A perfectly serviceable anime might ruin its well-earned goodwill with a particularly disappointing or shocking ending. While this anime ending has its thematic merits, fan reactions remain split, especially when contextualized against the fleshed-out conclusions of The End of Evangelion and the Rebuild tetralogy. This article contains spoilers for the anime endings referenced below1 ErasedImage: A-1 PicturesErased uses time travel to weave a devastating tale about second chances. While Satoru is able to avert loss and save more than one person, the anime ending condenses several hard-hitting manga chapters into a single episode. 4 Tokyo Ghoul: Root AImage: PierrotThe devastating final shot of Kaneki Ken carrying his dying best friend, Hide, across the snow haunts the entirety of Tokyo Ghoul: Root A.