Series with Horrible Ending

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Wed 2008/11/26 15:36
We've talked about the worst anime but how about the ones which start out good and then turn to poo?
The ones that immediately spring to mind for me are Macross Zero and Top Wo Nerae2 - both started off great and then turned into a steaming pile of baboon droppings towards the end.
Replaced poo image of Kallen with this much nicer completely unrelated one from Sankakucomplex.

Original text from Anime4Life below.
By ending i mean how the story ends not the song =X just finished Romeo X Juliet today.... the series was fine until the last 3 episodes which didn't make any sense to me at all, it felt like they are desparately trying to kill R&J -. that brings me to this thought! have u seem an ending to a story thats soooo horrible that u wish you can write it instead?? heh I rmb the ending for Saikano was bad becuz of the random Tsunami.... and ending for Inuyasha was horrible beczu .... well it didn't end anything =/ Share your ideas XD see if it cna change our views on some series!! heh Pic of Kallen PS: is it me or is the image bugged..?
Posted on Wed 2008/11/26 15:36 by
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CVPhased in Makati City, Philippines (Registered on 2008/06/08 02:42)
IT Specialist + Mecha Junkie
if horrible as in "horrible" <did that make any sense?>, i'd choose School Days, but it horrible as in horribly written, i'd say Gundam SEED DESTINY... ^^
(ID #386187) Posted on 2008/11/26 15:13
noob in philippines (Registered on 2007/09/02 15:45)
Underdog Artist, Outcast to the Society, Tetsuya Nomura art fan
You beat me into it.....

Same as CVPhased. Gundam Seed Destiny for me too. Figure out for yourselves why for those who did'nt watched the series EVER....
(ID #386192) Posted on 2008/11/26 15:16
The Lyrical Loli in Los Angeles, California, U.S. (Registered on 2007/10/14 16:44)
Kokoro Kotonoha's personal trainer
Word. School Days had a horrible ending......and i don't mean horrible as in something i didn't like. The ending was just horrible. No one should suffer the pain that went through these characters at the end of School Days.
(ID #386195) Posted on 2008/11/26 15:17
noob in philippines (Registered on 2007/09/02 15:45)
Underdog Artist, Outcast to the Society, Tetsuya Nomura art fan
Good thing I have'nt watched that series ever or else, I end up having dangerous tendencies of harm.....*joke*
(ID #386198) Posted on 2008/11/26 15:19
The Lyrical Loli in Los Angeles, California, U.S. (Registered on 2007/10/14 16:44)
Kokoro Kotonoha's personal trainer
The TV series would have thrown you off if you wouldn't had known about the contraversal conclusion. It caught me off guard and thought of the fact that this is the way most Anime will conclude from now on. My own heart was stabbed when i saw the end.
(ID #386202) Posted on 2008/11/26 15:22
noob in philippines (Registered on 2007/09/02 15:45)
Underdog Artist, Outcast to the Society, Tetsuya Nomura art fan
Yeah...talk about tragedy shows with horrible endings....It's not recomended for the faint hearted to watch.
(ID #386208) Posted on 2008/11/26 15:28
Zakaさん in アメリカ?日本かも??( ゚Д゚) (Registered on 2008/11/11 20:36)
王オタク x 天才様
Makoto totally deserved it :P I felt worse for the gals. But hey, now we forever have the term "Nice Boat!"
(ID #386332) Posted on 2008/11/26 17:21
Quen in ニューヨーク (Registered on 2008/08/13 10:51)
I dont like thinking about the last 2 or 3 episodes of the show myself, kinda unpalatable for me 

Usually I rather think of the happy endings from the game, which I imported :/
(ID #386226) Posted on 2008/11/26 15:52
Gibson in California (Registered on 2007/05/28 04:42)
Student artist
Hey at least I got a big "LOL" 
(ID #386278) Posted on 2008/11/26 16:46
The Lyrical Loli in Los Angeles, California, U.S. (Registered on 2007/10/14 16:44)
Kokoro Kotonoha's personal trainer
I actually loved the fact that Makoto apologized to Katsura in episode 11, and went back to her since he did say he wanted to be with Katsura from the very begining. Still, the events that occured after that were very explicit and unexpected. I feel that Sekai provoked every single bad thing that went on in the TV Anime though.
(ID #387631) Posted on 2008/11/27 13:15
radical anime fan in 2009 Singapore. (Registered on 2007/01/25 22:32)
Polytechnic Senior, Bronze Lifesaving Trainee, Mech Designer, Pokemon Indexer.
They should have just extended episode 11 long enough to give a happy ending... but kudos to the production team for trying to be as real-life as possible.
(ID #386956) Posted on 2008/11/27 01:43
Hidden Oasis in California, United Sates (Registered on 2008/10/28 13:51)
College Freshmen
I thought that the ending for School Days was great. That bloody endings were one of the only reasons I wanted to watch the show. 

I have to agree with Danny that Macross Frontier's ending made me rage. The stupid series didn't conclude anything at all. *SPOILERS* It was retarded how he basically went "I want the both of you to be mine" and they didn't care at all.*END SPOILER*
(ID #386373) Posted on 2008/11/26 17:44
tueac in Singapore (Registered on 2008/08/23 08:16)
Fresh Diploma Grad... enlistee.. soon
And i tot Danny mentioned Macross Zero... 

But i kinda liked Macross Zero's ending although i have nearly forgotten it... and at that time i just can't get it... Much like the Sky crawler's
(ID #386491) Posted on 2008/11/26 19:33
CVPhased in Makati City, Philippines (Registered on 2008/06/08 02:42)
IT Specialist + Mecha Junkie
I just noticed... every time this anime is mentioned, there would always be a chain of comments pertaining to how jerk of a person Makoto is... ^^
(ID #386424) Posted on 2008/11/26 18:42
achraf1989 in morocco (Registered on 2007/07/07 21:46)
student
Because he was a jerk indeed 
i mean seriously all along the series one can predict that he was gonna end up in a miserable way i like school days ending because it actually is one they don't leave anything hanging you know the bastard is dead and that he got what he deserves 
(ID #386487) Posted on 2008/11/26 19:30
Reyyn in Massachusetts (Registered on 2009/05/03 17:02)
College Student
I loved the ending of school days.  
(ID #387186) Posted on 2008/11/27 05:34
The Lyrical Loli in Los Angeles, California, U.S. (Registered on 2007/10/14 16:44)
Kokoro Kotonoha's personal trainer
I didn't think anyone would say that.
(ID #387615) Posted on 2008/11/27 13:07
xara in tsuki (Registered on 2007/12/09 04:53)
Professional Slacker
same.. women still scare me after seeing that.
(ID #387809) Posted on 2008/11/27 14:23
Anime4Life in Heaven (Registered on 2007/12/04 06:12)
Student
I wouldnt say gundam seed destiny has a bad ending.. its more like the whole series was bad heh...
(ID #386792) Posted on 2008/11/26 23:19
Tachikaze in Brooklyn, New York (Registered on 2007/12/26 06:46)
University Student
The ending for School Days wasn't that bad, I'm pretty sure everyone knew it was coming, just not that harsh ;D
(ID #386827) Posted on 2008/11/26 23:45
xara in tsuki (Registered on 2007/12/09 04:53)
Professional Slacker
this is just in regards to anime~ ive watched a fair bit where they just kind of end when the manga kept going on~ i personally watch the anime and if i like or dont really get it i read the manga tho lately ive just been reading the manga.

as far as school days goes~ my opinion would be that ending is as simple an explanation of how women in general are/think. from my experience, emotion > all. there is nothing that a womans emotions cant crush be it logic/reason or you. that ep simply shows how extreme that fact is. 
(ID #387785) Posted on 2008/11/27 14:16
Emperor's Hand in Ohio, USA (Registered on 2007/12/25 02:03)
 I can't say School Days believe it or not. My reason is because it was a pile of garbage the whole way through, but it does have some redeeming qualities since Makoto was killed at the end. That was a very enjoyable moment for me. His character is the most despicable of any i  have ever seen portrayed in animation.

  So i think i need to choose a series that was ruined by the ending alone. So i will choose Death Note. Why write such an amazing story and then ruin it by ending it in a way that was predictable from the first chapter. Additionally the introduction of the character Mellow and Near destroyed any remains the series had of succeeding in my book.
(ID #388673) Posted on 2008/11/28 02:52
Terrorhunt in the Fortress of Solitude. (Registered on 2008/11/16 00:51)
Otaku-in-training
Well, for me it's not the ending that matter. It's how the story that I'm concern.
Rosario+Vampire Capu2 (anime) episode have become fillers rather than telling the stories itself, but since it's still on going, I'll do my best not to lose any faith. Best that they not creating random ending or something like that.

*I just wish that the anime stay true to the manga.
(ID #386188) Posted on 2008/11/26 15:14
Zakaさん in アメリカ?日本かも??( ゚Д゚) (Registered on 2008/11/11 20:36)
王オタク x 天才様
Yeah I agree on Rosario, they totally botched the manga story and it's just a T&A fest (censored too).
(ID #386197) Posted on 2008/11/26 15:18
xara in tsuki (Registered on 2007/12/09 04:53)
Professional Slacker
agreed, but at least they hint here and there about things that were skipped. might be that they are just going out of order since theres only soo much you can shove in a 30min time frame and keep peoples attention. claymores ending seems to be the example i keep thinking of about off the wall endings.
(ID #387806) Posted on 2008/11/27 14:21
Akidora in KL, Malaysia (Registered on 2008/09/02 08:57)
NEET
Let's see.... 
D-gray man(anime) - The story is not end yet!!!
Rave Master(anime) - Is not even complete!!!
MXO(manga) - There's still so much space to be develop and they end it T.T

(ID #386189) Posted on 2008/11/26 15:14
The Lyrical Loli in Los Angeles, California, U.S. (Registered on 2007/10/14 16:44)
Kokoro Kotonoha's personal trainer
You forgot Ai Yori Aoshi..............i friggin' loved that TV Anime. It's true that the manga version went farther, and might have even concluded. I wouldn't know, i never read the Ai Yori Aoshi manga, but i sure wish the TV Anime would have had an ending.

