Which do you prefer /a/: >Good Ending >Bad Ending >Bittersweet

Bittersweet. An ending doesn't feel as satisfying without some sort of sacrifice to reach it.

Axed, because that's the one I'm nost familiar with.

Good endings are always preferable on an individual basis, but meaningless if not accompanied by non-good endings.
You must have a proper mixture of them all, or it's pointless.

Bad end.

>Not-rushed ending that makes sense
Pretty rare.

Was Gurren Lagann bittersweet ending? Ya, fuck that.

>>146883349
The order you put is my list.

Good > bad > bittersweet > ambiguous > never

Depends.

>Romance
Good ending fuck you.
>action
Perfectly bittersweet but depending on the tone good ending aswell as bad ending
>horror
Bad ending usually is best or bittersweet. Good ending very rarely

Nothing should just not end fuck you.

>>146883349
Good or bittersweet.

Anime: Good/Happy Endings, Bittersweet Endings

Hentai: Bad Endings are the most fun.

>>146883592
Forget to write ambiguous should obly be used in horror.

>>146883349
>>Ambiguous Ending
everyone loses their shit with their own headcanon, most interesting to watch

>>146883349
Ambiguous for shitposting value

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>>146883349
Troll ending

>>146883714
Fuck off, phonefag.

>>146883744
it's a tablet

>>146883592

Do any animes have the Never/No Ending? I know those endings are usually most popular in Zombie movies and the like.

>>146883791
It's a hopelessly upscaled disaster of a screenshot and you should feel bad for posting it.

A fitting ending

>>146883396
How about we sacrifice something before the ending?

>>146883883
Leave your behelith in your pants, you dirty scumbag.

>>146883801
I assume he means shit like Dragonball that literally never ends.

>>146883349
are we talking about porn
bad ending or never ending

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>>146883834
Gomen

>>146883349
>Bittersweet Ending
>Ambiguous Ending
Those.

>>146883937
"They had a baby and never fucked again. The end."

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Ambiguous > good > bittersweet > bad > never.

>>146883935
That or shitty cliffhangers that never ever get resolved. If it's a cliffhanger I'll drop the show before watching a single episode.

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Good ending.

Any ending is good as long as it actually makes sense. Nobody likes some forced happy ending or the protagonists getting screwed over by something retarded.

>>146883349
Bittersweet > Ambiguous > Good > Bad > Never

Ambiguous and Never should be criminal offenses.

I generally prefer bittersweet endings. Bad endings are okay in horror and thrillers. Good endings are a bit boring.

I really don't like never endings (Ranma). Ambiguous endings mostly make hope for season 2, but may also be up for interpretation, like "The Orphanage". These depends I guess. I really can't recall any ambiguous endings in anime, well except Evangelion.

>>146884361

Tell me more.

Bittersweet>Good=Ambiguous>Bad>Never

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How would you classify Rebellion's ending?

>>146883349
Cliffhanger ending.

>>146883349
I like ending that properly follow what the director and writer(s) have in mind when creating and unfolding the story to lead to a satisfying end that thematically fit with the rest of the story

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>>146884671
Pic related.

>>146883396
This, albeit a REALLY well-executed win-win good ending that also fulfills that requirement is the king of all endings. Notice emphasys in the really well part. If you don't this kind of things very well, it feels saccarine instead of awesome. Too many shows try (and fail) to go for this.

>>146884654
Ambiguous. Homura's utopia hinges on her mental state and whether or not Godoka is feeling merciful when she awakens. We have a pretty good idea of what might happen depending on those variables but watching the sequel is the only way to know for sure.

>>146884671
Resolved or unresolved? If there isn't a next season or movie to explain them many years after like what happened with Mega Man Legends 2 then fuck them.

>>146883349
I like good endings where everyone ends up happy since it lets me part ways with the series and enjoy my memories of it.

I like bittersweet endings a bit more though, they tend to be more emotionally complex and impact the reader in many ways. Not to mention these endings immerse you in the story a bit better and make you sympathize with the characters.

>>146884671

That's basically the Never/No Ending.

>>146885065
Brainfart. MML2 is vidya but you know what I mean.

>>146885065
Unresolved.

>>146885172
Except it's more frustrating, that's why it's good.

>>146883592
>not ambiguous for action
>not leaving room for a spin-off

>>146883505
this

>>146883349
Good Ending >> Bad Ending >> shit >> Bittersweet Ending > Ambiguous Ending > Never Ending

>>146883396
cancer

>>146883520
this

>>146883538
correct order

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>>146883349
Never ending deaths

>>146883349
"And they had sex, a lot of sex" ending.

It depends entirely on the content of the show itself. Certain shows feel awkward with happy endings, while others feel awkward with sad endings. The quality of an ending has to do less with exactly what happens in it. It has more to do with how it's executed and what leads into it.

