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~~Pocari_Sweat~~ · 2010-02-08, 14:10

I couldn't vote because my favorite endings are the "bittersweet" endings - endings that come with loss or are the "move on" type.

Examples:

Honey and Clover II
5 Centimeters Per Second
Hanbun no Tsuki ga Noboru Sora
ef tale of memories
ef tale of melodies

...also a pattern between bitersweet endings and my personal favourite animes

Armored Knight · 2010-02-08, 18:09

I don't mind seeing cliffhanger endings, but I prefer happy endings that make sense even though I like sad animes.

DragoZERO · 2010-02-08, 19:58

Good topic!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Haak

How come Bittersweet endings aren't up there?

Yeah, that's the most memorable type of ending. However I voted sad because those stand out more for me most of the time.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Armored Knight

I don't mind seeing cliffhanger endings, but I prefer happy endings that make sense even though I like sad animes.

Well, sometimes inconclusive ones stand out as well. If it leaves you wanting more or trying to figure out what happens, you'll remember it better.

Full Metal Coast · 2010-02-08, 20:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by acejem

I couldn't vote because my favorite endings are the "bittersweet" endings - endings that come with loss or are the "move on" type.

Examples:

Honey and Clover II
5 Centimeters Per Second
Hanbun no Tsuki ga Noboru Sora
ef tale of memories
ef tale of melodies

...also a pattern between bitersweet endings and my personal favourite animes

this was the first show where i actually enjoyed a bittersweet ending. best bittersweet ending ever.

GuidoHunter_Toki · 2010-02-09, 10:46

Although bittersweet endings are not always the preference for me, I still find those kinds of endingds to be the most memorable. Heck I've only seen Grave of the Fireflies only once, quite a longtime ago, yet I still remember that movie well.

akimikage · 2010-02-10, 01:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by Haak

How come Bittersweet endings aren't up there?

ahh... sorry i forgot... bitter sweet endings.... i suppose you can just call it a sad or a happy ending... it depends on you... if you think your satisfied then categorize it as a happy one... and if your not then a sad one...

bitter sweet ending for me could be the most memorable of all... coz of Ichigo 100% ending... i'm so disappointed at the ending that probably i wouldn't forget the ending even after 5 years... *deep sigh*
so i'll categorize it as a sad ending...

DragoZERO · 2010-02-10, 05:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by akimikage

ahh... sorry i forgot... bitter sweet endings.... i suppose you can just call it a sad or a happy ending... it depends on you... if you think your satisfied then categorize it as a happy one... and if your not then a sad one...

bitter sweet ending for me could be the most memorable of all... coz of Ichigo 100% ending... i'm so disappointed at the ending that probably i wouldn't forget the ending even after 5 years... *deep sigh*
so i'll categorize it as a sad ending...

That was only sad for you. I liked the ending. I don't want to put people off from reading thinking they will get a bittersweet ending.

However, I too, will not forget it.

Haak · 2010-02-10, 05:55

well there are non-conclusive endings that can be done well. Like the first season of Code Geass. So well done, it makes you want to bash something with a sledgehammer...

DragoZERO · 2010-02-10, 06:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by Haak

well there are non-conclusive endings that can be done well. Like the first season of Code Geass. So well done, it makes you want to bash something with a sledgehammer...

That doesn't count - it's the end of one season. It's made to make you wanting more. Like Druaga.

felix · 2010-02-10, 15:13

Bittersweet or complete mind blower. So is that a sad or happy ending then?

Aimingan12 · 2010-02-10, 15:30

I guess sad endings are the most memorable for me. Code Geass had a sad ending imo but I liked it.

DragoZERO · 2010-02-10, 16:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aimingan12

I guess sad endings are the most memorable for me. Code Geass had a sad ending imo but I liked it.

That was bittersweet.

Spoiler for Code Geass:

janipani · 2010-02-10, 18:23

In good anime ending is always sad, even it would be happy. Because ending means always goodbyes.

qwertyuiopz · 2010-02-11, 08:05

i love WTF endings...school days has the best ending for me ever

happy endings are overrated
and time skip(myself yourself)/no conclusion ending(d.gray man, inuyasha :@) are lame

Enchanted Princess · 2010-02-11, 08:27

Hmm...I guess I'd prefer happy ending more than the sad one. Although sometimes sad animes are my target..The happy endings memorable:

Chrno Crusade
CCS
Daa Daa Daa!!

That's the only anime that I can think of right now..

Armored Knight · 2010-02-12, 14:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by FireBorn

Other than that... tragic endings are usually more memorable. Most enjoyable, not always.

Not always indeed. If tragic endings are introduced in a stupid way, it really drives me nuts.

