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* ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' may well be the king of this trope. Keeping within the circle of main characters, we have: Shinji, the shy, borderline-depressed protagonist with negligible self-esteem and self-worth; Rei, an emotionally-repressed [[Extreme Doormat]] who sees no issue with considering herself totally expendable; Asuka, a self-hating, abrasive, attention-seeking [[Tsundere]] borderline-narcissist; Misato, a [[Broken Bird]] who craves love and acceptance but fears more than anything the very commitment that comes with the deeper relationships said desire entails. [[Yandere (disambiguation)|The rest]] [[Stepford Smiler|of the]] [[Unresolved Sexual Tension|cast is]] [[Freudian Excuse|little better]].

* ''[[Durarara!!]]''—you know you've got a messed up cast when ''every leg of your [[Love Triangle]]'' is a [[Yandere (disambiguation)]] [[Stalker with a Crush|stalker]].

* ''[[Mirai Nikki]]''. Just about the whole cast is [[Ax Crazy]], ''especially'' [[Yandere (disambiguation)|Yuno]]. The main cast is comprised of a serial killer, a terrorist bomber, a prophetess of a self-proclaimed [[Religion of Evil]] who was also used as an unwilling sex toy by them in the past, a guy who thinks he's a Hero of Justice but actually is just a vigilante nutcase, a [[Tyke Bomb]], a cop who betrayed his principles, a group of orphans trying to make their foster mother figure God whether she wants it or not and killing in the process (and the mother herself, who kills for her little darlings because they want her to), a major who wants his citizens to become a master race like Hitler wanted, gaining nigh-omniscience as a byproduct of it, a man manically in love with his dogs, neglecting anything else for them... To put things mildly, every contestant is unbalanced or has some messed up past/present. Two characters are crazy for each other, and in such a way that stretches way beyond being a loving couple. And Yuki with the help of his [[Ax Crazy]] [[Stalker with a Crush]] and the scenarios he's put into, which includes {{spoiler|losing both of his parents and being manipulated by Yuno into killing all of his friends thinking that it would help him accomplish the goal of bringing his parents back}}, Yuki eventually cracks and/or [[Heroic BSOD|shatters mentally]] under the strain of everything...

* In ''[[Sakura Gari]]'' between Souma's childhood, {{spoiler|being raped and tortured DAILY, silently and lonely while everyone pretends it doesn't happen}}, Matasaka's childhood {{spoiler|and rape and torture at the hands of Katsuragi}}, the ''entire'' situation with {{spoiler|Youya, and Souma's stepmother}}, [[Complete Monster|Katsuragi]] and [[Yandere (disambiguation)|Sakurako]] and you have [[Up to Eleven]] extremes that just keep on climbing.

* [[Mawaru Penguindrum]]: To list all of the characters' respective problems would be incredibly spoiler-riffic and take up half this page. Suffice to say that every major character must deal with ''several'' serious issues ([[Yandere (disambiguation)|and most of them]] [[Rape as Drama|don't deal with those issues]] [[Murder Is the Best Solution|very well]]). Put them all together, and the results are...[[It Got Worse|interesting]].

* ''[[A Cure for Love]]'': Whoo boy... [[Death Note|Matt]] got pressured into working for a [[Western Terrorists|terrorist organization]] in order to keep his boyfriend safe {{spoiler|he was pressured into this by his boyfriend's MOTHER no less}}. [[Dating Catwoman|L and Light are mortal enemies and deeply in love with each other]] and that goes about as well as you might expect they ''were'' [[Tragedy|happy together]]... until {{spoiler|Misa conspires with Astraea to return to Light his Kira memories.}} After his [[Relationship Upgrade]] with Light, [[Horrible Judge of Character|L considered Misa to be one of his only friends]] even if she is a [[Serial Killer]] that wants him dead. Light caught L talking with Mello in a clandestine meeting and [[Crazy Jealous Guy|assumed he was cheating on him.]] Light kills {{spoiler|[[Yandere (disambiguation)|both Watari and Misa when they both became a threat to his relationship with L and then he kept L drugged up for about a week.]] Later when L regains his senses he pretends to be all forgiving [[Kiss of Death|and gives Light a hug]]... [[Cold-Blooded Torture|and then throws him down onto a bed of broken porcelain.]]}} Then there's the Yagami family. [[Heteronormative Crusader|Mr. Yagami is loudly against Light and L's relationship]] {{spoiler|[[Disproportionate Retribution|and so Light used his death to advance his schemes.]]}} L had unknowingly become Light's [[Morality Chain]] and so when L {{spoiler|breaks up with Light and tells him he should be committed}} Light becomes very cross and {{spoiler|[[Take Over the World|Takes Over The World]]}}. When Light {{spoiler|leaves}} L made up some excuse for his mother and sister-something along the lines of [[A New Hope|Kira betrayed and]] [[Death Faked for You|murdered Light]] and so Sayu wants Kira dead because [[Metaphorically True|she believes he killed Light.]] Matsuda strongly believes in Light's innocence up to the point where Light had him tied to a chair while practicing his [[Evil Laugh]] [[Break the Cutie|and so his idealism has been crushed.]] Both Kira and L {{spoiler|have hit the [[Despair Event Horizon]] since their breakup and haven't been getting much done and this is noticed by their underlings. Light is rapidly losing his grip on his remaining sanity and has been relying on [[Beleaguered Assistant|Mikami]] more and more to do all the administrative duties of ruling the world. [[Lonely At the Top|Also since Light feels secure in his rule and he has too much time on his hands]] and wants to forget about L he has developed a drug problem.}} Aizawa only stays on because he fears everything will fall apart if he leaves. Both Mello's {{spoiler|mother and boyfriend were killed by Kira-and on that last note Matt's death was a [[Psychic-Assisted Suicide]] and [[Died in Your Arms Tonight|he dies in Mello's arms.]] Then there's Mello's mother and her [[Dark and Troubled Past]] Mello was a [[Child by Rape]] and his mother was trained to be an assassin by Wammy's house. She was never allowed near her son as he grew up and the man she loved committed suicide.}} And then Near is just... Near the "poor copy" [[Emotionless Girl|Emotionless Boy]].