the worst the author has treated Enju.[[/note]]]]

** [[http://mangafox.me/manga/black_bullet/c014/33.html This scene]] from the manga doubles as SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments and TearJerker. She mentions that no matter how much people consider her a pariah, [[NiceGirl she will always protect her classmates and love them no matter what]]. Not only that, this scene shows Enju [[TenderTears breaking down in tears and crying]] when she received a note from her friend Mai, saying "Try your hardest."

** The anime is less brutal and instead have the group of cursed children bombed. What's even more tearjerking and heartbreaking is that Enju finds out that her new friends were killed and broken down in [[TenderTears tears]]. Rentaro even tried to restrain her because he knows her knowing that her friends would be [[FragileFlower too much of an emotional burden for her]]. And Enju really wanted to show her friends the Tenchu Girls anime series that they will never see because they're killed off.

** [[http://mangafox.me/manga/black_bullet/c014/33.html This scene]] from the manga doubles as CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming and TearJerker. She mentions that no matter how much people consider her a pariah, [[NiceGirl she will always protect her classmates and love them no matter what]]. Not only that, this scene shows Enju [[TenderTears breaking down in tears and crying]] when she received a note from her friend Mai, saying "Try your hardest."

** There is still some hope for the status of cursed children in society. Seitenshi, a ReasonableAuthorityFigure [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming is pushing for civil rights for the cursed children]]. What makes this is even tearbreaking is that her loyal aide, Kikunojou Tendo, who fought in the Gastrea war, holds a lot of political influence in Tokyo and thus pushing for civil rights for the cursed children to be difficult.

* With Enju's status as cursed child exposed in front of the entire school, [[HeroWithBadPublicity her classmates and teachers alike turning their backs on her]] is utterly heartbreaking.

* With Enju's status as cursed child exposed in front of the entire school, HeroWithBadPublicity her classmates and teachers alike turning their backs on her is utterly heartbreaking.

[[caption-width-right:350:Yes you did, [[AllLovingHero you protected your classmates Enju]] [[HeroWithBadPublicity despite becoming an academic pariah thanks to your cursed child status being exposed]]. [[note]]And no, this is ''not'' the worst the author has treated Enju.[[/note]]]]

* With Enju's status as cursed child exposed in front of the entire school, [[HeroWithBadPublicity her classmates and teachers alike turning their backs on her is utterly heartbreaking.

[[caption-width-right:350:Yes you did, [[AllLovingHero you protected your classmates Enju]] [[spoiler:[[HeroWithBadPublicity despite becoming an academic pariah thanks to your cursed child status being exposed]]]]. [[note]]And no, this is ''not'' the worst the author has treated Enju.[[/note]]]]

* [[spoiler:[[KillTheCutie Kayo Senju]]'s death for starters. She manage to fend off a swarm of Gastrea by herself. However, the virus in her body overwhelmed her beyond critical value and her body was slowly being eaten by the Gastrea virus and turning her into an EldritchAbomination. Kayo wanted Rentaro to end her pain and suffering and Rentaro [[ManlyTears broke down in tears]] when he [[MercyKill ended her suffering]].]]
** [[FamousLastWords Her last words]] to [[spoiler:Rentaro]] is also more tear breaking:
-->[[spoiler:'''Kayo Senju''': Rentaro-san, I think that next…….there’ll be countless trials awaiting you. If you ever lose direction, get lost in the darkness, please follow the direction of your heart………light…….follow the light……….Rentaro………..please save…………………….this world.]]
* [[spoiler: The eventual fate for most cursed children is that they since they are born with the Gastrea virus in their own blood, the eventual fate for most of them is that they'll become EldritchAbomination like most victims of the Gastrea virus,which doubles as both horror and tearjerker-worthy. The treatment and medication for the cursed children are only HopeSpot, as it only suppress and slow down the Gastrea erosion rate in their bodies, not stop it; and is only manageable under 50%. Once the erosion rate reaches above 50%, then the cursed child have no way to maintain her human form and usually MercyKill is the only option. To make matter worse, overuse of their superhuman abilities or pushing their abilities to beyond their limits to obtain new powers accelerate the process faster. [[FantasticRacism No wonder why so many people have some justifiable hatred towards the cursed children]].]]
** Ever wonder why Enju Aihara always maintain a [[CheerfulChild cheerful]] and [[NiceGirl kind-hearted]] little sister personality? [[spoiler:This is mainly because for starters, she's ''mostly unaware of her eventual fate'' of the cursed children if the erosion rate isn't left unchecked. She is highly aware that she needs to take a shot every day, but she doesn't know why she needs to do so. Rentaro [[ForHappiness wants Enju to have a happy life while her time as human is left]], but telling her directly about this fate would most likely break Enju in tears or change her personality forever. Kayo's knowledge of her own fate as a cursed child is one of the main reasons why she is willing to [[FaceDeathWithDignity accept death as her fate]] and have a more [[TheStoic stoic]] personality.]]
*** [[spoiler:Even more tear breaking is that Rentaro sees Enju as a little sister, is emotionally attached to her, and have to pull a MercyKill on her eventually]].

