Cyborg 009/Tear Jerker


 * 007's backstory in the last Cyborg 009 series is an absolute Tear Jerker. So is the episode with Joe and his dog, the one with Albert and his dead girlfriend, the deals with, and  ,Cynthia Finder and the conflict with her father, Joe's time jump with Arisu and his wish to  , the end of the Psychic Assassins arc, and
 * Oh let's not forget the 2001 arc when Joe finds several of his friends from childhood... Doesn't help another Tear Jerker and Nightmare Fuel arc begins right after that. This troper then even cried when the Psychic Assassins arc ended...
 * Episode #2 of the 1968 series...You actually would be quite surprised.
 * And the episode of the 1968 series where Albert befriends this German girl named Leena, . Holy shit, the end is sad.
 * In the 2001 series, the Whole Episode Flashback detailing the history of the 00-Project. Particularly when the first four cyborgs meet for the first time... because they've all been thrown into a combat test without warning. Not only poor 003 has a Freak Out due to her overloaded senses, but
 * The same episode combines this with High Octane Nightmare Fuel by showing the other cyborgs being modified and experimented on, along with the revelation that part of what prompted Dr. Gilmore's Heel Face Turn was.