My top 5 final episodes of anime

So, given how a lot of animes have some really satisfying endings to their stories, I thought I'd count down my top 5 favourites of all time. There's so many anime that have ended already and a lot of them really know how to leave us off on a great note and were all just what the shows needed to end in a fantastic way. And given how so many of these are conclusions to classic and beloved shows, it was pretty easy to pick out which ones were my all time favourites. And so, let's begin and I hope you all like this.

5. The Final Duel Part IV (Yu-Gi-Oh!):

Starting us off at number 5 is the ending to Yugi and Atem's final duel before Atem's departure to the next world. Both constantly outclassing themselves, it looks like Atem is about to claim victory and beat Yugi which would result in him staying in the world of the living for another 5000 years, but, Yugi does eventually manage to outthink him which leads to him beating the Pharaoh. As he's leaving, Atem gets one last goodbye with his friends before leaving which causes all the Millenium Items to drop down into the tomb as the whole place begins to collapse. And, really, this ending just knew how to end the duel between the two of them off is a smart and awesome way as well as making it pretty bitter sweet when Atem finally left.

4. Under The Sky So Blue (Trigun):

Next up is the final confrontation between Vash and his brother, Knives. After so much trauma and loss, Vash confronts Knives in a final gun fight to the death. After many flashbacks of both of their pasts, he not only uses his own gun and gun in his arm, but also Wolfwood's Punisher gun to finish Knives off, still believing in what Rem told him. Afterwards, he brings Knives's body with him back to town where he meets up with Meryl and Milly again. While still pretty sad with how Wolfwood is dead and other things like that, this ending was just what the series needed and finally gave us an incredible showdown between both Vash and Knives.

3. The Real Folk Blues Part 2 (Cowboy Bebop):

At number 3 is probably the most well known and most praised anime finale ever, Cowboy Bebop. When Spike fails to keep Julia safe from being killed, he takes on the Red Dragon Syndicate single handily. But not before leaving the ship forever which leaves Jet and Faye by themselves. Spike eventually reaches Vicious which leads to their final battle. While Spike does technically win by killing Vicious first, his wounds leave him possibly being dead himself. It's not confirmed whether or not he is dead, but it does look like it. And this ending just knew how to make every scene really cool and sad at the same time, especially the conversation between Spike and Faye before he leaves.

2. A Miraculous Conclusion: Farewell, Goku, Until We Meet Again (Dragon Ball Super):

Coming in close to number 1 is the far superior ending to a Dragon Ball series, the ending to Dragon Ball Super. While Dragon Ball Z may have failed with its ending, Super completely made up for it with having the ending to the Tournament Of Power. After Goku uses up his Ultra Instinct power, it's up to him, Frieza and Android 17 to take down Jiren and save their universe. It's one big slug fest as Goku and Frieza throw themselves at Jiren over and over trying to knock him out of the arena until the two of them eventually manage to pull it off. This ends with 17 saving all the universes with his wish with the Super Dragon Balls, Frieza being brought back to life and Goku along with the others all celebrating.

And my number 1 favourite final episode in anime is... Journey's End (Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood):

And finally at number 1 is the perfect conclusion to the perfect anime. Journey's End is the perfect example of how to end a show in a satisfying manner. After the fight with Father and Al has been restored, every single character gets a proper send off. Mustang is working on becoming the new Fuhrer, Ling accepts the Chang family with becoming the king of Xing, Scar is saved and begins to work on restoring Ishval with Miles and Ed and Winry confess their feelings, in a very strange way. Ed and Al also decide to start researching different types of alchemy like Alkahestory to prevent anything like what happened to Nia from ever happening again. And the end credits show everyone is a happy place, especially Ed and Winry who have gotten married and now have a son and daughter. And all that is why Journey's End is my favourite final episode in anime. And so, those are my picks for my top 5 final episodes of animes. Thank you all for reading and please comment down below to tell me what you think.