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* ''[[Kannazuki no Miko]]'' ends with {{spoiler|Orochi being destroyed permanently, meaning that Chikane and Himeko's future incarnations will not have to perform the human sacrifice ritual.}}

* ''[[Last Exile]]''—final episode "Resign" pretty much wraps it up in style.

** Alternatively, {{spoiler|Ushio just sent him back to the point where Nagisa was giving birth. While the anime is vague on this subject, the original game makes it clear that Tomoya remeeting Nagisa is something he's seeing in his head.}}

* Both the manga and anime of ''[[Chrono Crusade]]'' end with a bang. The last two volumes of the manga cover a 48 hour period in which all the characters come together for an epic battle to determine the fate of the world—and also ties up most of the relationships in the process. The anime version is a [[Downer Ending]] (or at best, a [[Bittersweet Ending]]), but ties up most of the loose threads and ends things on a very emotional note (although fan opinion is split on whether it was as good as the manga or not).

 

== Film ==

* ''[[Return of the Jedi]]'' closes the story line of the [[Star Wars]] prequels and sequels. {{spoiler|The [[Expanded Universe]] is another story.}}

* ''[[The Matrix|Matrix Revolutions]]''

* ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'' had a Grand Finale both for when it was canceled on Comedy Central (necessitating a [[Post Script Season]] when it returned), and later, when it was canceled on the Sci-Fi Channel.

* All of the three 24th-Century ''[[Star Trek]]'' series each had one, in ascending levels of awesome.

* ''[[WCW]] Monday Nitro'''s final episode was the "Night of Champions", which would see all the belts defended for the final time in WCW, as well as have the wrestlers talking about what WCW meant to them and where they would go from here. The final match of the night was [[Ric Flair]] vs. [[Wrestler/Sting|Sting]], a fitting end as the two had had many storied feuds in WCW, even before ''Nitro'' went on the air. The last thing to happen on Nitro (in a simulcast with ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'') was Shane McMahon's announcement that he had bought WCW and was going to war with the [[WWE|WWF]].

* Many seasons of ''[[Power Rangers]]'' end on a grand finale, usually following an episode that had very little relevance to the overall arc, leading to a somewhat hilarious incongruity of, say, ''[[Power Rangers in Space]]'' where a battle against the random [[Monster of the Week]] was immediately followed by what many fans consider to be the definitive ''Power Rangers'' finale, wrapping up no less than six seasons of stories, wiping out every major villain the series had ever had by that point, and showcasing the heroic sacrifice of Zordon to make all of the above happen.

* The [http://www.somethingawful.com/d/webcam-ward/sonic-the-hog.php Webcam] [[Retsupurae|Ward]] ended on October 30, 2010 with a short riff on [[Sonichu|Chris-chan]].

* The [[Chaos Timeline]] has a really Grand Finale: Nothing less than a [[World War Three]] {{spoiler|1=which is prevented, and the world being taken over by the Logos (hackers) and AIs.}}

** It should be noted that the title is a reference to the notorious movie ending of ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]''.

* ''[[Cracked.com|Cracked]] TV'' had Clippy attempt to take over the show while Michael Swaim tried to list "The 39 Most Astounding Celebrity Reinventions". Soon, Swaim aborts the list and went to erase Clippy's memory, at the cost of his own. He was then rebooted, complete with a new outfit. He finally pulls a switch and the show ends with a teaser for his next series, ''Does Not Compute''.

** In the meantime, the current finale was pretty damn satisfying—it, too, defies [[Status Quo Is God]]—Eddy stands up for Edd against the Kanker Sisters after Edd has a particularly bad day ("HE'S HAD ENOUGH ALREADY!!!")... moreover, the Sisters actually decide that maybe it's best they leave for the moment. Eddy then hands Ed and Edd hot dogs, and asks them—albeit in a very nasty tone of voice -- "There, is everyone happy? Good!" Sure, maybe they didn't actually accomplish anything, and Edd and Eddy are both bruised beyond belief, but you get the feeling that they finally got to end on a happy note and maybe realized they don't have to be the [[Cosmic Plaything]]s forever.

* ''[[King of the Hill]]'' averts a flashy Grand Finale, but in the last episode, {{spoiler|Hank and Bobby find a common ground (grilling beef) and [[So Proud of You|finally start bonding like father and son]]}}.

** The actual last episode before ''Leroy and Stitch'' also counts, as it involves Lilo and Stitch recovering the experiments stolen from Gantu, who was planning to reconvert them to evil using Angel.

* The animated ''Conan the Adventurer'' which was vastly underrated, had an awesome Grand Finale. It was actually the first show that built up a plot and had the heroes defeat their ultimate Big Bad. {{spoiler|Not to mention restore Conan's family back to normal after Wrath-Amon turned them to stone.}} I couldn't believe it actually ended, and loved it... opened new possibilities.

