History KilledOffForReal / AnimeAndManga

** The Universal Century timeline has this all over the place. Besides the millions upon millions who die in the background, major characters fall in some fantastically '''brutal''' ways. The most memorable of these comes during ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamCharsCounterattack'', where [[TheHero Amuro Ray]] and [[TheRival Char Aznable]] die at each other's hand in the climax.

* The original Lockon Stratos, Neil Dylandy, was offed near the end of the first season in ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundam00 Gundam 00]]''. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSraFV8AOvM It's arguably the most tragic moment in the whole series]].
** Just when they're getting developed, Gundam 00 also has the deaths of both Lichty and Christina via point-blank gunshot from a ''GN-X Mobile Suit''. It's made all the more tragic considering Lichty [[HeroicSacrifice used his body]] to shield Christina, but she got a large piece of debris jabbed into her back anyway. Just in case there was any thoughts they could survive, ''the cockpit also exploded''. This series is obviously fond of deaths by explosions.

* The original Lockon Stratos was Killed Off for Real near the end of the first season in ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundam00 Gundam 00]]''. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSraFV8AOvM It's arguably the most tragic moment in the whole series]].
** Just when they're getting developed, Gundam 00 also has the deaths of both Lichty and Christina via point-blank gunshot from a ''mobile suit''. It's made all the more tragic considering Lichty [[HeroicSacrifice used his body]] to shield Christina, but she got a large piece of debris jabbed into her back anyway. Just in case there was any thoughts they could survive, ''the cockpit also exploded''. This series is obviously fond of deaths by explosions.
*** 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 [[BackstabBackfire 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.
*** On the other hand, Tieria was shot similarly a while earlier but [[VirtualGhost survived]] and came back in TheMovie to kick some more ass... only to die ''again'' when his Gundam went into [[SuperMode Trans-Am]] [[ExplosiveOverclocking overload]] to avoid [[TheAssimilator being assimilated]]. He didn't stay dead this time either, unlike [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTREnsljqWk Graham]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80vHif4TldY Andrei]].
** And let's not forget Nena. She got her [[SoLastSeason antique]] mobile suit brutally dismembered into just the cockpit by Louise, who then stabbed the cockpit for good measure. Naturally, the last we see of Nena is of her cursing the hell out of her opponent with BloodFromTheMouth before her cockpit explodes. Conversely, her brothers suffered brutal fates as well, with Michael suffering a OneHitKill and Johann lamenting as his unit is being destroyed.

* Misuzu in ''VisualNovel/{{Air}}'', in one of the most [[TearJerker heart-wrenching]] anime scenes ever devised (the word "goal" will never hold the same meaning any more to anyone who has seen it). The fact that she ''might'' be reincarnated or freed from her curse does not diminish the fact that Misuzu herself is gone for good and leaves behind her immensely grieving adoptive mother, Haruko.

** Because of the more pacifistic nature of the protagonists who are closer to ordinary children living their daily lives and most enemy Digimon are either ObliviouslyEvil or open for a bargain, it rarely happens for most of the time and whenever someone ''actually'' gets killed, it's taken very seriously.

* 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 birth parents, Iori’s father, Juri’s biological mother, and Ken’s older brother Osamu.

** Because of the more pacifistic nature of the protagonists who are closer to ordinary children living their daily lives and most enemy Digimon are either ObliviouslyEvil or open for a bargain, it rarely happens for most of the time and whenever a named character ''actually'' gets killed, it's taken very seriously.

** Because of the more pacifistic nature of the protagonists who are closer to ordinary children living their daily lives and most enemy Digimon are either ObliviouslyEvil or open for a bargain, it rarely happens for most of the time and whenever someone ''actually'' gets killed, it's taken very seriously.

** Jiraiya and Itachi Uchiha, after serving in the mentor role for a long time, die within chapters of each other. The former is especially notable in that unlike other characters whose were originally supposed to be final, he is never brought back using Kabuto's Edo Tensei as his body resides in the bottom of the ocean where the pressure is too great to reach.

** Jiraiya and Itachi Uchiha, after serving in the mentor role for a long time, die within chapters of each other. The former is especially notable in that unlike other character's who are KilledOffForReal, he is never brought back using Kabuto's Edo Tensei as his body resides in the bottom of the ocean where the pressure is too great to reach.
** Other than Itachi, the rest of the Akatsuki eventually experience this particularly for Konan and Kisame both whom are never revived with Edo Tensei due to dying after Kabuto has finished collecting the deceased warriors.

