Author Topic: The Perfect Ending? (Read 6416 times)

azn1189 · « **Reply #20 on:** March 24, 2009, 05:51:31 PM »

Quote from: duki3003 on March 24, 2009, 05:50:21 PM

Is it finished, I knew it was gonna end around these days, forgat to check - Yey I can watch a Clannad marathon now...

eheh i suggest waiting for a hq release for them. im gonna watch it agen wen someone does release s2 high quality.

cubensis55 · « **Reply #21 on:** March 24, 2009, 06:02:08 PM »

Quote from: duki3003 on March 24, 2009, 05:50:21 PM

Yey I can watch a Clannad marathon now...

Have a box of tissues on standby.

The last 'real episode" was ep22. Ep23 was a bonus 'flashback' episode, and 24 is (as you said) a recap.

azn1189 · « **Reply #22 on:** March 24, 2009, 06:20:33 PM »

Quote from: cubensis55 on March 24, 2009, 06:02:08 PM

Quote from: duki3003 on March 24, 2009, 05:50:21 PM
Yey I can watch a Clannad marathon now...
Have a box of tissues on standby.

The last 'real episode" was ep22. Ep23 was a bonus 'flashback' episode, and 24 is (as you said) a recap.

nice sig :p

Duki3003 · « **Reply #23 on:** March 30, 2009, 11:04:03 PM »

Quote from: cubensis55 on March 24, 2009, 06:02:08 PM

Quote from: duki3003 on March 24, 2009, 05:50:21 PM
Yey I can watch a Clannad marathon now...
Have a box of tissues on standby.

The last 'real episode" was ep22. Ep23 was a bonus 'flashback' episode, and 24 is (as you said) a recap.

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Quote from: cubensis55 on March 24, 2009, 05:14:21 PM

New perfect ending:

Clannad Afterstory

I have to second that it's a perfect ending

Humanoidz · « **Reply #24 on:** March 30, 2009, 11:13:37 PM »

I like a solid ending that ties up everything (unless there's a sequel of course or manga extension). Prefer happy endings especially if done in either a spectacular or unexpected way. Cowboy Bebop is an exception but I would have liked to have seen more random episodes if it was going to end like that, felt too short because it was so good.

Lucerin Red · « **Reply #25 on:** March 31, 2009, 02:22:04 AM »

I loved the ending to Bebop. I think Death Note would have been perfect if it had ended with

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I love a good gothic ending. I grew up with Disney bullshit and I like to see the bad guy win every now and then. Its much more realistic.

fuentefox · « **Reply #26 on:** March 31, 2009, 03:26:06 AM »

I like all types of endings, but to that effect I also hate all types of endings, it just depends on my particular feelings about an anime. The degree to which I like or dislike and anime has a lot to do with the characters and character development throughout a series. For example I hate anime endings that get rushed because after a half dozen good episodes the producers decided to turn (oh say in a 26 ep. anime) episodes 7ish through 18ish into fluff that usually involves new characters or gratuitous trips to the beach/pool/hot spring just to name a few examples. Actually I don't really mind the beach/pool/hot springs eps. but they usually occur after a " major event" in the anime and it ends up kind of being like a reset where there is nothing said of what occured an ep. or two ago and the episodes afterwards are unaffected by the usually fan service heavy ep. I also dislike the ends of long running series, usually something that ends up being more than 52 eps. has an anticlimactic ending that could have been achieved in 12-14 or 24-26 eps. Endings that are pretty evident after say about 5 eps. in a 24-26 ep. anime are also pretty lame.
I do like mind screwing endings provided they're well done with a lot of play up to the end or endings that after you've seen them you run back through the eps. in your head and go "Oh, that does make sense." The ending of an anime while mildly disagreeable to me personally can also be enjoyed to some extent if certain factors are met, for example in Shuffle! I was rooting for... you know who, and while the ending I thought was kinda "meh" I still enjoyed it because my horse came in first.
As said earlier the endings to some extent should be reflective of the genre and certain genres of anime play better with certain ending types so there really is no "perfect ending."
Endings I've enjoyed however include off the top of my head:
School Days
Cowboy Bebop (Who doesn't like the ending to Bebop it was perfect-ish)
Ghost in the Shell: 2nd Gig
Samurai Champloo
True Tears
Samurai Deeper Kyo
(I decided to omit comedy/ecchi animes as they are generally meant for purely episodic enjoyment and an episode at the end that ties things up is generally a bonus episode from the producers with a little note that reads "Uhhh we ran out of material thanks for watching.")