I'm not much of a manga reader.
(ID #386200) Posted on 2008/11/26 15:20
dreaming Artemis in Malaysia (Registered on 2007/11/28 11:07)
Full time nerd
It was an okay anime and it's better to have ended well then degress into filler endings
(ID #386206) Posted on 2008/11/26 15:25
The Lyrical Loli in Los Angeles, California, U.S. (Registered on 2007/10/14 16:44)
Kokoro Kotonoha's personal trainer
Ai Yori Aoshi was one of the first romance TV Anime's i saw so i was looking forward to a good ending. But now that i've seened more than enough romantic Anime i can already see what would have happened. Still i never get bored of romantic Anime even when the conclusion is clearly predictable.
(ID #386209) Posted on 2008/11/26 15:28
Akidora in KL, Malaysia (Registered on 2008/09/02 08:57)
NEET
Oh I totally forgot about Ai Yori Aoshi... 1 of my first romance anime too ^^ I can't really remember the ending... Is it about Tina returning back to them???
(ID #386245) Posted on 2008/11/26 16:14
The Lyrical Loli in Los Angeles, California, U.S. (Registered on 2007/10/14 16:44)
Kokoro Kotonoha's personal trainer
In season 2 of Ai Yori Aoshi, Tina leaves Japan and i think she goes back to America, with the feeling that she may never go back to Japan to see her friends again. I'm positive that if the TV Anime would have continued, there would have been no doubt taht there would have been a situation where Tina would have made a comeback.

I just can't stand the fact that it never continued. :(
(ID #387621) Posted on 2008/11/27 13:10
Toxyn in BC, Canada (Registered on 2008/10/16 14:00)
IT Student
I so totally agree with you! 
(ID #386232) Posted on 2008/11/26 16:01
GnuoyKun in Santo Ângelo, RS, Brazil (Registered on 2008/05/12 15:10)
Computer Science Student
For me, Death Note had one of the worst endings ever...
But anyway, I didn't like anything after the episode 25 or something, seemed like some sort of filler or alike u.u
(ID #386190) Posted on 2008/11/26 15:15
Smithy in Neo-Venezia (Registered on 2008/05/20 22:31)
~Undine~
I loved the ending of "Death Note", to me it just felt the whole arc after episode 17 until the end was unnecessary.
(ID #387087) Posted on 2008/11/27 03:30
Daemonseed in Britland (Registered on 2008/05/06 10:06)
Moe Hunter
Watch directors cut for best ending.
(ID #387153) Posted on 2008/11/27 05:04
Emperor's Hand in Ohio, USA (Registered on 2007/12/25 02:03)
 I agree on Death Note sucking it up.  Once L was out of the picture i thought the story would less the whole cat and mouse detective game and move onto more of Kira acting out his plan for the future, but alas they introduced super detective loser group consisting of Mellow and Near. I really think it had the feeling of filler material also despite it being mostly canon.
(ID #388676) Posted on 2008/11/28 02:55
Larein in California, USA (Registered on 2008/10/23 15:11)
A person who draws things.
Dragonaut. At first the series seemed like it was ok, I had high hopes for it in the beginning. But as the show went on and then the ending... Ugh.
(ID #386199) Posted on 2008/11/26 15:19
gregory_gdp in Boise, ID (Registered on 2007/07/16 23:08)
Photographer/Night Auditor
Have to agree with that one...THE POWER OF LOVE!!!!!  WTF!
(ID #386314) Posted on 2008/11/26 17:10
evi in Vancouver (Registered on 2008/04/04 06:33)
Procrastinator
I agree that Dragonauts is a terrible anime but I don't know if it fits this category of horrible ending. It was pretty much unwatchable less than half way into the show. I can only say it has such deceiving first few episodes.
(ID #386456) Posted on 2008/11/26 19:03
indygo in Atlanta (Registered on 2008/04/05 10:05)
Eleven
agree 1000000000000% ......still love toa though....
(ID #387222) Posted on 2008/11/27 06:01
Fumoffu in Illinois, US (Registered on 2008/11/07 10:58)
Transportaion
Oh yeah.... Forgot about that one.  I had high hopes from the beginning too. 
(ID #387852) Posted on 2008/11/27 14:52
dreaming Artemis in Malaysia (Registered on 2007/11/28 11:07)
Full time nerd
For me it would be
1. Samurai X (the anime series and not the manga)
2. Saikano  (shit crap! what the f**K happen? They decide to do a Tomino style ending?)
3. Chrono Crusade. (It ended on such a low-key)
4. School days. (What the f**K were the writers on!? LSD?!)
(ID #386204) Posted on 2008/11/26 15:24
GNdynames in University of Western Ontario (Registered on 2008/07/29 06:45)
Student, Bioresearch Assistant, WAVE VP Communications
Chrono Crusade's ending is powerful, but it is a kick between the legs.
(ID #386882) Posted on 2008/11/27 00:37
The Cheat in Nassau, Bahamas (Registered on 2007/11/30 10:35)
Student
Chrono Crusade? i liked that ending!
it had impact, sure it was sad but t fit the series so well
(ID #387275) Posted on 2008/11/27 06:53
astraea in Outer Rim Territories (Registered on 2008/04/20 16:32)
Slacker, Student, tutor
Word o Saikano...total bullocks ending!!! 
(ID #387341) Posted on 2008/11/27 08:34
rokwon in Unknown So. Cal, US (Registered on 2008/10/21 10:54)
I was actually not surprised on the school days ending. Note to self, never anger psychotic girls XD
(ID #394715) Posted on 2008/12/02 06:42
Barsona in Bay Area, California (Registered on 2007/08/03 09:48)
NEET (no, student, AND employed min. wage)
Destiny
Code Geass
CG R2
Tactical Roar
Kujibiki Unbalance
I can probably rant about more...
(ID #386207) Posted on 2008/11/26 15:26
Koji98 in Arlington, Texas (Registered on 2007/11/04 13:43)
Your local Otaku Cashier.
I actually liked the endings of both seasons of Code Geass. The first ended with you wanting more and the second ended satisfyingly. I don't know why all the hate for the ending (and majority of the season) of R2. 
(ID #386213) Posted on 2008/11/26 15:32
meronpan in カリフォルニア (Registered on 2007/12/30 08:38)
software manager
sansei!  I absolutely loved all of code geass.  I thought the ending was very fitting given the characters' motivations and events that had transpired (errr... would love to discuss in more detail but it'd be spoiler city ^^;;)
(ID #386236) Posted on 2008/11/26 16:08
BeLe in Davao, Philippines (Registered on 2007/01/03 17:48)
.NET/Web Developer
Agreed.  I loved the ending of code geass. its between having you wanting more and having just enough to be satisfied. Some of the episodes before the ending are kinda rushed though but I can understand since they probably wanted the story to fit into 25 episodes.
(ID #386253) Posted on 2008/11/26 16:21
Barsona in Bay Area, California (Registered on 2007/08/03 09:48)
NEET (no, student, AND employed min. wage)
See, but the point is, the ending of season one is a cliff hanger ending.  The point of a cliff hanger ending is so that they can continue with the story the next time it shows.  What did we get people?  We got 4 months later crap.  Although we were gradually notified of what happened in the events passed, imo, it was literally crap.  If R2 went the way of the director, it would have worked

R2 didn't have a great end, imo, b/c it did another time skip.  I mean, seriously, do people noticed how many time skips there were in R2?  Three -once in the beginning, once for the Emperor Ruru of Britannia, and once for Emperor Ruru for World Dictator.  I HATE that, and they assumed we knew what happened in between the events, which is bs.  The execution was nice, but the way they told the story is not what I was looking for -grant it, I gave up hope for R2 a long time ago, and was only watching it to feel closure to a major let down.
(ID #386271) Posted on 2008/11/26 16:40
FishBall in Brunei Darussalam (Registered on 2008/09/22 16:27)
Student
Barsona in Bay Area, California (Registered on 2007/08/03 09:48)
NEET (no, student, AND employed min. wage)
=( -already read that
(ID #386510) Posted on 2008/11/26 19:58
meronpan in カリフォルニア (Registered on 2007/12/30 08:38)
software manager
Just a honest question, not trying to stir things up - is it the fact that there was a time skip that made it bad for you, or was it that you didn't like how the time skip was executed?  Your comment makes it seem like the former, which seems a little unforgiving, since there are often (non-[budget/marketing/etc]) reasons for having them, i.e. the content isn't as interesting, or perhaps could be interesting if developed but would detract from the narrative and make for a worse presentation of the story.

Star Wars, for example, has a 3 year gap between eps 4 and 5... Yeah, we could get technical and talk about how they're separate movies and thus separate entities and go into analysis about if that's similar to the different seasons of anime, but it's kind of aside from my point - which is that a time skip, as you describe it, is basically ellipsis, a perfectly valid narrative device.

Now then, if your main argument is that the ellipsis was poorly executed, no arguments there, I definitely haven't put that much thought into the series and respect your opinion so please ignore this ^^;;;
(ID #386410) Posted on 2008/11/26 18:28
Barsona in Bay Area, California (Registered on 2007/08/03 09:48)
NEET (no, student, AND employed min. wage)
hmmm, didn't think of star wars, but let's do something familiar.

G-L: I hate the time skip portion to be completely honest.  The actions in the time skip portions are a little to over the top.  As well as I don't believe that humanity can evolve technology that fast in such a short amount of time, having Simon as the leader -even if Rosiu (spelling error) is a smart ass and Rilon is a smart guy/girl.

Gundam 00:  That was actually beautifully executed -although I really have to see how the season turns out.  The main reason why this might be so, is that little ending snipit they gave us at the end of season two, to expect what is about to come and how the world changed for the worst.  Code Geass didn't do that.  It assumed that you knew that the Black Rebellion failed -which hypothetically you can guess it, but I mean, the end of Season one ends with CC going to the depths of the ocean with Orange, and suzaku and lulu having a shoot out.  I mean seriously, then you start R2 with Lulu with not Nunnally?  I mean, that was rather confusing, imo, at first.

