| Of course happy endings! That's my preference, but the ones with sad endings will have a more long-lasting impression on me. |
| Happy endings :D |
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| I go for happy endings :) Slurpentine said: itsvero said: I don't think anyone can truly LIKE sad endings. It's totally possible; sadness and negative feelings in general are to be appreciated As for the topic at hand I'm really partial to bittersweet endings (Gunbuster, End of Evangelion) but I'd say sad endings are marginally preferable to happy endings. Rarely the case for me, but I definitively think Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind would've been better off with a sad end |
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| It depends...like most people, I love bittersweet endings because they make you think. But I also like a happily-ever-after ending once in a while, because they make me feel...well...happy. :D |
| Personally it depends on the whole story if it should be a happy or sad ending to me. Some animes give you the feel that make you want it to be a happy ending and others the opposite. For example, If any of you watched F/SN honestly, I'm glad it ended how it did. If it ended the opposite of that I probably would've just named it one of the obvious most cheesy endings of all time. Endings of some animes are actually better at times with a sad ending instead of a happy and same vice versa, however it's all up to personal opinion so it depends.. I for one find both equally satisfying! |
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| Happy endings of course, they make me feel so warm inside. <3 |
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itsvero said: I don't think anyone can truly LIKE sad endings. Whenever I come across a sad ending, I just tell myself that it had to end that way, but secretly, I definitely want a happy ending for every anime. I truly like sad/bad endings. in fact i hate most of the happy endings unless they are really conclusive and made sense. I hate when shows pulls a happy ending out of nowhere just to please idiots who wants a happy ending, so i can't help to dislike those kind of people |
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| For me, it depends; if I like the characters, of course, I will wish them ultimate happiness *cough* I think it's healthy to have a good dose of both, as it's nice to get hit by reality after watching so many "fairy tale" endings, but it also makes those fairy tale endings that much more powerful after seeing how things can end up so wrong. |
| Sad endings ofc. |
Tell the victims to kill eachother. |
| In sad animes, I like sad endings because it makes me think after finishing to watch the anime. I think people are better to deal with happy endings, of course a happy ending is almost to expect from any anime and a sad ending is sometimes unexpected and creates confusion. Now tell me, you all want a happy ending. Is it good for your conscience or for the anime? Are you thinking about yourself or about the anime? |
| That depends very much on what happen, and what people would judge to be sad and happy. Of course I'm always looking for my happy endings, but some people could call them sad endings. I just hate the sad ones, and they remove a lot of my anime's enjoyment, making me rate it way lower than if the ending was happy. I have many anime I was itching to rate 10 because I was loving it, but then, a sad ending. No way I could rate it a masterpiece. Two clear examples of this are Wolf's Rain and Shiki. Wolf's Rain was brutally crushing, if you ask me. There was no need for such a thing... |
| 「レミ咲が今日のティータイム。」- RemiSaku ga kyou no tea time! |
| Generally sad as they leave much more impact, but some series just don't deserve to end badly. If Steins;Gate had a crushingly depressing ending it wouldn't have ended up as my favourite anime. If Cardcaptor Sakura had a bad ending, that'd just be fucked up. And so on. |
| I like Steins;gate ending, but I also liked Clannad as ending. I prefer a happy ending or a tragic ending no in between. |
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| I only like bad endings when you really hate the main character and want something bad to happen >:D |
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| i prefer happy endings, sad endings make me sad, but what i hate more is endings with no closure, especially with no sequal in sight |
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| If I'm watching a tragic series then I would expect a not so happy ending but if it ends very happy i would be disappointed |
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| It all really depends, I like both. Like in AIR I thought it was sooo sad but I enjoyed it. Bittersweet endings are nice as well and happy endings are always good |
| I almost always prefer either sad endings, or sweet endings. For example, I wouldn't necessarily call the ending of angel beats sad or happy, but it falls under sweet. Of course a lot of it depends on the anime in question. |
| It would be dependent on whether a series starts out happy or sad. Which means, If I'm watching a happy show, I expect a happy-ending and vice versa with sad shows. |
