Have you ever thought a bad ending was more romantic than the good ending?

[mentaik2]

I know good endings are supposed to be the most satisfying, but am I the only one who sometimes finds bad endings more romantic? Especially if the otome ml is a yandere LMAO.

There's something about tragic, bittersweet, or even slightly twisted endings that makes them so much more memorable. Sometimes the emotions feel more intense, and the characters' feelings seem more raw and genuine.

I'm not saying I'd want any of that in real life but in fiction, sometimes a perfectly happy ending just doesn't hit the same.

Feel free to share examples!!

 

[raccoonNiko]

Shiima's lunatic ending from Sullyland was like this for me lol
All the lunatic endings were amazing, but Shiima as a character is not my usual type of love interest, so seeing them go all out with the questionable themes that made his route interesting to me was great! Also his line (included in a pre-release trailer, but I'll hide it just in case)

Spoiler

「ふふ......初めてのふたりの共同作業だ。結婚式のケーキ入刀なんかより......ずっと、絆が深まるんじゃ、ないかなあッ......」

made this ending all the more memorable

 

[MariPZ]

Yeah, Scien's Despair ending in Virche Evermore is tragic, but also really good.

Spoiler: spoiler: virche endings

His entire route was about how he considered emotions unnecessary, only for him to make Relivers able to store them, all while losing Ceres and being forced to descend into madness as he hears her voice? Ooof, I felt it was karma.