If you want a better example, go take a gander at the UC series.  For animated stories there are definitely time gaps in between.  HOWEVER, there are still ways to bridge the time gaps by reading the manga/novels that are out there -as well as provide an alternative outcome.  This can be so once I read the Code Geass manga, but until then, I may not know.
(ID #386520) Posted on 2008/11/26 20:06
pipopaz in US (Registered on 2008/08/26 22:20)
thousand master II
besides don't forget the extra episode that is coming
(ID #386771) Posted on 2008/11/26 23:14
Barsona in Bay Area, California (Registered on 2007/08/03 09:48)
NEET (no, student, AND employed min. wage)
I am adding Gurren Lagann to this list.  No offense people, but the last fight, being very big, is just absurd -nearly on par with Destiny's super robots clashing it out.
(ID #386521) Posted on 2008/11/26 20:07
Barsona in Bay Area, California (Registered on 2007/08/03 09:48)
NEET (no, student, AND employed min. wage)
I seriously wish for an edit functions on comments...  Anyway, forgot to add Evangelion.  Both movie ending and series ending -although seriously, I wouldn't mind if they reanimated that show to resemble something like "Angelic Days"
(ID #386522) Posted on 2008/11/26 20:08
Emperor's Hand in Ohio, USA (Registered on 2007/12/25 02:03)
 So you prefer a slice of life super happy school girl show over what Anno made. Or did you miss the beautifully designed characters and psychoanalytical topics that filled the series. Angelic Days is complete garbage. I agree the series ending was crap but it had many reasons surrounding it. But to say it should be redone as that Angelic Days garbage is blasphemy against "deep" anime. Lemme guess you like Lucky Star, Haruhi Suzumiya right? 
(ID #388682) Posted on 2008/11/28 03:02
Fuuma in デスシティー。。じゃなく (Registered on 2007/12/19 20:45)
武器職人
Except for the fact that everything in TTGL was meant to be over the top.  The idea that anything--even the fusion of robots--is possible as long as you have the guts and spirit.  So I think the scale of the last battle was fitting for the overall theme of the series.

I do agree with the time-skip part of the series.  Seeing everyone old and wrinkly was not a good way to end it.  I can't wait to see what the manga does with it.
(ID #386558) Posted on 2008/11/26 20:38
Barsona in Bay Area, California (Registered on 2007/08/03 09:48)
NEET (no, student, AND employed min. wage)
Getter is over the top, so is Gaogaigar.  The final battle of TTGL went beyond the OMG Awesome, to OMG WTF?
(ID #387283) Posted on 2008/11/27 07:01
The Lyrical Loli in Los Angeles, California, U.S. (Registered on 2007/10/14 16:44)
Kokoro Kotonoha's personal trainer
OH! I finally thought of one! 

Rumbling Hearts TV Anime. The ending wasn't horribly written or anything but it left me very depressed. Seeing Takayuki leave Haruka was a very f****d up thing. Sorry for the curse word, but it was.

When you think about it, School Days TV Anime would have ended just like Rumbling Hearts TV Anime did if School Days didn't have the intense violence at the end.


(ID #386214) Posted on 2008/11/26 15:33
zyuan in the coolest driver's high! (Registered on 2007/10/12 13:55)
student
Gundam SEED Destiny is the worst written Gundam series I've ever seen. It was great the first 13 episodes... then I seriously have no idea what happened.
(ID #386215) Posted on 2008/11/26 15:34
CVPhased in Makati City, Philippines (Registered on 2008/06/08 02:42)
IT Specialist + Mecha Junkie
what happened... basically Kira Yamato returned and became God-like... ^^
(ID #386426) Posted on 2008/11/26 18:43
Tequila (Registered on 2008/08/26 22:40)
Kira returned to save the show because everyone in the entire universe despised Shin. even his dead sister and parents..
(ID #387140) Posted on 2008/11/27 04:55
heartbreak in avalon (Registered on 2007/09/16 03:05)
student
Trinity Blood anybody? it felt as if the ending was the coolest 1st episode ever  >_<;
(ID #386217) Posted on 2008/11/26 15:35
Hidden Oasis in California, United Sates (Registered on 2008/10/28 13:51)
College Freshmen
It was because the author died before it was finished. It was pretty good until the ending.
(ID #386374) Posted on 2008/11/26 17:45
crunchbite in Thunder Bay, ON (Registered on 2008/08/22 09:47)
DSL Tech Support T____T, Kita-Kon Chairman
Did anyone notice how bad tenjou tenge got near the middle to end of the series? For me that ranks up there in bad endings. 
(ID #386220) Posted on 2008/11/26 15:42
Gibson in California (Registered on 2007/05/28 04:42)
Student artist
The flash backs were annoying. My only favorite parts was the fighting and when his hair turn black
(ID #386277) Posted on 2008/11/26 16:46
Akidora in KL, Malaysia (Registered on 2008/09/02 08:57)
NEET
Don't forget the fan service... fan service... ^^
(ID #386303) Posted on 2008/11/26 17:03
madmoz in Malaysia (Registered on 2008/08/22 02:04)
Number Cruncher
fan service was great but i got bored after about 5 episodes...
(ID #386736) Posted on 2008/11/26 23:03
yanipheonu in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada (Registered on 2008/11/26 13:55)
Student
While obviously not HORRIBLE, the Gurren Lagann ending kinda pissed me off.

"I'm going to surpass everything and help my friends.... by leaving everyone and living as a hermit". 

It felt like Gainax was going for a "think about it" ending, but I was left think "Wait, so the moral of the story is the hero is supposed to wander endlessly after he saves the world?"
(ID #386225) Posted on 2008/11/26 15:51
Gibson in California (Registered on 2007/05/28 04:42)
Student artist
True. I agree with you.. They just made Simon the bum, and I thought they could do another spin off with the series. If it did not ended like that
(ID #386276) Posted on 2008/11/26 16:44
Gibson in California (Registered on 2007/05/28 04:42)
Student artist
There is a lot of horrible ending in many anime I have watch. They are so horrible, that I forgot the name of it!
(ID #386227) Posted on 2008/11/26 15:54
Landen in Toronto/Hong Kong (Registered on 2008/02/12 20:26)
FP/Student/Otaku
The ALL time worst anime ending must go to Evangelion...
(ID #386231) Posted on 2008/11/26 16:00
Akidora in KL, Malaysia (Registered on 2008/09/02 08:57)
NEET
It's not really horrible... it just 'wtf' ^o^
(ID #386238) Posted on 2008/11/26 16:09
Gibson in California (Registered on 2007/05/28 04:42)
Student artist
I didnt get the Evangelion ending until I watched it again 
(ID #386275) Posted on 2008/11/26 16:43
Everfool in Between Dead and Dying (Registered on 2008/04/23 14:26)
Student, Dead Man
That series is still one of my favorites, but yeah I agree you gotta watch it mulitple times to get it.

Of course you wouldn't watch it again multiple times if you didn't like it the first time through, so it's kinda a vicious cycle =p
(ID #386301) Posted on 2008/11/26 17:01
GNdynames in University of Western Ontario (Registered on 2008/07/29 06:45)
Student, Bioresearch Assistant, WAVE VP Communications
Agreed. It's not so horrible as it is wtf.
(ID #386883) Posted on 2008/11/27 00:39
Kozta-Boom in Minus world (Registered on 2008/06/25 12:49)
Spartan
lol! right! > <;
(ID #387024) Posted on 2008/11/27 02:28
tenrou in Honolulu, HI (Registered on 2008/04/16 17:43)
★究極神龍★
Agreed... >.<
(ID #386312) Posted on 2008/11/26 17:10
soulfringe in Sacramento California, United States (Registered on 2008/10/25 19:28)
amatuer bum
I couldn't agree more.
(ID #386390) Posted on 2008/11/26 18:01
CVPhased in Makati City, Philippines (Registered on 2008/06/08 02:42)
IT Specialist + Mecha Junkie
thank you budget issues on that one... ^^
(ID #386429) Posted on 2008/11/26 18:45
Oni-kun in Land of Zero Opportunities (by the Equator) (Registered on 2007/11/10 11:10)
Unemployed bummer
yeah. i haven't watched many series but Eva should take the cake. it really made me go 'HUH?!' i felt like i'd wasted so much time watching the whole series.

anime like HYAKKO i can understand because they're bad from the very start (and i've given up on it) but Eva started out promising and gave a spectacularly floppy finish. totally shitty.
(ID #386702) Posted on 2008/11/26 22:38
daichouginga in Byston Well, the land between the earth and the sea (Registered on 2008/06/04 10:28)
The Sword of Magus
Lack of funds? xD
(ID #386934) Posted on 2008/11/27 01:25
wtfjusthappened in Illinois, U.S (Registered on 2008/01/22 16:11)
Student
Not a biggie but maybe Suzuka for me, I think the manga expands more but I really hated the anime at the end, and I generally watch and love every anime rarely drop too but I felt pissed off at the end.
(ID #386248) Posted on 2008/11/26 16:15
BeLe in Davao, Philippines (Registered on 2007/01/03 17:48)
.NET/Web Developer
Death Note turned crap after L died.  *sigh*.  I think killing him off was a very bad decision.  or the replacements (M&N) were the bad decision. I think the latter sounds more like it. :D


