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Dec 25, 2014 12:43 AM
#1
Accuse me of being edgy but there's definitely a lot of anime out there that had an ending that was just too "happy". What were some anime you think should have ended in a much darker/tragic way? Please no simple listing Clannad: After Story shouldn't have had "that" scene happen imo. It was so... out-of-place... I mean yeah, he went through hell after his wife died but I can't help but feel like the show played me for a fool when it pulled the "lol, it was all a dream faggot" I also think Makoto in Colourful should have "passed" |
Dec 25, 2014 12:47 AM
#3
Kyoukai no Kanata. how the fuck did mirai came back alive, she died. they didn't even bother to explain how she was resurrected. they should have ended with Akihito moving on with his life. |
Dec 25, 2014 12:49 AM
#4
VitaminCaim said: Clannad: After Story shouldn't have had "that" scene happen imo. It was so... out-of-place... I mean yeah, he went through hell after his wife died but I can't help but feel like the show played me for a fool when it pulled the "lol, it was all a dream faggot" THANK YOU. Had it not been for the hardly-foreshadowed dream-ballz-accumulating-genie-powers or whatever, Clannad AS would've been an 8/10 for me easy. Possibly higher. |
Dec 25, 2014 1:59 AM
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VitaminCaim said: Clannad: After Story shouldn't have had "that" scene happen imo. It was so... out-of-place... I mean yeah, he went through hell after his wife died but I can't help but feel like the show played me for a fool when it pulled the "lol, it was all a dream faggot" ok... let's get this straight one more time -_-' FOLOW THE DAMN PLOT AND YOU"LL GET THE ANSWER FOR THE ENDING!!! is this so hard to get? still hard to understand? read the friggin VN! also, watch the movie... there problem solved -_- |
Dec 25, 2014 2:00 AM
#6
Katanagatari he should have died on top of that tower |
Dec 25, 2014 3:01 AM
#7
kickthebucket said: The ending requires playing the VN to understand it easier but even then it's kinda dumb and out of place. And if an anime requires you to read the source material to makeup for a lackluster experience then it isn't a good animeVitaminCaim said: Clannad: After Story shouldn't have had "that" scene happen imo. It was so... out-of-place... I mean yeah, he went through hell after his wife died but I can't help but feel like the show played me for a fool when it pulled the "lol, it was all a dream faggot" ok... let's get this straight one more time -_-' FOLOW THE DAMN PLOT AND YOU"LL GET THE ANSWER FOR THE ENDING!!! is this so hard to get? still hard to understand? read the friggin VN! also, watch the movie... there problem solved -_- |
Dec 25, 2014 3:08 AM
#8
Dec 25, 2014 4:00 AM
#9
The end of naruto the long prophecised battle between naruto and sasuke ended in both losing an arm, after which they had their limbs re-attached. should've ended in both of em losing their arms tbh |
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Dec 25, 2014 4:13 AM
#10
StefanHere said: Katanagatari he should have died on top of that tower Yeah I really wanted that to happen. But I was still satisfied with the ending. |
Dec 25, 2014 4:59 AM
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VitaminCaim said: I've never played the VN but the ending seemed to make fairly reasonable sense to me. But even then, I don't see anything inherently wrong with an anime that requires a better understanding of the source to fully appreciate. Kyoukaisenjou no Horizon comes to mind with this one. To some degree I was able to follow it and got the gist of the story, but I know that going to the source would make far more sense of the details that I had to gloss over and miss out on. As long as it remains coherent as a standalone, the responsibility of understanding falls on the viewer.The ending requires playing the VN to understand it easier but even then it's kinda dumb and out of place. And if an anime requires you to read the source material to makeup for a lackluster experience then it isn't a good anime But to answer to your topic, Akuma no Riddle fits the bill perfectly (full series spoilers) - For all of its grim talk of death, murder, bloodbaths, and suffering, it was really aggressive when it came to forcing happily ever afters for all of the characters. The last 5 minutes of the show actually completely negate everything the past 11.5 episodes had built up to, turning it into an overly melodramatic and angst driven cute girls/cute things. Oh and let's not forget TITANIUM RIBS HURR HUE HUE gotta love that deus ex bullshit. |
Dec 25, 2014 5:03 AM
#12