FFOX

Wizzy123 · « **Reply #27 on:** March 31, 2009, 03:40:17 AM »

Quote from: redemtionboy on March 31, 2009, 02:22:04 AM

I loved the ending to Bebop. I think Death Note would have been perfect if it had ended with
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the death of L. Nothing after that, just L dies and Light wins.

I love a good gothic ending. I grew up with Disney bullshit and I like to see the bad guy win every now and then. Its much more realistic.

I watched alot of disney movies as well in the 90s. I think Bambi was the only movie that didn't end with a perfect ending.

Lucerin Red · « **Reply #28 on:** March 31, 2009, 04:30:12 AM »

Quote from: Wizzy123 on March 31, 2009, 03:40:17 AM

Quote from: redemtionboy on March 31, 2009, 02:22:04 AM
I loved the ending to Bebop. I think Death Note would have been perfect if it had ended with
(click to show/hide)
the death of L. Nothing after that, just L dies and Light wins.

I love a good gothic ending. I grew up with Disney bullshit and I like to see the bad guy win every now and then. Its much more realistic.

I watched alot of disney movies as well in the 90s. I think Bambi was the only movie that didn't end with a perfect ending.

It's particularly bad considering most of the fairy tales that Disney stole to make his movies didn't have happy endings.

The Little Mermaid. In the end she doesn't get the prince but instead turns into sea foam.
Cinderella actually kills her first step mother so that her father will marry the house maid.
Sleeping Beauty is impregnated by the Prince while she sleeps and is only awoken when she's given birth to twins. Oh and hte prince was already married at this time.

Best Fairy tale ever is Penta of the Chopped-off Hands
In this Italian tale, the king’s wife dies and he falls in love with Penta… his sister. She tries to make him fall out of love with her by chopping off her hands. The king is pretty upset by this; he has her locked in a chest and thrown out to sea. A fisherman tries to save her, but Penta is so beautiful that his jealous wife has her thrown back out to sea. Luckily, Penta is rescued by a king (who isn’t her brother). They get married and have a baby, but the baby is born while the king is away at sea. Penta tries to send the king the good news of the baby, but the jealous fisherman’s wife intercepts the message and changes it to say that Penta gave birth to a puppy. A puppy?! The evil wife then constructs another fake message, this time from the king to his servants, and says that Penta and her baby should be burned alive. OK, long story short: the king figures out what the jealous wife is up to and has her burned. Penta and the king live happily ever after. I can’t really figure out what the moral of this tale is.

Wizzy123 · « **Reply #29 on:** March 31, 2009, 05:36:05 AM »

Quote from: redemtionboy on March 31, 2009, 04:30:12 AM

Quote from: Wizzy123 on March 31, 2009, 03:40:17 AM
Quote from: redemtionboy on March 31, 2009, 02:22:04 AM
I loved the ending to Bebop. I think Death Note would have been perfect if it had ended with
(click to show/hide)
the death of L. Nothing after that, just L dies and Light wins.

I love a good gothic ending. I grew up with Disney bullshit and I like to see the bad guy win every now and then. Its much more realistic.

I watched alot of disney movies as well in the 90s. I think Bambi was the only movie that didn't end with a perfect ending.
It's particularly bad considering most of the fairy tales that Disney stole to make his movies didn't have happy endings.

The Little Mermaid. In the end she doesn't get the prince but instead turns into sea foam.
Cinderella actually kills her first step mother so that her father will marry the house maid.
Sleeping Beauty is impregnated by the Prince while she sleeps and is only awoken when she's given birth to twins. Oh and hte prince was already married at this time.

