Guilty Crown/Heartwarming: Difference between revisions

* [[Defrosting Ice Queen|Ayase]] listening to Shu's feelings, telling him to cheer up and motivating him to win the mock battle the next day.

* Although you're aware of the fact that it's happening in the middle of a [[Tear Jerker]], seeing Yahiro protect his little brother during Lost Christmas can bring a smile to almost anyone's face.

'''Yahiro:''' Everything's going to eb alright. Your big brother is here to protect you. }}

** Doubles as a CMOA when you notice that they're in front of a large pile of rubble and Yahiro has a bunch of glass sticking out of his back. That right, Yahiro used himself as a human shield to defend his little brother and still managed to put on a smile and tell him that everything was going to be alright," ''at the age of seven.''

* In episode 12, when child Gai nearly fell off a bridge, and Shu pulled him back up. And Shu called him his best friend.

* Episode 14:

''The entire student body begins to clap.'' }}

* Despite [[Nightmare Fuel|the main theme]] [[Wham! Episode|of the episode,]] there's still [[Pet the Dog|a tiny one:]]

** And again in Episode 18:

* Another from episode 18, only with a touch of [[Moment of Awesome|awesome.]] Inori nearly {{spoiler|rapes Shu after temporarily being possessed by Mana.}} A little bit later, she {{spoiler|witnesses a vision of Mana, where Mana tells her that she is a monster and has no soul.}} Then Inori remembers Shu telling her that she is her own person, subtly implying that that's why he loves her. This gives Inori the strength to overcome what was essentially [["The Reason You Suck" Speech]] from {{spoiler|Mana.}}

** And later on...

* Episode 19, when Haruka and Shu talk about their relationship, and the flashbacks are even more heartwarming.

** Another from Episode 19, when Yahiro decides he's tired of abandoning others and helps Souta escape from the burning building, despite the latter's protest.

* Episode 20. Shu and Souta make up after {{spoiler|Souta assisted in the student rebellion that nearly got Shu killed and gave Gai the chance he needed to steal the Void Genome.}}

'''Shu:''' We're friends, Souta. We'll be friends for life. }}

* Episode 21, Inori's speech.

'''Inori:'''{{spoiler|The world's sadness... and... it's beauty. Shu suffered, and doubted, and made mistakes, and he was ashamed of his ugliness... But the reason I love him is... Shu's human. He's heartbreakingly human. That's why... even though I'm only a vessel... I still got... to fall in love...}} }}

** This is at the same time as Shu {{spoiler|curing a UN soldier of his virus, further infecting himself in the process.}}