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* Oga from ''[[Beelzebub]]'' experiences a huge one after {{spoiler|Hilda lets herself get captured by the Jabberwock and his Dragon to save Oga and Baby Beel}}. Considering this was primarily a comedy driven manga until almost this ''very'' chapter, the readers faces mirror Oga's quite well.

* In ''[[Soul Eater]]'', Maka goes into a brief one (during the remedial lesson in the graveyard that introduces Sid the Zombie and Dr. Franken Stein after finding out from Shinigami-sama that 1) she's been collecting a grand total of zero souls and 2) she will be expelled if she fails to pass the remedial lesson. It takes a full four panels (and for Sid to pop out of the ground, hoisting her into the air and holding her by her ankle) to snap her out of it.

* ''[[School Days]]'': Sekai has one after {{spoiler|Makoto kisses Kotonoha in front of her}}, and Kotonoha very likely has a '''[[Go Mad Fromfrom the Revelation|permanent]]''' '''[[Despair Event Horizon|one]]''' after {{spoiler|she is raped by Makoto's friend Taisuke}} and then dumped by Makoto.

* Kaede in ''[[ShuffleSHUFFLE!]]'' has one after her mother dies and another after Rin starts dating Asa.

** Orihime barely manages to get out of an ''epic'' one that hit her in full force after she and Ishida witness Ichigo, the first person she has loved since her brother died, {{spoiler|being nearly ''killed'' by Ulquiorra}}...only to {{spoiler|witness Ichigo turn into ''[[Super-Powered Evil Side|that]]''}}.

** In the fourth movie, Ichigo [http://kokoro-beat.tumblr.com/post/16024184315 suffers another massive BSOD] after {{spoiler|Kokuto kills not only several of his friends, but also ''his little sister Yuzu''. And then taunts him with the girl's lifeless body.}}

** In ROD: The TV, all of the Paper Sisters, especially Maggie and Anita more so, suffer from collective [[Heroic BSOD|Heroic BSODs]]s when {{spoiler|Joker reveals that them becoming sisters, their powers, and all of their memories from before their joining were all planned.}}

* Half the HiME throughout ''[[MaiMy-HiME]]'' suffer this as their loved ones are eliminated one by one in the [[There Can Be Only One|"HiMElander"]] arc (almost the only reason the other half didn't go into [[Heroic BSOD]] is because they died. {{spoiler|The only ones not BSOD'ing are Yukino and Nao, and even ''then'' they don't look good: Yukino is ''even more'' of a [[Shrinking Violet]] and Nao gets beaten up by the thugs she robbed and humiliated as revenge for her childhood trauma}} ).

* ''[[Mai-Otome]]'' -- after—after the events of the [[Mood Whiplash]] [[Wham! Episode]] near the midpoint of the series, Arika is virtually catatonic.

** Let's not forget Misato, who suffered one as a child after her father {{spoiler|sacrificed his life to save her.}}

* Judai Yuki in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]'' goes into this state after realizing {{spoiler|all the suffering [[Stalker with a Crush|Yubel]] caused his friends -- including forcing a [[Heroic Sacrifice]] out of his new [[Ho Yay]] partner Johan/Jesse -- was because of its twisted devotion to ''him'' and ire at being launched into space. Not only is Judai stuck in a catatonic state of guilt soon afterwards, but becomes obsessed with finding Johan alone.}} Judai's subsequent discovery of his [[Super-Powered Evil Side]] -- the—the Supreme King -- whileKing—while in this state leaves him in an even ''deeper'' BSOD state after his rescue. But unlike Yugi, who recovered within the same arc, Judai never fully recovers {{spoiler|until literally the very last episode. Otherwise throughout the fourth season, he's still pissy and emo, even after reconciling with Yubel. Apparently, he's been dueling so long for the fate of the world and/or his friends, that the game isn't fun for him, anymore.}}

* Yusei Fudo gets his turn in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's]]'' after his almost-lethal duel with Kalin, his former best friend/BigBrotherMentor who has come [[Back Fromfrom the Dead]] as a Dark Signer out to kill Yusei in revenge for supposedly betraying him and causing his arrest and death. [[The Power of Friendship]], Aki as a [[A Friend in Need]], some lecturing from his [[Apron Matron]] Martha, and a [[Get a Hold of Yourself, Man!]] beatdown from Jack combine to snap him out of it.