For example, you can look at EoE and the TV series as separate endings. Ignoring any theories about their relations to each other, both endings have sufficient buildup to make either of them acceptable, and both of them close off the series. This also applies to many things in general with multiple endings.

We can look at HF in Fate. The normal ending is depressing, but it's a decent close to the route. The true ending is much happier, but it isn't as if the ending itself is of much higher quality than the normal ending.

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Bittersweet or a bad ending.

They're the most memorable, Not that Japan does these endings at all.

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>>146883627
Ambiguous end can be good in mystery. Like Gekkou's ending if anyone read that.

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>>146885521

is this nigga serious?

>>146885521
Average hentai that OP avatarfags with/makes a thread about every day.

>>146883349
Bittersweet and bad endings almost always have bigger impact and are more memorable than good endings, however some of their value comes from rarity - you do not really expect this kind of ending, unless series raises a lot of red flags. So even if they are on average better, they shouldn't become a standard.

Good endings come with a risk of crappy writing striking at the very last moment, like asspull survivals, miraculous solutions, breaking established rules with power of friendship/love/plot armor.
Also they often are kinda unsatisfying, especially if series isn't plot-heavy. There's always something you wanted to see, but wasn't included in the last chapter.

Ambiguous end is great for shitposting, especially if shipping is involved, but infuriating if you weren't following series just for shits and giggles.

Never ending is in my opinion the biggest problem of manga. Anime originals have a predetermined lifespan, so the story is written to have a definite closure in a set boundary. There may be crappy sequels later if it's super popular, but S1 stays there intact.
Manga lives as long it is allowed to live, which promotes very bad writing habit of keeping things unresolved and piling up new shit. Especially romance series suffer from this, since you can't just pull a new villain out of your ass or just end the original conflict and write a completely new one as a next arc. Also there's always a problem of limited creativity and mining out everything the setting has to offer.

And there's also my two personal favorites:
- Axed ending. There's nothing better than seeing some niche series that strikes your fancy getting completely butchered in like 3 chapters.
- "I'm not so tough after all" ending, where series promises something amazing, but author backpedals at the very last moment like a little bitch.

Good endings. Fuck you.

>>146883349
A proper ending.

Why would anyone like those last two endings?

>>146884654
AI YO ending

>>146883349
Depends on the rest of the series

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Is it possible to have all of them?

>>146883349
Harem ending.

>>146883349
Bad Ending, I love to cry.

>>146883349
The worst ending is MC's life goes back to normal.

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>>146883349
NTR ending.

If you think one is automatically better than the other, and it has nothing to do with execution or the tone of the preceding series, you're an idiot.

>>146883349
Just like in my life senpai a bad bittersweet ambiguous never ending.

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>>146886868
iktf

I prefer when the antagonist shatters/kills the mc and his "beloved friends/friendships".

mixed endings (ambiguous or bittersweet) clearly superior

>>146883349
Go read the source ending.

Bittersweet endings are the best ones to get an Aesop across. You can communicate something beautiful but also tragic at the same time. Usually bad endings just feel malicious.

>>146886975
OP asks for preference, not which is better. Learn to read, idiot.

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>>146883349
Good Ending

>>146886907
Not ntr.

>>146887138

what

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>>146883349
Never Ending

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>>146883349
Good endings are the most fun endings

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Endings that make me cry

>>146887286

Ran Sem had a GREAT Ending.

>>146883349
Ambiguous, big fan of those types of endings.
Second best is Bittersweet.

>>146883349
Bittersweet usually. If it's a total downer ending, then it feels like it was a waste. If it's a good ending, you feel unsatisfied that there was no conflict.

Ambiguous endings can be nice too, but there still needs to be a certain amount of closure. Enough that you're satisfied, and not so much that it spells out what happens next.

>>146883349
>Good Ending
Does it fit the overall mood of the story? If so, then yeah absolutely, go for it. Fuck good ending at all costs though
>Bad Ending
Depends. If it's "and they everyone died. the end" type, then no. It's a cheap shocker used if you don't know how to finalize the development of your characters. Sadly I think most of the bad endings fit that category. I like when the mc simply fails due to his own actions and there's no deus ex machina to save him, good hard realism
>Bittersweet Ending
Most preferred one. A little bit of darkness, a little bit of light, just like life
>Ambiguous Ending
Writers who can pull this one off properly probably don't do stories for chinese cartoons.
>Never Ending
Fuck you

>>146884654
This is best ending

>>146883349
depends on the genre

for cute sol i'd like never ending

ex. I'd like many seasons of yys, gochiusa etc.

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>>146883349
>Ending

E N D L E S S
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>>146885548
>muh stories must end happily

You are the cancer killing fiction

>>146887623
>anime
>fiction

>>146887623
Personally I don't mind bad endings but it takes a lot more writing skill to pull that off than a good ending.
Which is why a lot of bad endings are just shit out of nowhere.

