why do people like the ending of school days?

iirc Sekai was the biggest bitch of them all and definitely didn't deserve any sympathy
thus I like the ending because the bitch got what she deserved
she pretty much fucked over everybody around her
it's been a while since I watched School Days though, my memory's kinda hazy

Isn’t one of the reasons the score is so low because people DON’T like the ending?

Sekai's conduct throughout the show is the direct and indirect effect of everything that occurs.

Sekai initially had a crush on Makoto for the duration of 1 school semester (since the opening ceremony) but took the opportunity to get closer to Makoto through match making Makoto and Kotonoha together in semester 2.
The act of uniting 2 people together is terrific, however her intentions are different unless she is able to suppress her liking feelings for Makoto and live with her crush dating another girl. Obviously she wasn't able to as depicted when she stole Makoto's first kiss then continues to seduce him through innocent acts of generosity such as giving advice on how to interact with girls or 'practice sessions'.

Makoto who desperately desires physical intimacy follows along with Sekai until he becomes infatuated with Sekai and neglects Kotonoha. Sekai really is the one to blame here as she should have backed away once Makoto and Kotonoha had become a couple and limit her interactions with Makoto. If she did do as she was supposed to and restrict her intervention, the worst that could have happened is Makoto breaking up with Kotonoha due to deprivation of sexual intimacy where it would be morally/ethically permissible to then date Makoto.
Due to the relationship of Makoto and Sekai starting from seduction, Makoto was primarily with Sekai due to the sexual incentive. Sekai did think that they could develop a relationship that wasn't honed on sexual intimacy, however Makoto having an over active libido and lack of guilty feelings for cheating, bangs Katou during the school festival. Not defending Makoto, but Sekai had instilled in Makoto's mind that it was totally fine to cheat as from Makoto's perspective, he was already cheating on Kotonoha with Sekai so why not also cheat on Sekai with Katou.

Therefore, due to the points made, I really do believe Sekai is the root and source of degeneracy that occurs. Her having a crush on Makoto is totally innocent but expecting a plan to get closer to Makoto through a match making him with another girl was a vital mistake.

So I now ask, how the hell do you feel sorry for Sekai as through her intervention, the negative events escalated and aggravated in to degeneracy?

Also to add on, (not to make this response even longer even though I realise it is really long) if you analyze and delve deep in to Kotonoha's backstory, she is an insanely socially deprived girl who gets absolutely 0 interaction from anyone. Even her parents barely interact with her due to their work load so once Sekai befriended her and introduced her to Makoto, it became crucial that she grasps on to this relationship as it was her first one making her ignore Makoto's flaws and fixating on being with him.

I appreciate you reading this response, school days is a dark psychological anime so really requires some analysis in to the reason that characters act in particular ways and why they act in those ways to fully comprehend their rationale.

It's unique🤷‍♀️

I hate the ending because it looked like he was about to change up and be a better person for the girl he was cheating on… then got ended

I don’t like it tbh. But it’s the only redeeming quality of the show to me. Even then I still things it’s a bad ending

best ending in anime history lol

bc she kills them and is an unexpected turn of events.

Because is cathartic to see mean characters getting screwed and because it's so ridiculuously extreme that is kinda funny.

Only thing I didn’t like about the ending was Sekai being killed. She tried being helpful, tried ignoring her feelings, listening to them, doing the right thing and d it all went south. If it had ended with her killing the guy and moving on, it would have been perfect.

It's because it's a dumpster fire and seeing it burn is just the right thing.
I figured pretty early on that this is a bishojo game adaptation (bug eyes) and they were clearly adapting some kind of bad ending.
Knowing that you shouldn't take this seriously, but more like an attempt to see what happens if the mc always makes the absolute worse decisions available makes it amusing, like a so bad it's good. So actually 6-11 were a lot better than the first 5 boring episodes.
12 is brutal and has nice red herring twists. Like was Sekai pregnant or not, can we even trust Katsura who we've seen delusional before? But she also never did a pregnancy test. I think all in all, Sekai was pretty terrible, even if I give her the benefit of doubt, so I don't mind that she ended up dead.
And the cherry on top, finishing with a nice boat. The contrast between how horrific what happened in the episode and how beautiful the last shot of the boat was is just funny to me.


Bonus: when it first aired, the episode was delayed because of a tragedy that happened in Japan that week and replaced with footage of boats, hence spawning the nice boat meme

Thank you for responding.

