Some of the best anime
Casshern Sins
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
Eden of the East
Angel Beats!
Cowboy Bebop
even Naruto (until it decided to never ever end)
However, despite all the great things anime has to offer, there's one recurring theme that I really hate: when two characters have obvious chemistry and/or are obviously attached to each other but never end up "sealing the deal."
One great offender (and the main reason I'm writing this post) is Eden of the East (which I just finished watching). The two main characters (Akira and Saki) have such hugely retardedly obvious chemistry together that it just seems obvious that they would get together in the end, right? (Saki's feelings are completely obvious, but we aren't shown much of Akira's. But he IS extremely smooth with her, and DOES kiss her on the lips at one point.) Well, apparently (I haven't seen it because it hasn't been released in the US yet, but I've read a spoiler in a review), at the end of the second sequel movie, Paradise Lost, Akira runs off/disappears again and apparently doesn't make good on a promise to return to Saki again. Like, WTF? Well, actually, I guess I wasn't surprised so much by this due to being desensitized to such things by now, but still... I haven't seen so many sparks fly between two characters and have there NOT be romantic closure.
Sometimes, it's just a plain ol' dumb case of All Love Is Unrequited, such as with Hinata towards Naruto, or Sakura towards Sasuke.
And we all know the slight twist of this where two characters are attracted to each other, but either a) never find out that the other felt the same way, b) blatantly deny having such feelings when accused, or c) actually DO find out about each other's feelings, but then something fucking stupid happens or some condition exists that prevents them from actually getting together. Obviously, we all know Shinji and Asuka both have feelings for each other, but never get together. I just wish they'd've overcome their shit, got together, and GOT FUCKING HAPPY.
It's all this lack of Cleaning Up Romantic Loose Ends that makes me go all
Very few times do characters actually get together. Like Casshern and Ayuze in Casshern Sins. They're so happy together... BUT THEN
All I want is a (romantically) happy ending. Is that so much to ask? Apparently so...
tl;dr version for you lazy asses: Anime essentially superior to all things western except for romantic happiness.
(BTW, I know some people have said that it's just a Japanese thing, BUT I DON'T CARE!)
/rage/rant/cry in a corner
PS: Can someone please tell me how to add test to the title of a spoiler?