>>146886507
Eva

>>146887400
>If it's a good ending, you feel unsatisfied that there was no conflict.
>there was no conflict

Isn't that the point. To resolve all the conflicts leading up to the end?

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>>146887623
>MUH BITTERSWEET ENDINGS SO DEEP
You are literally the cancer killing anime.

Bittersweet endings are more cliche than happy endings, when it comes to anime.

>>146888749

I'm surprised so many people like them here on /a/.

>>146885521
Trust me, it's not worth it.

What type of ending did Reborn have?

Depends on the story and characters

Cowboy Bebop made the bittersweet ending work
Gurren Lagann did not

Ambiguous Endings shouldn't be a thing in any genre except for horror
Never ending/cliff-hanger ending, universe reset or memory wipe are the worst.
As for the best, it really depends on how it's written.

>>146889107
Bebop ending is ambiguous.

good
bittersweet
ambiguous
Or if it's amazingly written, whichever
I want my time watching the show till the end to be worth it, so ending is one of the most important parts for me

>>146889401
>>146889107
You're both wrong. Cowboy Bebop's ending is sad.

>Julia dies
>Spike dies
>Faye had developed feelings for Spike, possibly romantic
>Ed left to chase her father, who doesn't even seem to care about her
>the crew of the Bebop splits up
>the bounty hunter show gets canceled

How the hell is any of that ambiguous or bittersweet?

>>146886907
oh wow, is that manga ending already?

>>146883349
Depends on genre,

If moe/SoL: Good or never ending
If comedy/ecchi/harem: good ending
If romance: Good or bad ending (fuck bittersweet and ambiguous)
If dark: Bad or bittersweet ending, although anything can work

>>146889564
>Spike dies
He's probably just sleeping.

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>>146888840

Trust me it's worth it anon.

google this image.

>>146889107
>complaining about GL ending
confirmed pleb

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>>146884718
That's a sliced and diced ending.

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>>146883349
I prefer happy endings...of sorts.

>>146889867
>young busty girl gets fucked relentlessly by a fat old man who is somehow in good shape
How original

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NEVER ENDING IS AN ENDING

>>146883714
What show was this?

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>>146883349
what would you consider the ending of Kiki's Delivery Service?

I got the same feeling as a "bittersweet" but it was clearly a "good" ending

On topic I like never endings. I like following up with my favorite characters.

>>146890732
You forgot
>And has a cock half the size of his body and he destroys a girls insides with it

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>>146889950
>let's make a hot-blooded super robot show about conquering impossible odds then have the love interest die at the end to trick dumb people into thinking the show is deep and meaningful

I prefer a satisfying and thematically consistent ending.

>>146892719
But literally no one cares about that character anyway because she's a cardboard cutout and Yoko exists.

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>>146883349
>Bittersweet

>ALT+F "Bittersweet"
>31 matches

My niggas.

>>146883349

Bittersweet forever.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaH8KmuAn5Y

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYbYoaBrXpU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XM8C729wsM0

>>146892183
>>146890732

He's a demi-god.

Bad end >>>>>>>>> Everything else
After growing up in a shithole where anything and everything ends with a happy end with plots made through a plot randomizer, i'm actually sick of happy endings

>>146883349
Anything but Never.

Mindfuck ending

>>146889867
>google this image.
Google says it's "man"
What the fuck happened, it used to find sauce pretty easily before

Bittersweet by far.
Best one is Shinsekai yori for me. Any others like this one ?

>>146893660
Ｂｌａｍｅ　ｍｏｏｔ

>>146893325
None of those endings are bittersweet. Those are sad endings.

>>146893013
Bittersweet is cancerous anal discharge written for complete retards like you. I can't stress enough how disgusting and mentally deficient you are. The only reason bittersweet endings exist is because short bus faggots like you who have never picked up a book in your life think for some reason that they're "more intelligent" than happy endings.

You will never reproduce, so your tainted genes won't get passed on, which is the only solace the rest of us have.

>>146893838
Who?

>>146892884
The main character does, which is why he becomes a bum at the end.

>>146893781
Holy fucking shit, what is wrong with /a/ today? I feel like we're being invaded by the rejects from /lit/. Shitsekai Yaoi is one of the worst written anime of all time.

>>146893879
You seem awfully bittersweet, anon.

>>146891606
Abenobashi

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>>146883402
>>146886868
>Bleach.

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>>146885521
>google gives me wood

>>146893953
>implying Shinsekai Yori doesn't have a large fanbase here and you're just overreacting to start random shitposting

>>146890732
>young
She's not that young.

Perhaps it's obvious, but it really depends on the execution.

>>146888749

I actually found TTGL's ending to be pretty damn upbeat. Yes, Nia's passing was sad and Simon's story/role in humanity was effectively over, but Humanity/Beastkind was moving into an age undreamed of together and led by a rad as fuck immortal who could tell their story. Everyone pretty much got a happy ending.

>>146895034
Kill yourself!!