| hm. I'd have to say I like endings that are in character, weather that makes them sad or happy. It bothers me when I get to the end and everything is either suddenly magically happy everywhere or just kind of stops and everything is shoveled in at once to get to the end. My favorite is when a character who changed along the way is highlighted, because it makes you think through the whole story again at the end. |
| Sad engings usually leaves deep impressions to the viewers, so I'd go for the sad endings. |
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| Happy or sad is irrelevant. What matters is the story that builds to the ending and whether or not it fits. I'm a-ok with either or. |
| Happy or sad, either endings which 'flow' with the rest of the story telling will do. Though, with that said, I personally think there's too many happy endings which become overly predictable whereas sorrowful endings might bring a more memorable effect. |
| As depressing as they may be, I've found that animes that end sadly are more memorable. :/ |
Heneshi said: As depressing as they may be, I've found that animes that end sadly are more memorable. :/ I have to agree with you on that comment. Usually, when an anime has a sad ending it makes me think a lot more about that anime. Sad ending also tend to make me sad but happy also, if you can understand where I am coming from. |
| I enjoy some happy endings, but of course some anime just can't do without the sad or bittersweet endings without turning mediocre. |
| I prefer somewhat of both that way you'll get a feeling of sadness and happiness at the same time. Mix feeling for the win, booyah! |
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| When it comes to anime, you gotta have both endings. Sad endings...are like the ones I'll remember for a long time. As for happy openings, depending on how the anime went, I may or may not remember them much. |
| I'd prefer a satisfying, well done ending. Doesn't matter sad or happy. |
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| Unexpected ones,Example:The anime Is romance,The main male and female Protagonists that liked eachother are about to get married as the end of the series,Then as there about to put each others rings,A very crazy guy on drugs comes and murders them with a machete for no reason, ^Best ending ever. |
| It all depends on how the story goes, sometimes something that should have ended with a sad ending but instead turned out quite the opposite. So there were times when the one anime that should be end with a sad or happy ending. |
| sad endings, i cringe at happy ones cause they seem fake to me |
| ~"The place to improve the world is first in one's own heart and head and hands." (Pirsig) |
| I would say again dependent on the story. Sometimes its great to have a anime trundling along and you assume its going to have a happy ending then you get a royal kick in the teeth when you get a sad ending. Not a great example ( and entirely the opposite), and i almost dropped the anime like 5 times due to the shoddy animation, but I actually quite enjoyed the ending of Suzuka. Although cheesy, it was somewhat fitting, and i think the ending showed a that there was slightly more depth to it than i first thought. I thought that it was actually going to end on a sad note as 15 minutes into a 23 minute episode there didn't seem to be a chance they would manage to wrap it up into a happy ending, but they managed it and i think it worked rather well. Then again I have to say i quite like bittersweet endings which have a happy ending, but at the same time there is a hint of sadness ( like the two main characters get together but one has to move away etc. Clichéd, but it works ( Eg Toradora ) |
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mdz said: I prefer bittersweet endings. Just allows me to contemplate about the anime, and usually makes it much more memorable. Yeah bittersweet is the best. |
| Either or bittersweet all can do well depending on the series. IMO, there is no best. |
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| It depends of each anime, the characters and how they are. But I must accept that sad/bitter-sweet ones are more memorable. |
| Sad ones. c: |
| i find i need to balance one sad with one happy, all sad endings makes me well....sad :P. Nice to keep a good equilibrium |
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| As others have said, it is situational based on the show, but if I had to choose, I'd say happy. Just because I'm always sad anyways when one of my favorite shows comes to an end. It does a little bit of negation. |
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Verdale said: As others have said, it is situational based on the show, but if I had to choose, I'd say happy. Just because I'm always sad anyways when one of my favorite shows comes to an end. It does a little bit of negation. worst feeling! hate it when i really emotive / great anime ends i feel a little empty inside and tend to mop about for a few hours afterwards XD |
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| I don't know what you guys are talking about. Personally, I love cliffhanger endings. The ones that make me think "Wai- tha- WHAT". eg Umineko. But that wasn't the questio- OK. Sad endings. I like sad endings. |
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