** [[http://mangafox.me/manga/black_bullet/c014/33.html This scene]] from the manga doubles as CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming and TearJerker. [[spoiler: She mentions that no matter how much people consider her a pariah, [[NiceGirl she will always protect her classmates and love them no matter what]]. Not only that, this scene shows Enju [[TenderTears breaking down in tears and crying]] when she received a note from her friend Mai, saying "Try your hardest."]]

* The treatment of the cursed children in society is also very tear breaking. While some of this may be justifiable since many of those who surived the Gastrea war lost many of their relatives [[spoiler:and the fate of the cursed children]], how society treat them is sickeningly in Jim Crow law levels. Public flogging and lynching are relatively common and [[PoliceAreUseless police are usually apathetic when a cursed child is murdered or beaten up]]. Cursed children live in segregated societies where normal humans live in normal lives while the cursed children are forced into poverty and live in a life of crime. Government persecution against families with cursed children are common and families are either forced to leave their child as orphans or flatout kill them. Abortions and Infanticide on cursed children are common.

* [[spoiler:Rentaro's "death" when [[TakingTheBullet he took the bullet]] for Enju when Kagetane was about to shoot Enju. Enju literally broke down in tears and cried for Rentaro. Luckily, he gets better.]]

* At the end of the first volume, [[spoiler:Enju's diagnosis:]]
-->[[spoiler:Patient: Enju Aihara ]]
-->[[spoiler:Doctor: Sumire Muroto]]
-->[[spoiler:Gastrea erosion rate 42.8%.]]
-->[[spoiler:Percentage until complete collapse 7.2%.]]
-->[[spoiler:Doctor evaluation: Dangerous domain. Didn’t inform her on the value to avoid her being stimulated. By regulations it’s suggested to change initiators.]]
-->[[spoiler:The following advice is as a friend, not as a doctor.]]
-->[[spoiler:Don’t let her fight anymore Rentaro-san.]]
* In volume 3, Rentaro and Kisara started a school for a group of cursed children in order to create hopes for their own future. [[spoiler: About a half volume later, the said group of cursed children are later murdered and lynched by a group civilians that Rentaro supposedly protected.]]
** The anime is less brutal and instead [[spoiler:have the group of cursed children bombed. What's even more tearjerking and heartbreaking is that Enju finds out that her new friends were killed and broken down in [[TenderTears tears]]. Rentaro even tried to restrain her because he knows her knowing that her friends would be [[FragileFlower too much of an emotional burden for her]]. And Enju really wanted to show her friends the Tenchu Girls anime series that they will never see because they're killed off.]]