>>146893879
>>None of those endings are bittersweet. Those are sad endings.

>bittersweet can't be sad

The mentally deficient reveals himself.

I'll always prefer a good ending. I don't care if it doesn't even line up with what's happened before in the story, I just like seeing things wrap up happily.

After that is bittersweet and ambiguous.

>>146895496
>After that is bittersweet and ambiguous.
I'd rather have a bad ending than lukewarm shit.

Bittersweet

>Action, Romance story
>MC starts off with a funny/sorta depressed character
>He's all happy till he gets kidnapped
>He gets trapped in a Hotel sort of room with a CTV with 34 channels
>He goes crazy each day
>He contemplates suicide at first but, could never finish the job
>Time passes he starts writing the names of all the people he wronged
>starts training to kick the guy who in-prisoned him's ass
>makes a plan to get out
>15 years pass he wakes up on the roof
>fully clothed
>goes to find him
>cums in his pants when he sees a female
>goes to sushi place
>meets girl
>gets call from the bastard
>passes out
>gets saved by girl who then become the Main Characters
>Go back to Hotel place
>Amazinglychoreographedfightscene.jpg
>meets old friend
>get information on the bastard
>go to solan
>Flashback to when he wronged the bastard
>bastard was fucking his sister
>skip back to well developed romance
>they fuck in a hotel
>nigga knew they fucked
>skip to MC going to the bastards penthouse
>in elevator with bastard
>"you fucked your sister."
>shitgetsreal.jpg
>at penthouse
>bastard gives the entire plot and end game of the story
>points to box
>MC opens it
>photo album
>realize MC was fucking his daughter
>MC goes mad
>Bastard planned it from the start
>MC begs for bastard to never tell his daughter
>Bastard goes lunatic and Kills himself
>MC and his daughter live out there lives in peace but, there still fucked up

>>146883349
I'm alright with everything except neverending. Keep in mind, it all depends on how well done it is and how well it the ending fits the narrative. I'll jokingly rage about endings that didn't fit my speculations but I only get legitimately upset when an ending makes no goddamn sense.

>>146894250
Nobody cared about it. The only buzz was the gay fanservice.

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>>146889564
I want more but we all know its best if we didnt get it.. Better to know a good short series, rather than a long shittier one, same for Kill La Kill.
Im looking at you Mashima Hiro

>>146895856
Nothing about that is bittersweet.

You faggots are taking all the bad endings and putting them under the umbrella of bittersweet.

GOOD END =/= BITTERSWEET END =/= BAD END

>>146889867
Stop samefagging, /r9k/ autist.

Ambiguous endings are the best when they're done well. When they drive discussion by making people ask what the implications of that outcome were, or what could possibly happen next, it makes it interesting and is fun to argue about. It can suck if it's done poorly (see: DtB), but can be great fun when it's done well.

Bad ends can also be a lot of fun if they come at a complete surprise or are completely justifiable. Nihilistic "and there was no hope and everyone failed and nobody was happy the end because the author hates himself" endings suck, but shit like School Days are always tonnes of fun and very entertaining. Watching an utterly unlikable protagonist eat their just desserts always makes for a great outcome.

Bittersweet endings are overdone and tend to be the cop-out for authors that wanted a bad ending but weren't brave enough to follow through, or got screwed by their publisher. Still, when it's done well, like Penguindrum, bittersweet can be excellent. Often, a bittersweet ending is necessary just to avoid cheapening sacrifices that were made in order for the protagonist to succeed. Sometimes those sacrifices themselves are pointlessly shoehorned in last minute just because someone with creative control decided the ending shouldn't be too happy (eg. Gurren Lagaan) without it really contributing anything meaningful to the narrative or the underlying themes.

Good endings are overdone and often it feels like the ending was good just because the author took for granted that endings are supposed to be good, and gave it not another thought. When a good ending feels thematically justified, or is created naturally in a justifiable weighing of the consequences of the plot and its conclusion, that's one thing, but good for good's sake is just not a very good ending.

>>146896101
What do you call bittersweet anon?

>>146896195
A hero saving the day, but dying is bittersweet.

There's nothing sweet about having your whole life taken from you and finding out you fucked your daughter.

Never ending is an ending
this is gold experience requiem

>>146896183
>Bittersweet endings are overdone and tend to be the cop-out for authors that wanted a bad ending but weren't brave enough to follow through, or got screwed by their publisher.
Agreed.

>>146896292
But, you killed the bad guy. You got your revenge. You lived your life with your daughter your probably fucked up but, look on the bright side. Atleast you ain't dead. I call that bittersweet....ish.

Just because they went THAT in Dept with the story doesn't make it not bittersweet.

>>146896339
The "ever ending" ending would be like 90% of manga and LN adaptations every season, which simply complete a small arc and leave the main plot introduced, initiated but stopped cold while it abandons the series and leaves you to go read the source material because fuck you. Or like slice of life series where there isn't really an overarching plot that drives the narrative so any point can function as a stopping point and the only difference is how much content you enjoyed before it was over.

