Endings are a slippery slope for me. But over all. Endings defiantly do matter and can easily turn an anime from something spectacular to something terrible. Here is the reason why. When you start an anime, and go along for the ride. If it is really good, you get very in versed into the story, and the plot elements. You grow to care for the characters and the struggles they go through. But, if the ending comes around at the end of the climax to the epic story you have been following for so long. The ending sucks and leaves a bad taste in your mouth. For me, this kinda makes the whole thing feel like it was for absolutely nothing. Making the experience pointless. Especially with "Read the Manga Endings"
An example of one of those would be Deadman Wonderland. But, these anime are created for the sole purpose of promoting the manga. Which, in that case. You can give the Authors some leeway, but if you don't read or buy manga like me...Then it kinda suck to be you, and then you can't really do anything about it. But in Deadman wonderlands case, it is even worse because not only did they end it on the worst cliff hanger of all time. But they ended the series with a full episode dedicated to a side character...Normally I like it when they do things like that. But the over all story should come first.
Though, for some anime. The ride to the ending was so amazing and fun, that it didn't matter wht the ending was. A good example of that was Clannad After Story. It had one of the biggest cop out endings of all time, just for the sake of a happy ending...Which are good ad fun at first. But when you look back on it...Those kinda endings are the worst kind. Because they make you feel like the whole ride up the the final ending was for absolutely nothing. But despite the ending being not very good. The ride leading up to it was so amazing and emotional. That it did not hinder my over all enjoyment, and actually, it increased my original enjoyment.
So yeah. I guess the point I am trying to get across is that whether the ending matters or not depends on the anime. But I would say normally, it does. |