| As I was going through my personal anime list I was looking through some old shows and reminiscing to the times when I had watched them. It had me thinking about the anime that I thought had the "Perfect" (obviously subjective endings) and I was curious about what other people thought as well. For me, some of the anime that had final episodes that completed elevated the show or series were: Steins;Gate, Owarimonogatari, and AnoHana. I, therefore, propose my question: Which anime, despite how good you thought it was prior, had a final episode that elevated the show to a completely new level of "greatness?" Excited to hear your thoughts and opinions! |
BallisticRiotAug 19, 2019 4:59 PM
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| I have a weird one, the show wasn't just super great, but I enjoyed it. That being Oniichan dakedo Ai sae Areba Kankeinai yo ne! Basically the last line about how the siblings are actually related cracked me totally up |
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| It is Owarimonogatari S2 instead for me. The first two chapters, Mayoi Hell and Hitagi Rendevous, are nothing to write about, many other chapters from say Owarimonogatari S1 and Monogatari S2 are far superiors. But what a climax Ougi Dark was, I actually hoped that they just ended the series there, I don't like Zoku Owarimonogatari. |
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Jim_Heart said: It is Owarimonogatari S2 instead for me. The first two chapters, Mayoi Hell and Hitagi Rendevous, are nothing to write about, many other chapters from say Owarimonogatari S1 and Monogatari S2 are far superiors. But what a climax Ougi Dark was, I actually hoped that they just ended the series there, I don't like Zoku Owarimonogatari. I meant Owarimonogatari, not Zoku. No idea why/how I typed the Zoku there LOL |
BallisticRiotAug 19, 2019 5:09 PM
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| One Punch Man was already a great time throughout the show, but that final episode, hoo boyyy... My eyes were not ready for that sheer animation greatness. It conveyed Lord Boros' power so well and had me thinking that he could've actually left a scratch on Saitama. And then when the fighting is over and Boros on the cusp of death, Saitama is left without any marks, truly solidifying his strength. Definitely took the show up to the next level. Sad that S2 didn't live up to it... |
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| My all time favorite, Code Geass. Hands down. |
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CreativeNam3 said: My all time favorite, Code Geass. Hands down. Yess, Code Geass ending was really good! |
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CreativeNam3 said: My all time favorite, Code Geass. Hands down. I was going to bring up Code Geass as well. It's probably the most satisfying anime ending for me. |
| Gurren Lagann's final episode is fucking legendary. We knew to expect a badass spectacle, but what we got was above and beyond. And then we get the absolute glory that is the series' epilogue. Fucking phenomenal from start to finish. And the version of this episode seen in the 2nd movie can piss right off, the 2nd movie sucks donkey dick. Now and Then, Here and There. Holy fuck. Literal perfection. Same goes for Cowboy Bebop, Trigun, Neon Genesis Evangelion, FLCL, Steins;Gate, Gungrave, Rurouni Kenshin: Tsuiokuhen, Hibike! Euphonium, and Shin Sekai Yori. Those final episodes are all 10/10. I know it, you know it, you're lying if you claim otherwise. And finally, I'm gonna say it, because literally no one else will and I'm the weirdo, apparently: Fruits Basket 2001. Yes, I know it's different from the manga. So fucking what. It's still heartbreakingly beautiful and left me with a massive case of the warm and fuzzies. I loved it. |
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Jim_Heart said: It is Owarimonogatari S2 instead for me. The first two chapters, Mayoi Hell and Hitagi Rendevous, are nothing to write about, many other chapters from say Owarimonogatari S1 and Monogatari S2 are far superiors. But what a climax Ougi Dark was, I actually hoped that they just ended the series there, I don't like Zoku Owarimonogatari. Technically the series ended in Owarimonogatari S2. Zoku Owarimonogatari is an afterstory meant to tie loose ends together. Which it does and manages to do in one of the most beautiful ways possible |
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| Code Geass r2 ending still the best ending. |
| Legend of the Galactic Heroes - My favorite ending makes it feel like everything is complete beautiful experience Other Endings that stand out for me Evangelion Serial Experiments Lain |
| Let's be honest, Code Geass R2 had a perfect ending. Hunter x Hunter (Not a series ending), but had a wonderful ending to a climactic arc in the Chimera Ant Arc. Not too many more shows that I can think of having perfect endings. Although underrated, I thought Parasyte ended fairly well too. |
| sakamichi no apollon - excellent choice of ending. the last episode of knb s3 was also very well directed, and helped the show go out with a bang. KIMG said: One piece. Oh boy, you really should have seen it. Honestly, I feel bad for the people who dropped the show. once piece is still airing though - how could it have a final episode? |
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| Zegapain it was just perfection. Also Aldnoah.Zero first season but since its only for the first season i don't think it counts. KIMG said: One piece. Oh boy, you really should have seen it. Honestly, I feel bad for the people who dropped the show. Nah we all know that end was awful just like Naruto. |
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| Gurren Lagann and Kill la Kill both have hyper energetic ending that is bittersweet though Planet With also have an awesome ending a happy one |