(ID #386250) Posted on 2008/11/26 16:17
Halconnen in Karlsland (Registered on 2008/11/18 17:19)
Student
Agreed. I stopped watching about two episodes after his death.
(ID #386347) Posted on 2008/11/26 17:29
oniman in ..in..in..somewhere.. (Registered on 2008/11/25 21:37)
Student, Newbie Blogger, Aspiring Writer
I always wanted L to die. ^_^
(ID #386436) Posted on 2008/11/26 18:50
astraea in Outer Rim Territories (Registered on 2008/04/20 16:32)
Slacker, Student, tutor
I couldn't agree more with you. At first i thought the Death Note ending wasnt too bad, but the more and more I thought about it, the ending was kinda crap.
(ID #387346) Posted on 2008/11/27 08:38
quicoto in Spain (Registered on 2007/12/10 20:32)
Blogger
It sucks when a good anime ends bad, with dead or some shit like this. I don't like it.
(ID #386257) Posted on 2008/11/26 16:26
Koji98 in Arlington, Texas (Registered on 2007/11/04 13:43)
Your local Otaku Cashier.
His and Her circumstance, in my opinion, didn't end all that great. Especially where they left it off, talking about the cultural festival and BAM, read the manga for the rest.
(ID #386264) Posted on 2008/11/26 16:37
i'm mr. danger in Florida (Registered on 2007/08/17 10:57)
student , otaku and awesome blogger
that was a big middle finger for the fans of the show who did not want to read the manga
(ID #386270) Posted on 2008/11/26 16:40
Emi in Michigan (Registered on 2008/03/24 23:19)
University Student
Yeah, I started watching it because I loved the manga. Definitely a horrible series in general...
(ID #387984) Posted on 2008/11/27 15:53
i'm mr. danger in Florida (Registered on 2007/08/17 10:57)
student , otaku and awesome blogger
I think the ending for sekirei was not that good.

am I the only person who thinks School Days ending was funny?
(ID #386267) Posted on 2008/11/26 16:39
suicchi in surabaya, indonesia (Registered on 2008/11/22 22:58)
research student to be
hmm, i'm also thinking of death note.
i liked romeo x juliet, until the middle of the series. but i can't remember exactly why.
and the recent one, i'm not satisfied with macross frontier. 
(ID #386269) Posted on 2008/11/26 16:40
Larein in California, USA (Registered on 2008/10/23 15:11)
A person who draws things.
Yeah, Macross Frontier's ending wasn't horrible but, it really wasn't satisfying. "We'll spend the whole show with this love triangle and guess what! We're not going to resolve it!"
(ID #387080) Posted on 2008/11/27 03:23
Andrei-kun in California, USA (Registered on 2008/10/23 16:11)
Student
I can't say anything about bad endings. Maybe because I don't go with that, instead I go with the theme songs. LOL. But I could say one, Rave master was not finished. I remember that even it showed when I was younger, like 10 yrs old.
(ID #386284) Posted on 2008/11/26 16:50
Mimi in self destruction (Registered on 2008/03/11 08:31)
Mimi
Hmmm.... Kannazuki no Miko's ending was just gay.. literally and metaphorically. 
But that's fantasmo compared to anime that NEVER end at all. Except for Doraemon of course. ^_-
School Days' ending was meh.. 
And to be honest, Code Geass' ending left too many unanswered questions to really be called an ending. Just imo though.
(ID #386290) Posted on 2008/11/26 16:55
suki in Cape Town, South Africa (Registered on 2007/08/22 23:15)
Graphic Design student | Receptionist | Otaku
Lol @ Kannazuki no Miko XD
(ID #386316) Posted on 2008/11/26 17:12
Akidora in KL, Malaysia (Registered on 2008/09/02 08:57)
NEET
Somehow I enjoyed Kannazuki no Miko. Initially watch it for the cool mecha without realizing it was a yuri anime... There's not a lot of Yuri theme mecha anime outside... which is make this anime kinda different I would say. From the beginning of the story you could actually feel the 'yuri' vibe going on so the ending is kinda expected.    
(ID #386336) Posted on 2008/11/26 17:22
Alphonse in Surabaya, Indonesia (Registered on 2008/07/29 19:08)
Electrical Engineering Fresh Graduate
Hemm, I could understand that from a woman perspective ^^. But not all girl hate yuri, at least one of my acquaintance is not.
(ID #386852) Posted on 2008/11/27 00:06
Smithy in Neo-Venezia (Registered on 2008/05/20 22:31)
~Undine~
I loved the ending of "kanazuki No Miko". To me personally it's an amazing series that's plagued by its mecha element, without the mecha it would have made one of the most convincing and gripping love trianble stories out there. ^^
(ID #387093) Posted on 2008/11/27 03:34
Toni in USA, FL (Registered on 2007/11/02 11:37)
Student
When I saw the title of this post, the first thing that came to mind was School Days...
(ID #386298) Posted on 2008/11/26 17:00
Actar in front of his Laptop, trapped in Singapore (Registered on 2008/05/28 03:42)
Video Reviewer of Anime Figures, Mecha and Merch (youtube.com/user/Actar576295)
Awww...Comeon! One of the most unique endings of all time. :)
(ID #386325) Posted on 2008/11/26 17:16
evi in Vancouver (Registered on 2008/04/04 06:33)
Procrastinator
I absolutely agree. Do people assume that just because it's a harem that the male lead will end up with all the girls and live happily ever after?
(ID #386467) Posted on 2008/11/26 19:11
Emperor's Hand in Ohio, USA (Registered on 2007/12/25 02:03)
 One of best endings to the biggest piles of garbage i had ever seen. School Days is by far the WORST OVERALL anime i have ever laid my eyes on. The only good part was the ending.      
             Worst anime of all time: School Days
             Worst protagonist of all time: Makoto from School Days
             Worst stoyline of all time: School Days
(ID #388688) Posted on 2008/11/28 03:07
ornehx in ペナン、マレシ-ア (Registered on 2007/12/26 00:14)
dannychoo.com の読者
come on...school days was good.
makoto died yeah??!!
(ID #386327) Posted on 2008/11/26 17:17
Zakaさん in アメリカ?日本かも??( ゚Д゚) (Registered on 2008/11/11 20:36)
王オタク x 天才様
Makoto had it coming, best ending ever. Nice Boat!
(ID #386338) Posted on 2008/11/26 17:23
oniman in ..in..in..somewhere.. (Registered on 2008/11/25 21:37)
Student, Newbie Blogger, Aspiring Writer
agreed.lol
(ID #386437) Posted on 2008/11/26 18:51
ornehx in ペナン、マレシ-ア (Registered on 2007/12/26 00:14)
dannychoo.com の読者
.//hack sign
i sleep thru most of the episodes...
(ID #386313) Posted on 2008/11/26 17:10
FishBall in Brunei Darussalam (Registered on 2008/09/22 16:27)
Student
I kinda watched .hack//sign because of the RPG theme. Then near the end of the series, I went "WTF there wasn't much about RPGs here, why am I watching this?" Then I dropped the series after that. 

._.
(ID #386618) Posted on 2008/11/26 21:19
G2 in Singapura (Registered on 2008/04/21 01:44)
Passerby
Me too. ^^
(ID #386799) Posted on 2008/11/26 23:22
suki in Cape Town, South Africa (Registered on 2007/08/22 23:15)
Graphic Design student | Receptionist | Otaku
Scryed, Just wasn't doing much for me :(
Gunparade March, Simple ending that could have had a bigger impact
Kanokon, Needs more depth
Utawarerumono, good ending but, had me a bit ruffled at first... 
(ID #386324) Posted on 2008/11/26 17:15
tymmur in his top secret nuclear bunker (Registered on 2008/01/20 19:55)
I thought the ending in Utawarerumono was weird. I didn't fully get it. However I tried the visual novel and it's very close to the anime and everything is explained so much better and then the ending makes sense. It looks like the anime had a good idea about the ending but failed to really tell it.

The visual novel was a weird one btw. Usually you have to decide something and then it affects the whole story. In this one you sometimes get to pick which room/location to go to next and there was no telling what to expect from each one (going to the yard twice produced very different results). Eventually I figured out that the story went like A-B-C and if A presented you with two locations (1 and 2) it would be like you should pick A-1-2-B or A-2-1-B. This means that there is no way that you can affect the main plot and I actually ended up with ALL the girls in one game. I don't know if that happens every time though. This totally kills replayability, but the story is great, way more detailed than the anime and every time there is a fight, you control the fight and level up the people.... kind of fun but weird as a visual novel.
(ID #386993) Posted on 2008/11/27 02:07
desangel in Malaysia (Registered on 2008/03/30 11:17)
Student
If i gotta say it would be school days , chrono crusade , and dragonaut. There's some more but they just doesn't pop into my mind right now =.=
(ID #386344) Posted on 2008/11/26 17:27
MazinKaesar in Modica, Italy (Registered on 2008/10/06 23:19)
Super Robot Pilot
There are too much series without a nice ending. Usually, they start with great ideas, but slowly derail to non-sense. They are too much to list :P
(ID #386362) Posted on 2008/11/26 17:37
G2 in Singapura (Registered on 2008/04/21 01:44)
Passerby
Ya, there's many to list. 

I think it's quite difficult to end a good anime as people's expectation of the ending will be high.
(ID #386805) Posted on 2008/11/26 23:26
DmiL666 in Sacramento, CA (Registered on 2008/10/05 15:21)
Retired programmer, anime lover
I agree completely. A better question would be "Which anime actually has a good ending?". The list would be MUCH shorter.
(ID #387197) Posted on 2008/11/27 05:40
silent1134 in Los Angeles, California (Registered on 2007/08/22 15:45)
???Confused???
Hm, Saikano for me...it was depressing and confusing...
(ID #386364) Posted on 2008/11/26 17:40
lostandfound in Singapore (Registered on 2007/10/22 03:22)
Part trooper, part -timer, 100% loser...
Yea, that too! Saikano hurt my brain abit...
(ID #386379) Posted on 2008/11/26 17:49
Dead Snake in Ngayogyakarto Hadiningrat (Registered on 2007/05/12 04:23)
writing mini thesises
I liked saikano but the ending in the anime was a little blurry/confusing...

and I like the depressing aura in this anime....
(ID #386849) Posted on 2008/11/27 00:03
Optimus Skiver in my pants, unless I'm not. >.> ;; (Registered on 2008/07/17 13:14)
Close-protection officer/Martial artist
Yeah, I liked it a lot better when they did it the first time...it was called The Goonies...  Kidding.  No, I really liked the ending.  It took me several tries to get past episode 14, but once I did it the whole thing fell together by the end.  It's very satisfying, and probably requires you not to watch it alone.
(ID #387015) Posted on 2008/11/27 02:23
XeroVlade in Philippines (Registered on 2007/10/13 01:08)
Full-Time Developer
The ending i hate the most is when they cancel the show without even having one (an ending). 