VitaminCaim said: Clannad: After Story shouldn't have had "that" scene happen imo. It was so... out-of-place... I mean yeah, he went through hell after his wife died but I can't help but feel like the show played me for a fool when it pulled the "lol, it was all a dream faggot" It wasn't a dream though? |
Dec 25, 2014 5:37 AM
#13
VitaminCaim said: Clannad: After Story shouldn't have had "that" scene happen imo. It was so... out-of-place... I mean yeah, he went through hell after his wife died but I can't help but feel like the show played me for a fool when it pulled the "lol, it was all a dream faggot" Exactly, it was perfect until Ushio died. It wasn't needed imo, Nagisa's death was enough OT: Obviously Toradora couldn't have a 'tragic' ending but I wish Ryuuji & Taiga didn't end up together |
Dec 25, 2014 6:14 AM
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Dec 25, 2014 6:30 AM
#15
VitaminCaim said: Accuse me of being edgy but there's definitely a lot of anime out there that had an ending that was just too "happy". What were some anime you think should have ended in a much darker/tragic way? Please no simple listing Clannad: After Story shouldn't have had "that" scene happen imo. It was so... out-of-place... I mean yeah, he went through hell after his wife died but I can't help but feel like the show played me for a fool when it pulled the "lol, it was all a dream faggot" It wasn't a dream, and this is relevant in the emotional weight of the show and the character development of Tomoya. Don't play it down due to this confusion. Anyway, do you really feel like a depressing tragedy is the befitting ending for a series as focused on celebrating family values as Clannad? I can to some point agree that the execution could be better but the conclusion was exactly what felt more in tone with the mood of the show. |
Dec 25, 2014 6:55 AM
#16
jal90 said: VitaminCaim said: Accuse me of being edgy but there's definitely a lot of anime out there that had an ending that was just too "happy". What were some anime you think should have ended in a much darker/tragic way? Please no simple listing Clannad: After Story shouldn't have had "that" scene happen imo. It was so... out-of-place... I mean yeah, he went through hell after his wife died but I can't help but feel like the show played me for a fool when it pulled the "lol, it was all a dream faggot" It wasn't a dream, and this is relevant in the emotional weight of the show and the character development of Tomoya. Don't play it down due to this confusion. Anyway, do you really feel like a depressing tragedy is the befitting ending for a series as focused on celebrating family values as Clannad? I can to some point agree that the execution could be better but the conclusion was exactly what felt more in tone with the mood of the show. yeah i second that. the ending was fine since thats what happened in the vn and it made a ton of sense in that, they just did an awful job at explaining it. |
Dec 25, 2014 6:57 AM
#17
Animes where in the end a character dies but somehow resurrected by something asspull move because YOU ONLY LIVE ONCE. |
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Dec 25, 2014 7:00 AM
#18
Cowboy Bebop Don't get my hopes up for a late sequel Sir Watanabe. |
Dec 25, 2014 7:03 AM
#19
Zero no Tsukaima Season 2 Should have ended with the MC dying. It would have been a good ending and that way seasons 3 and 4 wouldn't have existed. Golden Time I thought Banri was going to die in the end (because of 2nd OP). Instead we get that mediocre ending. Little Busters! ~Refrain~ J.C. Staff should have used the Bad Ending where everyone except Riki and Rin dies and ended the anime in the hospital scene with Riki proposing to Rin. |
Dec 25, 2014 7:16 AM
#20
VitaminCaim said: kickthebucket said: The ending requires playing the VN to understand it easier but even then it's kinda dumb and out of place. And if an anime requires you to read the source material to makeup for a lackluster experience then it isn't a good animeVitaminCaim said: Clannad: After Story shouldn't have had "that" scene happen imo. It was so... out-of-place... I mean yeah, he went through hell after his wife died but I can't help but feel like the show played me for a fool when it pulled the "lol, it was all a dream faggot" ok... let's get this straight one more time -_-' FOLOW THE DAMN PLOT AND YOU"LL GET THE ANSWER FOR THE ENDING!!! is this so hard to get? still hard to understand? read the friggin VN! also, watch the movie... there problem solved -_- i never read the VN :) and still... i understood why it ended the way it ended, not realy hard to skip the part where it is all explained but still... there where a few episodes -_- and the "other world" with the robot didn't raise any questions? where you asleep half the show? if so just say so! again... if you don't like the series ending... watch the movie. |
Dec 25, 2014 8:31 AM
#21
