00:00Many fans know that feeling of disappointment when an ending fails to live up to expectations.
00:06In this video, we analyze the most controversial endings that, at the time, ruined entire series.
00:13For each case, we'll look at what went wrong in the anime, and, if applicable, how it differs from the original manga ending.
00:20From adaptations that invented rushed endings to manga that closed the plot in an unsatisfactory way,
00:26we review both approaches to understand why these endings were so criticized.
00:31The poor ending of Berserk is not due to a weak conclusion, but rather to the lack of an ending.
00:37Kentaro Miura's manga remained unfinished.
00:40To date, there is no definitive conclusion, and the animated adaptations abruptly interrupted the story.
00:47As Univision explains, the manga remains unfinished and does not justify an ending so unfaithful to the essence of the original.
00:56In practice, the 1997 anime and subsequent films simply stopped, leaving huge conflicts unresolved.
01:05Fans were left with a feeling of a great narrative void.
01:08Griffith's arc, the conflicts of Hijikata and the Gremory core, among others, never received a conclusion.
01:16Thus, Berserk tops the list as the series whose long-awaited ending never came.
01:21This series had everything it needed to be epic, but its animated versions strayed from the manga in the final stretch.
01:28The anime created an alternative ending without the original author's collaboration, with key character deaths and an abrupt ending.
01:36Univision points out that by moving away from the original manga, the anime took a different direction,
01:43with the deaths of very important characters and a nonsensical ending, which ended up killing the series.
01:48In other words, the anime's ending did not match the manga's ending.
01:54In fact, the manga continued to be published afterwards.
01:57Many fans felt that the anime dishonored the original story by Takahiro and artist Tashiro, ruining the title's legacy.
02:05In 2019, the sequel was animated, but by then the damage had been done among those who saw the original anime first.
02:12The Bleach anime concluded in 2012 without adapting the final arc of the manga.
02:19The ending we saw was incomplete and rushed.
02:22As Univision points out, the animated version did not have its own conclusion.
02:27It was hasty and forced and delivered the coup de grace to a story that was already beginning to decline.
02:34At the time, the series was cancelled before animating the final Quincy arc, leaving the animation half-finished.
02:40The omission, which was only picked up again in a new anime in 2022, frustrated viewers.
02:47In short, the audience felt that Bleach died slowly by not concluding the confrontation between Ichigo and Yawach, leaving many loose ends.
02:57The adaptation of High School of the Dead is famous for not having a real ending.
03:02The manga, which hinted at an epic climax in the family conflicts of the Sato brothers, was left unfinished due to disputes between the authors.
03:11This forced the anime to end abruptly in the middle of the plot.
03:15Univision explains that the separation of the creators forced the adaptation to end abruptly and openly.
03:22In other words, the final episode of the anime is simply the last animated chapter without its own conclusion.
03:30Viewers were left in suspense, as the zombie threat remained active and the expected confrontation was never even seen.
03:38With no manga to conclude the story, HOTD remained a classic example of a series with no ending.
03:44When the Inuyasha anime surpassed the original manga, the producers invented their own ending, which many found unsatisfactory.
03:54According to Univision, the anime, as is the case with the vast majority, surpassed the manga in terms of story, attempting to provide a poor and inconclusive original conclusion.
04:05The final episode of the anime showed Naraku's defeat with Adashir saving Inuyasha, but left several elements unresolved, respect, secondary characters, etc.
04:17Fortunately, years later, in Inuyasha, Ken Ketsuhen was released an animated special that adapted the true ending of the manga and offered the official conclusion.
04:28However, the fans' first experience was the interrupted anime, which clearly differs from the epic ending plan by Rumiko Takahashi.
04:37That is why the original series is marked by that alternative ending that went nowhere, even though it was later corrected.
04:44The Soul Eater anime had a very different pace and ending from the manga.
04:49To rush the story, the studio commissioned a completely original ending.
04:54Univision comments that the final episode of the anime was so rushed that many thought it would be a prelude to a new season.
05:02However, a second season never materialized.
05:05The final conflict with Kishin was resolved in a single episode.
05:09One blow was enough to settle the matter, which outraged the audience.
05:13The general impression was that the anime cut the story short abruptly, leaving numerous plots and characters unresolved.
