</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Tenkei @ Feb 26 2004, 01:10 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> Did SaiKano really start out light-hearted? XD As I recall, by episode 2, someone had already died (if it didn&#39;t happen in episode 1), and it starting to get pretty worked up on all the emotions of the relationship in episode 3.

For that matter - Eva didn&#39;t really start out happily either, did it? XD Shinji had just come to NERV by request of his father, who he hadn&#39;t seen in a long time. THen he finds out that his father only wanted him so he could do work there.

But. Let&#39;s see.. light hearted going into really sad and tragic? Trying to think here.. I don&#39;t really recall seeing anything that started out all nice and happy in the beginning and ended up tragic. I know Narutaru -started- overly cheerful. But since I couldn&#39;t stand that, I didn&#39;t see anywhere past the cute episodes.

Ah&#33; Hey, maybe Haibane Renmei (Charcoal Feather Corporation in America) fits in here? Episode 1 may not have been too light hearted, but basically, 1-5 or 6 were pretty light and carefree. After that, it got really emotional and sad.

Yeah, I&#39;d have to say Haibane Renmei fits this. </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'>
Yeah Saikano didnt start lighthearted but whatever... at least it had a Tragic, Heavy Ending (some might argue a lighthearted ending)