Top 10 Most Memorable Anime Moments

Being the sore loser that he is, Cell makes himself big in an attempt to blow up the earth. Goku, doing the only thing he can, uses his teleport ability to transport Cell to another place. But before he does, he bids farewell to all his friends and his son, Gohan.

Cell blows up, killing Goku as well as destroying King Kai's planet.

Sad and memorable at the same time.

To see a great character being influenced by the 'dark side' was so interesting to watch. The buildup to this felt perfectly natural.

Up until this point, Sasuke only had one goal: to avenge his clan by killing Itachi, his older brother. Seeing his friend become exponentially more powerful than him was difficult for him to handle, given his superiority complex. Naruto had saved him from Orochimaru's giant snake summon. He had defended both himself and Sakura from Gaara.

To add insult to injury, Itachi explained that the Akatsuki wanted Naruto in front of Sasuke, implying that Sasuke's power was nothing compared to Naruto's. Such a great moment.

It's been years since I've seen it, but dang... That sure was something.

Possibly the most upsetting moment in Fullmetal Alchemist.

This moment still haunts me to this day.

This scene tore my heart out. Maes was a loving, caring, and adoring parent/husband. Not only that, he was kind and considerate to those around him, while also being brave, smart, and determined.

Seeing a personal favorite of mine and an overall beloved anime character go is more than enough to make a few tears fall.

Hughes discovers some shocking things going on in the military, but before he can report to Mustang about what he finds, he is attacked by Lust and Envy. He eventually makes it to an outside payphone and is confronted by Envy. But before he can attack, he's stopped by Envy, who transforms into his wife Gracia and shoots him.

Ed and Al try to bring their mother back using a forbidden form of alchemy. Everything seems to be going right for them, then, without warning, everything goes horribly wrong.

Ed loses his leg, and Al loses his whole body. In order to save Al, Ed sacrifices his arm to bond Al's soul to a suit of armor. Even more upsetting is the result of all their sacrifices - this horrible thing that probably wasn't even their mother.

His hair turned golden, and anime history was made.

Absolutely, this is the most memorable anime moment.

This should be at the top of the list, surely. It was like a climax in anime.

This is where the series kind of restarted and truly began to race towards the climax.

Throughout all 52 episodes, you never quite expected the series to end in such an epic, emotional, nearly Shakespearean way.

Very heartbreaking moment... I will never forget it.

Leading up to this moment, Kei breaks things off with Mizuho in order to go out with Koishi. Then Koishi finds out that the only reason he's going out with her is because of Ichigo.

In order to prove to her that it's real, Kei tries to kiss Koishi, but he's interrupted by Mizuho. With tears in her eyes, she runs off, and Kei runs after her. Then she vanishes. Kei returns to the apartment but finds she's not there. He then breaks down crying and pleads for Marie to take him to her.

They meet up, and after she yells at him for what happened earlier, she finally comes out and says that she loves him. He does the same, and it all seems to be going well for them until Kei suffers another serious Standstill.

This moment had so much buildup and delivered an awesome fight.

The death of Jiraiya is when Naruto graduates from being a kid to someone who can take up the responsibility for the village's well-being. Being such a well-loved character and someone who gave life lessons to us viewers too, Jiraiya's death hit me hard.

Especially the follow-up scene where Naruto sits with the popsicle and realizes that he no longer has the person to share it with.

The sheer mention of it reinstalls the heartbreak of Naruto losing one of the only people who arguably took Naruto to heart as family from the get-go. Heart-wrenching!

In the very first episode, Aoi meets up with Kaoru in order to help her find her long-lost love.

They finally get to the place with the address Aoi has but find nothing there. Upset and distraught over this, they return to his apartment. She shows him a picture with the other boy, and as it turns out, Kaoru is the one she's been looking for all along.

The inner monologue going on in Gon's head before he transformed was incredibly well done.

I don't know if I've ever watched something that made me simultaneously enchanted by beauty, excited by the action, and moved by the emotion. No exaggeration - I was practically shaken. I can't believe it.

This was a testament to how anime can be more than just a medium, but truly an art form.

This scene had so many emotions overflowing in me at once. It was the pinnacle of shonen and absolutely breathtaking.

I get chills every time I watch this scene.

Since the beginning of the anime, Sana truly believed her manager, Rei, was her boyfriend. But after a series of events involving Rei's ex-girlfriend, Asako Kurumi, Sana learns that the whole thing was a lie. She becomes so upset that she runs away and is helped out by, of all people, Akito.