Charapedia asked fans to think about what anime and manga endings surprised them, went against expectations or topped expectations in their latest 10,000 reader poll. 73 suggestions for most impactful ending were made by a polls of respondents that was 62.9% male and 70.4% in their teens and 20’s.
20. Gintama – 99 votes (the Gintama fans seem to be just trolling polls at this point)
19. Guilty Crown – 102 votes
18. Shaman King – 107 votes
17. Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean – 122 votes
16. Space Runaway Ideon – 130 votes
15. Flowers of Evil – 133 votes
14. Magical Warfare – 141 votes
13. Uta no Prince-sama: Love Revolution – 151 votes
12. Naruto – 164 votes
11. Neon Genesis Evagelion – 174 votes
10. Angel Beats! – 190 votes
9. Kuroko’s Basketball – 198 votes
8. Tokyo Ghoul – 209 votes
7. Love Live! – 235 votes
6. Death Note – 245 votes
5. Your Lie in April – 288 votes
4. Puella Magi Madoka Magica – 295 votes
3. Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day – 325 votes
2. School Days – 365 votes
1. Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion – 587 votes
Male Voters
10. Ideon – 130 votes
9. Magical Warfare – 131 votes
8. Flows of Evil – 133 votes
7. Evangelion – 148 votes
6. Angel Beats! – 149 votes
5. Love Live! – 150 votes
4. Madoka Magica – 195 votes
3. Anohana – 206 votes
2. School Days – 267 votes
1. Code Geass – 356 votes
Female Voters
10. School Days – 98 votes
9. Madoka Magica – 100 votes
8. Tokyo Ghoul – 109 votes
7. AnoHana – 119 votes
6. Death Note – 126 votes
5. Naruto – 128 votes
4. UtaPri LOVE Revolutions – 150 votes
3. KuroBas – 168 votes
2. Your Lie in April – 170 votes
1. Code Geass – 231