Patch&Quilt · 2010-02-12, 14:16

Whether sad or happy, I like endings that have a nice conclusion to the series and don't leave it on a cliffhanger. The Texhnolyze ending is one of my favourites.

kk2extreme · 2010-02-12, 14:44

mindfuck ending, something that make you go wtf

, e.g. tsubasa chronicle, evagelion, raxephon.

akimikage · 2010-02-15, 09:26

ohh... CRAP!!! evangelion ending for me is "THE MOST WTF!?!?" ending...
i mean HOLY CRAP!!! Shinji just choked the half-dead Asuka out of nowhere without a reason/or a reason i didn't realize...

i just don't know what runs on Shinji or the creator's mind XD

~~Arbitres~~ · 2010-02-15, 10:25

Sad ending: When a main character sacrifices themselves for the future of others. Martyrdom is a wonderfult hing, and almost hardly done in a pure form in anime, unfortunately. There are 'Martyr acts' and 'Martyrdom'. Both are different. Martyr acts are willing to do die for that particuliar ideal or cause. While martyrdom results in the death for that ideal and cause.

This is a sad ending, but also 'bittersweet'. Because as I would like to think, "Those that have lived, must bear the weight of those that have died." train of thought.

Endings that make you hate them, but you eventually fall inlove with them because you hated them at one point. Like that.

Anyone ever watch the animation of tales of the abyss? Like that, but without the 'coming back to life' thing. Unnecessary and softens up the purpose of the sacrifice, making it nulled and tasteless, for better or for worse.

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2010-02-09, 10:46	Link #25
GuidoHunter_Toki Wiggle Your Big Toe Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Milwaukee Age: 33	Although bittersweet endings are not always the preference for me, I still find those kinds of endingds to be the most memorable. Heck I've only seen Grave of the Fireflies only once, quite a longtime ago, yet I still remember that movie well. __________________ I'm an aspiring voice actor, why not check out some of my stuff

2010-02-10, 05:55	Link #28
Haak Me, An Intellectual Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: UK Age: 33	well there are non-conclusive endings that can be done well. Like the first season of Code Geass. So well done, it makes you want to bash something with a sledgehammer... __________________ MAL \| AnimeSuki Choice Awards 2020 Winners

2010-02-10, 15:13	Link #30
felix sleepyhead Author Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: event horizon	Bittersweet or complete mind blower. So is that a sad or happy ending then? __________________

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Aimingan12 Chibi's Bishie Author Join Date: May 2008 Location: In Fire Age: 34	I guess sad endings are the most memorable for me. Code Geass had a sad ending imo but I liked it. __________________ "All is lost."

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~~Pocari_Sweat~~ <em style="color:#808080;">Disabled By Request</em> Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Australia	I couldn't vote because my favorite endings are the "bittersweet" endings - endings that come with loss or are the "move on" type. Examples: Honey and Clover II 5 Centimeters Per Second Hanbun no Tsuki ga Noboru Sora ef tale of memories ef tale of melodies ...also a pattern between bitersweet endings and my personal favourite animes

2010-02-08, 18:09	Link #22
Armored Knight Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010	I don't mind seeing cliffhanger endings, but I prefer happy endings that make sense even though I like sad animes.

2010-02-10, 18:23	Link #33
janipani Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Europe	In good anime ending is always sad, even it would be happy. Because ending means always goodbyes. __________________ The man of million typos The master of confusing sentence structure -Best anime was made in 80s-

2010-02-11, 08:05	Link #34
qwertyuiopz Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009	i love WTF endings...school days has the best ending for me ever happy endings are overrated and time skip(myself yourself)/no conclusion ending(d.gray man, inuyasha :@) are lame

2010-02-11, 08:27	Link #35
Enchanted Princess ピンクの爆発 Author Join Date: Nov 2009	Hmm...I guess I'd prefer happy ending more than the sad one. Although sometimes sad animes are my target..The happy endings memorable: Chrno Crusade CCS Daa Daa Daa!! That's the only anime that I can think of right now.. __________________ ♥

2010-02-12, 14:16	Link #37
Patch&Quilt Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010	Whether sad or happy, I like endings that have a nice conclusion to the series and don't leave it on a cliffhanger. The Texhnolyze ending is one of my favourites.

2010-02-12, 14:44	Link #38
kk2extreme Your wife is hot... Join Date: May 2008 Location: At your house fixing A/C	mindfuck ending, something that make you go wtf, e.g. tsubasa chronicle, evagelion, raxephon.

2010-02-15, 09:26	Link #39
akimikage uhh... now what?... Join Date: Jan 2010	ohh... CRAP!!! evangelion ending for me is "THE MOST WTF!?!?" ending... i mean HOLY CRAP!!! Shinji just choked the half-dead Asuka out of nowhere without a reason/or a reason i didn't realize... i just don't know what runs on Shinji or the creator's mind XD

2010-02-15, 10:25	Link #40
~~Arbitres~~ Disabled By Request Join Date: Jan 2010	Sad ending: When a main character sacrifices themselves for the future of others. Martyrdom is a wonderfult hing, and almost hardly done in a pure form in anime, unfortunately. There are 'Martyr acts' and 'Martyrdom'. Both are different. Martyr acts are willing to do die for that particuliar ideal or cause. While martyrdom results in the death for that ideal and cause. This is a sad ending, but also 'bittersweet'. Because as I would like to think, "Those that have lived, must bear the weight of those that have died." train of thought. Endings that make you hate them, but you eventually fall inlove with them because you hated them at one point. Like that. Anyone ever watch the animation of tales of the abyss? Like that, but without the 'coming back to life' thing. Unnecessary and softens up the purpose of the sacrifice, making it nulled and tasteless, for better or for worse.