Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS/Tear Jerker

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    • E01 Link into the VRAINS
    • E02 Seize The Wind!
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    • E05 Down for the Count
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• When Yusaku goes to talk to Aoi, Aoi assumes that he only wants to talk to her because of Akira. It shows how she's used to people only using her to get to her brother.
  • In the same scene, Aoi reveals that Akira doesn't trust her.
• Aoi falling into a coma after her duel with Playmaker.
  • Akira's reaction makes it worse. He clearly wanted to save Aoi when it was clear that something was wrong, but couldn't do anything.
• Revolver deleting Ignis in episode ten.
• Episode 16: Akira is making Aoi stay home and not letting her go to school anymore, showing that despite all that happened he still doesn't get that his behavior and neglect led to her behavior in the first place.
• Episode 18: Akira and Aoi's past: they lost their parents when Akira was 16 and Aoi was 6, losing everything else afterward, forcing Akira to use his skills for shady businesses to live.
• In Episode 19, we learn about Yusaku's past that Akira learned as well. Known as the Lost Incident, ten years ago from the start of the series, Yusaku was among one of six children that had been kidnapped forced to duel against an AI via VR headset. Everytime they lost, it would deliver an electric shock to them and they would even be denied food if they continued to lose. The only thing that kept him going was a voice telling him to think of three things to help keep him going. This continued for half a year until they were saved. While the children received treatment and therapy for this incident, Yusaku still had memories of the incident that haunted him, even to this day. Ever wonder why Yusaku has no passion for dueling unlike the other Protagonists? Dueling represents everything he lost, his past, his present and his future.