* In ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist (manga)|Fullmetal Alchemist]]'', Alex Louis Armstrong, known best for being the [[Plucky Comic Relief]], has a complete nervous breakdown during the Ishval massacre, [[PietaPietà Plagiarism|clutching a dead Ishvallan child]] [[Fullmetal Alchemist (manga)/Tear Jerker|while crying]], and is forced to go home.

* A significant portion of the main cast of ''[[Blood Plus+]]'' experience [[Heroic BSOD|Heroic BSODs]]s following Diva's mid-series crossing of the [[Moral Event Horizon]] ( {{spoiler|raping and killing poor Riku}}), especially Saya (who attempts to cut herself off from the rest of the cast and become an emotionless killing machine) and David (who spends a timeskip and several subsequent episodes depressed and pretty much [[Drowning My Sorrows|constantly drunk]]).

* ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]'''s Simon goes into a big one of these after {{spoiler|Kamina dies}}. However, when Simon [[He's Back|reboots]], he ''[[Crowning Moment of Awesome (Sugar Wiki)/Anime and Manga/Mecha Anime|reboots]]''...complete with [[Took a Level Inin Badass|several levels in badass]].

** The titular AI itself goes through a [[Heroic BSOD]] as it feels that Rei doesn't trust it, and needs its reassurance before it can work properly in its new mainframe.

* Sousuke spends a significant portion of ''[[Full Metal Panic!]] The Second Raid'' in the throes of a [[Heroic BSOD]] after he's ordered to cease serving as Kaname's bodyguard and cut off all contact with her. Eventually it gets bad enough that he simply walks away in the middle of a mission and wanders aimlessly around Hong Kong, getting a bottle of scotch and picking up (or allowing himself to be picked up by) a prostitute who looks like Kaname. And then [[It Got Worse|It Gets Worse]]...

*** And in the original series, Sylphiel had two pretty serious BSOD's. One, when her aforementioned hometown was destroyed, and another when {{spoiler|she wasn't sure if her powers were enough to save a critically injured Lina, who had taken a huge energy blast for her.}}

** Future Trunks has a short lived one telling Perfect Cell to kill him after realizing he cannot defeat the villain as an Ultra Super Saiyan.

* Kotomi Ichinose from ''[[Clannad (visual novel)|Clannad]]'' has her [[Heroic BSOD]] when she thinks that her friend Ryou was involved in the bus accident at the intersection. Justified in that {{spoiler|she lost her parents in a plane crash, ansd the memories come back when this happen}}.

** Ryou's sister Kyou has a BSOD when the epic [[Ship Sinking]] of ''[[Clannad (visual novel)|Clannad]]'' took place. Apparently, she had [[Trying Not to Cry|promised herself that she wouldn't cry]], but when Tomoya's unconscious actions tell the rest of his [[Unwanted Harem|harem]] [[First Girl Wins|who he's picked]], she, to say the least, does not take it well.

* Kouji Kabuto from ''[[Shin Mazinger Shougeki! Z-hen]]'' experiences one of these when he realizes that by fighting in his [[Humongous Mecha]], he has accidentally killed dozens of civilians.

*** ... And then it returned after he got away from the guards in the sewers and stumbles his way back to tavern where the rest of the Hawks were.

** He also suffered a more comedic one after Miaka returned to our world, slowly falling into apathy and [[Cloudcuckoolander]] behavior.

* Shingo from ''[[Bio -Meat: Nectar]]'' has not one, but three of these. First is when he's thirteen and {{spoiler|leads a group of BM onto a room full of survivors and kills everyone but a six-year-old girl}}, then a minor one when {{spoiler|he fails to keep the BM from escaping into Takachiho, which was hardly his fault anyway}}, and another one after he fails to {{spoiler|keep his more than a little messed-up father from committing suicide}}. It's even better that he's not technically considered to be the [[Big Hero]].

* ''[[Ah! My Goddess]]'' plays this for laughs. Whenever something happens that makes Belldandy jealous, she blanks out, her eyes go wide, and she stares off into the distance. She does this because jealousy is so unfamiliar to her that she can't handle it. Her jealousy also sometimes manifests itself paranormally -- nearbyparanormally—nearby glass shatters, the power goes out, pipes burst, and there's sometimes an explosion. Often, this will put a stop to whatever was making Belldandy jealous so she can just snap out of it.

