The main character/ the protagonist in movies and anime do not always live until the end of the series. There are some animes that shows its main character dies. In this article, Dunia Games will give you a list of anime where the main character dies. Find out here!

1. Cowboy Bebop

Spike Spiegel is the main character in this anime. Spike's cool style makes him very popular with fans. In the episode where Spike had to lose his life, the fans looked quite angry, some of them even believed that Spike wasn't dead.

2. Code Geass: Lelouch of The Rebellion

In this anime, the main character, Lelouch vi Britannia, has to face a tragic end. Lelouch was killed by a person disguised as Suzaku Kururugi. Before exhaling his last breath, Lelouch smiled at his sister who was crying while holding her hand. A very sad ending, but this is a fitting ending for the Code Geass series.

3. Grave of The Fireflies

This movie, which was made by Studio Ghibli, tells the story of brothers who are surviving during World War II-era in Japan. Unfortunately, these siblings who were separated from their parents eventually had to die.

This makes Grave of The Fireflies as the Studio Ghibli’s movie that upset the audience the most. In the middle of this movie, maybe you hope that the two main characters die quickly so that their suffering will end soon.

4. Clannad: After Story

Clannad is an anime that can bring tears to your eyes. At the end of this story, the main character has to die. Through all of her life, Nagisa suffered from illness. Despite struggling with all her might, in the end she died in Clannad: After Story after giving birth. Not only that, the baby didn't survive either.

5. Chrono Crusade

Chrono Crusade tells a story of love and adventure that ends tragically. The death of the main character, Rosette Christopher, shocked fans the most. Rosette who tries to save her brother by fighting against the devil must die together with her lover, Chrono. Not only that, but her brother’s memory of Rosette was also lost. How’s that not to make you cry?

6. JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood surprised fans by giving a tragic ending to one of the main characters, Jonathan Joestar. He died after saving his wife and a baby on a burning ship. The baby is raised by his wife and grows up to be the main protagonist of Joseph Joestar.

7. Death Note

At the end of the Death Note, it is not surprising that the main character dies. As the story progresses, Light Yagami who’s known as a well-behaved man, turned into a cruel person who can be said to dare to challenge God. With the Death Note, he felt entitled to judge everyone. In the end, Light Yagami died as an antagonist.

8. Neon Genesis Evangelion

In the anime Neon Genesis Evangelion, humanity's future depends on young children connected to robots to fight against gods. In the last film, The End of Evangelion, many characters died including the protagonist, Asuka. Uniquely, until now, there are still some fans who think Asuka is still alive.

9. Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans

Like most Gundam series, Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans has a pretty grim story. Each of the main characters dies in their final fight against Gjallarhorn. To make it worse, their deaths were in vain because Rustal Elion kept his strength in the end. Many fans were sad to see the end of this story.

10. Tenchi in Tokyo

Sakuya is the protagonist of this anime. In the end, we will be shown that Sakuya is just a shadow of the antagonist, Yugi. Sakuya herself was not aware of this, and she felt very scared when Yugi approached her. In the end, Yugi lost her existence for good. Quite a surprise ending, right?

11. Terror in Resonance

This movie tells the story of Twelve and Nine's rebellion against the corrupt government. Due to their genius and strong ambition for revenge, we would think that Twelve and Nine will succeed in achieving their goals and live in peace. Unfortunately, fate tells otherwise when Twelve was shot dead by an American battleship. In the end, Nine also died in a way that was quite torturous.

12. Devilman Crybaby

You will be surprised by unexpected events where all the protagonist characters would die at the end of the story, except the main antagonist. The protagonist, Akira, must die at the hands of his best friend, Ryo who turns out to be Satan. Ryo, who still had consciousness, grabbed Akira's dead hand while screaming in tears.

13. Dragon Ball Z

In Dragon Ball Z, many characters died including the protagonist, Son Goku. In every plot, at least there is one character who dies, whether they are protagonists or antagonists. Uniquely, they can be revived with the power of Dragon Ball. Dragon Ball fans might not be surprised to see one of the protagonists die.

14. Figure 17

Figure 17 tells the story of a girl named Tsubasa with her duplicate, Hikaru. They are trying to save humans from the threat of unknown monsters. At the end of the story, Hikaru sacrificed himself to defeat the monster.

15. Space Runaway Ideon

The story from Space Runaway Ideon is pretty grim. This 80s anime tells about space races where all the race participants die in the end. Then, the souls of the two main characters who died will later be trapped in outer space. It’s a pretty grim ending, isn’t it?

So that’s the list of 15 animes where all the main character dies. If you find this article interesting, share it with your friends. Stay tuned only to Dunia Games for more articles. Don't forget to follow us on Facebook and Instagram.

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