Members of a popular Reddit forum have embarked on a
lively debate about which
anime they think should have ended sooner than they did . The
discussion thread was started by a user who expressed his opinion on the topic,
noting: “ An anime that should have had an earlier ending. By that I
mean that the show could have concluded the story at an earlier event and it
would have worked better in terms of story .”
This comment sparked a flurry of responses from other forum
members, who shared their own opinions on which anime series could have
benefited from an earlier ending. Some argued that certain series
unnecessarily prolonged their plots, diluting the quality of the plot and
exhausting the viewer's attention. Others suggested that writers and
creators sometimes seem to drag out series simply to maintain audience interest
or meet the expectations of investors and animation studios.
This debate has highlighted the importance of narrative
pacing and coherence in anime series. While some series manage to
maintain audience interest over multiple seasons, others can lose steam by
dragging out the plot too long or introducing unnecessary twists. Forum
members discuss which series could have benefited from a more concise approach
and how an earlier ending could have improved the overall viewer experience.
Although opinions may vary widely, the exchange
of ideas on this forum demonstrates the commitment and passion of anime fans to
storytelling and the quality of the stories they consume. Discussions
like this reinforce the sense of community among anime fans and provide a
platform for expressing opinions and exploring different perspectives on
popular anime series.
- « Shokugeki
no Soma. The season four finale didn't wrap up all the loose ends, but it
could have served as a satisfying ending if the series hadn't continued.
The fifth season was strange, disappointing and a terrible ending to the
story .
- « RIkekoi:
Science Fell in Love, So I Tried to Prove it could have ended in the
middle of the second season because the story had already reached its
primary goal. The second half was a complete descent into disappointment .
- « The
Promised Neverland. We will probably never know, perhaps the second season
would have been good, but if they had stayed in the first season many
disasters could have been avoided .
- « The
original Macross series should have ended in Episode 27, as originally
supposed. I liked some ideas from the remaining episodes, but it all came
out very disappointing, falling from a solid 9 to a pathetic 6. ”
- « This
may be a bit of a strange answer, but I felt that way with both Banished
From the Hero's Party and The Misfit of Demon King Academy, I'm not a
source reader, but in both cases I felt that the end of the first season
was "A great ending, only to have another season appear where I
didn't really care what was happening ."
- « Guilty
Crown. The second half of the series was completely unnecessary and made
it much worse, in my opinion .
- « Darling
in the FranXX. If they had killed the antagonists before the aliens showed
up, the series would have been a 10/10 ."
- « I
saw Eureka Seven 15 years ago and I refuse to watch anything else that has
come out of the series. I feel like they have given me the reason to do
it. A strange example is that the last episode of Toradora is a pointless
conflict to the point of being hateful and therefore I would like to
suggest that it would be better to end exactly one episode earlier.
Considering that one noteworthy thing happens at the end, that's probably
blasphemy to fans, but otherwise it really undermines the feel-good feel
of the series finale for no good reason .
- «Wonder
Egg Priority».
- " Rent-A-Girlfriend
should have ended before the first season ."
- « The
Misfit of Demon King Academy could have perfectly ended at the end of
season 1. or at the end of season 2 part 1. but no, they kept going .»
- « Higurashi
no Nako Koro ni Sotsu. Eliminate the meandering answer arcs that explain
the mystery that was already solved .
- « Instead
of stopping directly after a certain point, I think many programs could
have been refocused slightly to better play to their strengths. The best
segment could benefit from being slightly extended and/or re-written in a
way where it can stick ending on a satisfying note .'
- « Death
Note is often mentioned, which is a great example of a series that
wouldn't necessarily have had a banger ending if it had ended directly at
“that point.” But at the same time everything beyond that point is of
lower quality than what came before. "I think rewriting that turning
point and perhaps expanding that segment of the story a little to serve as
the grand finale would have resulted in a better overall product ."
- « The
Promised Neverland always comes up, and rightly so. But I think even its
source material loses the strength of its mystery/thriller line pretty
early in its runtime and cuts out the lower quality content in the back
half in favor of expanding that segment from Season 1, where it 'Managing to
really play to their strengths would also have led to a better manga/anime
overall, even if the total length of the manga might have been only half
as long .'
- " Yu
Yu Hakusho really didn't need that last arc ."
- « My
Hero Academia, too big for its own good ».
- « My
Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom. It's pretty clear they
only had ideas for one season. At the beginning of the second season I
told myself “there's nothing more for these characters to do,” since most
of the subplots are about kidnappings and all the love interest characters
just hang out together and say their signature trait. every time they
appear. Katarina's charm also wears off quickly, mostly because she
doesn't understand that girls can be in love. If you come from the real
world, Katarina, you should know what a bisexual person is .
- " Shield
Hero, I could have ended in season 1 and I would have been fine with it ."
- « Psycho
Pass. The first season was very solid (I still recommend it), but the
franchise has continued to produce more and more lower quality
seasons/sequels. "I probably should have ended with the first season,
frankly ."
- « Everyone
has already mentioned Death Note, Madoka Magica and Code Geass. The last
half/third part of Death Note wasn't bad, but it was admittedly not as
strong as the beginning of the series. Madoka Magica ended perfectly.
However, I personally thought the sequel film was fine. I haven't seen
Resurrection yet from Code Geass, I saw the first two movies more or less
because of Akito the Exiled years ago. I haven't seen the end of that or
uhh any of the new content. So I can't comment, but obviously the original
series was pretty solid on its own .
- « As
for DBZ, I quite disagree. Although the Buu Saga is weaker, it is still
great and had some incredible moments of character development, especially
for Vegeta. GT was bad. I haven't seen Super, but the few clips I've seen
have certainly been at least reasonable. It shouldn't be expected to be
even remotely on par with DBZ, but I thought it was at least satisfying,
showed some development, and had character interactions (like where X
character went after DBZ) that would appeal to fans ."
- « Banana
Fish: it could well have ended in episode 13. After that, it just repeated
itself and tried to squeeze the trauma and anguish as much as possible .»
- « Nisekoi,
and many other romantic stories, especially Seo Kouji's hits. Gone are the
romances that ended in 30 or 50 chapters, or even 100 chapters. Now they
last for 300 chapters even though there are no more stories to tell .
- « It's
not an anime (I mean, there is an anime, but the point where it ends is
fine) But Yofukashi no Uta could have cut a big part of the middle part
and it would be much better .»
- « OreImo.
Horrible ending for everyone regardless of your shipping, for some
incredibly stupid reasons .
Source: Reddit
