History KilledOffForReal / AnimeAndManga

* The mangaka of ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'' is not afraid to kill off his characters. Supporting protagonists usually have a good chance of dying; William Zeppeli from Part 1, Caesar Zeppeli from Part 2, and several of the primary protagonists' TrueCompanions from Parts 3 and 5. Mostly averted in Part 4, which takes place in relatively tame circumstances compared to the other installments.

* ''Manga/InuYasha'': There are several methods for returning the dead back to life and several characters that die end up bring brought back to life (a couple of characters even die twice and are restored to life twice). When [[CameBackWrong Kikyou]] and [[BrokenBird Kagura]] end up dying in RedemptionEqualsDeath storylines, the in-universe methods that exist can't save them as both of them end up being a case of NoBodyLeftBehind. Subverted with [[DesignatedVictim Kohaku]]. He is set up to be this trope when it's confirmed the known methods for restoring the dead to life won't work on him. However, when it finally happens, a new one-off method turns up to restore his life, after all.

*** Every un-reformed villain that dies stays dead, with the exception of Frieza, who reappears in ''Anime/DragonBallZResurrectionF'' and ''Anime/DragonBallSuper''.

** ''Anime/DigimonFusion'' works similar to ''Tamers'', but every good Digimon, and most of the evil Digimon in Season 1 (at least the ones who were corrupted by Lord Bagra), are revived by the Code Crown. The Digimon who are evil on their own are permanently destroyed; most notably Tactimon, Laylamon, Blastmon, Apollomon Whispered, Dorbickmon, Gravimon, Zamielmon, Splashmon, NeoMyotismon, AxeKnightmon, and Lord Bagra.

** ''Anime/DigimonSavers'' also works sort of like the first two seasons until Kurata figured out how to permanently kill off Digimon, which he did to [[SacrificialLamb Frigimon]], [[NobleDemon Merukimon]], Eldradimon, [[AssholeVictim SaberLeomon]], and countless others.

* ''Manga/SailorMoon'': In the manga, while this happens to all the villains except the Amazon Quartet (who survive and [[HeelFaceTurn reform]]) and Chaos (who may be reborn in the future), this is also implied to be the case with Luna, Artemis, and Diana, who are killed by Sailor Lethe in the final arc and are not seen in the final chapter where the Sailor Guardians and Mamoru are all revived. This goes double for Diana, as with the deaths of her parents in the past, [[DeaderThanDead she was never born, and is erased from existence entirely]]. This would create a plot hole, however, as without Diana to take Sailor Pluto's place at the Time Gate, Sailor Pluto would not stop Demande from destroying the universe in 30th Century Earth, while the ending implies that the 30th Century still stands for Chibiusa to return to, and an even more distant future version of Sailor Moon.
** Despite being a 2010's anime, ''Anime/SailorMoonCrystal'', which follows the manga pretty closely, also kills off all its villains except the Amazon Quartet, keeping many of them close to the manga while changing Beryl and Demande's deaths (and the Kings of Heaven, but as they return in spirit form later they may not count). It hasn't gotten as far as the ''Stars'' arc yet but they appear to be planning on it, and may change it so the cats are revived with everyone else.
** The original ''Anime/SailorMoon'' anime killed off a good number of its villains as well (including Nephrite, Saphir, and Demande, who reformed), though they [[SparedByTheAdaptation spared the Specter Sisters, the Amazon Trio, Nehelenia, and Sailor Galaxia]] [[AdaptationalHeroism for redemption]], in addition to the Quartet. One could say Jadeite and Mimete end up in a AndIMustScream, but they'd be destroyed along with the Dark Kingdom and Mugen Academy, respectively.

* ''Manga/SailorMoon'': In the manga, while this happens to all the villains except the Amazon Quartet (who survive and [[HeelFaceTurn reform]]) and Chaos (who may be reborn in the future), this is also implied to be the case with Luna, Artemis, and Diana, who are killed by Sailor Lethe in the final arc and are not seen in the final chapter where the Sailor Guardians and Mamoru are all revived. This turns into FridgeHorror when you realize that a.) With the deaths of her parents in the past, Diana was never born and thus this adorable kitten is [[DeaderThanDead erased from existence]], and b.) Without Diana to take her place at the Time Gate, Sailor Pluto will not stop Prince Demande from [[EarthShatteringKaboom destroying the universe]] 900 years in the future in the Black Moon arc, and thus EveryoneDies.

