What anime or manga nailed their endings?

Endings are hard, especially when a series has had a long time to build up expectations. Here’s to the stories that nailed it.

• What’s your favorite series finale?
• What series went downhill as it went on but brought it together in the end?
• What’s most important to you in an ending–plot closure or emotional closure?

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