The World God Only Knows/Heartwarming

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  • The climaxes of each of the heroines arcs .
    • Ayumi, a cheerful, Book Dumb, Genki girl who's an ace in track and field but secretly has a lack of self confidence in herself to the point she faked an injury before the finals because some jealous seniors look down on her. Keima, in moment of kindness consoles Ayumi that she should believe in herself as he believes in her which comforts her and leads to their first kiss. Aww....
    • Mio, a short, snooty rich Tsundere who acts high and mighty who is secretly hiding the fact she's not rich anymore. However, she pretending to be rich not because she stubborn, she's doing it because she can't accept her father's death. But Keima manages to convince Mio that this isn't what her father wanted for her as what her father really wanted is for her to be happy. These words and the fact Keima cared about her helps Mio let go of the past and move on and to be happy for herself.
    • Kanon, a popular idol with some Yandere issues over people not noticing her. She wants attention not because she's an attention seeker, she wants it as proof that she is no longer the nerd that everyone forgets and has changed and without that attention, she feels like she has failed and becomes invisible literally. Keima on the otherhand doesn't believe so as the fact she worked hard to become an idol and her fans loved her is the proof that she has truly come out of her old image. Thankful, she kissed him for helping her realize the truth that she didn't notice all along.
    • Shiori, a shy bibliophile who doesn't talk so much and loves books to the point she locked up the library in protest to protect the books from dispose for a media room. In reality, Keima expose the truth as she not protecting the books but herself as she want to talk to people but is so shy and fears of being misunderstood. With the truth in her face, she almost breaks down but Keima picks her up and tells her not to be afraid since he'll be there to help her. His encouragement and kiss finally helps Shiori gets over her shyness.
    • Kusunoki, a tomboy and Captain of the Girls Karate Club that detest femininity in order to inherit her family's dojo. Yet in reality she wants to be girly despite her so called hatred against it. This causes her confusion so much that her feminine personality splits from her. After she and her feminine side fight to be the dominant personality, Keima convince them that instead of choosing either being masculine and feminine, why not both. This finally convinces Kusunoki that there's nothing wrong being girly including falling in love with Keima.
    • Haqua, Elsie's demon best friend and genius in the Weiss hunter squads who Elsie believes is the greatest demon. In reality Haqua isn't and has yet to catch a single spirit and is ashamed to admit the truth to Elsie who looks up to her to the point a Weiss possesses her. When Elsie learns the truth from a possessed and ashamed Haqua, Elsie just hugs Haqua that it doesn't matter cause in her eyes, Haqua will always be the best demon she has ever known. Not only those that relief Haqua but frees her form the Weiss' control.
    • Chihiro, an average girl with no interesting traits who secretly wishes to be special to the point she confess to any guy she fancies. When she realizes she's in love with Keima after he helps with her latest crush, she tries to call it off which angers Keima. Big mistake since this only convince Chihiro that she will never be special. But after realizing his mistake, Keima confronts her, gives her a "Shut Up" Kiss and tells her as long as she truly wants it, nothing can stop her from becoming special.
    • Jun, a bright, idealistic teacher who truly wants to help her students to reach their dreams, something she failed to do with her teammates during their high school basketball team who felt she was trying too hard. When history repeats itself with the class, she feels dejected, feeling all the work she done to help them was for nothing but Keima comforts her, telling her it wasn't because she was trying too hard that she failed, she failed because she didn't tried enough. That, and the class coming to apologize bring her relief that she did succeed.
    • Tsukiyo, a loner who rather watch the stars with her doll in her own world rather then real life because she seen the it's ugly side after her parents divorce. After shrinking to a size of a doll, Keima tries to dissuade her living like her doll but finally convinces her that despite how ugly life is, there is still beauty within the real world.
    • Minami, a middle schooler who is undecided if she should continue Swimming lessons as she's afraid of change. Falling in love with Keima, he convinces her that moving on and accepting the past is a part of growing up and kisses her.
    • Tenri, a shy girl who fell in love with Keima as a child but is afraid to admit it. After a series of misunderstanding being chase by Nora, she finally gets to kiss the boy she loves.
    • Rieko, a grandmother who longs for the past that her younger spirit haunts her village cemetery. After Keima figures it's her and talks with her, Rieko admits while she is sad that her old friends and family are no longer with her, she is still happy of the life that she lived.
    • Sumire, is the daughter of ramen chef who owns a failing Chinese restaurant and wants to help him by creating new ramens for the restaurant. But her father refuses to accept her help, because unknown to her, he wants her to have a better life than being a ramen chef. After Keima manages to get Sumire and her father talk to each other, Sumire's father realizes his mistake and finally acknowledges the path his daughter wants to take. In thanks for helping her, Sumire promises to cook Keima any ramen he wants and kisses him.
    • Nanaka, a classmate of Tenri's who so obsesses with her pride of being an champion shogi player that she won't stop challenging Tenri in shogi until she wins. After a training regime with Keima, Nanaka realizes that winning isn't everything and stops being prideful.
    • Yui, a rich girl who is controlled by her mother to live a life that doesn't allow her any freedom to choose. After switching bodies with Keima and almost enjoying her new life, she realizes she loves Keima for it was he who help her gain to confidence to face her mother and be independent.
    • Hinoki, Kusunoki older sister who acts like Crazy Awesome Cool Big Sis to everyone including Kusunoki. In reality, her image is a lie to please Kusunoki and is causing considerable amount of stress that she becomes a giant. When Fiore tricks her into believing Kusunoki hates her and letting a Weiss posses her, Kusunoki confronts Hinoki who the latter admits hated Kusunoki for making her to pretend to be the Cool Big Sis rather than the life she wanted. Even after this and a fight, Kusunoki hugs her sister and tells her that she is sorry what she went through but she never wanted a Cool Big Sis, all she ever wanted was the sister she loved which frees Hinoki of the Weiss's control.
    • Akari, a dirty looking scientist who tries to create the perfect human being because human's are flawed. Yet it is Keima who manges to convince her that being imperfect isn't so bad.
  • Haqua telling a sleeping Keima how she really feels at the end of chapter 144.
  • Keima's Character Development, how he goes from a Jerkass to a Jerk with a Heart of Gold.
    • One moment was when he was talking with Akari and realizes that living in an imperfect world isn't so bad.

