5 Anime Endings That Fans Still Argue About (I'm Still Mad About #3)
These infamous conclusions continue to spark discussions, debates, and everything in between.
These infamous conclusions continue to spark discussions, debates, and everything in between.
The short version
- These hotly debated endings have split fans straight down the middle Endings can be hard to pull off.
- A perfectly serviceable anime might ruin its well-earned goodwill with a particularly disappointing or shocking ending.
- Death Note suffers from this problem, as its brilliant cat-and-mouse build-up feels upended by a rushed resolution that is significantly different from the manga.
What happened
At other times, abstract or confusing endings can leave audiences feeling dissatisfied, as is the case with the “Congratulations!” final scene in the original Neon Genesis Evangelion . While this anime ending has its thematic merits, fan reactions remain split, especially when contextualized against the fleshed-out conclusions of The End of Evangelion and the Rebuild tetralogy .
Why it matters
While anime with well-received endings (like Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood or Mob Psycho 100 ) are not immune to constructive criticism, such discourse rarely sparks heated debates.
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