| Madoka Magica FMAB Girls' Last Tour (well actually the ending of manga but still ending of anime is great) |
KIMG said: Johncena: the first airbender was better. Sad that many people can't see it but with the sacrifice of every other anime you will see what I m talking about. To be honest, the show was already #1 but It's ending just ended just fulfilled every desire you can expect. It was awesome.One piece. Oh boy, you really should have seen it. Honestly, I feel bad for the people who dropped the show. |
| Should I troll in the troll bait threads? It is kinda idiotic to be logical in the troll bait threads. Well, it will depend on my mood. |
KIMG said: Yeah, you can't see me is a powerful thing which demands sacrifice to see what you can't see but I thought as you can go to the future, you may make a copy version of yourself and make that copy to sacrifice watching all anime and let him see the real #1 anime and when that copy is done watching it, add him into yourself back.@puneetsingh I'm not sure i'm aware of that anime. Was that anime made by you can't see me? |
| Should I troll in the troll bait threads? It is kinda idiotic to be logical in the troll bait threads. Well, it will depend on my mood. |
| School days: subverted expectations in a believable way :) Code:Geass: the ending was better than the show Evangelion: insight into shinji is kinda funny Texchnolyze: life is meaningless,depression |
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| A lot of final episodes (or last two episodes in some cases) are just culminations of story arcs, and many of them do wrap things up pretty impressively -- among them are Noir, Plastic Memories, Absolute Duo, Cross Ange, Four Rhythm, and Beyond the Boundary. Heavy Object had an entire final arc that felt like an excellent capstone on the rest of the series. And a more subtle capstone was Strain's final episode, which finally explained the meaning of the ED. But I think the only series that really blew me away with its ending has been Neon Genesis Evangelion, specifically the TV ending. I worried somewhat that the increasingly bizarre nature of the Angel fights couldn't be topped. What kind of visual spectacle would be able to serve as an appropriate finale to cap off that build-up? And then it did. It went in a directions I couldn't have imagined. In a good way. |
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| Run with the Wind when Haiji crosses the finish line in the Hakone (the marathon relay running race) - you get a real sense of euphoria and completion for sure! |
Lel0uchZer0 said: Obviously code geass The anime was awesome for me anyways...lelouch was an incredible character and i was fine with him going out as the emperor but man that ending just tool everything the series built on and made it 10 times better I would have said Code Geass, as the 2nd season is one of my favorites all time, but anything that benefits Kururugi makes me annoyed >:( |
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Geshtinanna said: Run with the Wind when Haiji crosses the finish line in the Hakone (the marathon relay running race) - you get a real sense of euphoria and completion for sure! OMG THIS!!! Gor me its Monster, Run with the Wind, Texhnolyze, Shinsekai Yori and even Time of Eve had a great ending. |
| The first season of Mob Psycho 100. No spoilers but it's that episode when the shows themes get well and truly enforced and it's done in the coolest way possible |
CorkMars said: Geshtinanna said: Run with the Wind when Haiji crosses the finish line in the Hakone (the marathon relay running race) - you get a real sense of euphoria and completion for sure! OMG THIS!!! Gor me its Monster, Run with the Wind, Texhnolyze, Shinsekai Yori and even Time of Eve had a great ending. Haha, great choice of favourite anime, and you're SadMadoka's friend as well! It's only the second time I've made a friend through the forums, so it's nice to see someone on a similar wavelength. For anyone else reading this, Run with the Wind also has one of the best soundtracks EVER! |
| It would be EoE, but that doesn't count precisely as an episode. Episode-wise speaking that would be the final episode of Dragon Ball GT. Not only the best final episode of any shounen, but one of the best final episodes in all of anime. Yeah, fight me. |
| I actually like a lot of final eps. Code Geass, Death Note, Your lie in April, Kobato, Tada Doesn't fall in Love, Run With the Wind, Yuri on Ice, Tsurune |
 'On-Hold' is another way for a completionist to say 'Dropped' |
| Not anything like took it to next level but more like "alright it was worth it". Happy Sugar Life Mirai Nikki Tokyo Ghoul season 1 (I didn't watch other season so this was like a next level mind reading the anime studio?) |
| Chrono Crusade Saint Seiya Lost Canvas Code Geass Angel Beats Mirai Nikki |
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| Hmm... I've seen many great endings, but relatively few I've felt have actually elevated the entire series to a new level. Most of the time they've just capped the awesome already present rather than bring in a completely new level of it. Actually a pretty hard question... Well, Planetarian had an ending that turned a sweet post-apocalyptic sci-fi story with tons of details I loved into one of the very few series that have actually made me cry. It also took me until the last episode of Tatami Galaxy to finally 'get' the series, turning it from 'good' to 'great' in my eyes. |
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| Like everyone is saying, my favorite ending is Code Geass' one. Shirobako and Toradora have very pleasant endings as well and the best thing in Cowboy Bebop is its final arc (The Real Folk Blues). |
| Like everyone said, Code Geass r2 Also Nodame Cantabile. What a finale if you're into romantic anime that has 3 seasons. |
| Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann. That final fight was just too good. |
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