History EndOfAnAge / AnimeAndManga

** The Thousand Year Blood Arc is the one that ''demolishes'' the old functions of the Soul Society completely. [[spoiler:The war itself kills off the vast majority of the Gotei 13 and takes several Captains and Vice-Captains with it, including the Head Captain himself. The surviving members of the Gotei 13 undergo a rise in political power under new Head Captain Kyoraku, who is willing to defy the new Central 46 government rather than follow their laws unquestionably. The Soul King is killed, now replaced with the remains of the new BigBad Yhwach. The existence of the once-thought-extinct Quincies has come to light once more. And it is speculated that the status quo the Royal Guard set up is not going to last for long either.]]

** [[spoiler:[[DefeatingTheUndefeatable The Worst Generation defeating Big Mom and Kaido]] at the climax of the Onigashima War is seen as the definitive end of the old guard's dominance of the sea, with Law explicitly spelling it out to Big Mom as such [[PreMortemOneLiner moments before Kid finishes her off]].]]

* ''Manga/{{Toriko}}'' has a chapter aptly named "End of an Age", because [[spoiler:Midora causes so much destruction to the Human World that ''100 nations'' are unable to function properly, as the ecosystems are destroyed and, in turn a shortage of ingredients breaks in. Truly the end of the Gourmet Age. In turn, due to this shortage, IGO creates FoodPills to try to apease the hunger, because the only way to get ingredients is to go to [[DeathWorld Gourmet World.]]]]

* ''Manga/MagicalRecordLyricalNanohaForce'' shows the start of the end of the magic age for ''Franchise/LyricalNanoha'', with the Eclipse having AntiMagic strong enough to actually make magic obsolete and force the (re)introduction of physical weapons, unlike ''[=StrikerS=]'' where the heroines could simply power through it. However, the sheer amount of FanonDiscontinuity raises the question of whether this series will stay canonical, especially given its sudden "hiatus".

* Meta-example in regards to ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'', with Ash and Pikachu being retired as the main leads after twenty-five years of holding the roles, with an eleven-episode miniseries entitled ''To Be A Pokémon Master'' serving as a send-off for the characters.

* A meta-example: the ''Manga/SazaeSan'' anime was the last animation production to use cel animation (within the animation is done by drawing everything on a series of celluloid sheets that are hand inked-and-painted). The series would fully abandon this approach in favour of digital ink-and-paint in 2013, almost a decade after Western productions and a few years after its peers.

** ''[[Anime/YuGiOhVRAINS Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS]]'', in a meta sense, can be considered the end of the previous ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' era spanning all of the series’ incarnations preceding it, starting from ''Yu-Gi-Oh!: Duel Monsters''. It was the final series to be made by Creator/StudioGallop, using the traditional art style, with ''[[Anime/YuGiOhSevens Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens]]'' being made by Creator/{{Bridge}} and having an entirely new art style. Sevens also includes a retooling of the titular card game; whereas the previous series’ incarnations became increasingly focused on the Extra Deck for summoning methods, Sevens returned to a focus on Normal Monsters, introducing new support for them with the “Rush Summon” mechanic.

** ''[[Anime/YuGiOhVRAINS Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS]]'', in a meta sense, can be considered the end of the previous ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' era spanning all of the series’ incarnations preceding it, starting from ''Yu-Gi-Oh!: Duel Monsters''. It was the final series to be made by Creator/StudioGallop, using the traditional art style, with ''[[Anime/YuGiOhSevens Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens]]'' being made by Creator/{{Bridge}} having an entirely new style. Sevens also includes a retooling of the titular card game; whereas the previous series’ incarnations became increasingly focused on the Extra Deck for summoning methods, Sevens returned to a focus on Normal Monsters, introducing new support for them with the “Rush Summon” mechanic.

** ''[[Anime/YuGiOhVRAINS Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS]]'', in a meta sense, can be considered the end of the previous ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' era spanning all of the series’ incarnations preceding it. It was the final series to be made using the traditional art style, with ''[[Anime/YuGiOhSevens Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens]]'' having an entirely new style. Sevens also includes a retooling of the titular card game; whereas the previous series’ incarnations became increasingly focused on the Extra Deck for summoning methods, Sevens returned to a focus on Normal Monsters, introducing new support for them with the “Rush Summon” mechanic.

