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* ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]''. [[Creator Breakdown]] and severe depression on behalf of [[Hideaki Anno]], [[Gainax]]'s shifty accounting practices ending in their CEO being arrested for tax fraud, sponsors pulling out in droves once the show dove off the deep end... Yeah, it's amazing that they even ''managed'' to finish that show, even with all the budget-saving [[Limited Animation]] at the end. Do we have another candidate for the ''Apocalypse Now'' of anime?

* For a long time, ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'' looked like a happy subversion. Ken Akamatsu wanted to do a shounen-action series from the start, but [[Executive Meddling|his producers]] wanted a [[Harem Genre|harem show]] like his extremely popular ''[[Love Hina]]'' series. Akamatsu ''faked'' a harem series, using the first two volumes to lay down characterization, then slowly segue into the fighter series he wanted from the start. This resulted in an extremely intelligent and popular series known for its [[Amazon Brigade]] and ridiculously badass ten-year old protagonist. However, some three hundred chapters later, the executives tried to take the rights to the series away from him. He responded by ending the series abruptly, with a carefully crafted final chapter that managed to use the [[Where Are They Now? Epilogue]] to [[Torch the Franchise and Run|make sure no one else could use his series]]. It remains to be seen if there will be any more releases filling in the unanswered questions.