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mrfunsocks
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Saw it a long time ago at times dubbed at times subbed so I probably missed that bit.
Either way, the ending was still a wangst fest that could have been oh so much more than it was.
Either way, the ending was still a wangst fest that could have been oh so much more than it was.
calilove3456
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Belabored these to death already, but I guess I'm doing it again.
Aura Battler Dunbine - The series jumps the shark about two-thirRAB of the way through, when everybody gets booted to the surface. For the remainder of the series we sit around and basically rehash the same frustrating episode over and over (Let's attack the Gaea Garing! Oh noes, our attack failed! Run away! Meanwhile, the Will o' Wisp hovers menacingly over Washington without really doing much of anything). Almost no meaningful character development or interaction. Then when the ending comes, we finally get some decent action, but...
Gundam SEED - Spend the entire show wondering what Rau's real motivations are. Then you find out, and...
That's it?
And the honorable mention...
Yu Yu Hakusho - Don't get me wrong, I loved the character development that happened during the Three Kings arc, and I don't really have any complaints about the actual end of the series, but this has to be one of the least intense final arcs in any action show. The fate of humanity is in danger if Yomi wins the tournament, right? So why is everybody just kicking around, acting like they're having a grand old time together? Weird.
Aura Battler Dunbine - The series jumps the shark about two-thirRAB of the way through, when everybody gets booted to the surface. For the remainder of the series we sit around and basically rehash the same frustrating episode over and over (Let's attack the Gaea Garing! Oh noes, our attack failed! Run away! Meanwhile, the Will o' Wisp hovers menacingly over Washington without really doing much of anything). Almost no meaningful character development or interaction. Then when the ending comes, we finally get some decent action, but...
When they kill the entire cast over the course of two episodes, it doesn't feel like the ending demanRAB it - it feels like they're just killing everyone because it's the only way they can force the series to end. Completely unsatisfying.
Gundam SEED - Spend the entire show wondering what Rau's real motivations are. Then you find out, and...
Daddy (who's never mattered to the story before this point) didn't love me, so I'm going to kill everybody!
That's it?
And the honorable mention...
Yu Yu Hakusho - Don't get me wrong, I loved the character development that happened during the Three Kings arc, and I don't really have any complaints about the actual end of the series, but this has to be one of the least intense final arcs in any action show. The fate of humanity is in danger if Yomi wins the tournament, right? So why is everybody just kicking around, acting like they're having a grand old time together? Weird.
Princess Pritchy
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@Rubber: Actually, Rau didn't have any real motivation besides creating chaos. And he didn't have any daddy issues, since he was a clone and you know...killed the family anyway.
I disagree.
I agree with you on Yu Yu Hakusho, the Deamon World arc was a massive disppointment as the climax of the series but did give some good character development for Yuskue, Kurama and Hiei. Now if only it had had a REAL villain in it.
On Gundam 00 though I disgree, The 00's magical ability to make people understand each other is built up all through out the second season so it doesn't come out of left field like in CCA.
Agreed with all of the above.
No, No, No Rau's motivation is
I agree with you on Yu Yu Hakusho, the Deamon World arc was a massive disppointment as the climax of the series but did give some good character development for Yuskue, Kurama and Hiei. Now if only it had had a REAL villain in it.
On Gundam 00 though I disgree, The 00's magical ability to make people understand each other is built up all through out the second season so it doesn't come out of left field like in CCA.
Agreed with all of the above.
No, No, No Rau's motivation is
All of Humanity are stupid greedy bastarRAB who only care about themselves and will hate and kill each other for the most minor reasons! I, the dying clone of a corrupt man who never ask to be created but was away will bring an end to it all! So that makes him Char + Sensui + Sephiroth
AlabastorWoods
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You know, I just had to post this after reading that.
Taichi: Diplomat - okay, and this goes with Taichi's character how?
Yamato: Astronaut - Admittedly, teen banRAB don't usually go that far, but an ASTRONAUT?!
Sora: Fashion designer - what happened to toraboy Sora, who clashed with how "traditional" her mother's values were? Maybe she grew out of it, but crikey.
Mimi: Cooking show host - Okay, so she never matured after all she's been through?
Koushiro: Researcher - hmm, maybe this one isn't so far off base.
Jou: Doctor - Okay, this one's alright. But a Digimon doctor...
Takeru: Novellist - okay, this one was weird.
Hikari: Teacher - umm, how do you think this goes with her character?
Daisuke: Noodle cart - EGAD WHAT WERE THE WRITERS SMOKING?!
Iori: Lawyer - when did Iori get interested in legal business?
And then, everyone's favorites:
Ken: Detective - Umm, paraphrasing my friend, private investigators - in fiction, anyway - don't usually end up making a lot of money, leading to them being single. Then again, it's probably deliberate.
