SHUFFLE!/Awesome


 * SHUFFLE! gives lead man Rin a really great one in flashback when it explains the basis of his relationship with his Unlucky Childhood Friend Kaede: after both of his parents and Kaede's mother were killed while returning from a holiday early, Kaede lapsed into a coma from shock. Rin snapped her out of it Then one night after smashing a model boat Rin had been working on, Kaede found  The best ever rationale for an "ever-loving doormat" character like Kaede and easily the best part of the entire series.


 * Rin's earning of his happy ending on the Asa route should qualify. Girl you love stubbornly refuses to help herself when she's more than capable of preventing her own death? Well then, time to to shock her into taking action. It takes a very brave person to do that sort of thing, and a lot of faith in the person they're acting to save. His faith was not misplaced.