>>146888817
Because anime writers are too fucking retarded to make good straight forward happy/bad endings. It's really the best for them to make bittersweet/ambiguous endings so they don't have to explain and asspull as much.

>>146896401
>But, you killed the bad guy. You got your revenge.
That didn't happen in Oldboy.

>Atleast you ain't dead.
I'd rather be dead.

>>146883592
+1

>>146883349
Ambigious ending. Every time, I love those. Straight up bad endings make me unhappy, and straight up GOOD endings are only when I want something comfy.

Bittersweet is acceptable, and Never Ending is SHIT

>>146883349
How does that matter at all without context? It's all about the execution.

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>>146883349
Good>never ending>bad>ambiguous>bittersweet

>>146896689
Damn, I thought I was slick.

It was still a great Bittersweet ending. I call the moral battle win with the suicide a kill. Loo something was a fucking bitch. Oh Dae-sue was the best MC I've ever seen filmed on screen.

>>146887047
ikfa

>>146883592
>horror
>anime
www

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>>146894519

Riko is only 26 and never had a kid.

She's pretty young.

>>146883349
Bad ones are pretty nice.

>>146896097
But Kill la Kill was both short and shitty.

EVA endings are best endings

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyFQVZ2h0V8

>>146883505
what about naruto?

>>146899526
>Ending

>>146899021

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Bix44C1EzY

Indeed.

>>146899526
Shit ending.

>>146899577
Based Tyrone.

>>146899863
Naruto's ending was great.

>>146883349
your life is a shit

Ending

>>146892719
TTGL was just following the typical super robot format. The ending is literally copy/paste from Zambot, Daitarn, and Shin Getter endings.

>>146883349
Must suck when you step on your kids yogurt they spilled on the floor while doing laundry, happened to me before.

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>>146883349
I prefer the realistic ending. Pic highly related.

>>146883349
>Which do you prefer /a/:
I would prefer you to stop spamming Ran Sem, faggot.

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>>146900662

Do you not like Riko-chan, anon?

>>146900851
>>146875840
>I don't spam.

>>146900939

I have 1 live thread currently on /a/ and it's not even about Ran->Sem. Remind me how that's spamming?

>>146900603
Why do people like you exist?

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>>146883349
Vanilla ending

>>146901136
How is it not?
You constantly have threads about
>muh piggu chan
You're just as bad as this guy >>146901457

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>>146883349
Bittersweet. Can't have victory without sacrifice

>>146901541
I hope you're not implying that show was good.

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>>146883349
>show does a cliffhanger ending
>no new season announced

>>146883349
It depends on the setup. If it seems like the protagonist is on the road to failure, or if it is a bleak and hopeless setting, then a bad ending works perfectly well. Bittersweet works in this context, too, as it avoids having the writers throw in a cheap plot twist or contrivance to add drama and avoid a good ending. For lighthearted tone series and romances, good ending is pretty much the only way to go. Ambiguous only really works when there's something thought provoking about it; it's hard to pull off. Never ending is shit.

>>146901541
FUCKING STOP CALLING SAD ENDINGS BITTERSWEET

STOP IT

You're creating a scenario where there is no such thing as bad endings.

If that's bittersweet, then what the fuck has to happen for it to be a bad ending? Does the world have to explode and everyone gets raped, like in Legend of Maia?

>>146901457
This one goes NTR to vanilla, right?

>>146901674
A bad ending is just that, bad. The protagonist fails, their goals go unfulfilled and they lose with no gain.

When the protagonist faces tragedy (especially unavoidable tragedy like the death of a close person) but still grows and finds success either through that experience or in spite of it, you have an ending that is bittersweet. Bittersweet means there's both bad and good.

I prefer happy endings where the characters suffered a lot to get there. That's why my favorite endings are those of FMA:B and the Kohaku route of Tsukihime since I left it for last

>>146901782
No, bittersweet means there's something sweet. A major character dying in a love story is not sweet, no matter how you try to paint it. It's a sad ending, and for the sake of this thread, we're calling that "bad ending".

-Bittersweet means you're happy and sad.
-Sad means you're sad.
-Happy means you're happy.

This isn't rocket science. Your Lie in April had a bad ending.

>>146901624
>being an animeonly faggot

>>146902881
>what is PSG

Bittersweet.

It's the only way I feel anymore.

>>146883349
True ending, whatever it is.

It's depend on writer skill. No matter it's good, bad, bittersweet ending. if writer throws in an asspull then it's fucking shit

>>146883349
I prefer endings that aren't lewd

Like the happy now married couple watching their children play in the epilogue

Best way to end a hentai

>>146903407
This and the child is MC wife's son?

>>146901303
To suffer, anon

>>146903010


CRAAAAWLING IN MY SKIIIIIIIINN!!!!