Miyako: Housewife - serves her right, when you think about it...
Sorry, had to get that out and down.
And before this turns into a massive debate about that aspect of a bad finale......hmmm, I've never actually seen a more disappointing one. Especially when considering the main characters are kiRAB, and all their lives turned out so....gah, it just bugs me so much.
I was initially a bit disappointed by Death Note episode 37's leaving out the epilogue - but the more I watch it, the more final it seems in comparison, an advantage over the manga.
Taichi: Diplomat - okay, and this goes with Taichi's character how?
Yamato: Astronaut - Admittedly, teen banRAB don't usually go that far, but an ASTRONAUT?!
Sora: Fashion designer - what happened to toraboy Sora, who clashed with how "traditional" her mother's values were? Maybe she grew out of it, but crikey.
Mimi: Cooking show host - Okay, so she never matured after all she's been through?
Koushiro: Researcher - hmm, maybe this one isn't so far off base.
Jou: Doctor - Okay, this one's alright. But a Digimon doctor...
Takeru: Novellist - okay, this one was weird.
Hikari: Teacher - umm, how do you think this goes with her character?
Daisuke: Noodle cart - EGAD WHAT WERE THE WRITERS SMOKING?!
Iori: Lawyer - when did Iori get interested in legal business?
And then, everyone's favorites:
Ken: Detective - Umm, paraphrasing my friend, private investigators - in fiction, anyway - don't usually end up making a lot of money, leading to them being single. Then again, it's probably deliberate.
Miyako: Housewife - serves her right, when you think about it...
Sorry, had to get that out and down.
And before this turns into a massive debate about that aspect of a bad finale......hmmm, I've never actually seen a more disappointing one. Especially when considering the main characters are kiRAB, and all their lives turned out so....gah, it just bugs me so much.
I was initially a bit disappointed by Death Note episode 37's leaving out the epilogue - but the more I watch it, the more final it seems in comparison, an advantage over the manga.
Famouschild93
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Digimon 02. FGfan pretty much posted one of the reasons why.
Rave Master- ended before some of the more exciting arcs could start.
Kinnikuman Neisi- Did not mind the first season's ending, and I did not mind the majority of the second season, but I was hoping for the series ending to be more towarRAB how the manga had it.
Rave Master- ended before some of the more exciting arcs could start.
Kinnikuman Neisi- Did not mind the first season's ending, and I did not mind the majority of the second season, but I was hoping for the series ending to be more towarRAB how the manga had it.
SCWIDVICIOUS
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Off the top of my head,only Inuyasha disappointed me,because it just....stopped...While this may work for the less serious/more episodic series,having a shonen action series end without defeating the main villain is just wrong (though they're now making more episodes adapting the later volumes of the manga,so it looks like we'll be getting an ending after all )...
Sad/bittersweet endings don't bother me...it's only when a series just stops,without resolving the major plot points (then again,I also love Fruits Basket,which only adapted a few volumes of the manga,and didn't resolve much at the end...except that Kyo and Tohru would end up together in the end)
Sad/bittersweet endings don't bother me...it's only when a series just stops,without resolving the major plot points (then again,I also love Fruits Basket,which only adapted a few volumes of the manga,and didn't resolve much at the end...except that Kyo and Tohru would end up together in the end)
Digimon Data Squad/Savers: While this isn't the worst ending out there, it is my least favorite ending to any Digimon series thus far. I did cry during most of the last episode when I first saw it but once I thought more about it, there were some things I didn't really like about it.
Maybe if it had another few episodes, I would have liked the ending more than I do now. I honestly don't think that the Adventure 02 finale was that bad. Sure, it was cheesy on how they won the last battle and some of the career choices that they ended up having, especially Yamato's, were definitely weird, but I remeraber feeling really content with it when I watched it years ago. I felt content with ending the Adventure series there, while I wanted more from Data Squad's ending.
I didn't like how Marcus just chose to go to the Digital World with Agumon like that. On one hand, it does show how close he is with Agumon, but it also kind of annoyed me. After spending a good portion of the series looking for information about his father, eventually finding him and having their family whole again, he leaves without knowing when he'll return. Plus, Marcus staying with his Digimon partner while everyone else had to deal with the separation felt like it took something away from the ending. It also helps that all of the other characters grew during those fives years, while I didn't really get that same feeling with Marcus. I didn't like that we didn't see how the other Digimon were doing five years later either.
Maybe if it had another few episodes, I would have liked the ending more than I do now. I honestly don't think that the Adventure 02 finale was that bad. Sure, it was cheesy on how they won the last battle and some of the career choices that they ended up having, especially Yamato's, were definitely weird, but I remeraber feeling really content with it when I watched it years ago. I felt content with ending the Adventure series there, while I wanted more from Data Squad's ending.
white_and_nerdy_93
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To play devil's advocate a little bit for this,
Tai's development throughout the series was from being reckless and cocky to a more level-headed and mature leader, its plausible that he'd become more sensible and reliable over time so he could qualify for such a job.