* ''Manga/SailorMoon'': In the manga, while this happens to all the villains except the Amazon Quartet (who survive and [[HeelFaceTurn reform]]), Queen Nehelenia (who is sealed inside her mirror and banished to darkness), and Chaos (who may be reborn in the future), this is also implied to be the case with Luna, Artemis, and Diana, who are killed by Sailor Lethe in the final arc and are not seen in the final chapter where the Sailor Guardians and Mamoru are all revived. This turns into FridgeHorror when you realize that a.) With the deaths of her parents in the past, Diana was never born and thus this adorable kitten is [[DeaderThanDead erased from existence]], and b.) Without Diana to take her place at the Time Gate, Sailor Pluto will not stop Prince Demande from [[EarthShatteringKaboom destroying the universe]] 900 years in the future in the Black Moon arc, and thus EveryoneDies.
** Despite being a 2010's anime, ''Anime/SailorMoonCrystal'', which follows the manga pretty closely, also kills off all its villains except the Amazon Quartet ([[DeathByAdaptation even Nehelenia, whose mirror is turned to sand]]), keeping many of them close to the manga while changing Beryl and Demande's deaths (and the Kings of Heaven, but as they return in spirit form later they may not count). It hasn't gotten as far as the ''Stars'' arc yet but they appear to be planning on it, and may change it so the cats are revived with everyone else.
** The original ''Anime/SailorMoon'' anime killed off a good number of its villains as well (including Nephrite, Saphir, and Demande, who reformed), though they [[SparedByTheAdaptation spared the Specter Sisters, the Amazon Trio, and Sailor Galaxia]] [[AdaptationalHeroism for redemption]], in addition to the Quartet and Nehelenia. One could say Jadeite and Mimete end up in a AndIMustScream, but they'd be destroyed along with the Dark Kingdom and Mugen Academy, respectively.

** Despite being a 2010's anime, Sailor Moon Crystal, which follows the manga pretty closely, also kills off all its villains except the Amazon Quartet ([[DeathByAdaptation even Nehelenia, whose mirror is turned to sand]]), keeping many of them close to the manga while changing Beryl and Demande's deaths (and the Kings of Heaven, but as they return in spirit form later they may not count). It hasn't gotten as far as the ''Stars'' arc yet but they appear to be planning on it, and may change it so the cats are revived with everyone else.

** Despite being a 2010's anime, Sailor Moon Crystal, which follows the manga pretty closely, also kills off all its villains except the Amazon Quartet (even Nehelenia, whose mirror is turned to sand), keeping many of them close to the manga while changing Beryl and Demande's deaths (and the Kings of Heaven, but as they return in spirit form later they may not count). It hasn't gotten as far as the ''Stars'' arc yet but they appear to be planning on it, and may change it so the cats are revived with everyone else.

*** And then there death of Ali Al-Sachez near the end of the second season. The original Lockon's brother, Lyle, tried to spare him but when Ali tried to use the opportunity to kill him, Lyle quickdrew his pistol and shot him in the head then casually shot him a few more times in the torso to make sure he was finished.

** As they are an example of DeathByOriginStory, both Masaki (Ichigo, Karin, and Yuzu’s mother) and Kanae (Uryu’s mother) are both killed in ThePurge, and they’re never resurrected, with their husbands never remarrying.

* Leomon from ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'' [[Anime/DigimonAdventure season one]] and [[Anime/DigimonTamers three]]. It's become a joke in the Digimon community that anything even remotely resembling a Leomon WILL die before series end, guaranteed. Also Oikawa, Black Wargreymon (could not be reborn due to being artificial), Arukenimon, and Mummymon from season two, as well as some family members of various characters that died before the seasons' start, such as Izzy’s parents, Juri’s biological mother, and Ken’s older brother Osamu.

* ''Manga/TheNightmareBeforeChristmasZerosJourney'' makes it clear that [[WesternAnimation/TheNightmareBeforeChristmas Oogie Boogie]] is gone for good: he has a tomb in the graveyard, Lock, Shock, and Barrel mention he's "long gone," and the only other reference to him in the whole comic is when Shock paints his image on a wall while the trio are having fun with the Christmas Town elves.
* There's a common rule in ''Franchise/OnePiece'': [[DeathByOriginStory If you die in a flashback]], you're Killed Off for Real. If you don't die in a flashback, chances are, you might pull off a DisneyDeath. Prime examples of the former are Bellemere, Hiruluk, Tom, Kuina, Usopp's mother, Robin's friends and mother, and Brook's pirate crew. However, the latter rule saw itself subverted, with Portgas D. Ace having fallen straight into this, and Whitebeard following two chapters later.
** Following these, the rule seems to have expired: In Punk Hazard, two of the antagonists, Monet and Vergo, were killed. Later joined by [[HeroicSacrifice Pedro, Pound]] and [[YouHaveFailedMe Charlotte Opera]] during the end of Totland Arc.

