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The True Ending of, or hell, the entire second half of the Kohaku route. After everything Kohaku goes through in life, and the mental trauma she endured, Shiki shows her the love she desired her entire life, being given a reason to truly be happy. The True End to her route has brought nearly everyone that's seen it, including this troper, to tears of happiness.
Both dampened and heightened to some degree by the fact that to see that ending, you have to go through Hisui's route first, the ending of which is ice-cold and deadly.
Correction: the Hisui True ending is ice-cold and deadly, yet her Good Ending was the most heartwarming moment in the entire game for This Troper.
Also, the Drinking, Dreaming Moon secret side-story in Kagetsu Tohya.
The manga adaptation (which follows Arcueid's route) turns the Bittersweet Ending of her True End into a happy one. Shiki, some time after talking with Aoko for the last time (as in the Eclipse epilogue) and donning his Satsujinki outfit, finally reaches the Millennium Castle with help from Ciel, wakes Arcueid up after slashing away the chains binding her, and promises to live with her thereafter. The two subsequently greet the rising sun on the castle balcony holding each other.
Tsukihime has a big one when the UST between Shiki and Arcueid is resolved. It's seriously one of the most heartwarming moments in any game ever, in this troper's opinion.
I was cheering when they kissed.
Then there's the game's other big one. It might be when Shiki returns Kohaku's ribbon, proving that he recognized her and remembered his promise to her, prompting the still emotionless Kohaku to start crying. Or it might be that, despite everything that's happened in her past and despite everything that's happened in other routes, Kohaku gets a happy ending. Not a bittersweet ending. A happy ending!
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