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* Basically most of the later half of the show.
** Episode 13. You won't be able to hold all your emotions.
** Episode 17 when we find out just what Rumiho (Faris) sent in her D-mail.
** Episode 21 where {{spoiler|Rinatro tries to prevent Mayuri's death without returning to the original timeline only for her to die again when she prevents his death. As she dies in his arms yet again, she reaches up to the stars and says she's glad she was able to be useful to him.}}
*** Also, while at her grandmother's grave, {{spoiler|when it is revealed she can hazily recall each time she's been killed.}}
*Episode 22: after Okabe tries to [[Take a Third Option|take a third option]] to {{Spoiler|save Mayuri's life without undoing the first D-mail}}, Kurisu insists that he goes ahead with it, even if it means she will die as she did at the beginning. Realising this is his only option, what does Okabe do? He hugs her while having an internal monologue about how he never told her what was in his heart, how he truly felt about her. All this knowing he is about to lose her.
* Episode 23: the revelation that {{Spoiler|Okabe was the one responsible for Kurisu's death in the first place. It's a harrowing scene for both of them: she's
**What if he [[Heroic BSOD|just gave up after the first attempt]] to save Kurisu's life and he ''didn't'' get support from Mayuri, or a pep talk from {{Spoiler|his Future self}}? Well, Episode 23 beta (the catalyst that kicks off ''Steins;Gate 0'') shows us exactly how that plays out. The result: Okabe becomes so distraught, that he abandons his quest for time travel, ditching the Hououin Kyouma persona, and spends the majority of ''Steins;Gate 0'' mourning Kurisu's death.
*Another example overlapping with a [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming]] is the last scene of episode 25. {{spoiler|"Close your eyes". Cut to black.}}
* In the film, a drunk Kurisu starts ranting and raving about some things Okabe told her while he was in the US, and is upset that despite telling her that he loved her, he didn't even send her a text message. Or even as little as an emoji. Again, the alcohol might have an influence here, but from her perspective, that must really sting a bit as she feels like he doesn't care about her.
**In retrospect, some drama CD's explore this a little; as funny as it is at points, one particular part of ''Sekimen Hissi no Gossip'' has Kurisu going off about how cold-hearted Okabe is for not keeping contact with her for nearly a year. She believes he still keeps up the
* After Suzuha explains the circumstances surrounding Okabe's disappearance, the latter is shocked to learn that Kurisu time leapt. Learning from his own experience, he becomes majorly concerned about the potential mental damage she'll suffer from just trying to save him, to the point where he practically begs her not to do so for her sake. Kurisu defiantly tries to persuade him to accept her help, going so far as saying his disappearance will be like he never lived to begin with; to her, this is worse than not remembering him. You can feel the desperation in her voice as she pleads with him, even stating that she can't live without him.
* The night before Okabe disappears, Kurisu begs him one last time to allow her to help him, but he simply refuses and accepts his fate, assuring her that she has the other Lab Members by her side. Then she retorts with this line:▼
**Also, notice how Suzuha becomes completely silent during this scene? Once Okabe realises that Kurisu had time leapt, she doesn't say a word or interject at all...almost as if she'd seen first hand the damage excessive time leaping can do to a person, and thus understands when Okabe is coming from.
** '''Kurisu:''' ''<tearfully> "Idiot! Can't you tell when a girl is trying to say that friendship isn't always enough?!"''▼
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▲** '''Kurisu:''' ''<tearfully> "Idiot! Can't you tell when a girl is trying to say that
* This scene works well thanks to Trina Nishimura's acting here. She is pouring her heart out to Okabe, but he doesn't seem even the least bit bothered by this, reducing her to tears as a result; it's only when she has to spell it out for him (see above) that he responds with a kiss, which only causes her to break
** '''Kurisu:''' ''<sobbing> "You bastard... in one breath you tell me to forget
**'''Okabe:''' ''"I'm sorry..."''
**'''Kurisu:''' ''"It's not fair..."''
* Remember in Episode 22 of the series where Kurisu is cut off as she {{Spoiler|declares her love for Okabe the same way he did for her}}? Well, it happens again in the film, only this time we see it from her perspective. Her emotions are running wild as is, but being interrupted like that while Mayuri and Daru don't even know who she's talking about causes Kurisu to drop to her knees and sob uncontrollably as she summons every ounce of strength to even remember his name.
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