** ''Manga/{{Boruto}}'' kills off Onoki, which is shocking because he is a character from the original ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'', who are supposed to live the rest of their life in peace.

* Divine was truly killed in ''Anime/YuGiOh5Ds'', devoured by Earthbound God Ccarayhua (and strangely, the dub did very little to sugarcoat this). Divine clearly did not deserve to be spared; as far as [[AssholeVictim Asshole Victims]] went, he was one of the biggest.
** Divine was actually not killed. Word of God has proven that he is in jail. His being "eaten" was akin to all the human souls that were absorbed by the Earthbound Gods/Immortals. Thus, they returned at the end of the arc. The real "killed off for real" characters in that arc are Rex and Rudger/Roman. After that, it's every person aside from Zone in the apocalyptic future.

* The entire Franchise/{{Gundam}} franchise is absolutely ''notorious'' for this. With only a few exceptions, all of the series pull no punches when displaying the brutality of war. This is the series that gave rise to KillEmAll after all.

* In ''Manga/{{Touch}}'', Kazuya Uesugi gets hit by a speeding car.

** 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]] and [[YouHaveFailedMe Charlotte Opera]] during the end of Totland Arc.

** Guru is the only good guy who's killed and never comes back to life.

** Frieza, Cell, and Buu, the main antagonists of ''Anime/DragonBallZ'', are notable for surviving several attacks that seemingly kill them. Frieza survives Goku's Spirit Bomb, and later survives an energy blast from Goku that he and King Kai think killed him, and then Namek's explosion afterward. He returns as a cyborg, but is destroyed for good by Trunks. Cell can regenerate lost limbs, most notable instances being when Goku destroys his top half and when he selfdestructs, but in the end Gohan destroys him. As if Frieza being reduced to dust and Cell's energy vanishing completely wasn't enough, both are later shown in HFIL (Hell) with halos over their heads, further proving that they are dead. And no matter how often Buu is blown to bits, he always comes back together, but is finally destroyed by Goku with a Spirit Bomb.

* Manga/MyHeroAcademia: During the climax of the Internship arc, as the heroes are fighting the main antagonist Overhaul, one of the heroes, Sir Nighteye, is impaled through the chest by a large spike. After the battle, as the heroes begin recovering in a nearby hospital, Nighteye dies after saying his final farewells to his friends, telling them to not mourn him and keep smiling, and using his Quirk, [[CombatCllairvoyance Foresight]], one last time on his pupil, Miro Togata, to let him know that even though [[DePower he lost his Quirk]] for now, he will still be a great hero in the future.

** ''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. Kurata himself dies as well.

** The scientists who created Mewtwo in ''Anime/PokemonTheFirstMovie'', Latios in ''Anime/PokemonHeroes'', Lucario and Sir Aaron in ''Anime/PokemonLucarioAndTheMysteryOfMew'', and [[NeverFoundTheBody most likely]], Hunter J in [=DP151=] when her ship sinks into the bottom of Lake Valor and is sucked into a whirlpool and then starts breaking down and exploding; and finally Cyrus in [=DP152=] when he walks into his own collapsing universe and said universe is later destroyed by Dialga and Palkia's attacks.
** In [=XYZ43=], Lysandre also ends up killed following the fight between the Megalith Zygarde and Squishy/Z2's combined 100% Forme. [[NeverFoundTheBody Probably]].
** In [=SM021=], the Stoutland that was taking care of Litten dies offscreen when he leaves, after many all but stated confirmations that it isn't simply "weak" or down with a normal sickness. Unlike other examples, this is the entire focus of the episode and later on [=SM108=] reveals that he did indeed die for good when his ghost appears to help teach Litten Fire Fang.

** The scientists who created Mewtwo in ''Anime/PokemonTheFirstMovie'', Latios in ''Anime/PokemonHeroes'', Lucario and Sir Aaron in ''Anime/PokemonLucarioAndTheMysteryOfMew'', and [[NeverFoundTheBody most likely]], Hunter J in [=DP151=] and Cyrus in [=DP152=].

