Truth be told it was a long time ago when I saw it. Probably not too shocking anymore especially if one were to watch it prepared for something like that.
I found myself drawn into a scene in Ghost in the Shell actually.
When Kusanagi is trying to access the tank near the end and her arms tear off.
The flexing in the body, music, emotion and drama in that scene still gives me chills. Is it her determination that blinds her to her limitations? Does she even care? Does she genuinely have a death wish?
First time I saw it I held my breath and let out a 'whoooa' when the arms tore off in the few seconds of slo-mo footage. Dare I say Poetic?
This is probably it for any anime I've seen. Does Grave of the Fireflies count? That made me feel terrible, and I'm an INTP. I'll never watch it again.
And the piece of sentient clothing from an awesome anime I can't remember just now.
__________________ What CDTM believes;
Never let anyone else define you. Don't be a jerk just to be a jerk, but if you are expressing your true inner feelings and beliefs, or at least trying to express that inner child, and everyone gets pissed off about it, never NEVER apologize for it. Let them think what they want, let them define you in their narrow little minds while they suppress every last piece of them just to keep a friend that never liked them for themselves in the first place.
The end was actually one of the most emotional things in anime, ever. And it's a damned parody show about body snatching clothes.
__________________ What CDTM believes;
Never let anyone else define you. Don't be a jerk just to be a jerk, but if you are expressing your true inner feelings and beliefs, or at least trying to express that inner child, and everyone gets pissed off about it, never NEVER apologize for it. Let them think what they want, let them define you in their narrow little minds while they suppress every last piece of them just to keep a friend that never liked them for themselves in the first place.