I do agree that initially Sekai was quite innocent and was conducting an act of benevolence by match making 2 people together. However, once Sekai realised the relationship between Makoto and Kotonoha was unsteady, she took the opportunity to get closer to Makoto by fulfilling his sexual desires through 'practice sessions' where it escalated to them having physical intimacy without any guilt.
Makoto almost always receives blame here for being unfaithful towards Kotonoha however Sekai was the one that lured him through seduction and Makoto being impulsive fell for the trap.

I could defend Sekai by saying that she was supporting the relationship between Kotonoha and Makoto initially and would not have to intervene if Makoto wasn't so hopeless in keeping his relationship with Kotonoha afloat.
Due to seeing how incompatible they are, Sekai meticulously used 'practice sessions' to steal Makoto away from Kotonoha without having any empathy for her or taking in to consideration how Kotonoha would feel.

Unlike Makoto who is impulsive and easily succumbs to temptation, Sekai was able to exactly plot her moves as the observer and knew exactly how to entice Makoto away from Kotonoha. Sekai could have advised Makoto to break up with Kotonoha due to their weak affinity, however instead has an affair with Makoto through the generously looking heinous disguise of 'practice sessions'.

Due to the dating relationship of Makoto and Sekai forming through an affair, this relationship was bound to inevitably fail as Sekai tried to pretend that her theft and seduction was justified and not needing of a consequence while Makoto had no guilty feeling of adultery so succumbed to any girl who offered sexual pleasure.
Makoto could be represented as a puppet being controlled by Sekai as Makoto earlier on trusted and followed along to any of the advise or instructions given by Sekai. Sekai had also inherently indoctrinated Makoto to believe that adultery was fine so had no issue in also being unfaithful to Sekai as Sekai had approved of his unfaithfulness to Kotonoha.

Sekai was the manipulative genius that made Makoto in to the infamous player that everyone hates him for.

Writing about Kotonoha will lead to another essay but it is vital that you understand that Sekai is both directly and indirectly the source of negativity presented through her own conduct and Makoto's conduct.

I want to add some brief input about Kotonoha:
I have stated before that Kotonoha is insanely deprived of social interaction which is why she is so unconditionally attached to Makoto. She is attached to Makoto that when Taisuke offers to date her, she declines fully aware that Makoto is cheating on her. This does insinuate how she really doesn't care what Makoto does, she only cares about being with him and being in his presence.
I don't condone her killing in the end however Kotonoha is quite mentally ill so can't be judged rationally as her only focus is to be with Makoto disregarding everything negative associated to him.

I appreciate you reading my response.

I hate the ending because it looked like he was about to change up and be a better person for the girl he was cheating on… then got ended

@kou_starz i see. personally i think the practice sessions were sekai's excuse of getting closer to makoto, but i dont think she lured him in any sort of way. if i recall correctly it was makoto who turned the practice sessions sexual. yeah the practice sessions werent made to help katsura and makoto's relationship, but i dont think they were made to distance katsura either. i think makoto controlled sekai more than she controlled him, as he tricked her into being together with him and lied to her. i don't think sekai is completely innocent at all, but she is the least guilty one for me.

katsura for me is a character i grew to dislike. i felt bad for her in the beginning but she became way too obsessive and creepy and i don't think someone that mentally ill is a good character at all and i don't understand why so many people like her. it's not her fault that she is deprived of social interaction at all, that i cannot blame her, but at least i feel like she should have some common sense or something. idk if what im saying is making much sense, thank you for your response again.

Sekai knew Setsuna liked him before her, and she basically did to her the same thing she did to Kotonoha. She used them to get closer to him.

Makoto wanted physical contact, and Sekai offered that to him. She knew very well what she was doing there. Later on, she had that scene where her inner guilty confronts her. It shows that she knew she was a bitch, but kept going.

Makoto was a piece o shit, but it was Sekai who started those practice sessions, and he never forced her to anything. She used sex to steal him from Kotonoha. She wasn't controled in the least.

I agree with your thoughts on Kotonoha and Makoto (big fan of Sekai, myself), I'm glad that someone else feels the same way about Kotonoha.

I do have a real soft spot for this show: it's daring, unique and unforgettable and the ending plays a huge part in that.

if you want a happy ending for Sekai, I strongly recommend the visual novel--it's more cohesive and you can make choices that don't result in tragedy (or you can just be an ass and watch everything burn, your call). the manga also has a better ending for her.