Akame ga kill. Oh yeah right |
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Dec 25, 2014 9:33 AM
#22
Haibane Renmei People in recommendations and reviews all wrote it was really dark, but the ending was really too positive. Especially since people said "it gets darker and darker each episode", I was expecting some real tragedy. |
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Dec 25, 2014 9:42 AM
#23
IlluminatLi said: Haibane Renmei People in recommendations and reviews all wrote it was really dark, but the ending was really too positive. Especially since people said "it gets darker and darker each episode", I was expecting some real tragedy. Who the hell sold you the show like that? Haibane Renmei is not supposed to "get darker and darker", it is supposed to reflect the mental development of a character while trying to find out who she is. It's only natural that things get solved when she reaches the answers, with the ending being the knowledge and acceptation of her condition. I dunno, whoever sold you the series probably thought that you'd be offput by the calmed slice-of-life vibes, but they could have told you that the existential doubts of Rakka become more apparent as the show develops or something like that. |
Dec 25, 2014 11:04 AM
#25
arcticdrop712 said: The end of naruto the long prophecised battle between naruto and sasuke ended in both losing an arm, after which they had their limbs re-attached. should've ended in both of em losing their arms tbh Should have ended: with naruto dying after he seals susky's powers and leaves him to live the rest of his life in guilt and in a state of redemption, that would have been much much better. BUT then you remember this is supposed to be a stupid kids show -_- |
Dec 25, 2014 12:30 PM
#26
Praland said: Ikr. It was a dumb gimmickThose orbs dude, those orbs shouldn't have existed jal90 said: VitaminCaim said: Accuse me of being edgy but there's definitely a lot of anime out there that had an ending that was just too "happy". What were some anime you think should have ended in a much darker/tragic way? Please no simple listing Clannad: After Story shouldn't have had "that" scene happen imo. It was so... out-of-place... I mean yeah, he went through hell after his wife died but I can't help but feel like the show played me for a fool when it pulled the "lol, it was all a dream faggot" It wasn't a dream, and this is relevant in the emotional weight of the show and the character development of Tomoya. Don't play it down due to this confusion. Anyway, do you really feel like a depressing tragedy is the befitting ending for a series as focused on celebrating family values as Clannad? I can to some point agree that the execution could be better but the conclusion was exactly what felt more in tone with the mood of the show. Then Ushio should have never died in the first place. Adding the whole dying scene felt like an entire contradiction to what the message of the show was trying to achieve which is "The importance of family". It fucked up. The anime fucked up and should have either went with the death or never had it in the first place. If that wasn't a dream then that was some serious deus ex machina bullshit that also further ruins what made it a gripping anime. Also yes, the tragedy tag is questionable but if it so wants to label itself a tragedy then it should have ended as a tragedy |
Dec 25, 2014 12:35 PM
#27
VitaminCaim said: Praland said: Ikr. It was a dumb gimmickThose orbs dude, those orbs shouldn't have existed jal90 said: VitaminCaim said: Accuse me of being edgy but there's definitely a lot of anime out there that had an ending that was just too "happy". What were some anime you think should have ended in a much darker/tragic way? Please no simple listing Clannad: After Story shouldn't have had "that" scene happen imo. It was so... out-of-place... I mean yeah, he went through hell after his wife died but I can't help but feel like the show played me for a fool when it pulled the "lol, it was all a dream faggot" It wasn't a dream, and this is relevant in the emotional weight of the show and the character development of Tomoya. Don't play it down due to this confusion. Anyway, do you really feel like a depressing tragedy is the befitting ending for a series as focused on celebrating family values as Clannad? I can to some point agree that the execution could be better but the conclusion was exactly what felt more in tone with the mood of the show. Then Ushio should have never died in the first place. Adding the whole dying scene felt like an entire contradiction to what the message of the show was trying to achieve which is "The importance of family". It fucked up. The anime fucked up and should have either went with the death or never had it in the first place. If that wasn't a dream then that was some serious deus ex machina bullshit that also further ruins what made it a gripping anime. Also yes, the tragedy tag is questionable but if it so wants to label itself a tragedy then it should have ended as a tragedy |
