Congratulations on not appreciating the merit of the original ending. I did a 20 page research paper on Eva, bro. The final two episodes weren't that bad. They just didn't give people what they wanted or resolve a lot of the important plot points. However, what they DID have to say was decent. However, if you think you can hand wave that with condescension, go right ahead and think what you want.cotss2012 said:
Anime ending that disappointed you
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You know, I kind of felt the ending was appropriate.Marcus Kehoe said:
But, I never found the character at all likeable (or really any of the character's in the show) so the switch from protagonist to antagonist did not surprise me.
They ran out of material a few episodes short of a season, so did the best they could without forking the path. Personally, I understand where you're coming from, but I don't mind this approach. I guess they wanted to:Harold Hansen said:
a) keep it open in case a second season got approved later
b) let viewers jump to the manga without any weird changes or
c) both
The George Dubya Bush rant was kinda odd though.
To put your mind at ease though:
It actually happens, and the influence of the Gantz extends well beyond Tokyo. The comic is in its last few weeks right now actually. Worth the read, but fair warning: it gets much more depraved as it progresses.
Basically, as all series are largely based on ongoing comics there are four ways these things go. There's no excuse for series with original storylines to have crappy endings.
1. Get the green light from the illustrator that the series will end soon or has ended and
2. Make subtle changes to inject a minor conculsion or single story arc conclusion in and round off the episodes and leave it open but faithful to the source material.
3. Ram in filler. Lots of filler.
4. Fork it.
The first is the ideal option but rarely works out that way. Many illustrators drag their series out beyond expectations anyway to avoid sending themselves back to Hello Work. Best options are 2 and 4. Forking the anime from the source material sometimes works and when it does, is ideal, but it often doesn't. Heck, sometimes it even pulls a Rule #34 like FMA. I'd rather a non-ending than a poorly thought out forked ending because at least then there are options to continue the storyline and see what the author had in mind.
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Worst for me would be Evangelion, simply because I hate the idea that the artist couldn't seem to make their mind up on a single definitive ending.
I was actually fine with the role change, to be honest there really was no defined good or bad guys. Even though the supposed good guys had good said intentions I'm not sure they where actually good.bluepotatosack said:
It was kinda the pointless murder of the family near the end that got me, it was kinda stupid and what i felt was unnecessary. It just maid us know hes is just evil now.
The ending to Outlaw Star was a great steaming pile of wat.
Terribly unsatisfied with how that ended.
Terribly unsatisfied with how that ended.
I don't know.. Black Butler?
Ciel finally gets, well, ya know. And BAM. The end.
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Ciel finally gets, well, ya know. And BAM. The end.
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There is a reason for this. The final saga was supposed to be Chapter black. The best explanation was that Togashi was experiencing health problems and ended the series out of selfishness. The ending of the series would have taken place in December 1993 during the Sensui arc. It was during the height of the series popularity and they wanted a last arc for the series to publish in the weekly jump!.jake557 said:
It explains the rushed Three Kings arc and a not so great explanation on why
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First, you might want to give "Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood" a try. The ending ties up all loose ends, the plot it good for the ride, and not so bittersweet.
Second, Requiem for a Phantom. The ending fit with the theme of the entire show (which is sad), but damn it, that ending was a heart-breaker (Damn Mongolian Farmers!!)
Second, Requiem for a Phantom. The ending fit with the theme of the entire show (which is sad), but damn it, that ending was a heart-breaker (Damn Mongolian Farmers!!)
What.Buretsu said:
Just...what.
The theme of the series was NOT "FUCK DA POLICE I DO WAT I WANT", nor was it anything close to that reasoning. The "fight the power" theme was more closely resembling a "don't let someone tell you how to live your life" theme, not (and I say this again) "FCUK DA POLICE I DO WAT I WANT". Simon made those choices, no one told him to become a hobo. He made the decision himself, and that was ultimately what the series was about.
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Can't recall a time where I was let down my an anime ending. Mostly when I don't like an ending to an anime, it's usually a case where I didn't like the anime to begin with. Like Kite: Liberator. The ending was shit, but the anime was shit to begin with. Or Soul Eater, where the ending just made it stupider. Or Elfen Lied. A preposterous ending to an already flawed show.
The only thing that comes to mind is the Berserk anime, which I haven't seen. I read the manga, and I looked up the ending to the anime because I was curious to where they ended it, and I was just like "Seriously? Your ending it THERE?!"
Other than that, it's usually the opposite. Where an anime is crap but has a good ending, like (for me anyway) Katanagatari. The rest of the anime is boring and way to talky (which I usually don't have a problem with, but DAMN THESE PEOPLE JUST WON'T SHUT UP AND JUST FIGHT!), but the entire last episode was brilliant.
The only thing that comes to mind is the Berserk anime, which I haven't seen. I read the manga, and I looked up the ending to the anime because I was curious to where they ended it, and I was just like "Seriously? Your ending it THERE?!"
Other than that, it's usually the opposite. Where an anime is crap but has a good ending, like (for me anyway) Katanagatari. The rest of the anime is boring and way to talky (which I usually don't have a problem with, but DAMN THESE PEOPLE JUST WON'T SHUT UP AND JUST FIGHT!), but the entire last episode was brilliant.
I'm one of the few people who liked the original Fullmetal Alchemist series rather than Brotherhood, or I should say first. It just felt more elegant and had that touch of seriousness. Brotherhood and the original manga just turned into a battle anime/manga with a bunch of random characters and a villain who I still don't understand.
Also having
Also having
Roy be the one who killed Winry's parents instead of Scar was an amazing character revelation, and the "twist" near the end was amazing. I'll admit that the movie itself was kind of "meh" though.
It didn't really dissapoint me, but the ending to tasogare xamnesia. I thought the last episode was pretty fucking boss, even making me cry more than angel beats did. And then at the very end, after you've come to acceptance and stopped sniffling, silverlight studios goes TROLOLOLOLOLOL. Both epic and eye twitchingly frustrating at the same time.
There are others, but none of them are really coming to mind for me.
Oh! To Aru Kagaku no Railgun, but that's just because it ended period. I WANT MOAR MISAKA AND KUROKO. I have a few ideas for more railgun seasons... please? pretty please? D=
There are others, but none of them are really coming to mind for me.
Oh! To Aru Kagaku no Railgun, but that's just because it ended period. I WANT MOAR MISAKA AND KUROKO. I have a few ideas for more railgun seasons... please? pretty please? D=
Samurai Champloo's ending was so emotionally unsatisfying... dammit why did you have to bring up these memories?!
The anime was so badly done in comparison to the manga, but I know exactly what you're talking about. The manga is still awesome though, though at this point it's dragging just a little bit.SckizoBoy said:
OT: Bakuretsu Tenshi (Burst Angel) the anime is actually rather interesting in a 'this-is-absolutely-ridiculous' kind of way, but I enjoyed it and the ending made me mad because it just ended and didn't give us an epilogue so we have no idea what happened to everyone.
If this was about manga as well I'd be adding Negima! in for sure. It gave us an epilogue but left so many plot threads unanswered.