Best Fairy tale ever is Penta of the Chopped-off Hands
In this Italian tale, the king’s wife dies and he falls in love with Penta… his sister. She tries to make him fall out of love with her by chopping off her hands. The king is pretty upset by this; he has her locked in a chest and thrown out to sea. A fisherman tries to save her, but Penta is so beautiful that his jealous wife has her thrown back out to sea. Luckily, Penta is rescued by a king (who isn’t her brother). They get married and have a baby, but the baby is born while the king is away at sea. Penta tries to send the king the good news of the baby, but the jealous fisherman’s wife intercepts the message and changes it to say that Penta gave birth to a puppy. A puppy?! The evil wife then constructs another fake message, this time from the king to his servants, and says that Penta and her baby should be burned alive. OK, long story short: the king figures out what the jealous wife is up to and has her burned. Penta and the king live happily ever after. I can’t really figure out what the moral of this tale is.

Jesus Christ man :'( :'( Thank you for killing some of my precious child hood memories :'( I actually did like some of those titles...*I think I'll go burn all my old disney movies now*

dankles · « **Reply #30 on:** March 31, 2009, 08:30:23 AM »

The ending isn't any where near as important to me as the plot/characters through out the series. Different endings fit better for different storys.

The only ending I hate is when an annoying char doesn't die or go away.

Like in Gurren Lagann:

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EDIT:
But to answer more directly, I don't think any one ending fits all animes. Usually I like the end that is given

Humanoidz · « **Reply #31 on:** March 31, 2009, 11:15:53 AM »

Quote from: dankles on March 31, 2009, 08:30:23 AM

The ending isn't any where near as important to me as the plot/characters through out the series. Different endings fit better for different storys.

The only ending I hate is when an annoying char doesn't die or go away.

Like in Gurren Lagann:
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Rossiu!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I hate him!!!!!!!!!!!!! Why didn't everyone just kill him? And a slow pain full death would have been most satisfying.

EDIT:
But to answer more directly, I don't think any one ending fits all animes. Usually I like the end that is given

LOL, well said. Gurren Lagann was a rollercoaster to say the least.

Vien · « **Reply #32 on:** March 31, 2009, 01:02:02 PM »

Everyone dies ending suits my taste.

Lucerin Red · « **Reply #33 on:** March 31, 2009, 01:11:50 PM »

Quote from: Vien on March 31, 2009, 01:02:02 PM

Everyone dies ending suits my taste.

resevour dogs style.

Nikkoru · « **Reply #34 on:** March 31, 2009, 01:21:55 PM »

The last ending I truly enjoyed was Geass', because it had everything an ending should have.

As long as you don't feel cheated with the ending, I think it's a win.

Lucerin Red · « **Reply #35 on:** March 31, 2009, 01:25:55 PM »

Quote from: Nikkoru on March 31, 2009, 01:21:55 PM

The last ending I truly enjoyed was Geass', because it had everything an ending should have.

As long as you don't feel cheated with the ending, I think it's a win.

I thought the ending to geass was great. It was the happy/tragic ending. Making everyone believe the world was kosher, while also dooming the protaganists to their corresponding fates. I felt the few episodes leading up to it dragged a little, but the ending was perfect.

Nikkoru · « **Reply #36 on:** March 31, 2009, 04:01:21 PM »

Quote from: redemtionboy on March 31, 2009, 01:25:55 PM

Quote from: Nikkoru on March 31, 2009, 01:21:55 PM
The last ending I truly enjoyed was Geass', because it had everything an ending should have.

As long as you don't feel cheated with the ending, I think it's a win.
I thought the ending to geass was great. It was the happy/tragic ending. Making everyone believe the world was kosher, while also dooming the protaganists to their corresponding fates. I felt the few episodes leading up to it dragged a little, but the ending was perfect.

I don't think the ending would've been nearly as effective without the few episodes leading up to it, they needed to cool the tension down before raising it up again.

Lovedrive · « **Reply #37 on:** April 01, 2009, 06:25:05 AM »

Endings that hint at conclusion in a sequel that never eventuates are the worst.

Lucerin Red · « **Reply #38 on:** April 01, 2009, 11:28:10 AM »

Quote from: Lovedrive on April 01, 2009, 06:25:05 AM

Endings that hint at conclusion in a sequel that never eventuates are the worst.

Guyver!!! seriously, where is The Guyver 2 already.

Vorvadoss · « **Reply #39 on:** April 02, 2009, 12:06:15 AM »

Berserk as well.

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Why did they drop it? Popular and with a bucket load more source material. WTF?