** ''Anime/YuGiOh5Ds'' marked the end of the original Yu-Gi-Oh timeline, which began with the original series, followed by ''Anime/YuGiOhGX''. Taking place in the far future after GX, it’s the final series to include Domino City, now called Neo Domino City, and the final series to have any mention of the ones preceding. From ''Anime/YuGiOhZEXAL'' onward, each series is considered as taking place in its own alternate universe, [[spoiler: minus ''[[Anime/YuGiOhGoRush Yu-Gi-Oh! Go Rush!!]]'', which is a sequel to ''[[Anime/YuGiOhSevens Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens]]''.]]

** The Thousand Year Blood Arc is the one that ''demolishes'' the old functions of the Soul Society completely. [[spoiler:The war itself kills off the vast majority of the Gotei 13 and takes several Captains and Vice-Captains with it, including the Head Captain himself. The surviving members of the Gotei 13 undergo a rise in political power under new Head Captain Kyoharu, who is willing to defy the new Central 46 government rather than follow their laws unquestionably. The Soul King is killed, now replaced with the remains of the new BigBad Yhwach. The existence of the once-thought-extinct Quincies has come to light once more. And it is speculated that the status quo the Royal Guard set up is not going to last for long either.]]

** The first chronological one is the arcs featuring Aizen as the main BigBad. Changes to the Soul Society are minimal even with [[spoiler:the assassination of the Central 46 government]]. The main changes came into the world of Hueco Mundo with [[spoiler:the majority of the Espadas eliminated, and the surviving ones (Halibel, Grimmjow, and ex-Espada Neliel) running the place, who are on better terms with the Soul Society]].

** The first chronological one is the arcs featuring Aizen as the main BigBad. Changes to the Soul Society are minimal even with [[spoiler:the execution of the Central 46 government]]. The main changes came into the world of Hueco Mundo with [[spoiler:the majority of the Espadas eliminated, and the surviving ones (Halibel, Grimmjow, and ex-Espada Neliel) running the place, who are on better terms with the Soul Society]].
** The Thousand Year Blood Arc is the one that shows drastic changes to the Soul Society in general. [[spoiler:The war itself kills off the vast majority of the Gotei 13 and takes several Captains and Vice-Captains with it, including the Head Captain himself. The surviving members of the Gotei 13 undergo a rise in political power under new Head Captain Kyoharu, who is willing to defy the new Central 46 government rather than follow their laws unquestionably. The Soul King is killed, now replaced with the remains of the new BigBad Yhwach. The existence of the once-thought-extinct Quincies has come to light once more. And it is speculated that the status quo the Royal Guard set up is not going to last for long either.]]

** The Thousand Year Blood Arc is the one that shows drastic changes to the Soul Society in general. [[spoiler:The war itself kills off the vast majority of the Gotei 13 and takes several Captains and Vice-Captains with it, including the Head Captain Yamamoto. The Gotei 13 also features a rise in authority under new Head Captain Kyoharu, who goes to stand against the new Central 46 government rather than follow their laws unquestionably. The Soul King is additionally killed, now replaced with the remains of the new BigBad Yhwach. The existence of the once-thought-extinct Quincies has come to light once more. And it is speculated that the status quo the Royal Guard set up is not going to last for long either.]]

** The Thousand Year Blood Arc is the one that shows drastic changes to the Soul Society in general. [[spoiler:The vast majority of the Gotei 13 is still that drags several Captains and Vice-Captains with it, including the Head Captain Yamamoto. The Gotei 13 also features a rise in authority under new Head Captain Kyoharu, who goes to stand against the new Central 46 government rather than follow their laws unquestionably. The Soul King is additionally killed, now replaced with the remains of the new BigBad Yhwach. The existence of the once-thought-extinct Quincies has come to light once more. And it is speculated that the status quo the Royal Guard set up is not going to last for long either.]]

** The Thousand Year Blood Arc is the one that shows drastic changes to the Soul Society in general. [[spoiler:Several Captains and Vice-Captains are killed off, including the Head Captain Yamamoto. The Gotei 13 also features a rise in authority under new Head Captain Kyoharu, who goes to stand against the new Central 46 government rather than follow their laws unquestionably. The Soul King is additionally killed, now replaced with the remains of the new BigBad Yhwach. And it is speculated that the status quo the Royal Guard set up is not going to last for long either.]]

* Meta-example in regards to ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'', with Ash and Pikachu being retired as the main leads after twenty-five years of holding the roles, with an eleven-episode miniseries taking place after ''[[Anime/PokemonJourneysTheSeries Journeys]]'' entitled ''To Be A Pokémon Master'' serving as a send-off for the characters.