But if thats not counted then i supposed i'll go with Gundam Seed Destiny, I would prefer if one of the main characters die (either kira, or athrun or shinn) instead of the beating that shinn recieved.. Atleast with Athrun dying and shinn finally realizing what he has done is wrong maybe it would produce a better out come..

Another Anime ending that i despise is of Macross Frontier, totally botched it.. 

I aint gonna include Code Geass coz i believed the ending was fitting although i wished it was an hour long.

(ID #386371) Posted on 2008/11/26 17:44
lostandfound in Singapore (Registered on 2007/10/22 03:22)
Part trooper, part -timer, 100% loser...
Top Wo Nerae 2 was awesome for me though^^;... 

The worst for me would be Chrno Crusade... The ending was great just that I would have loved it to stick to the manga and not change the ending...
(ID #386377) Posted on 2008/11/26 17:46
varutieru in indonesia (Registered on 2008/08/26 21:22)
student / NEET
what do you expect from gonzo anyway
IMO chrno crusade anime is horrible compare to manga
(ID #386734) Posted on 2008/11/26 23:02
MavericK in Chinapore (Registered on 2007/12/08 17:26)
Kamen Rider MavericK......not. Communication student.
The Skullman (rather obscure tiltle...dun think anyone has heard of it or anything).
Not that the ending was poor, just that it was a bad ending, especialy for the protagonist. But ti was also great in a way that the ending made the entire series a pseudo-prequel for Cyborg 009. ^_^

Another for me would be Evangelion. I was like 'Huh?' from start to end of the final episode. LOL
(ID #386391) Posted on 2008/11/26 18:02
nub (Registered on 2007/08/22 14:34)
There are too many anime where I can't stand the ending because it didn't go as I would have liked. I find that in general, there are only a select few where I would say the ending was satisfying. I think much of the reason is due to adaptation from unfinished manga or light novels, which drives me to go and purchase them in order to find out what happens afterward.
(ID #386392) Posted on 2008/11/26 18:04
Ninja Poe Bear in California (Registered on 2008/07/10 18:18)
Studio Bleach founder/owner
Where shall I begin? Just bad endings? Hmm... I'll just choose one.

"Neon Genesis Evangelion". The whole series ended as an incomplete season cliff-hanger. But do they plan a second season? No. They try replacing the ending with a movie or two, director cut episodes, and then seem to just saying they give up and redo the whole thing with four movies.
(ID #386403) Posted on 2008/11/26 18:16
zzeroparticle in Gensokyo (Registered on 2008/09/12 18:37)
NEET
I'd put down Ghost Hound for being a really big disappointment.  A good buildup that just never quite materialized.  Same goes for Shion no Ou, which had decent writing and a good mystery until the last episode pulled some illogical rationalizations to end it.

Both probably could have used a few more episodes just to wrap things up.
(ID #386414) Posted on 2008/11/26 18:33
aquilla in The United Kingdom (Registered on 2008/10/23 04:56)
Unemployed Dollfie enthusiast
I think Midori no Hibi, Nanaka 6/17, school days and love hina were the anime/manga that dissapointed me the most. All of them I enjoyed a lot, but then just after the half way mark they went straight downhill for me.
(ID #386422) Posted on 2008/11/26 18:40
maikaru in Philippines (Registered on 2008/07/23 10:59)
frustrated hikikomori + dual core persona guidance counsellor
Midori? Why?...
(ID #386538) Posted on 2008/11/26 20:17
daichouginga in Byston Well, the land between the earth and the sea (Registered on 2008/06/04 10:28)
The Sword of Magus
Why seconded on Midori.
(ID #386936) Posted on 2008/11/27 01:28
aquilla in The United Kingdom (Registered on 2008/10/23 04:56)
Unemployed Dollfie enthusiast
I dunno, its been a while since I watched it (like over a year) so I don't remember it fully but I remember just feeling really unsatisfied after finishing it.
(ID #386959) Posted on 2008/11/27 01:44
daichouginga in Byston Well, the land between the earth and the sea (Registered on 2008/06/04 10:28)
The Sword of Magus
Maybe it lacks moe? lol
(ID #387253) Posted on 2008/11/27 06:35
lightningsabre in Vancouver (Registered on 2007/08/30 19:39)
Pseudo-Graphic Designer, 太もも Appreciator
I think it's because they didn't really finish up to the manga. 6-7 volumes of manga just can't fit into 13 episodes -_-
(ID #388825) Posted on 2008/11/28 05:20
pauldy in Philippines (Registered on 2008/09/02 14:48)
cookie cutter attention whore
School days of course~ i think that series will be on the history books about anime
(ID #386430) Posted on 2008/11/26 18:45
Matteas in Prague, Czech Republic (Registered on 2008/10/25 07:58)
High school student
I'll try to recall some.
True Tears
Utawarerumono - the whole series was great, but it had really lame ending
Tenjou Tenge
Chrno Crusade

I think that ending of School Days was great. I didn't like that series until the last episode, but then I had change my opinion, because it ended in a very specific thrilling way.
(ID #386433) Posted on 2008/11/26 18:47
Fuuma in デスシティー。。じゃなく (Registered on 2007/12/19 20:45)
武器職人
I thought True Tears ended a lot better than most series do.  Did you just disagree with who the main character ended up with at the end?

By the way, I'm putting in my vote for Death Note.  It wasn't the ending that sucked.  It was the whole entire second half.
(ID #386471) Posted on 2008/11/26 19:12
Matteas in Prague, Czech Republic (Registered on 2008/10/25 07:58)
High school student
Well, it's not the case. I think that I missed the ending. I mean, that it ended before I realized. I didn't feel any ending sensation. It's hard to put in words though ^^
But I liked True Tears on the whole.
(ID #387095) Posted on 2008/11/27 03:40
wgold in Tokyo 東京 (Registered on 2008/07/16 16:31)
video editor
Gantz, made it feel like watching the previous episodes was pointless. 
(ID #386443) Posted on 2008/11/26 18:55
adatti in Driffield, England (Registered on 2008/10/01 22:06)
Call centre supervisor
I totally agree with this, I have never felt so cheated at the end of a series
(ID #386641) Posted on 2008/11/26 21:37
Keii in Barcelona, Spain (Registered on 2008/10/11 23:58)
Electronical engineering student
That's true. Fortunately the manga is really good.
(ID #387187) Posted on 2008/11/27 05:35
Sora kyoku in Aomori,Japan (Registered on 2008/09/11 02:19)
Engineer-wannabe
School Rumble (manga)
well,its not a horrible one,its more like unexpected?its a love-comedy manga,but the ending is kinda... '''=___=)


(ID #386461) Posted on 2008/11/26 19:06
Altair Hashan in Ljubljana, Slovenia (Registered on 2008/05/19 03:14)
A Real RocknRolla
the anime isn't different...i mean the end of each season there is not much of progress..i wish they would some how finish the thing at season 3 or at least show some progress with the characters. 
(ID #386513) Posted on 2008/11/26 20:03
aprilius20 in Malaysia. Physically, at least. (Registered on 2008/10/26 21:55)
Student, part-time Haruhi wannabe (that bit about godhood etc)
Uhuh. One word: unsatisfying.
(ID #386850) Posted on 2008/11/27 00:05
evi in Vancouver (Registered on 2008/04/04 06:33)
Procrastinator
I'm surprised no one has mentioned Berserk. I heard the ending was cut short due to budget problems. It wasn't conclusive at all. 
(ID #386463) Posted on 2008/11/26 19:07
Fabian in Germany (Registered on 2008/01/09 01:36)
student
I thought they ended the series that way to promote the manga. Also the manga's storyline didn't offer much more material at that time (1997). 
(ID #386693) Posted on 2008/11/26 22:32
Fuuma in デスシティー。。じゃなく (Registered on 2007/12/19 20:45)
武器職人
I don't think series that ended without a real ending due to production conflicts should count for "worst endings".  They didn't really have a choice but to leave it as is.  I think what people should really be thinking about are the ones that have endings that are just "wtf" or "wow, that was horrible".
(ID #386475) Posted on 2008/11/26 19:14
evi in Vancouver (Registered on 2008/04/04 06:33)
Procrastinator
I beg to differ. Having production issues shouldn't be an excuse. An ending is an ending. It's the provided conclusion to the series. Just because there's a reason for it doesn't make it any better. Who knows what the ending could have been? It could be just as bad.
(ID #386496) Posted on 2008/11/26 19:38
Fuuma in デスシティー。。じゃなく (Registered on 2007/12/19 20:45)
武器職人
Well because technically it hasn't ended.  For all we know, it could be indefinitely on hold.
(ID #386547) Posted on 2008/11/26 20:29
duffman in the Urban Jungle that is Manila(PH)~ (Registered on 2007/10/30 22:08)
Daigakusei [Consular and Diplomatic Affairs]
Rave Master and Cooking Master Boy for me. Both are extremely great shows and both abruptly end just like that. WTF! the stories are not even finished yet T_T
(ID #386495) Posted on 2008/11/26 19:37
ait_meijin in サイベリア (Registered on 2007/02/04 21:10)
IT-オタク
"NHK ni yokoso" has the worst boring and silliest ending ever, though the beginning was absolutely great.
"Abenobashi Mahou Shotengai" is wonderful series, but ending was too predictable and senseless.
(ID #386508) Posted on 2008/11/26 19:52
Sonkei in United Kingdom (Registered on 2008/11/20 07:41)
Professional NEET
I'm suprised no one mentioned Rurouni Kenshin. It left the manga storyline at around episode 60 and started making fillers, it went down a long 35 episode slope of pain before dying at episode 95 with a horrible ending.
(ID #386514) Posted on 2008/11/26 20:03
Altair Hashan in Ljubljana, Slovenia (Registered on 2008/05/19 03:14)
A Real RocknRolla
for me ma first ever bad ending was Evangelion...the first episodes where cool but the last few was just like WTF....maybe i was to young at the time to understand might have to re-watch it to get a better picture. but what i do know that a lot of people this was their first anime that left a scar on to their poor souls and kinda left anime for good....
(ID #386517) Posted on 2008/11/26 20:04
bloodlust8 in Philippines (Registered on 2008/02/16 19:12)
Code Geass R2, Air Gear..
(ID #386536) Posted on 2008/11/26 20:15
aquilla in The United Kingdom (Registered on 2008/10/23 04:56)
Unemployed Dollfie enthusiast
Totally forgot about Air Gear but I agree. I really think that there was so much more they could have done with it.
(ID #386967) Posted on 2008/11/27 01:46
ar in A PLACE THAT YOU CAN'T FIND (Registered on 2008/11/16 13:49)
student
evangelion tv series
air gear
gundam seed destiny episode 50 not the ova
trinity blood 
shakugan no shana II
(ID #386567) Posted on 2008/11/26 20:46
Harts in Estonia (Registered on 2008/06/02 15:38)
Student
I like more series that start weak and end strong than those that start strong and end horrible. It's always such a letdown seeing bad endings:(
(ID #386595) Posted on 2008/11/26 21:02
technonewt in Southern Oregon, United States (Registered on 2007/11/02 12:53)
College Student
I loved Utawarerumono all the way up to the last 3 episodes, I was left with very mixed feelings.
The other one that made me think "what the hell happened?" was H2O - Footprints in the sand. For the entire show I thought he had somehow regained his eyesight only to find out everything that happened to him was in his head and that he had gone crazy. And then to top it off the outcast girl get runover by the train! Until at the end it shows her standing next to him. Very confusing. The last one that left dumbfounded was Air TV, I still don't understand it.
(ID #386606) Posted on 2008/11/26 21:12
R-1 in a happy place. (Registered on 2007/07/05 22:01)
Personal Trooper
Evangelion. Philosphize all you want about it, and even bad endings can be good, but it just ended horribly.
(ID #386645) Posted on 2008/11/26 21:41
R-1 in a happy place. (Registered on 2007/07/05 22:01)
Personal Trooper
Ergh, clicked too fast...
(ID #386648) Posted on 2008/11/26 21:42
wildarmsheero in Spaaaaace (Registered on 2006/12/25 15:29)
Lowlife
>>Top Wo Nerae2 - both started off great and then turned into a steaming pile of baboon droppings towards the end.