* ''[[Gummi Bears]]'' had "King Igthorn", which ended with Igthorn losing his castle and army of ogres, Gummi Glen is destroyed, or at least severely damaged, and the Great Gummi's are confirmed to return.

* When the original run of ''[[Futurama]]'' was cancelled, they ended the show with "The Devil's Hands are Idle Playthings". in which Fry made a [[Deal with the Devil]] to get the talent to play the holophonor and express his feelings for Leela. A [["Friend or Idol?" Decision]] took it away, but Leela stayed saying that she wants to see how it ends, and Fry mustered up a crude ending to his performance, symbolic of how the staff wanted to give [[Will They or Won't They?|the Fry/Leela angle]] a proper conclusion, but couldn't. Like [[Family Guy]], reruns on [[Adult Swim]] and high DVD sales got it [[Uncanceled]]. While [[Family Guy]] now airs on both [[FOX]] and [[Adult Swim]] ever since its uncancelation, Futurama's came after [[Adult Swim]]'s licence ran out in the form of a season of four [[Made for TV Movie|made for TV movies]] on [[Comedy Central]], which proved successful enough for a full-on revival [[Channel Hop|exclusively on]] [[Comedy Central]].

* ''[[Ben 10]]'' had "Secret of the Omnitrix", a 3-part episode/TV movie that had Ben learning more about the Omnitrix, meeting its creator, ending his feud with his cousin Gwen at last, and defeating Vilgax. The end, right? [[Ben 10: Alien Force|WRONG.]]

** ''[[Ben 10: Alien Force|Ben 10 Alien Force]]'''s ''The Final Battle'' resulted {{spoiler|in the Omnitrix being completely destroyed, Ben getting the Ultimatrix from his [[Evil Twin]], Kevin turning back to normal as a result of the Omnitrix exploding, Ben unlocking upgraded forms of his initial aliens (though it just shows Ultimate Swampfire), Vilgax being defeated one more}}, and it ends with Ben, Gwen, Kevin, and Max having a [[Group Hug]]. [[Happily Ever After]], right? [[Ben 10: Ultimate Alien|Again, WRONG.]]

* The final of ''[[Xiaolin Showdown]]'' is a two-parter about Omi freezing himself using the Orb of Tornami and waking up in far future to discover that while he was gone [[Harmless Villain|Jack Spicer]] has [[Bad Future|conquered the world]] and [[Future Badass|defeated not only the other Xiaolin monks in the process, but also recurring villains Wuya, Chase Young, and Hannibal Roy Bean as well]]. After Omi frees his comrades he tries to acquire the Sands Of Time - Wu allowing to travel back in time- which he does, but at the cost of his friends' lives. He then goes back in time to realize his original goal - [[Set Right What Once Went Wrong|preventing Chase Young from ever turning to]] [[The Dark Side]]. However, by doing that [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero|he creates another timeline]], in which Chase is good...but Master Monk Guan has took his place at Heylin and become even worse than original Chase ever was, which resulted in bad guys taking over the world, death of Master Fung and [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|Jack being turned into a good person]]. Omi, figuring out his counterpart from this reality would be doing the same thing he tried to do leads the Monks to the place he originaly has frozen himself...which now is in the middle of enemy base. Heroes got themselves captured and Chase [[Heroic Sacrifice|sacrifices himself to evil]] to get them free. This results in a big final battle and Omi creating a time paradox that resets everything to the original status quo...only with everyone remembering what happened. Raymundo, because of proving himself to be a competent leader in both alternate timelines gets promoted to team leader. And the episode ends with ''[[Villain Team-Up|every single villain the monks have ever faced joining forces to attack the temple]]'' for some reason and our heroes getting ready to beat them all up. Whew.

* The finale of ''[[DuckTales]]'' has Scrooge McDuck getting possession of the Golden Goose...a magical artifact that can turn anything it touches to gold. The problem is, it eventually, it becomes sentient, and starts acting on its own, going after anything and anyone, turning them to gold. Then, things get even worse, when the goose starts The Golden Death... a massive, spreading wave that will [[It Got Worse|eventually turn the entire planet to gold, and everyone on it]]. Scrooge has to return the goose to the temple it was stolen from, before he looses everything he holds dear due to his greed. Thankfully, he manages to make it at the very last second, and save the planet.

* ''[[Recess]]: Taking the Fifth Grade''. Also a [[Book Ends]] ending.

* [[No Export for You|Outside Japan]], "The Rebirth" was the grand finale for ''[[Transformers Generation 1]]''.

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