05:21In contrast, the manga did continue and conclude, so readers know that Soul Eater had much more potential.
05:28In short, the animated ending was so bland and forced that it ruined the epic build-up of the series.
05:34The original Shaman King is paradigmatic.
05:37The TV series deviated from the manga because it was still ongoing.
05:42When the 2001 anime caught up with the original material, the studios imposed their own poetic ending on the screenwriter.
05:50As its own wiki explains, the anime deviated from the original story, with an independent ending created for the 2001 series.
06:00In practice, the animated climax concluded the story with an alternative ending that left several questions unanswered.
06:07For example, we never see what happens to how after the final battle.
06:12Fans criticized this useless ending because it fails to tie up many of the manga's plot threads.
06:18Fortunately, years later, the manga ended, and in 2021, an animated remake was released that does adapt the entire story, providing a true ending.
06:29But the 2001 version remained in memory as a rushed ending that did not please fans, highlighting the two sides of the problem.
06:37Invented anime versus completed manga.
06:39The first adaptation of Fullmetal Alchemist is a classic example of a problematic ending.
06:45The 2003 anime caught up with the manga and was forced to create its own ending.
06:51Many fans felt that this original ending missed the mark.
06:55After removing details from the manga and altering the plot in the final stretch,
07:00the concluding episode was confusing and disappointing for the audience.
07:04The criticism was such that they tried to fix it with the movie Conqueror of Shambhala to get out of the fiasco of the anime's ending.
07:12But that movie didn't convince anyone either.
07:14Thus, the legacy of that first anime was tarnished by a poorly received ending.
07:20In contrast, FMA, Brotherhood, a decade later, did faithfully adapt the manga and achieved a much more acclaimed ending.
07:28The case of Fullmetal Alchemist, 2003, illustrates how altering the original plot can ruin a series,
07:36to the point that the audience itself clamored for a more faithful reboot.
07:40The My Hero Academia manga concluded in mid-2024, leaving many fans with mixed feelings.
07:47Although the ending is emotional, it left many feeling that something was missing.
07:52According to El Comer's CEO, thousands of readers were disappointed by the way Izuka Midoriya's Deku story ended.
08:00The most controversial point was that the romantic conclusion with Ochako Yuraraka was implied.
08:06The manga hints that they ended up together, but never shows an explicit statement.
08:11This divided the fandom.
08:12Some celebrated the subtle ending.
08:15Others expected more.
08:16In addition, several wanted a clearer conclusion about Deku's heroic future after the war.
08:23In short, the editorial version of the ending left open questions and changes that did not satisfy everyone.
08:30It should be noted that author Horikashi later explained that he had initially planned a different ending,
08:36but modified elements to avoid further rejection.
08:39Ultimately, the ending of MHA was controversial both for what it showed and what it left out,
08:44sparking heated debates among fans.
08:47At the top of the list is the ending of Evangelion,
08:51with two endings that went down in history for their confusion and controversy.
08:56The original ending of the series, episodes 25 and 26,
09:01was so abstract that no one understood anything.
09:04This ending focused on the psychology of the characters,
09:07especially Shinji, rather than the mecha action,
09:11leaving most viewers with more questions than answers.
09:13This confusion led to the creation of the film The End of Evangelion, 1997,
09:20a much more explicit and violent alternative ending.
09:23While this film offered scenes of direct confrontation,
09:27its message, equally dark, further divided the audience.
09:31Univision notes that the film served to rewrite the story with disturbing images,
09:36although many wondered if it was more satisfying or simply more depressing.
09:41In short, both Evangelion endings are highly debated.
09:45The original for its abstraction and the film for its brutality.
09:49This double ending marked a milestone.
09:52It is one of the most iconic and controversial anime endings in history.
09:56Each of these outcomes left a controversial mark.
09:59In some cases, the problem was that the anime added or changed the ending,
10:03for example, Shaman King or FMA 2003,
10:08and others that the manga ended in an unpleasant way,
10:11such as a mecha,
10:12or was left unfinished, berserk, hot D.
10:15The truth is that these endings have generated intense debate among fans.
10:20Be that as it may,
10:21knowing both perspectives, anime and manga,
10:24helps to understand why some endings are so hotly debated.
10:27The truth is that these endings are so hotly debated.
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