Whoa, whoa, whoa. Them's fighting words, Danny. Diebuster's ending is great! Why? Because it's... Gunbuster's ending. I mean, how can you not like how epic things got in those last two episodes? You confuse me... 

There's very few shows I've seen with endings I've considered horrible. The only show with a horrible ending I can think of off hand is Shuffle!, and I love that show. 
(ID #386694) Posted on 2008/11/26 22:33
Meimi132 in Leicester for Uni, Norfolk for Home. (Registered on 2007/12/04 05:29)
Student, Otaku, She-Geek(Sheek lol)
Saikano's ending was....weird....and I don't even remember much from the ending.... but I remember being like...'eh'

I haven't seen many endings I really didn't like. With manga or anime...
(ID #386695) Posted on 2008/11/26 22:33
ahbonk in Tokyo (but still a Malaysian!) (Registered on 2007/12/29 17:18)
Game Designer
This is why I sometimes prefer Slice of Life stories. The ending is just like the beginning, and so is the middle!

Some anime shows do give you that wtf feeling riiiiiight at the end (esp Gainax shows), but if you're talking abt shows that stink midway through, Zettai Shounen comes to mind real fast.
(ID #386698) Posted on 2008/11/26 22:35
potatochobit in Dallas, TX (Registered on 2008/08/18 18:43)
Mahoromatic ending was really really bad.
(ID #386707) Posted on 2008/11/26 22:42
ahbonk in Tokyo (but still a Malaysian!) (Registered on 2007/12/29 17:18)
Game Designer
Yes yet another wtf moment brought to you by Gainax.
(ID #386758) Posted on 2008/11/26 23:09
GNdynames in University of Western Ontario (Registered on 2008/07/29 06:45)
Student, Bioresearch Assistant, WAVE VP Communications
I managed to skip the series and watched the last episode. I thought it was well done.
(ID #386885) Posted on 2008/11/27 00:41
ChatonRose in Illinois, USA (Registered on 2008/10/30 05:39)
Mom
100% agreed.  I hated whoever thought of that ending when I saw it.
(ID #386958) Posted on 2008/11/27 01:44
mavadotar in Peterborough, Canada (Registered on 2007/12/11 20:38)
Otaku Security Guard
Definition of a Gainax ending, lol
(ID #388630) Posted on 2008/11/28 02:27
Disc-Co in Jakarta ===> Singapore (Registered on 2008/01/07 20:09)
Mahastudent
Mahou Sensei Negima (the first season)

nuff said
(ID #386710) Posted on 2008/11/26 22:48
chirokitsune in Tallahassee, FL (Registered on 2008/10/28 07:54)
Web Developer
Yeah! I agree with you. It was one of those WTF moments where I'm going... 'that's it? That didn't make much sense.'
(ID #386842) Posted on 2008/11/26 23:59
Smithy in Neo-Venezia (Registered on 2008/05/20 22:31)
~Undine~
True, the ending strayed so far from the manga and made no sense whatsoever. ^^;;
(ID #387094) Posted on 2008/11/27 03:37
Robostrike in Waterloo, Ontario (Registered on 2008/01/03 05:50)
System Design Engineering (UWaterloo)
For me, it was Black Cat.  It was a very horrible ending sequence.
(ID #386714) Posted on 2008/11/26 22:51
madmoz in Malaysia (Registered on 2008/08/22 02:04)
Number Cruncher
death note ended on a whimper...
(ID #386740) Posted on 2008/11/26 23:04
silentkey in Singapore (Registered on 2008/01/24 23:39)
Student, Uncle & hopfully a good husband..
Have a couple...But have been forgotten in time...Only one i remember...SEED destiny...
(ID #386764) Posted on 2008/11/26 23:10
Okita in Germany (Registered on 2008/10/28 12:16)
Student & Game Designer
I cannot think of many animes that TURNED OUT to be horrible, but if we are speaking aboout the Ending only (like last episode/conclusion), there are many...

First two that would come in mind are Tsukihime Anime (since Arcueid dies here, wtf) and Kimi Ga Nozomu Eien Anime.
And of course Elfen Lied Anime... damn

Death Note too, but thats complicated
(ID #386791) Posted on 2008/11/26 23:19
Anime4Life in Heaven (Registered on 2007/12/04 06:12)
Student
Arggg!! no wonder I couldnt find my post... 
but ya.. i didn't realize there were so many series with bad endings =X 
and now that i think about it eureka used to be cool for like 30 episodes then at the end it was so BS to the point type0 pretty much became Strike Freedom
(ID #386811) Posted on 2008/11/26 23:27
kokost in Canada (Registered on 2008/09/20 07:43)
Student
Gundam SEED started great but towards the end, everything became over bloated in power. I thought SEED Destiny would fix this a bit and perhaps explain the background story a bit more but I was disappointed the whole way. Serial Experiments Lain wasn't too bad but the ending pissed me off quite a bit. To make it worse, I saw it all in one night... so I was really pissed. Same goes for E's Otherwise. I rush watched that series just to find an ending that fails to explain everything. Instead I have a big question mark over my head as I struggle to come up with an explanation as to what the hell just happened before the episode ends. Rurouni Kenshin was a classic that ran great during the beginning and ended horribly. Black Cat also pissed me off all the way through. The two last titles were great as a manga though. I didn't watch Negima but the fact that they made two runs and both ended while the manga is still running doesn't inspire much hope in a good anime series. I might be harsh on some series... but these are the endings or animes that piss me off enough that I can recall them on the spot.
(ID #386813) Posted on 2008/11/26 23:27
Abi-kun in Poland (Registered on 2008/01/07 06:18)
proud (currently) unemployed PhD :P
I'd say many series had a crappy ending but IMO the most crappy ending goes to Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu. Well, it's not a real ending cause they planning Season 2, it was more of a twist in Haruhi behaviour during the School Festival that pissed me off, cmon people give it more sense... 
(ID #386814) Posted on 2008/11/26 23:31
Dead Snake in Ngayogyakarto Hadiningrat (Registered on 2007/05/12 04:23)
writing mini thesises
crappy ending?
romeo and juliet
macross F(it's just not quite right)

(ID #386844) Posted on 2008/11/27 00:01
Alphonse in Surabaya, Indonesia (Registered on 2008/07/29 19:08)
Electrical Engineering Fresh Graduate
one thing that pops out of my mind after reading the title is Code Geass. 3 months of patience and in the end what I get is not a conclusion. Not interested in watching second season anymore..
(ID #386861) Posted on 2008/11/27 00:11
JustRobert in Indonesia (Registered on 2008/04/20 02:53)
future president(hopefully)
Yeah Gundam Seed to Seed Destiny was a bad series(too much similarities with the old and original Gundams) oh and air gear too not a clear end
(ID #386876) Posted on 2008/11/27 00:33
Tim in Fairfax, VA (outside of Washington, DC) (Registered on 2007/09/16 00:26)
Implementation Analyist
I dunno.  Macross Zero was disappointing, but I didn't think it was as bad as alot of people were making it out to be.  But then I'm biased and had the chance to watch all 5 episodes in one viewing.

For me the anime that really made to want to purge from memory of leading me on to watch the entire series only to crap on my face is Avenger.  Just like, what was with that ending?  The entire series was one big lead off to the end, and that ending was just so horrible...
(ID #386890) Posted on 2008/11/27 00:48
pus2meong in Atlantis. No, I mean Indonesia XD (Registered on 2007/12/15 18:46)
Self Employee NEET
Let's see, OH! FINAL FANTASY UNLIMITED!

Crappy story and crappy ending. I mean, what the hell the thinking, trapping the heroes inside a maze of cube in most of the episodes. Not to mention, Kaze role only to kill the monster or whatever coming to the kids and the chic.