Dec 25, 2014 12:36 PM
#28
I thought steins;gate would've ended ridiculously sad Okabe gets stuck in the other divergence where he "doesnt exist" in the movie and never returns. Kurisu has to live the rest of her life pretending he doesnt exist |
Dec 25, 2014 12:36 PM
#29
kickthebucket said: No the robots didn't make sense. It was either enjoy the slice of life or try to make sense of the girl uttering terribly vague phrases with a robot walking in slow motion. And no, I doubt the movie isn't going to change my interpretation of the TV seriesVitaminCaim said: kickthebucket said: VitaminCaim said: Clannad: After Story shouldn't have had "that" scene happen imo. It was so... out-of-place... I mean yeah, he went through hell after his wife died but I can't help but feel like the show played me for a fool when it pulled the "lol, it was all a dream faggot" ok... let's get this straight one more time -_-' FOLOW THE DAMN PLOT AND YOU"LL GET THE ANSWER FOR THE ENDING!!! is this so hard to get? still hard to understand? read the friggin VN! also, watch the movie... there problem solved -_- i never read the VN :) and still... i understood why it ended the way it ended, not realy hard to skip the part where it is all explained but still... there where a few episodes -_- and the "other world" with the robot didn't raise any questions? where you asleep half the show? if so just say so! again... if you don't like the series ending... watch the movie. |
Dec 25, 2014 12:41 PM
#30
arcticdrop712 said: The end of naruto the long prophecised battle between naruto and sasuke ended in both losing an arm, after which they had their limbs re-attached. should've ended in both of em losing their arms tbh It should've ended with them dying because they spent a whole night with bleeding arm stumps and no medical attention |
gedataDec 25, 2014 12:46 PM
Dec 25, 2014 12:45 PM
#31
for all you trolls the clannad ending made perfect sense and was foreshadowed from the very first episode along with the theme of forgiveness that was present throughout the entire series. |
Dec 25, 2014 12:53 PM
#32
JD2411 said: for all you trolls the clannad ending made perfect sense and was foreshadowed from the very first episode along with the theme of forgiveness that was present throughout the entire series. it was vaguely foreshadowed. Besides, foreshadowing doesn't give a free pass to twists if they are inherently bad ideas. I honestly hate the whole supernatural aspect of the series. Would've been better if the post-Nagisa stuff ended on a note that emphasized that personal tragedies can be moved on from with the right support from family and friends and the series seemed like it would go that route till Sudden Moe Death syndrome randonmly killed Ushio, kicked off the reset, and ended by telling us that Tomoya needed to be given everything he ever wanted to be happy again. That sucks, what's wrong with reality? This is one of the reasons why I think the moview is way better then the show |
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Dec 25, 2014 1:11 PM
#33
Yeah, I'd like to see more non-supernatural drama stories. If someone dies, they should stay dead. Thanks. Agreed with Kyoukai no Kanata. |
Dec 25, 2014 1:19 PM
#34
Definitely Yuuki Yuuna wa Yuusha de Aru |
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Dec 25, 2014 2:00 PM
#35
Guilty Crown, its ending was just so .... If you are planning to watch it and don't want to hear the ending, don't read the rest. The ending wasn't happy go lucky or a cheerful ending by any means but what basically happened is that Shu (MainCharacter) 'combined' with the heroine at the end (some kind of soul fusion from what i get). She ended dying but the mc has a far worse. He lost his arm and have to use a robotic one, he's blind and almost everyone he holds dearly is basically dead so Inori dies by herself leaving Shu behind lonely as you can tell by the few years later part at the end he still listens to Inori song and pictures himself hugging her. Personally, this is one of the few times where i wished that both died and it had all the means to end like that after they 'decrystallized' everyone. |
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Dec 25, 2014 2:09 PM
#36
xytech said: It'd have made me depressed for weeks on end (so much suffering when it was airing) but a more open end/sacrifice end would have slightly improved the series.Definitely Yuuki Yuuna wa Yuusha de Aru |
Dec 25, 2014 2:15 PM
#37
