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fukarming · 2013-01-03, 01:28

Ambiguous ending always left fans debate after the series is over. What do you make is necessary to make good ambiguous ending?

To me, ambiguous ending should only be used if the whole show is ambiguous to begin with, like Utena, SE lain, Penguindrum...etc. All these shows fill with symbolism in almost every episode, they might as well use ambiguous ending since that is what they are doing in ep1. It will feel weird if all of a sudden they tell you exactly what happen in the end.

I dislike ambiguous ending in other animes, like Code geass or Requiem of a phantom. To me

Spoiler for spoiler, in case you haven't watch these two series:

It seems to me, in the case of code geass or requiem of a phantom, the director have a certain ending in mind, but afraid to anger the fans they choose the ambiguous route.

NoemiChan · 2013-01-03, 01:33

If I'm not mistaking, the director may want the sequel be followed in the manga or light novel. It if end if they could something from it...

Insane · 2013-01-03, 01:36

Ambiguous/Open endings, in my opinion, are probably the best type of endings simply because they allow you to reminiscent in what could have been and also let you speculate in what will and could happen. They are that good friend you haven’t talked to in awhile, but think of fondly and take a trip down memory lane for fun.

That’s also the reason why ambiguous endings aren’t common, because many author want to close out a story and end it for real. If people are that attached to the tale, the author can be just as bad or worse. Which can then lead to sequels that aren’t as good or just out right suck. Or if its an ongoing story, it can lead to the author continuing it long after it should’ve ended

totoum · 2013-01-03, 05:32

Spoiler for requiem for the phantom:

fukarming · 2013-01-03, 05:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by totoum

Spoiler for requiem for the phantom:

You watch gungrave? another well known gang/triad/hitman anime. That I would say is the ending done right. Do you find that ending silly? The only way to defeat some sort of supernatural skills/equipment is by unlimited numbers. Gundam00 show that to us very well.

Reiji's ending is ambiguous in the way that we don't know what he is thinking.

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fukarming Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009	what makes good open/ambiguous ending? Ambiguous ending always left fans debate after the series is over. What do you make is necessary to make good ambiguous ending? To me, ambiguous ending should only be used if the whole show is ambiguous to begin with, like Utena, SE lain, Penguindrum...etc. All these shows fill with symbolism in almost every episode, they might as well use ambiguous ending since that is what they are doing in ep1. It will feel weird if all of a sudden they tell you exactly what happen in the end. I dislike ambiguous ending in other animes, like Code geass or Requiem of a phantom. To me Spoiler for spoiler, in case you haven't watch these two series: I am fine with either they actually kill Lelouch (left out the carriage part) or let him live (show his face, comment how he cannot be killed) but I do not find it good to left it ambiguous. Same with requiem of a phantom, it is fine either Inferno kill Reiji and Ein kill herself/ live on/ and among dozens of other interpretation) or they live happily ever after, but instead of showing a random carriage killing off Reiji, I think it is better to show hundreds of hunchman surrounding him if they want to show REiji is dead by the hands of Inferno. It seems to me, in the case of code geass or requiem of a phantom, the director have a certain ending in mind, but afraid to anger the fans they choose the ambiguous route. __________________ They came first for sharks fin,I didn't speak up because I don't eat sharks fin. Then they came for foie gras,I didn't speak up because I don't eat foie gras. Then they came for Toro (bluefin tuna) sushi,I didn't speak up because I don't eat sushi. Then they came for me and force me to be a vegan by that time no one was left to speak up.

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totoum Me at work Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Dublin, Ireland Age: 36	Spoiler for requiem for the phantom: The only thing ambiguous about phantom's ending is the fate of elen/ein, did she kill herself or not, there is nothing ambiguous about inferno having killed Reiji, not sure why you'd want 100 hunchman after him,I would have really found that silly honestly. __________________

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NoemiChan Banned Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Philippines Age: 36	If I'm not mistaking, the director may want the sequel be followed in the manga or light novel. It if end if they could something from it...

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Insane Banned Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Cairo, Egypt Age: 28	Ambiguous/Open endings, in my opinion, are probably the best type of endings simply because they allow you to reminiscent in what could have been and also let you speculate in what will and could happen. They are that good friend you haven’t talked to in awhile, but think of fondly and take a trip down memory lane for fun. That’s also the reason why ambiguous endings aren’t common, because many author want to close out a story and end it for real. If people are that attached to the tale, the author can be just as bad or worse. Which can then lead to sequels that aren’t as good or just out right suck. Or if its an ongoing story, it can lead to the author continuing it long after it should’ve ended