* [[spoiler: Midori's suicide is also very heartbreaking. Considering the fact that she saved a fellow Initiator at the cost of a shorten lifespan. She doesn't want to be a huge burden to Shouma.]]
* The Fugitive storyarch in volumes 5 and 6 is considered to one of the biggest {{Tear Jerker}}s ever and a deconstruction of Rentaro's [[ForHappiness utilitarianism]]. [[spoiler:When Rentaro was in jail arrested for a crime he didn't commit (a murder of his friend), Kisara offered Rentaro help by hiring a team of lawyers, but Rentaro told Kisara to forget about and she should seek her own happiness and stated that he is willing to [[IWantMyBelovedTobeHappy sacrifice his own freedom and happiness for her happiness]] (keep in note that Rentaro witnessed the main antagonist forcefully kissing Kisara). This caused Kisara to leave the jail in tears. While this may be harsh, what happens ''aftewards'' to Enju and Tina is even more {{tearjerk|er}}ing. His promotor's license is not only revoked, but Enju was forcefully taken away by IISO and she was forced to pair with a stranger named "buddy killer" (while the novels never stated it, it was heavily implied that Enju has suffered some physical, mental, and emotional abuse from "buddy killer" during the time when Rentaro was a fugitive) and Tina (who was also arrested earlier) was sent to death row. [[NiceJobBreakingItHero Good job, Rentaro]].]]
* Enju's backstory in volume 7. [[spoiler:She was adopted by the Aihara family as part of a program where families are rewarded money for adopting cursed children. However, this backfired as families only adopted them just for the money. Enju was treated with physical violence and abuse from her adopted family, which caused her to fight back and [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere run away]]. She found a new home in the outer districts where she had to commit any sort of crime short of murder just to survive. This resulted her being caught and shot by the police several times. Luckily, while still traumatized by her past, she decided to forget about the suffering she endured and move on with her life as an Initiator. One would wonder how a kid who endured all that is one of the most [[NiceGirl kind-hearted]] and [[ThePollyanna optimistic]] characters in the series.]]

[[caption-width-right:350:Yes you did, [[AllLovingHero you protected your classmates Enju]] [[spoiler:[[HeroWithBadPublicity despite becoming an academic pariah thanks to your cursed child status being]]]]. [[note]]And no, this is ''not'' the worst the author has treated Enju.[[/note]]]]

[[caption-width-right:350:Yes you did, [[AllLovingHero you protected your classmates Enju]] [[spoiler:[[AllOfTheOtherReindeer despite becoming an academic pariah thanks to your cursed child status being]]]]. [[note]]And no, this is ''not'' the worst the author has treated Enju.[[/note]]]]

* [[spoiler: The eventual fate for most cursed children is that they since they are born with the Gastrea virus in their own blood, the eventual fate for most of them is that they'll become EldritchAbomination like most victims of the Gastrea virus,which doubles as both horror and tearjerker-worthy. The treatment and medication for the cursed children are only HopeSpot, as it only suppress and slow down the Gastrea erosion rate in their bodies, not stop it; and is only manageable under 50%. Once the erosion rate reaches above 50%, then the cursed child have no way to maintain her human form and usually MercyKill is the only option. To make matter worse, overuse of their superhuman abilities or pushing their abilities to beyond their limits to obtain new powers accelerate the process faster. [[AllOfTheOtherReindeer No wonder why so many people have some justifiable hatred towards the cursed children]].]]

* With Enju's status as cursed child exposed in front of the entire school, her classmates and teachers alike turning their backs on her is utterly heartbreaking.
** [[http://mangafox.me/manga/black_bullet/c014/33.html This scene]] from the manga doubles as CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming and TearJerker. [[spoiler: She mentions that no matter how much people hate her for the way she is, [[NiceGirl she will always protect her classmates and love them no matter what]]. Not only that, this scene shows Enju [[TenderTears breaking down in tears and crying]] when she received a note from her friend Mai, saying "Try your hardest."]]

* The Fugitive storyarch in volumes 5 and 6 is considered to one of the biggest {{Tear Jerker}}s ever and a brutal deconstruction of Rentaro's [[ForHappiness utilitarianism]]. [[spoiler:When Rentaro was in jail arrested for a crime he didn't commit (a murder of his friend), Kisara offered Rentaro help by hiring a team of lawyers, but Rentaro told Kisara to forget about and she should seek her own happiness and stated that he is willing to [[IWantMyBelovedTobeHappy sacrifice his own freedom and happiness for her happiness]] (keep in note that Rentaro witnessed the main antagonist forcefully kissing Kisara). This caused Kisara to leave the jail in tears. While this may be harsh, what happens ''aftewards'' to Enju and Tina is even more {{tearjerk|er}}ing. His promotor's license is not only revoked, but Enju was forcefully taken away by IISO and she was forced to pair with a stranger named "buddy killer" (while the novels never stated it, it was heavily implied that Enju has suffered some physical, mental, and emotional abuse from "buddy killer" during the time when Rentaro was a fugitive) and Tina (who was also arrested earlier) was sent to death row. [[NiceJobBreakingItHero Good job, Rentaro]].]]