gedata said: arcticdrop712 said: The end of naruto the long prophecised battle between naruto and sasuke ended in both losing an arm, after which they had their limbs re-attached. should've ended in both of em losing their arms tbh It should've ended with them dying because they spent a whole night with bleeding arm stumps and no medical attention If you want to apply real world medical logic to this show you have to start a little earlier |
Dec 25, 2014 2:17 PM
#38
MagwitchOo said: Guilty Crown, its ending was just so .... If you are planning to watch it and don't want to hear the ending, don't read the rest. The ending wasn't happy go lucky or a cheerful ending by any means but what basically happened is that Shu (MainCharacter) 'combined' with the heroine at the end (some kind of soul fusion from what i get). She ended dying but the mc has a far worse. He lost his arm and have to use a robotic one, he's blind and almost everyone he holds dearly is basically dead so Inori dies by herself leaving Shu behind lonely as you can tell by the few years later part at the end he still listens to Inori song and pictures himself hugging her. Personally, this is one of the few times where i wished that both died and it had all the means to end like that after they 'decrystallized' everyone. [spoiler]I agree that they both should have died, but as to what the post is talking about, that would have be even "happier" than just seeing him completely alone xD |
Dec 25, 2014 2:29 PM
#39
Michiko to Hatchin. I mean really, in a story about gangs and drug dealers in a nation based off Brazil, that ending was the best they could come up with? Didn't help that the middle of the story started seeming more like a soap opera. IMO, it would have been a lot better if Michiko shot Hiroshi dead Lodoss - they should have successfully revived that goddess of destruction. Instead, some boring heroes won against the usual cliche villain. Hopefully they don't ruin Shingeki no Bahamut by doing the same thing. Paprika I don't know...it could have been more interesting if things didn't end on a happy note. Apart from the technology and some of the visuals, I hardly see how it inspired Inception. Psycho Pass Makishima should have succeeded. Seeing Japan in chaos would have made for a more interesting season 2...I'm sure the S2 haters would agree |
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Dec 25, 2014 10:03 PM
#40
Okashi_sama said: Kyoukai no Kanata. how the fuck did mirai came back alive, she died. they didn't even bother to explain how she was resurrected. they should have ended with Akihito moving on with his life. I think this is what really happened. She didn't really die. They assumed that she disappeared along with the Beyond the Boundary but she didn't. It was like she couldn't find her way back or something but because of Akihito's strong feelings for her, she was able to come back. |
Dec 25, 2014 10:09 PM
#41
Clannad: After Story It wasn't gratuitously tragic enough. Fuko should have been eaten by a bear or something pointless like that. |
Dec 25, 2014 10:12 PM
#42
-RIPriest- said: Yup. Or maybe a school days type ending. Would have been perfect with Kouko's personalityGolden Time I thought Banri was going to die in the end (because of 2nd OP). Instead we get that mediocre ending. But nooo |
Dec 26, 2014 12:27 AM
#43
Yamato 2199 Main girl should have died but the story decided to take the MC's virginity after all |
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Dec 26, 2014 12:30 AM
#44
this thread is stupid. that said, i think school days could have done with a more tragic ending. |
Dec 26, 2014 3:28 AM
#45
SolvitePriest said: this thread is stupid. that said, i think school days could have done with a more tragic ending. what? xD for me the ending was perfect :) (realy... i'm being honest) |
Dec 26, 2014 3:29 PM
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Dec 26, 2014 5:18 PM
#47
Well as far as recent stuff goes: Yuki Yuna They really shoulda died or become crippled husks, at least some of them. Several of the later episodes were blatantly building to this so the happy ending felt random more than earned. Though I'll admit I prefer happy endings in general so I didn't mind the end result of the girls being ok. Were it me I just woulda not made the episodes leading up to that as over the top bleak as they were. But if they stayed like that I definitely think the tragic ending woulda felt more appropriate. |
Dec 26, 2014 6:02 PM
#48
Tasogare Otome x Amnesia The ending of the last episode pissed me off soooo badly because I think the series would have ended pretty good for me if the ghost girl actually passed away into the afterlife but instead the writers pulled some bullshit in the last 5 seconds where she was like LOLJK I'm not really gonna die. |
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