* ''Manga/TheNightmareBeforeChristmasZerosJourney'' makes it clear that [[WesternAnimation/TheNightmareBeforeChristmas Oogie Boogie]] is gone for good: he has a tomb in the graveyard, Lock, Shock, and Barrel mention he's "long gone," and the only other reference to him in the whole comic is Shock paints his image on a wall while the trio are having fun with the Christmas Tiwn elves.
* There's a common rule in ''Franchise/OnePiece'': If you die in a flashback, you're Killed Off for Real. If you don't die in a flashback, chances are, you might pull off a DisneyDeath. Prime examples of the former are Bellemere, Hiruluk, Tom, Kuina, Usopp's mother, Robin's friends and mother, and Brook's pirate crew. However, the latter rule saw itself subverted, with Portgas D. Ace having fallen straight into this, and Whitebeard following two chapters later.

* Leomon from ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'' [[Anime/DigimonAdventure season one]] and [[Anime/DigimonTamers three]]. It's become a joke in the Digimon community that anything even remotely resembling a Leomon WILL die before series end, guaranteed. Also Oikawa, Black Wargreymon (could not be reborn due to being artificial), Arukenimon, and Mummymon from season two, as well as some family members of various characters that died before the seasons' start.

** Jiraiya and Itachi Uchiha, after serving in the mentor role for a long time, die within chapters of each other.
** Other than Itachi, the rest of the Akatsuki eventually experience this.

* While ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' has several [[DisneyDeath Disney Deaths]], it also has several examples of this trope, including The Third Hokage, Asuma, Jiraiya, Itachi, Pain, and Danzo to name a few. Some characters like Asuma and Itachi are brought back to life to fight in the Fourth Great Shinobi War, but they are closer to zombies than how they were before they died.
** Shikaku, Inoichi & Ao - as well as everyone within the HQ of the Allied Shinobi Forces when it was obliterated by the Ten-Tails.
** Neji's death is certainly here as well. To further prove the death, his curse mark disappears, which only happens when a Hyuuga dies. So no subverting the DisneyDeath here.

* The character Cosmo is killed in the last episode of ''Anime/SonicX''. By a shot fired by Tails, using a cannon for which Sonic and Shadow were the ammo, no less. Though this is [[{{Macekre}} completely wiped out in the dub]].
** The same is true for the revolutionary, Molly, in the episode ''Molly's Dream''. 4Kids even went so far as to digitally edit out her gravemarker in the final scene.
** Emerl is also killed by Cream after she fails to bring him back to normal at the end of the Sonic Battle arc, since [[VideoGame/SonicAdvanceTrilogy Gemerl]] doesn't exist in Sonic X he ends up as this.

*** There are three exceptions to this at first: Etemon seemingly died at the end of his arc, but returns as {{MetalEtemon}} in the Dark Masters' arc; however, two episodes into his return he is definitely destroyed by {{SaberLeomon}} (though he is the one who inflicts the mortal blow on him as well). Also, Devimon and Myotismon, while definitely killed in Season 1, returned as ghosts in Season 2 (Myotismon was even revived for the second time), but both were permanently destroyed in spirit form.

*** There are three exceptions to this at first: Etemon seemingly died at the end of his arc, but returns as MetalEtemon in the Dark Masters' arc; however, two episodes into his return he is definitely destroyed by SaberLeomon (though he is the one who inflicts the mortal blow on him as well). Also, Devimon and Myotismon, while definitely killed in Season 1, returned as ghosts in Season 2 (Myotismon was even revived for the second time), but both were permanently destroyed in spirit form.

* In a subversion of NeverSayDie, in the English dub of ''Anime/YuGiOh'', Cecelia Pegasus is killed by an illness (prompting Pegasus to begin Duelist Kingdom so that he can get his hands on Yugi's Millennium Puzzle and resurrect her), Gozaburo and the Big Five are all destroyed along with the virtual world they are trapped in as it is destroyed (Noah isn't listed here because he is speculated to have saved his mind on a backup file, whether or not he did, and therefore invokes NeverSayDie), and also Yami Marik, the Great Leviathan, Yami Bakura, and Zorc are all destroyed near the end of their arcs (although [[WhatMeasureIsANonHuman how far these four can be subverted to NeverDayDie is debatable]]. Ahmet is also eaten by a monster in a flashback during Season 5.