Arcee: One of the main reason why I prefer Japanese anime over American or Western animated programs is the fact that in anime there is no hesitance when it comes to depicting the death of characters. Where western animated programs usually shield the viewer, mostly children, from the agony and/or violence of death, in Japan it is done quite often as they realize that their anime is not only intended just for children but for some adults who watch their programs as well. As such, they are more likely to include more mature themes in their series.
I'm surprise the death scene from Liang Qi in CANAAN wasn't on that list, that one was pretty messed up:
http://www.youtube.com/watc...
Believe me I considered adding it as well. But with so many awesome and emotional scenes to chose from it was a certainty that many great scenes would be left out or overlooked. As you just pointed out one that I missed.
I was about 11 or 12 when I saw Spike's last hurrah in Cowboy Bebop. It was the first time other than DBZ where I saw a main character die where it actually bothered me. Also, Vegeta's sacrifice was pretty epic as well.
What about:
Itachi from Naruto, all the horrible things he did was for the sake of his brother Sasuke and in the end it was Sasuke who fought him till he died of his disease
What about one piece where Ace die