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* ''[[Kaleido Star]]''
** "When everyone around you is [[Break the Cutie|treating you like dirt]], if you just be really nice to them and generally act like a dogsbody, they'll come around eventually." While it's nice to see the [[Genki Girl]]'s sweet personality overcoming all the odds and avoiding the risk of becoming a [[Purity Sue]] by having to work for her acceptance, some of the other Kaleido Stage performers could ''really'' have used a slap in the face, rather than [[Karma Houdini|getting away]] with some seriously obnoxious behavior (such as Layla's sort-of [[Girl Posse]] Julie and Charlotte, before their [[Heel Face Turn]]).
** And another one, from "Kalos Eido's Guide to Managing a Circus": "When your cast members are trying to kill each other, just leave them to it. It's a learning experience for them. While you're at it, why not try [[Training
* While the manga and anime itself has a [[Forgiveness|Family Frie]][[A World Half Full|ndly Aesop]], the [[Fictional Document|creepy children's books]] in ''[[Monster (manga)|Monster]]'' were made like this purposefully by one of the characters to instill nihilism in children. They feature such lovely morals as "It doesn't matter whether you make a deal with the devil or not, because you're screwed either way."
** The other, much [[Nightmare Fuel|more horrifying]] story the "God of Peace" gives us (basically), 'no matter how good you are, there will always be darkness inside you, so you should kill yourself'.
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{{quote|'''Ataru:''' The moral of the story is, "Even if you work like a dog... you can only rise so far in this lousy world!"}}
* At the end of ''[[Eden of the East]]'', Akira (the hero) makes a comment to the effect that Japanese have great potential but need someone to rule them to unlock that potential. In the end, though, it actually subverts this aesop by more or less stating that while it might achieve great results, it would be wrong to do so. Similarly, Akira/the series seems to take the viewpoint that since national tragedies/catastrophes bring a country together, causing one is a great idea so long as you can figure out a way of doing it without killing anyone.
** How about just a simple one? "[[
* ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica]]'' ''revels'' in this. "Never follow your emotions, you'll end up dead." "Never believe in the power of friendship - you'll also end up dead." "Helping others will ''royally'' bite you in the ass." "If you ever become a better person, you'll get killed." "''Never'' sacrifice your individual well-being for the good of the universe." This is later inverted by the end of the anime in {{spoiler|the new world created by Madoka}}.
** Madoka, even before
* In ''[[Tiger and Bunny]]'' the message seems to be that there is nothing wrong in receiving corporate sponsorship, even at cost of product placement, and working with the system, even if it has has flaws {{spoiler|and may be corrupted from within}}. Not as family unfriendly in Japan as in the West, with it's tradition of worshipping underdogs, rebellious spirits and [[Cowboy Cop|people who don't like playing by the rules]] and portraying those who get funding from big industries as "[[Designated Villain|sellouts]]".
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