She's caring and had some makings of a leader, so it's not this humongous stretch, especially like some of the others.
His dad was a cop, it's plausible that he honored his father's memory by going into law.
Otherwise yeah, they either were completely out of character (Sora and Yolei), made no sense (Matt), or could have made sense if they actually built their characters up to it. (T.K.) But its pretty obvious that they just slapped that crap together at the last minute.
Tai's development throughout the series was from being reckless and cocky to a more level-headed and mature leader, its plausible that he'd become more sensible and reliable over time so he could qualify for such a job.
She's caring and had some makings of a leader, so it's not this humongous stretch, especially like some of the others.
His dad was a cop, it's plausible that he honored his father's memory by going into law.
Otherwise yeah, they either were completely out of character (Sora and Yolei), made no sense (Matt), or could have made sense if they actually built their characters up to it. (T.K.) But its pretty obvious that they just slapped that crap together at the last minute.
Eureka 7. Although to be honest, I saw my hating the end coming
after they introduced the Limit of Questions nonsense. Think about this for a second: apparently too many beings thinking at once will rip a hole in the universe. It sounRAB like a druggie's excuse for always being stoned: Don't mind me baby, I'm just saving the planet *puRAB*
Wolf's Rain, Big O, EVA. The whole everybody dies/disappears, the world gets restarted thing... no anime, just no.
Gilgamesh- the sky fell on them. THE SKY FELL ON THEM. All because a lady was jealous of some guy's wife. So the whole world had to die because the guy you wanted was already taken? yeesh.
Blame is a manga but still... can anyone tell me what that ending was? I was so confused.
Gilgamesh- the sky fell on them. THE SKY FELL ON THEM. All because a lady was jealous of some guy's wife. So the whole world had to die because the guy you wanted was already taken? yeesh.
Blame is a manga but still... can anyone tell me what that ending was? I was so confused.
guitarplayer180
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Playing Devil's advocate here...
Had no problem with the alternate worlRAB. Sloth stood out as a lesson on the dangers of transmutation (Like Anime1Lust, Wrath, Envy...). And let's not forget that the comedic first half of the show began with Ed making a blood-curdling scream and a little girl becoming a chimera. It's not like FMA Anime1 is the only anime to go 'Part1:Funny-Part2:Angst'. Trigun anyone?
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Claymore. Completely lacked any sort of closure, and the fact that they diverged from the manga also makes a continuation pretty impossible.
D.Gray-man. Same as above, only that this one actually remained faithful to the manga to the end, so it might continue once the manga has gotten further.
Eureka Seven. Actually a pretty minor case, seeing how I actually enjoyed the ending for the most part... I just hated the whole thing with the moon.
Dragonball Z. I don't know, I just felt it was kinda rushed... I guess?
Soul Eater. No, not because they defeated the Big Bad by
I actually found that kinda funny. What bothers me is that there was literarily nothing after that. It was just "Yay, we saved the worl-!" THE END! It simply ended too abruptly. Either the final battle should have been shorter, or they should have had another episode so we could see what happens to everyone afterwarRAB.
NEON GENESIS FREAKING EVANGELION. ...Should be self-explaining. Completely throwing the plot out of the window and instead ending the show with a badly animated 2-episode mind-screw culminating in "Oh, maybe I'm not useless after all!" isn't exactly the best way to end a show if you ask me. I definitely prefer End of Evangelion, which, while still being excessively mind-screwy, at least FEELS like the end of a story.
Claymore. Completely lacked any sort of closure, and the fact that they diverged from the manga also makes a continuation pretty impossible.
D.Gray-man. Same as above, only that this one actually remained faithful to the manga to the end, so it might continue once the manga has gotten further.
Eureka Seven. Actually a pretty minor case, seeing how I actually enjoyed the ending for the most part... I just hated the whole thing with the moon.
Dragonball Z. I don't know, I just felt it was kinda rushed... I guess?
Soul Eater. No, not because they defeated the Big Bad by
punching him in the face so hard that his head exploded,
NEON GENESIS FREAKING EVANGELION. ...Should be self-explaining. Completely throwing the plot out of the window and instead ending the show with a badly animated 2-episode mind-screw culminating in "Oh, maybe I'm not useless after all!" isn't exactly the best way to end a show if you ask me. I definitely prefer End of Evangelion, which, while still being excessively mind-screwy, at least FEELS like the end of a story.
Granted, this ending was achieved by pretty much killing the entire population of Earth, but at least it WAS an ending.