In article <Xns9A9A142477D75kensuhotmailcom@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, Chris
Schumacher <kensu__@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Of the following 80s animes, which ending do you consider the most
> depressing?
>
> Bubblegum Crisis 5: Kill the ***aroid, Save The World. (or city, in this
> case)
>
Disagree, in that it's not an ending but the middle (setting up the
next episode). One of the best OAVs, imho.
> Windaria: Nice reference to "The House Among The Thickets" at the end.
>
Everyone dies but a boy and his tree. They even killed the dog iirc.
> Megazone 23: Part 2: BD must've been pissed, he managed to save MZ23
with
> his military coup, but it ends up getting destroyed anyway, and the
> hippies/terrorists end up being the only survivors.
>
But THEY are happy, so it all depends on which characters depression
you care about :)
> Gall Force 3: Not only do the two warring civilizations get wiped out,
we
> find out that the all-woman race is descended from the survivors of yet
> another race that destroyed itself,
One of the best series endings ever :) Actually, it does have a hopeful
aspect as there's a chance to start over with a species consisting of
men and women on Earth.
> and from what I've heard of Rhea Gall
> Force, humanity destroys itself as well. It makes the end of
Hinotori:Ho'o
> (Phoenix:Karma) seem downright cheerful.
>
No, not really. Rhea (which became Earth Chapter due to a split between
the production companies) starts with the situation horrible with
humans on the losing end of a war with robots but they gradually fight
back.
> Feel free to add your own.
Grey: Digital Target comes to mind as one that leaves the characters in
a rather tough spot :)
--
Chris Mack "Refugee, total ****. That's how I've always seen us.
'Invid Fan' Not a help, you'll admit, to agreement between us."
-'Deal/No Deal', CHESS
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