Most Heartbreaking Anime Deaths

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The top three of Ace's Death (One Piece), Jiraiya's Death (Naruto), and Nina Tucker (FMA) are the front-runners, but no single name has runaway support yet. The top spot is still up for grabs.

Only 2 rankers so far. The current top is Ace's Death (One Piece), but with this few rankings everything is still very much in motion.

Ace's Death (One Piece) at #1 and Jiraiya's Death (Naruto) at #2 are essentially tied. One more ranking could flip the order.

2 rankers in, with 5 items in the running. Early picks like Ace's Death (One Piece), Jiraiya's Death (Naruto), Nina Tucker (FMA) are the leaders so far, but the order isn't locked yet.