>>146883349
I can cope with lots of fucked up shit happening so long as there's a good ending to bring about catharsis.

Bittersweet ending, shows that people had enough character development to justify a sacrifice for a better day.

Good ending is only good if you had a really fucked up story, people getting fucked 24/7 so you at least release a "Hey you endured long enough, here is your prize"

>>146883349
Good Endings.

There are more than enough of bad and less-than-good endings in the real world.

>>146902143
But there is a happy side to YLIA's ending.

MC stopped being as much of a colossal autistic faggot as becomes an actual person

MC learns to cope with his mommy issues

Secondary girl gets a chance with him

MC's enemies move on with their lives and grow as individuals

>>146905055
>being sad = being emo

I actually have clinical depression and have to be on pills.

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>>146905338

>>146893879
>You will never reproduce, so your tainted genes won't get passed on, which is the only solace the rest of us have.
What a bitter sweet ending

I cant figure out if this autist hates bitter sweet endings or people just not getting his definition.

>>146906429
It's more that everyone claiming to like bittersweet endings actually likes bad endings.

>>146883349
Bittersweet Ending, as it seems the most realistic.

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Is Fate/Zero ending bittersweet ending, or bad ending ?

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>>146884654
Uninspired sequel-bait garbage.

Good endings are better than bad endings, so I'll take a good ending.

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>>146906887
It's the "literally everyone knew this was coming but at least the journey was enjoyable" ending, since it's written as a prequel. Overall it's a bad end, with a very slight hint of hope right at the end (and in Waver's story, he made it out alright).

>>146906849
Just kill yourself.

>>146883505
Ichigo 100%

>>146883349
Bittersweet Ending or bad ending. Good endings are gay and ambiguous endings are for hipsters.

>>146883349
>it's a Kano manga gets axed again ending

Good >> Bittersweet > Ambiguous > Never > Bad

>>146899863
Narusakufag detected.

>>146907325
If I recall didn't the blonde Nishino win in the end.

Is all the love for bittersweet endings an anime thing?

>>146907325
>time skip
>not rushed

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I don't really know what to call this one's ending.

>>146907618
The best endings are good endings that feel bittersweet because you don't want the show to end. People confuse this for actual bittersweetness

>>146907618
Just ignore them. They've been given bad and bittersweet endings so long they've turned into battered wives making excuses for their husbands.

Good End is Best End, now and forever.

>>146907375
Good does not equal happy, nor does bad equal sad. OP cannot speak english.

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>>146907767
Irrelevant filler. The manga had a happy ending, but it was set up and wasn't just a deus ex machina, the way the anime's was.

The entire story was about unraveling Yuuko's memories by collecting various rumors and stories about her. The conflict came from the fact that her memories were tied to the identity that she was trying to cast off, as well as holding her regrets and keeping her bound to the living world. In the end, the MC uses that principle to his advantage to get his happy ending.

>>146883349
WTF is that anime porn or something

>>146908301
I felt the manga just as "stupid" as the anime.
In the latter it was the regret and sadness that she leaves Teiichi which pulled her back and makes her haunt him. Also it explained better why he can see her, I don't remember if the manga did it at all.

About the manga, I can't really understand why rumors would make her appear after she disappeared when she finally accepted her past and feelings.

Also I admit that I would've loved it too if Yuuko would've not came back.
In the anime it hit hard, because how sudden it was, although it was obvious it was coming.
In the manga, I remember the few last pages him running up the roof and that rumor that someone fallen in love with Yuuko and she took him with her. Now, that was a good setup for an ending in which Teiichi kills himself because of losing Yuuko. Would been sad as fuck, but pretty great.

>>146908403
is a cut off leg with blood censoring

>anime
>not just unfinished adaptations forever

how about a fucking series that actually ends?

Depends too heavily on the work in question. Some stories just wouldn't feel right with an all-in good ending, even if that's what I generally prefer. On the reverse side though it feels awkward and dumb when you have a show about heroes triumphing over all odds and then stick a bittersweet/sad ending at the conclusion.

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>>146908538
>I felt the manga just as "stupid" as the anime.
That's because you're a dumb animefag. The manga's ending works thematically. It's a story about the power of memory and regret. Teiichi is trying to unravel Yuuko's past, but there's an ominous aura about this.

-he's repeatedly warned that bad things will happen if he uncovers the truth
-Yuuko herself doesn't want to get her memories back, because then she'll have to the darker aspects of herself
-all his information comes from macabre stories about people being spirited away

What happens in the end is that he takes all the rumors and regrets and flips them around, creating something positive out of something negative.

Before:
>the rumors about Yuuko were frightful
After:
>the newer rumors about Yuuko are more sentimental

Before:
>Yuuko's regret was her sister murdering her and what a dark person revenge turned her into
After:
>Yuuko's regret is being separated from Teiichi

Before:
>Yuuko is bound to the school and has no memory.
After:
>Yuuko is free to roam as she pleases and has her memories back.

