Bleach

Bleach strikes me as the type to have a Bittersweet Ending. Perhaps with Ichigo permanently isolated from his friends or something. It doesn't appear that most Sternritter will survive, and the bitter part of that will definitely be that yet another genocide occurred.

edited 20th Oct '14 8:14:18 PM by Serocco

So, FMA 2003 then?

That was a borderline Downer Ending, really.

Here, I see it as... kinda like Komamura's Pyrrhic Victory. Something like that is what I expect from Bleach's epilogue.

The closest to a bittersweet ending I can see for this series would be someone from the main cast dying, but other than that, nothing too bleak really.

This.

I'm expecting a relatively happy ending for our heroes.

Chad dies, becomes king of Hueco Mundo, and marries Halibel.

Orihime dies, and becomes Soul Queen.

Kon dies, and Saiga cheers.

I'd cheer for that as well.

Or, you know, Ichigo becoming the Spirit King and being isolated from the rest of his friends forever.

That'd be more bitter to the fans who don't want Ichigo to be the Spirit King, though.

Ichigo becomes permanent Soul Death God Reaper and goes on many chaste coffee dates with Rukia?

That seems kinda lame. :V

If it happens, don't complain.

"Leaving you guys will be the hardest thing I've ever done"
"Lets be honest Ichigo, leaving, ignoring, or neglecting us is 50% of what you do."
"I'll miss you most of all, muscle friend."

Speaking of Rukia, anyone notice she seems rather neglected this arc? True, she's still fought, but as one Soul Reaper among many fighting the Quincies. Meanwhile it's the oft-neglected Chad and Orihime who are going to the final confrontation.

edited 21st Oct '14 4:11:52 PM by HamburgerTime

I found it weird until the SS parallel was made.

Brilliant, Bocaj-senpai.

Leave, rescue, leave, rescue, it's the strawberry two-step.

(Fighting in Fake Karakura town)

Yumichika Fights and Wins, but says that he would have given his life rather than reveal his power.

Ikkaku Fights and Loses, gets lectured that hiding his power is bad.

Broken Aesop anyone?

edited 22nd Oct '14 6:27:37 AM by StephanReiken

It's not broken. They were both wrong; Yumichika was just put in a different position.

And then we have Kenpachi being told to not hold back. The lesson seems to be Squad 11's entire philosophy is broken and self-serving and basically counterproductive to what they're supposed to be doing.

edited 22nd Oct '14 9:04:55 AM by LSBK

11th Squad are all idiots

Which is why they're the frontline.

Aren't they all dead now? I am pretty sure the Femritters killed them all.

Except that it worked for Yumichika this time when it immediately backfired on someone else.

That he was put in a different position that allowed it to work is why it breaks the Aesop no? (Not even mentioning how Kenpachi does it with success :P. Besides Kenpachi doesn't do it to death, not that long before this he fought Nnoitra and he ended up going farther than he wanted to because of his responsibility)

edited 22nd Oct '14 10:09:16 AM by StephanReiken

Whatever happened to Lisa?

Wasn't she in the Wot L with Hachi and Hiyori?

What about Lisa?