Top 10 Anime That Gave Us the Best Endings and Never Looked Back

Opinions on a perfect conclusion will always be subjective, and not everyone can be pleased at the same time. Thus, when an anime is considered to have the best ending, a minority of the people will disagree with it.

However, the shows listed here have been widely accepted as stories that ended when they should have. Here, we have the top 10 anime that gave us the best endings and never looked back on their decisions.

1) Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

Only a handful can become not just a show with a great ending but a perfect show altogether, like Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. It has reigned supreme as one of the best anime to be ever made and has, time and time again, proved its worth even with so many new shows getting released every year.

Here, we see Edward achieving everything for which he set out on his journey. He gains the love of his life, his brother is a human, and he is just happy. And though alchemy is not in his life anymore, it does not matter.

Watch all the episodes of Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood on Crunchyroll.

2) Code Geass

Code Geass is one of the best shows ever made and rightfully has continued to influence other anime. This was the one that aptly portrayed and popularised the concept of an antihero, and even its ending stays true to its foundation.

The conclusion takes many by surprise because the selfish and cunning Lelouch does something very out of his character; he sacrifices himself for others. And the best part is this was what he had planned all along.

Watch all the episodes of Code Geass on Crunchyroll.

3) Cowboy Bebop

Cowboy Bebop’s ending is far from happy. Things are left ambiguous for the fans to suffer and make their own theories and possibilities about Spike’s fate. However, it is a successful end because we witness the duel between Spike and Vicious as we were promised throughout the show.

Watch all the episodes of Cowboy Bebop on Netflix.

4) Attack on Titan

Hardly any show made their fans as conflicted with its ending as Attack on Titan. Many swear it is the only possible outcome in a world as hopeless as theirs, but numerous also disagree.

Eren dying a villain while his friends get lifted to the status of heroes is what he planned and got in the end. However, we also witness that humanity’s thirst for violence never really diminishes.

Stream Attack on Titan on Crunchyroll.

5) Monster

This anime will take you on a psychologically damaging tour and leave you baffled by humanity’s evil side. The show that gave one of the greatest villains of all time, Johan, ended as it should, obscure.  

We do not know whether Johan is alive or dead, but at least Tenma, the one who suffered the most, is alive.

Watch all the episodes of Monster on Netflix.

6) Steins;Gate

Steins;Gate has, hands down, one of the most interesting and mind-bending premises with a confusing end. It actually gives us 2 possible outcomes, both of which are perfect, even though one is happy and the other is not. If you stop at Steins;Gate, then that is fine, but if you continue to Steins;Gate 0, prepare yourself for Kurisu’s death.

Watch all the episodes of Steins;Gate on Crunchyroll.

7) Cyberpunk Edgerunners

Cyberpunk Edgerunners broke hearts with its sad yet inevitable ending. David dying at the hands of the Cyberpunk 2077 game’s antagonist, Adam Smasher, was heartbreaking and shocking. But at least we can be somewhat happy that Lucy got to fulfill her dream of visiting the moon.

Watch all the episodes of Cyberpunk Edgerunners on Netflix.

8) Fruits Basket

Shoujo anime usually ends on a good note, and this one is especially satisfying. Towards the end, the Sohma curse, which has been the issue all along, has been lifted. Tooru gets married to her love, Kyo, and they have a happy married life with their sons and a daughter.

Watch all the episodes of Fruits Basket on Crunchyroll.

9) Assassination Classroom

Assassination Classroom had one of the best yet the saddest ending that broke every one. The death of Korosensei was not a spoiler, as all the students set out to achieve it from the beginning. However, after we learn about his tragic life and see his bond grow with his students, his end felt heart-wrenching.

Watch all the episodes of Assassination Classroom on Crunchyroll.

10) Gurren Lagann

Gurren Lagann definitely enjoyed a satisfying run and then an ending because there was literally nothing left for Simon to accomplish. He got his moment as a hero to fight in an epic space battle. After that, he gets married to the girl he loves, gets old, and lives his life on his own terms.

Watch all the episodes of Gurren Lagann on Crunchyroll.

Some of these ends left fans devastated, but they are hailed as perfect because they stayed true to their element. It was believable and made a lasting impact that still remains fresh in our minds.