Re: Which ending was the most depressing?

On May 11, 4:45 am, Chika <miy...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Having said that, a tragic ending can be, if anything, more powerful
than
> the "happily ever after" (or "to be continued") endings favoured by such
> folk as the wHollyWeird Battery Farm. In any branch of fictional (and
some
> factual) literature there are examples of great works, from King Lear to
> The Little Mermaid (the original, not Dizzey's retelling) and all points
> between. It doesn't surprise me, therefore, than some anime also use
this
> in their storylines.
>
> But it has to be done right. Get it wrong and, chances are, it will be a
> bigger flop than any "happily ever after" tale!

Agreed.  I don't think the ending of Air works, though.  There's no
explanation of why she had to die (or even a reasonable explanation of
why she was dying).  There was no reason, no greater purpose.  A whole
lot of that show seemed kind of pointless to be honest.

     -Kosher Pickle