>>146883349
What's the last anime that has an ambiguous ending? Eva?

>>146909227
The thing what I found stupid is that they way I understood what it was saying that Yuuko's whole character and existence depends on the rumors that go around about her.
To tell the truth I stopped reading the manga at the point when Yukariko decides to demolish the old building, watched the anime and then burned through the rest of the manga, so I might have gotten a bit confused by mixing up things between the two and such.

I dunno which one I like most, but I know for a fact bittersweet endings fuck me up the most. they leave me rationalizing the longest

>>146909378
You're trying to make sense of it logically when what matters is if it works thematically.

A good story isn't about the plot.

>>146909485
I absolutely loved it, both manga and anime, although the latter was rushed and too short.
It's just there were a few minor things that I couldn't really put anywhere.

>A good story isn't about the plot.
That's why I said that I would have not minded if Teiichi killed himself at the end without Yuuko coming back, I felt it fitting to how things were. I mean he was told what to expect if he meddles with the dead.

>>146883349
Bittersweet > Ambiguous > Bad > Good > Never

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>>146903407
Agreed.

>>146909928
fucking hell, which sites host this. i keep looking for it, but i never find anything other than imgur.

>>146885548
Don't forget to leave Open Ending at the bottom.

>>146910001
The same place you find every other doujin, anon.

>>146883349
Good and bittersweet endings are always a win for me. I don't care if the entire cast dies with only one survivor, as long as something good happens to the sole survivor in the end will be enough for me to keep saying to myself that it's the best anime/manga series i have ever seen

>>146909886
You're a piece of shit and should die.

Fuck off.

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>>146883349
Harem Ending.

>>146893914
I'm sad now.

>>146910043
would you share a sadpanda link on normiebook?

>>146886507
In some cases. Higurashi?

>>146883349

Bittersweet for action/adventure. Victory should not have been that easy, clearly the antagonists, villain or conflict was just not major enough. Romance can go any way it wants, either the relationship goes through the rocks for a while and stabilizes or they break up at the end.

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>>146883349

>>146908807
Maison ikkoku

>>146910509
I found that months ago. Try searching what the girl said on google. Forgot title but it's similar to what the girl said

>>146911098
I'm pretty sure it's actually called Sex Manga.

>>146883349
Bittersweet but leaning on sweet is fave in general.

>>146910888

I'd argue that, that series was really blunt about how it was going to end (yuki yuna). Am ashamed of how much I wanted things to get bad, in someways they did, but on a per character basis, there wasn't any heavily negative outcome, just the realisation the world is fucked and there's very little they can do.

>>146888749
What's with the deep shit. I just like bittersweet

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>>146911349
I actually don't mind the ending too much but I really think they needed another episode to smooth things out. Sonoko After is basically a "fixed" last episode that also sets up a shitton of sequel bait.

Also, any ending that left poor Karin-chan like that was an automatic Bad End, I don't care if its sappy or contrived I just want her to be happy even if she has zero chance at winning the Yuunabowl

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>That one turbo autist who responds to every bittwersweet post with something along the lines of "kill yourself"

Imagine being this much of a sperglord

There is not an ending i prefer. If i like it or not is related to all the events that leaded to that ending.

>>146883349
Yoshiro's End

>>146883349
If it's a realistic story, Good. Reality already sucks, you're not helping with your doom and gloom.

If it's romanticized, Bittersweet or Ambiguous. No reason to stop playing coy at the end. If you're not going so far as to depress or disgust people, then don't be afraid to end with something thought a provoking.

If there's not a story to begin with, then Never ending. Fantasy/adventure serials aren't about the big picture; let them live on forever. Nobody wants their folk heroes to grow old and buy a farm.

>>146887354
He was war criminal lad

>>146895856
now I need to rewatch Oldboy

>>146883349
It really depends on the genre and its setting.

For example Romance/Slice Of Life type of series generally should have with a Happy ending. There are exceptions like Your Lie in April which despite having a Downer ending was brilliantly done.

Action/Adventure type I feel should almost always be bittersweet because winning in the end with no sacrifice whatsoever, just feels cheap and undermines the antagonist they faced.

>>146906775
Yet you keep getting triggered when people say they like bittersweet without even knowing if their definition matches yours.

You killing yourself is a good ending i can get behind.

>>146901541
Except YLIA's ending turned from being bittersweet to just bad when that letter showed up.

Bad end is more impactful.

>>146883349
for me it goes

Bittersweet > Bad > Good > Ambiguous > Never

>>146883349
if it is an interesting world, never ending. Otherwise it's all subjective to the genre and the story.

>Good
Standard, bland, loose ends are tied up but half-assed. Friendship wins in the end.

>Bad
Almost always edgy as fuck. Not that it's necessarily a bad thing.

