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** When Ichigo wins a fight... by losing his internal fight against his [[Super-Powered Evil Side]]. {{spoiler|Also, his final victory against Aizen. Aizen can only be sealed away and imprisoned meaning there's always a chance he could return. Meanwhile, Ichigo sacrificed his powers and his ability to be a substitute shinigami. Thinking he has no right to complain about this, he tries to go on with a normal human life for 17 months, his grades slipping and not planning for his future because he's unable to face up to reality that having the power to protect is an integral part of who he is, without which he's reduced to simply existing instead of actually living. It takes another [[Arc Villain|substitute shinigami]] shaking up his life to make him face and accept the truth.}}
* In ''[[Digimon Tamers]]'' after defeating the D-Reaper, the effects of the weapon they used on it take effect on their Digimon, who revert back to their In-Training levels and end up having to go back to the Digital World, otherwise they will die. This unfortunately separates them from their partners.
* The [[Gecko Ending|anime ending]] of ''[[Chrono Crusade]]'' qualifies. Chrono and Rosette manage to save Joshua and defeat Aion, but Joshua is badly brain damaged and can't remember them, Chrono and Rosette are badly injured during the final battle and die together six months later, Satella kills her sister and herself in order to stop Fiore from taking Joshua back to Aion, Remington is left broken and filled with regret, Aion's plans cause the Great Depression, and in the 1980s Remington witnesses a man that appears to be Aion take out a gun and shoot the Pope. It's also implied that Aion is revived by [[Humans Are
* In ''[[Monster (manga)|Monster]]'', Tenma got his [[Idealism vs. Cynicism|moral victory]]... at a great cost.
* Whether you believe Tabris the 17th Angel allowed Shinji to kill him because he truly respected/cared for Shinji, or because [[Alternative Character Interpretation|he wanted to make Shinji suffer as he died]], it's indisputable that the destruction of the last Angel in ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' ruined the last of Shinji's self-confidence and mental stability. {{spoiler|It gets worse in the Movie, when we realize the Angels are actually NOT the real threat as his Magnificient Bastard of a father AND SEELE an Ancient Conspiracy begin their plans for World Instrumentality. }}
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