** In [=SM021=], the Stoutland that was taking care of Litten. Unlike other examples, this is the entire focus of the episode.

* ''Franchise/PrettyCure''

* ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'',

** WordOfGod has said repeatedly Lelouch has indeed been killed off for real, they said this in [[https://forums.animesuki.com/group.php?do=discuss&gmid=38473 interviews]] (e.g. [[https://imgur.com/a/do0fiOb Animage 10 and 11]], [[https://www.retromags.com/galleryimgs/monthly_2017_10/small.59f05755697f9_ContinueVol.42(October2008).jpg.f9ec262ce76541c515b3ea32e65060c8.jpg Continue Vol.42]], etc), [[https://imgur.com/a/2dxGMFX tweets]] by the director ([[https://imgur.com/a/HoF6xhX translation]]), the [[https://d2ydh70d4b5xgv.cloudfront.net/images/c/a/code-geass-lelouch-of-the-rebellion-r2-official-guide-book-japan-anime-free-s-h-3dd125709d6de684a48b26ffff07f459.jpg official guide book]], ..., and Lelouch is listed among the dead in [[https://imgur.com/a/GdjEhBD the Death List for R2]]. C.C. even explicitly says Lelouch is dead in [[https://streamable.com/d8dji the new epilogue]] (from 2009). [[spoiler: Once again confirming it later by announcing the sequel with the official name "Lelouch of the Resurrection", which perfectly aligns with all their previous statements ([[https://www.reddit.com/user/GeassedbyLelouch/comments/8hklfr/evaluating_code_theory_main_body_index/ database with official statements]]) and means Lelouch is indeed dead and will be resurrected.]]

** Android 16's permanent death sticks out, but also creates a PlotHole: the reason he can't be wished back is he's a machine and his essence is gone but later on Android 8 is wished back just fine. [[spoiler:Depending on the canonity of ''VideoGame/DragonBallFighterZ'', even if you rebuild 16 and give him all his original memories, he actually gained an essence from his time on Earth which is now lost. [[TearJerker The original 16 which sacrificed himself to give Earth a fighting chance against Cell is really gone for good]].]]

* Manga/MyHeroAcademia: [[spoiler: During the climax of the Internship arc, as the heroes are fighting the main antagonist Overhaul, one of the heroes, Sir Nighteye, is impaled through the chest by a large spike. After the battle, as the heroes begin recovering in a nearby hospital, Nighteye dies after saying his final farewells to his friends, telling them to not mourn him and keep smiling, and using his Quirk, [[CombatCllairvoyance Foresight]], one last time on his pupil, Miro Togata, to let him know that even though [[DePower he lost his Quirk]] for now, he will still be a great hero in the future.]]

*** Shikaku Nara, Inoichi Yamanaka, Ao, and everyone within the HQ of the Allied Shinobi Forces when it was obliterated by the Ten-Tails. [[spoiler:Ao is revealed to have survived the incident in ''Manga/{{Boruto}}'', only to die for real at the end of his arc.]]

** ''Manga/{{Boruto}}'' kills off [[spoiler:Onoki]], which is shocking because he is a character from the original ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'', who are supposed to live the rest of their life in peace.

* Manga/MyHeroAcademia: [[spoiler: During the climax of the Internship, as the heroes fight the main antagonist Overhaul, one of the heroes, Sir Nighteye, is impaled through the chest by a large spike. After the fight, as the heroes begin recovering in a nearby hospital, Nighteye dies after saying his final farewells to his friends, telling them to not mourn him and keep smiling, and using his Quirk, [[CombatCllairvoyance Foresight]], one last time on his pupil, Miro Togata, to let him know that even though [[DePower he lost his Quirk]] for now, he will still be a great hero in the future.]]

** In the anime, many characters are SparedByTheAdaptation, but Medusa, Arachne, and Asura all die (though one could debate Medusa as a snake similar to the one she possessed after her first defeat is seen in the end credits).

* ''Anime/MonsterRancher'': Typically when monsters die they become Lost Discs, and at the end the Phoenix turns the Lost Discs into Mystery Disks that can be revived. However, Moo's death in the series finale is final; Once defeated by the Phoenix, [[TechnicolorDeath he explodes in a shower of rainbow particles]] [[NoBodyLeftBehind with no lost disc or Mystery Disk left behind]].