I went back around 10 pages, couldn't find anything relating to this. Sorry if there's something similar, mostly skimmed over everything!
Warning! Spoilers may follow!
So I just finished one watching one of my favorite series of all time wih my little brother (introduced him ), Fate/stay night and Fate/zero, and I still can't get over the ending of stay night.
Basically, the whole reprise of the show is that 7 magi team up with 7 heroic spirits (heroes like King Arthur, Heracles, Gilgamesh, etc; each classified in one of 7 classes) in an all-out melee for the Holy Grail, which will grant the last team standing a wish. So, the main protagonist, Shirou Emiya, and his partner, Saber (later revealed to be a gender-bent King Arthur) end up going through the entire series, falling in love along the way and all that. They do eventually end up "winning" at the end, destroying the corrupted Grail.
However, as she fades, since the Grail is the only thing keeping the spirits on our plane, she reveals that she loves him as they say their goodbyes. The truly heartbreaking part? In the true ending of the game, unlocked after every other ending is obtained, there's a epilogue where Merlin visits her as she's dying, telling her it's possible for her and Shirou to meet again - if two impossible miracles are made. She has to endlessly wait for him (in Avalon), and he's got to endlessly pursue his dream of being a hero and that fading image of the golden haired girl he loved. What's worse is that he dies, wakes up thinking he's dreaming, only to turn around and see her as she says, "Welcome home."
("Note: the above contains spoilers about the ending of the show and the game. If you don't ever plan on watching them (which I highly recommend), feel free to show them. If you haven't and plan on. Watching the show, watch them and come back here after. Do note that Fate/stay night should be watched before Fate/zero even though zero is technically a prequel; things will make more sense/be better that way.")
I'm sad because I didn't get that sort of "closure" from watching the show. I had to play through the game/look it up (I needed help in the game ) to find it and get that feeling, and even then it's odd because it's not the same without the voice acting and all that. The show just ends.
Point being, have any of you guys loved a show, and then just really felt the ending didn't finish it and wrap things up for you? I've dealt with tear jerker endings, I've dealt with sad ones, but I've never really dealt with one quite like this before. Any tips?