[[caption-width-right:350:Yes you did, [[AllLovingHero you protected your classmates Enju]] [[spoiler:[[AllOfTheOtherReindeer despite finding out your cursed child status]]]]. [[note]]And no, this is ''not'' the worst the author has treated Enju.[[/note]]]]

* Enju's backstory in volume 7. [[spoiler:She was adopted by the Aihara family as part of a program where families are rewarded money for adopting cursed children. However, this backfired as families only adopted them just for the money. Enju was treated with physical violence and abuse from her adopted family, which caused her to fight back and run away. She found a new home in the outer districts where she had to commit any sort of crime short of murder just to survive. This resulted her being caught and shot by the police several times. Luckily, while still traumatized by her past, she decided to forget about the suffering she endured and move on with her life as an Initiator. One would wonder how a kid who endured all that is one of the most [[NiceGirl kind-hearted]] and [[ThePollyanna optimistic]] characters in the series.]]

* Enju's status as a cursed child was eventually found out in the entire school she attends to and her classmates and teachers alike started to bully and jeer at her is very heartbreaking.

* Enju's backstory in volume 7. [[spoiler:She was adopted by the Aihara family as part of a program where families are rewarded money for adopting cursed children. However, this backfired as families only adopted them just for the money. Enju was treated with physical violence and abuse from her adopted family, which caused her to fight back and run away. She found a new home in the outer districts where she had to commit any sort of crime short of murder just to survive. This resulted her being caught and shot by the police several times. Luckily, while still traumatized by her past, she decided to forget about the suffering she endured and move on with her life as an Initiator. One would wonder how a kid who endured all that is one of the most [[NiceGirl kind-hearted]] and [[ThePollyanna optimistic]] characters in the series.]]

* The ending of the final episode. [[spoiler: As Enju ponders over the deaths of their comrades, Rentaro [[ManlyTears breaks down in tears]] and becomes very worried about losing Enju. The anime ends with Rentaro and Enju tearfully embracing each other and Enju promising to be by Rentaro's side forever.]]

* Enju's backstory in volume 7. [[spoiler:She was adopted by the Aihara family as part of a program where families are rewarded money for adopting cursed children. However, this backfired as families only adopted them just for the money. Enju was treated with physical violence and abuse from her adopted family, which caused her to fight back and run away. She found a new home in the outer districts where she had to commit any sort of crime short of murder just to survive. This resulted her being caught and shot by the police several times. Luckily, while still traumatized by her past, she decided to forget about the suffering she endured and move on with her life as an Initiator. One would wonder how a kid who endured all that is one of the most [[NiceGirl kind-hearted]] and [[ThePollyanna optimistic]] characters in the series.]]

* The Fugitive storyarch in volumes 5 and 6 is considered to one of the biggest {{Tear Jerker}}s ever and a brutal deconstruction of Rentaro's [[ForHappiness utilitarianism]]. [[spoiler:When Rentaro was in jail arrested for a crime he didn't commit (a murder of his friend), Kisara offered Rentaro help by hiring a team of lawyers, but Rentaro told Kisara to forget about and she should seek her own happiness and stated that he is willing to [[IWantMyBelovedTobeHappy sacrifice his own freedom and happiness for her happiness]] (keep in note that Rentaro witnessed the main antagonist forcefully kissing Kisara). This caused Kisara to leave the jail in tears. While this may be harsh, what happens ''aftewards'' to Enju and Tina is even more {{tearjerk}}ing. His promotor's license is not only revoked, but Enju was forcefully taken away by IISO and she was forced to pair with a stranger named "buddy killer" (while the novels never stated it, it was heavily implied that Enju has suffered some physical, mental, and emotional abuse from "buddy killer" during the time when Rentaro was a fugitive) and Tina (who was also arrested earlier) was sent to death row. [[NiceJobBreakingItHero Good job, Rentaro]].]]