"If the world is perfect...then there wouldn't be a need for love now would there?"

  • Ayumi's answer to Chihiro in chapter 157 is one to anyone who remembers the reason she had a weiss inside.

Chihiro: I guess I've been randomly confessing to guys so much that anyone will do.
Ayumi: You're wrong. This time your love is genuine. I'll be rooting for you.

  • Shiori's story "About me".
  • Docrow Skull's You Are Better Than You Think You Are speech to Haqua after saving her from Vintage and helping to smuggle her back to the human world, and the returning of her scythe.
  • Tenri using her magic tricks to cheer up Keima while he's depressed over breaking Chihiro's heart in chapter 168 and saying she loves him just the way he is.
  • When Haqua escapes from Hell and meets up with Keima for the first time in a week, there is something distinctly heartwarming about how she just smiles and goes along with his zany plan instead of complaining like usual.

Haqua: Heh. You haven't changed at all.

Meta:

  • Wakaki's own life story is pretty heartwarming too - after being given the Shogakukan Comics Award grand prize and being told his future for the next ten years were anticipated, multiple oneshots of his were shot down. He tried to work as an assistant, but it didn't get him anywhere, so he returned to his hometown of Osaka depressed. He then began to start a life as a hardcore shut-in. Thirteen years after the prize, one of his oneshots, "Holy Crystal Albatross", got published, and got quickly cancelled because of "low popularity". His bank balance dipped to below 10,000 yen - if he didn't get any money soon, he'd fall into debt. Finally, he submits The World God Only Knows and it becomes a smash hit online. Though it came close to being cancelled, it struggled through - and Wakaki managed to save his own life.