ONLY ONE thing i could admire from this anime: THE AIR SHIP which appear in the last episode.
(ID #386895) Posted on 2008/11/27 00:54
Setsukyie in Malaysia (Registered on 2008/01/05 13:14)
Student during the day, otaku at night, and amateur musician ^_^
Don't know about this..
School Days comes in my mind though.
As for the others, not so much..
Crappy ending, yes. Horrible, not that I can remember..
(ID #386902) Posted on 2008/11/27 01:00
Skye in Washington D.C. (Registered on 2007/12/22 01:56)
Student
Gundam Seed Destiny was great in the beginning but the end left me unsatisfied. The Final Plus made it a bit better. To bad Rey was turned into he bad guy, that really messed it up. 
(ID #386907) Posted on 2008/11/27 01:05
wbd in Canada (Registered on 2008/07/05 12:45)
Worker
Hmm, a lot of the series I like ran out of money before the end, so they were mostly unfinished. Bubblegum Crisis is a great example of this, along with the manga version of Murder Princess (although I think that had something to do with the magazine it was running in collapsing). Lost Universe was a good series with a pretty good ending, but it was a cliff-hanger to some degree, and they never made the sequel it needed. Dai-Guard was the same- awesome series, ending leading into a new series, then no new series.

Of course, these were all good series. I wouldn't call the endings bad, because they didn't really end, for one reason or another.



(ID #386918) Posted on 2008/11/27 01:15
tymmur in his top secret nuclear bunker (Registered on 2008/01/20 19:55)
I don't like the Lost Universe ending. It's not the ending itself, but more the last episodes ends up being "this is the enemy, now we will kill them" and it's a lot of battles. Since the battles shouldn't be the same over and over, then supernatural enemies shows up and then it just gets weird. The Slayers suffered from the same problem.
(ID #387003) Posted on 2008/11/27 02:11
onnichan84 in NY (Registered on 2008/03/11 01:55)
H2O Footprints in the Sand. 

The ending was just like what? So are you dead? or were you just hiding for 8 years? Why have you come back now? Are you a spirit? This makes no sense!!! I really liked Hayami Kohinata. It should have ended at the train scene. 
(ID #386943) Posted on 2008/11/27 01:35
GundamJehutyKai in Foundation II Stellvia (Registered on 2007/09/12 22:45)
Service desk support
the ending to H2O was pretty bad but I have seen much worse. The only really crappy bit was the sudden resurrection for a happy happy ending which just felt shoved in. 
(ID #386973) Posted on 2008/11/27 01:49
chibikykiske in florida (Registered on 2008/01/08 12:33)
tagger/cashier/delivery
Ranma 1/2. just how the entire anime ended altogether.
(ID #386945) Posted on 2008/11/27 01:37
DmiL666 in Sacramento, CA (Registered on 2008/10/05 15:21)
Retired programmer, anime lover
Yeah, I didn't like how they did that either. It's like they didn't even try.
(ID #387356) Posted on 2008/11/27 09:18
The Lyrical Loli in Los Angeles, California, U.S. (Registered on 2007/10/14 16:44)
Kokoro Kotonoha's personal trainer
I gotta' see that. I've been a long time fan and never bothered finishing it.
(ID #387651) Posted on 2008/11/27 13:22
GundamJehutyKai in Foundation II Stellvia (Registered on 2007/09/12 22:45)
Service desk support
The thread is now too long to read fully, But I hope someone had the sense to say the ending to Mahoromatic.

To this day, it's probably the worst ending to an anime I have ever seen, and that includes evangelion (which came close).

The GSD ending was horrific as was Prism ark.

Those stick in my mind the most. Each one makes the ending to Macross Zero and Code Geass look like masterpieces of storytelling!

As for School days, how you viewed the ending is directly proportional to how much you knew about the game beforehand. Me, I knew what the game was known for so I really liked the ending because it was exactly what I had hoped for!!
(ID #386963) Posted on 2008/11/27 01:45
radical anime fan in 2009 Singapore. (Registered on 2007/01/25 22:32)
Polytechnic Senior, Bronze Lifesaving Trainee, Mech Designer, Pokemon Indexer.
In terms of commercial production and real-world viewpoint I don't have any "worst", but in terms of "sucks for the main characters" would be SEED Destiny. After all that "that's reality, mon" they gave us, they way everything worked out to be fine was a tad over the top. 

Gurren Lagann's ending also disappointed me a little. I could have done without "Prune-ojisan" Simon and the rest of the crew, even though aging is unavoiable. 

 
(ID #386984) Posted on 2008/11/27 01:57
butteredtoast in pensacola, Florida (Registered on 2007/11/05 06:44)
student
dennou coil was crap..... 
(ID #387013) Posted on 2008/11/27 02:21
kratos in France, Paris (Registered on 2008/11/20 00:00)
student
-evangelion (25,26 were bad and the movie even worse)
-macross zero
-death note (should have stoped at L's death)
(ID #387038) Posted on 2008/11/27 02:46
Evil King in Vlaardingen, the Netherlands, Earth (Registered on 2007/12/19 01:36)
Student and full-time otaku
I guess Evangelion is the most horrible as far as endings go: didn't understand what was going on anymore anywhere. Rest of the show was win though.
(ID #387039) Posted on 2008/11/27 02:48
Ryvius in Paris, France (Registered on 2008/11/23 12:40)
Marketing, Webmarketing
I agree with Kratos and Evil King!
Evangelion had a really shitty ending.
I'd like to add Berserk to that list. I would have liked to see the rest of the manga in the anime. 
The ending for Claymore was also crappy, it felt rushed in my opinion!
(ID #387047) Posted on 2008/11/27 02:55
Yaku in Chinatown, Los Angeles, USA (Registered on 2008/08/27 16:01)
Student, part-time slave
Rumiko Takahashi's Ranma and Inuyasha. WHAT. THE. FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF!!?!??

I love Gainax ending compared to hers. We should start calling those lame endings "Rumiko endings" instead of "gainax-ed".

Also, most mainstream animu has 98% potential of getting lame endings or turning lame. Namely, Bleach and Dragon Ball, just to mention the most popular ones.
(ID #387053) Posted on 2008/11/27 02:57
Quen in ニューヨーク (Registered on 2008/08/13 10:51)
To be fair, Takahashi had nothing to do with either the Ranma or Inu-Yasha endings, she would go on toe write the endings for the original manga well after the shows were already finished on TV. The anime endings were made up by the anime studios.
(ID #387188) Posted on 2008/11/27 05:36
Yaku in Chinatown, Los Angeles, USA (Registered on 2008/08/27 16:01)
Student, part-time slave
I was talking about the manga endings (although yes the anime ones are pretty crappy).
(ID #387352) Posted on 2008/11/27 08:59
Quen in ニューヨーク (Registered on 2008/08/13 10:51)
Ah, oops. I didn't mind Ranma's ^^
(ID #387362) Posted on 2008/11/27 09:25
zicky in San Salvador, El Salvador. Central America (Registered on 2008/06/28 14:46)
Student
most of the Endings from BONES twist the plots at the end, i really dont like the idea
(ID #387115) Posted on 2008/11/27 04:23
rokwon in Unknown So. Cal, US (Registered on 2008/10/21 10:54)
Of course Evangelion is the first thing that comes to mind. 
(ID #387139) Posted on 2008/11/27 04:52
animes in cephiro (Registered on 2007/01/23 15:42)
mahou kishi
Dragon ball z had a very bad end and GT, macross zero and Arjuna
(ID #387159) Posted on 2008/11/27 05:08
Amiantos in Illinois USA (Registered on 2007/11/30 14:57)
Student/Part-Time Worker/Social Recluse
I honestly only really ever hated Tower of Druaga Aegis of Uruk's end because it was all like "Sorry the evil god is in another tower" and the fact it ended with Kaaya betraying Jil and the others and went off with Neeba leaving everyone for dead.
(ID #387170) Posted on 2008/11/27 05:15
spidr245 in Everywhere, Anywhere, and sometimes There too (Registered on 2008/08/25 17:08)
Ninja / Engineer / Sensei / 魔法少女 (What!?! I can't be, I'm a guy...)
That ending reminded me of the first mario games.  "Sorry, the Princess is in another castle."  But yea, it was a pretty lame ending, but not a real ending since it sets up for next season.  Unlike some other animes where they seem like they'll be another season to wrap things up but there isn't.  (i.e. Inuyasha, and right now, D.Gray-Man is looking that way too.)
(ID #387238) Posted on 2008/11/27 06:27
DmiL666 in Sacramento, CA (Registered on 2008/10/05 15:21)
Retired programmer, anime lover
That one really pissed me off. It's like they're so sure of another season that they didn't even try for any resolution, the dicks.
(ID #387358) Posted on 2008/11/27 09:21
REVULSIVE in Canada (Registered on 2008/06/04 06:07)
Press Conveyance
Gantz is the worst for me. It started out pretty cool, but as it progressed it started to get more and more boring. I stopped watching about 15 episodes in (god knows why I didn't stop earlier) because I got fed up with the story progression. They spent too much time talking and not enough time doing stuff that progressed the story, the objective, the mission, etc.
(ID #387180) Posted on 2008/11/27 05:26
Cirno in Markham, Ontario (Registered on 2008/08/10 06:47)
I personally dislike animes that doesn't end rather than ones that have horrible endings.