>Bittersweet
Director decided to add a last-minute tweest

>Ambiguous
Director is bad at getting his point across/is autistic. Or it's unfulfilled sequel b8

>Never
Director is so deep with the mob he has to sell figmas for longer than his kids are in school

>>146908403

It's a documentary style anime about religious fanatics.

It's pretty intense to be honest.

I feel like a lot people on /a/ are confusing the "Never Ending" with a continuity ending.

Never ending is pretty much when the main plot/conflict goes unresolved but a smaller arc, within that main plot with the MC, gets finished.

Like zombie movies use this ending a lot: we'll follow a small group of people who make it out of a big city via helicopter and as their flying out they can see the army of the dead as far as the horizon. You get the sense that the humans will never be able to end the war with the undead.

Continuity is stuff like Pokemon and Star Trek: where the plot is the adventure and journey. Basically just a lot of world building there is no real main overarching conflict to resolve in these; whereas a never ending does have a conflict but it seems impossible to resolve.

Ntr ending

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In all honesty, I think Fate does endings really well. Even Deen couldn't screw it up for instance- it broke me literally.

And then I got broken again at the end of the Fate route when New Dawn began playing.

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Troll end.

>>146883349
sex ending

>>146883349
I prefer "self insert gets the girl" ending

>>146883349
Source of OP's pic?

I like bittersweet endings.

>>146883349
Either ambiguous or bittersweet. Bad is too depressing, good is too sappy.

>>146883505
Is this even a thing?

Tragic ending.

The hero dies in the arms of his would-be lover.

Better yet, he's killed by his possessed crush whom he rescues from the possession with his sacrifice, and confesses before dying

The girl may or may not die as well

>>146918810

Cross Ange

>>146919024
The girl suicides from the guilt of killing her beloved.

>>146919970
This kind of a story is thousands of years old though, and I think that suicide through guilt is too cruel for me.

I think I'd rather have the girl become pregnant through the magic of love and raise his twins, aided by the families of both.

>>146917734
Fair enough. Adventure tales are better off with a Never ending, because the adventure doesn't just end after the main plot is resolved. Some SOLs work so you get the idea that their peaceful days will never end.

>>146920087
Is the girl blind and does she wander the desert for a while with her kids?

How about "kick-in-the-balls" endings like WIXOSS season 1?

>>146920226
Uhh, I guess that would be good too. What story do you have in mind? I'm thinking of that Roman one with a lion where the lovers get impaled on the same sword.

>good ending
Romance, and drama.
>bad ending
Horror, mystery, physiological, and thriller.
>bittersweet ending
Romance, and action.
>ambiguous ending
Horror, and mystery.
>never ending
none

I prefer happy ending and bittersweet ending over all of those though.

>>146895856
Did I just got spoiled about all of Oldboy? Go fuck thyself.

>>146920878
>tfw I just started reading it two days ago

>>146883592
basically this.

Alternative list for maximum rage tier:
>Romance
Bad ending
>Action
Ambiguous ending
>Horror
Never ending
>Drama
Good ending
>Hentai
Bittersweet ending

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>>146886507
Mushishi does this.
Episodes can have different ending moods
>Sad like the one with the Alzheimer mom or the guy that became a mountain, bittersweet like the mom that became her daughter daughter, unfinished (?, is not the word I would use, is something where there is still things to come) like the one with the girl with an ink leg, happy like the grandmother that became two or the girl that was blinded for looking at the river, etc.

Bad NTR ending is the only way I can get off now days.

Kumeta's endings are the best.

>>146901727
Nah, it's vanilla to NTR to bittersweet.

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>>146883349
Each one has its own merits depending on the story being told. I was perfectly fine with Tokyo Ghoul's original Bad Ending. I thought it was very appropriate for its narrative.

Never Ending is a non answer.

Good Ending are standard I suppose. I can love them if they're written well enough, and hate them if they aren't. Future Diary strikes me as a good ending that was completely garbage.

Bittersweet are usually my favorite, but that's because I also enjoy bittersweet stories.

>>146883349
Genocide end.

Bad

>>146921590

Read dis >>146917734

Bittersweet story, Happy, hard-earned ending.

>>146883349
Good and bittersweet endings are the best. Bad endings too depending on the setting. Ambiguous and never ending is fucking stupid.

>>146883349
It really all depends on the context of the story and if it makes sense in use.

>Good Ending
I like a good ending when a character fights to earn it. Otherwise, I'm not a fan of the good ending for the sake of a good ending. It's boring.

>Bad Ending
Good for horror and as long as it's not out of place in the story.

>Bittersweet Ending
Best ending to me. Not everything can end happily but it doesn't always have to be a downer, a little of both that hits the right spots is best.

>Ambiguous Ending
Like these too, not as much as bittersweet, but a well done ambiguous ending can be really memorable.

>Never Ending
No.

Good endings are best when writers can bluff that a bad end is coming well enough and 180 it toward the end.