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== Anime & Manga ==
* In ''[[Cardcaptor Sakura (Manga)|Cardcaptor Sakura]]'', Sakura and Syaoran are left with a rather large obstacle in their relationship. Syaoran is from a magical family from Hong Kong, and Sakura lives in Japan and quite [[I Just Want to Be Normal|content with her idea of a normal life, magical pets notwithstanding.]] [[CLAMP]] isn't the slightest bit interested in explaining how they manage this.
** The manga averts the trope. In the [[Distant Finale]], it's revealed that after several years of maintaining their relationship long-distance, Syaoran completes the paperwork to move to Japan on a permanent basis, making it more of a [[Happily Ever After|happily ever after ending.]]
* Another [[CLAMP]] example, ''[[Chobits (Manga)|Chobits]]'' ended with {{spoiler|all of the servitor robots, or "persocoms" developing sentience.}} How humanity responds to this isn't dealt with. This didn't happen in the manga though.
* ''[[Martian Successor Nadesico]]''. The end of the series simply dropped multiple plot threads all over the genre board, from sci-fi to political to romantic, and ended with the main couple suddenly coming to terms with their undying love for each other in the last ten minutes. Ruri even [[Lampshade Hanging|lists the abandoned threads]] and then assure the viewer, "but we're not going to deal with them right now." The hanging ends, unfortunately, were ideal material for the [[Darker and Edgier]] [[The Movie|Movie]], which it abandoned for [[Spotlight-Stealing Squad|more Ruri]].
** A video game, ''Blank of Three Years'' for the [[Sega Saturn]] and other material explained what happened in the years since, but naturally [[No Export for You|none of it ever left Japan]].
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== Film ==
* While the first ''[[Hellboy (Filmfilm)|Hellboy]]'' movie ended normally, the second finished with {{spoiler|the entirety of the non-normal BPRD quitting and Liz revealing she was actually pregnant with twins. No clue how a half-demon, a pyrokinetic, and an icthyosapien are going to lead "normal lives" or what Krauss is going to be doing}}. Apparently del Toro had intentions for a sequel to the sequel, however, so he may just be leaving it open.
* ''[[The Matrix]]'' more or less ended with the implication that Neo was about to blow the whole secret wide open, until the sequels threw it all away in favor of more [[Bullet Time]] kung-fu fights.
* At the end of the movie ''[[The Graduate]]'', after {{spoiler|Benjamin rescues Elaine from her wedding and they flee on a bus, the camera holds on them for an uncomfortably long time, emphasizing the "now what?" nature of the ending.}}
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== Video Games ==
* ''[[Knights of the Old Republic|KOTOR]] II'' was supposed to end with the main cast flying away from Malachor V in the ''Ebon Hawk''. Atton would then ask the Exile "So...where're we going now?"
* At the end of ''[[Portal 2 (Video Game)|Portal 2]]'', {{spoiler|1=Chell, and her Weighted Companion Cube, are finally released from the facility by GLaDOS. The only problem? It's "several hundred years" in the future, there's no sign of humanity, and [[Half-Life 2 (Video Game)|the Combine]] might still be around.}} The fact that she's a [[Heroic Mime]] won't help much, either.
* Yuriko's campaign in ''[[Command and Conquer Red Alert 3]] - Uprising'' ends with {{spoiler|Yuriko killing Izumi in self-defense, then flying out of the facility, landing on a hilltop, and wondering what to do next.}}
* In Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil, it's strongly hinted that Klonoa has divine blood and that his forced wanderings are serving some greater purpose. The game ends just as he's being drawn out of Lunatea. Namco never released another Klonoa game.
* ''[[Ultima IV]]'' is ''entirely made'' of this trope. See, in all previous Ultima games, you defeated supreme evil...and now there are no more bad guys to fight aside from random monsters in dungeons. What's your goal? To become a Messiah!
* ''[[Batman: Arkham City (Video Game)|Batman Arkham City]]'' ends on this note. Batman simply leaves the city {{spoiler|1=carrying [[The Joker]]'s poisoned corpse out with him}}, leaving a crowd of prisoners, citizens, and GCPD members alike to wonder exactly what happened in the city during the past twelve hours.
 
== Western Animation ==
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