* In ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica]]'', {{spoiler|Sayaka and ''specially'' Madoka}} fall in this state in episode 3, when all of a sudden {{spoiler|their sempai and friend Mami is ''horrifyingly'' eaten alive in front of them, which goes on to show them that being a [[Magical Girl Warrior]] [[Deconstructed Trope|isn't as pretty as it seems]].}}

** Sakuno has another comedic one when she believes that Ryoma [[Through His Stomach|dislikes like her cooking]]. He actually ''[[Supreme Chef|likes]]'' it, but back then he was distracted and said his "mada mada dane" ("you still have to work on") [[Catch Phrase]]... referring to something else.

* Kirby in [[Kirby: ofRight theBack Starsat Ya!|his self-titled anime]] had quite a BSOD in the one-year anniversary episode. He wakes up and goes off to play with everyone only to discover that nobody wants to play with him. When he goes to see Tokkori about it, Tokkori just laughs and says to him that "nobody likes him". Kirby suddenly breaks down at that and then packs up some of his things and runs away from home to Kabu Canyon. Feeling lonely and guilty for thinking everybody hated him, Kirby [[Tear Jerker|actually cries]]. It isn't until Meta Knight and Tokkori remind him that everyone was really worried about him and waiting for him to come back home that Kirby boots back up. And to top it all off, he didn't know that everybody was actually preparing his first anniversary party and that they really love him very much.

** Also, {{spoiler|Fukiko}} suffers another one almost at the same time, when {{spoiler|she and her brother Takeshi are told by the police about Rei's death.}}

* ''[[Inuyasha]]'': Just as [[Aloof Big Brother|Sesshoumaru's]] finally getting used to the idea that [[BFSBlade of Fearsome Size|Tessaiga]] was meant for [[The Hero|Inuyasha]] and [[Healing Shiv|Tenseiga]] was meant for him, he learns the [[Awful Truth|truth]]: {{spoiler|Tenseiga is merely a cast-off piece of Tessaiga, separated from Tessaiga so that Sesshoumaru could master the Meidou Zangetsuha technique and then transfer it back to Tessaiga, meaning that the attack form he earned due to his compassion for [[Broken Bird|Kagura's]] [[Tear Jerker|death]] isn't his to keep - it's destined for Inuyasha's use.}} Sesshoumaru takes the news badly and goes to Toutousai for confirmation where he concludes it's proof he was the [[The Unfavourite|outcast son]] and that his father was [[Parental Favouritism|training Inuyasha to kill him]]. Even Inuyasha and his friends think Inuyasha's father was being [[Abusive Parent|far too cruel]]. Sesshoumaru shuts down so completely over this knowledge that, when Naraku takes advantage of his visit to Toutousai to attack Sesshoumaru's unprotected group, Sesshoumaru simply watches from a distant cliff top and doesn't go to their rescue. Inuyasha's group saves them instead and stays with Sesshoumaru's group until Sesshoumaru finally decides to return. {{spoiler|When he does it's to confront the situation with Inuyasha once and for all in a [[Die or Fly]] test that not only resolves the issue of the swords but also helps start Sesshoumaru on the road to recovery from his [[Heroic BSOD]].}}

** Kagome has some of her own, and the worst of them is the one that comes when {{spoiler|she represses her feelings after Kikyou's "death" in the Shichinintai arc and tells Inuyasha to go see if she's alive or not... and then [[Creepy Child|Arago]] comes and subjects her to a very cruel [[Hannibal Lecture]] about the [[Love Triangle]] as a whole.}}

* Yomi in ''[[Black RockBlack★Rock Shooter]]'' after Kagari talks about how she no longer needs Yomi's support now that she's independent.

* ''[[Irresponsible Captain Tylor]]'': You wouldn't think happy-go-lucky Tylor would be the type to suffer from one, but {{spoiler|the death of his mentor, Admiral Hanner,}} hits him hard. He practically sleepwalks through (and right out of) a medal ceremony in his honor, and is later found atop a flagpole by his crew. He reboots, and {{spoiler|decides to leave the UPSF, though [[Ten-Minute Retirement|this doesn't stick]]}}.

* Kurita in ''[[Eyeshield 21]]'' lost his will to fight after {{spoiler|Gaou breaks Hiruma's arm, sending him out of the game for a quarter and a halftime.}} He even loses the ability to understand Komusubi, signifying that he was no longer a strong man. It takes Sena and Komusubi risking their lives going against {{spoiler|Gaou}} to snap him out of it.