You know that it's bad when they can't come up with even a half-imaginative ending for something
(ID #387247) Posted on 2008/11/27 06:34
FMPhoenixHawk in Michigan, USA (Registered on 2008/01/20 08:09)
Scientist, unemployed.
I did not have as bad of a reaction to the Eva ending.  It was a WTF ending, but after a friend and I talked about it (He was a psych/socio student at the time) it made more sense.  Even after adding the movies in.  Meh.
The one that gets me?  Witch Hunter Robin.  It had so much potential to really rock another 5-6 episodes, and they just dropped it like a flaming pile of poo.  Just annoying.  I was also disappointed in the Gurren Lagan ending, but it kind of made sense.  Kind of.  Simon had basically every good thing yanked out from under him, even in victory.
I may get shot for this, but the Haruhi ending was somewhat disappointing.  Now, with them doing another season, and the potential for 2-3 more after that, I am less disappointed, but still, it kind of left off there.
And reading this thread, I am way behind.  But I guess not being a watcher of fansubs or raw Japanese broadcast hurts me.
(ID #387265) Posted on 2008/11/27 06:46
FMPhoenixHawk in Michigan, USA (Registered on 2008/01/20 08:09)
Scientist, unemployed.
Oh, did forget to add that Death Note's ending made me sad.  Light shouldn't have gotten punked like that.  Maybe stretch it out a bit.  He didn't need to win, but such a weak way for him to go.  Maybe they should have made him a shinigami.
(ID #387282) Posted on 2008/11/27 07:00
Red (Registered on 2007/09/14 03:59)
Neon Genesis Evangelion, great series until the absolute end of the show and had me just and quote "What The F***!".
(ID #387295) Posted on 2008/11/27 07:17
Evo00 in United Kingdom (Registered on 2008/11/03 23:58)
Casshern - Student
Death Note had just a terrible and dire ending. Gundam Seed Destiny I thought it would be Shinn vs Kira final battle but it just ended on a weird strage story line. Dragonaut was also stupid. I also watched Neon Genesis and both movies and it just ended leaving you puzzled at times. Watched it over and over.
(ID #387345) Posted on 2008/11/27 08:37
For me Wolf Rain and Gaogaigar both are great anime but all fail in the ending tat was made in OVA just to make the anime horrible.

(ID #387353) Posted on 2008/11/27 09:01
DmiL666 in Sacramento, CA (Registered on 2008/10/05 15:21)
Retired programmer, anime lover
Yeah, when Wolf's Rain ended I kinda went "Huh? What? That's it??".
(ID #387360) Posted on 2008/11/27 09:23
MARl0 in United States (Registered on 2007/11/16 11:10)
Graphic Designer
Agreed about Wolf's Rain. That one ended horribly.
(ID #387819) Posted on 2008/11/27 14:28
count (Registered on 2008/07/06 06:06)
I didn't really mind Evangelion that much since the whole series is meant to get you into gear and think of what the conclusion is. In my opinion, every episode prepares you to logically think of what happens in the end and analyze it using what you're given before it. Still messed though. It's more like the Evas are simply there to fill up the philophical gaps in the plot.
(ID #387392) Posted on 2008/11/27 10:19
Hakushaku in on the chair using a computer.... (Registered on 2008/03/13 04:45)
Seeing red!!!
The recent crap is Minami-ke season 2 and Zero no Tsukaima S3......the animation and storn took a nose dive ....
(ID #387395) Posted on 2008/11/27 10:25
The Lyrical Loli in Los Angeles, California, U.S. (Registered on 2007/10/14 16:44)
Kokoro Kotonoha's personal trainer
Zero No Tsukaima Season 3??? Are you serious??? I wouldn;t have thought someone would say this after the success in the first 2 seasons. I'll watch it myself. I still haven't started the series even after i saved all 12 episodes in my HD.
(ID #387649) Posted on 2008/11/27 13:20
Akiba-Kid in California, USA (Registered on 2008/01/17 12:47)
Online Shop
Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny went sour pretty much towards end.  Seed was okay but Destiny could not justify anything -_-
(ID #387438) Posted on 2008/11/27 11:06
Hana-chan in Toronto, Ontario (Registered on 2008/03/06 02:38)
Student.
I haven't watched any of the animes that your talking about.
but one anime that COULD have had a better ending is Honey&Clover. Then again, i haven't watched Honey&Clover2. I think I should get on that. heh =w=''
(ID #387449) Posted on 2008/11/27 11:17
Ulrezaj in Toronto, Canada (Registered on 2008/01/07 09:45)
IT Architect
Surprised there's so many school days haters here.. the whole point of the story was the endings :P
(ID #387451) Posted on 2008/11/27 11:18
The Lyrical Loli in Los Angeles, California, U.S. (Registered on 2007/10/14 16:44)
Kokoro Kotonoha's personal trainer
I don't hate it at all. I'm gonna watch it for the 4th time, including the Magical Heart Kokoro-chan OAV. I just consider it one of the most contraversal TV Anime's ever. Everyone does. So much so, School Days was waived off for a while due to the incident that occured in Japan with the whole thing about a girl killing her own father.
(ID #387646) Posted on 2008/11/27 13:19
Emperor's Hand in Ohio, USA (Registered on 2007/12/25 02:03)
 What is controversial about it?? It contains more mellodrama in one episode than a whole season of General Hospital or One Life to Live soap operas. The main character is a despicable pile of garbage who is portrayed in a way that is sooo unbelievable it laughable. And ever bit of tension and misunderstanding in the series could have be fixed by people just talking to each other like teenagers are quite capable of doing. It is mindless hedonistic entertainment that no one with a brain should find the slightest hint of enjoyment in unless it is the scene where Sekai guts Makoto.
(ID #388703) Posted on 2008/11/28 03:18
joanster aikawa in moon (Registered on 2008/11/27 13:27)
moon bunny
Hmm, for horrible endings, School Days would be one.

If not, Flame of Recca. They left everything on the edge of the cliff and ended abruptly.. Really one of the annoying ones..
(ID #387720) Posted on 2008/11/27 13:44
haibane in Texas (Registered on 2008/11/06 07:39)
College Student
I would have to say Kare Kano , although it just left it open , I don't think it's considered an ending more so than "We're not going to make any more episodes" . And I love School Days .
(ID #387745) Posted on 2008/11/27 13:56
MARl0 in United States (Registered on 2007/11/16 11:10)
Graphic Designer
Venus vs. Virus comes to mind. The way it ended was...well it was one of the worse "endings" I've ever seen. I'll leave it at that.
Another one that comes to mind is Eureka 7. The first half of the series was excellent, but the second half just went way downhill IMO.
(ID #387817) Posted on 2008/11/27 14:27
Sanjo-chan in Chattanooga, TN (USA) (Registered on 2008/10/24 10:24)
Otaku, Gamer, Blogger
LOL...Everyone here is saying Gundam SEED: Destiny had a bad ending. I can see why--because Gundam SEED itself didn't start off well to begin with. I stopped watching it after a few episodes. It just wasn't Gundam-y enough, in my opinion.

Back on topic: I've never watched any of the series everyone else has mentioned. All the anime I've watch had decent endings, except the ending of Cowboy Bebop, which left me annoyed for a while. Oh yeah, there's also an anime movie called "Spriggan"...I don't remember the ending very well, but it was a huge waste of time. That's probably why I can't recall how it ended. Glad I had rented. :/
(ID #387824) Posted on 2008/11/27 14:30
kenjiharima in MOE LAND (Registered on 2007/11/29 03:48)
Web Designer, Boxer, StreetFighter, Anime Collector and Gamer
School Rumble nuff said...
(ID #388174) Posted on 2008/11/27 18:35
lolipedofin in Singapore -back at my stinky dump- (Registered on 2008/06/14 19:14)
Mahasiswa yang terdampar di Singapura.
Hmm... to be frank, To me there's hardly any anime with ending that satisfy me out there... some where pushing over the edge to make a conclusive ending (GSD, Mai Hime), some doesn't really push, but let us dangling like an idiot with a terrible cliffhanger (Elfen Lied, NGE)

But to say my most hated ending, all of the above, plus Shuffle! and RAVE both manga and anime, the anime left me thinking, "Why they even bother making this anime?!" while the manga made me felt stupid for reading them.. another manga that the ending i hate, Mx0, although this most probably due to Shonen Jump terminating the series, which is just beyond me... The story is awesome!
(ID #388271) Posted on 2008/11/27 20:54
munak in Singapore (Registered on 2008/04/22 14:24)
Student
Anyone have idea who's the girl in the Post's picture?
(ID #389100) Posted on 2008/11/28 10:44
kona.kona in Singapore (Registered on 2008/10/16 02:06)
Student
First anime that came to my mind was 'School Days', but thinking over, it's actually a really refreshing (lol) ending. So, amongst the animes I've watched so far, I'll choose To-Love Ru. The last episode... was somewhat really disappointing. Felt it was too rushed, and they barely explained anything that was in the manga (as what I hear from my friends anyway).
School Days San Gakki was also really horrible, after all that hype. Maybe because it was only two episodes >.>
(ID #389220) Posted on 2008/11/28 11:59
Kinny Riddle (Registered on 2008/03/19 23:01)
Gundam Seed Destiny. Seriously, I'm still amazed I watched through all that, and am still wondering what on earth was all that crap about? Kira, likeable in the first series, got reduced into a GodHaxx character and a de-facto proxy for the pathetic producer Fukuda Mitsuo to tell his nonsense of a story, while turning Shinn into a much controversial non-protagonist at best, hated moaning Vader-mimic at worst. 

Sunrise gives him 50 episodes and he wastes 5 on recaps, especially two near the supposed climax at 41 and 47. WTH?

Most unforgivable was the way the last episode was played out. In the first series, EA and ZAFT were on equal footing, by GSD, EA became cannon fodder for ZAFT, but even ZAFT got pwned by the Kira-led God-faction.

I can say with confidence I can swallow almost any other so-called "train-wreck" anime endings with ease, all thanks to having to stomach the garbage that is GSD. 

I guess I became "immune" to "crap endings", because they can't get any worse than GSD, can they? XD
(ID #390474) Posted on 2008/11/29 04:08
Minaru Chou in Philippines (Registered on 2008/09/25 11:11)
Programmer Trainee
It would have to be Death Note and Fancy Lala

I didn't finish the ending of Death Note, but I know what happens. In the end a man who was just trying to save the world dies. Kinda feels annoying after all that work he did. 

Fancy Lala because well...it was just so WTF to me. All that work and in the end she loses it without any warning? Ugh.

That's all I can think of for now. 
(ID #391645) Posted on 2008/11/30 02:58
kâkebuke in Paris, Not Texas (Registered on 2007/12/18 06:06)
Wibbling+Writing+Teaching
REIDEEN. A complete WTF ending with several major characters simply vanishing. I was punching walls for a couple of days at least...
(ID #394852) Posted on 2008/12/02 09:14
Patrick Barron in Michigan, United States of America (Registered on 2008/02/09 07:34)
Grocery Store Clerk
Most have a bad ending. Plus one top of that it is an ending that blows your mind too.
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