Alright, a little context, then: it's a harem adventure manga about the son of a legendary mage (who went missing prior to the main story). It was written by Ken Akamatsu (author of Love Hina), and it isn't great by any means, just a standard 2000s harem manga with many outdated tropes and values for current generation, but I enjoyed it for what it was, especially since I read Love Hina prior to it and liked that one, too (although it is similarly dated by now), so I read it loyally for almost the entirety of its run.
Anyway, three big mysteries were presented in Negima: What truly happened to the MC's father?, Who is the MC going to end up with?, and Can the MC become a top tier in his verse?.
After hundreds of chapters, it ended in the worst way possible, because we were basically told that the answers to all three questions can be found...in the sequel.
My reaction to that information:
:laughmoji:
I was so, so mad at that ending. Years of investment for that? Not to mention Akamatsu had the gall of, in the second half of the story, treating a major supporting character (who at that point has grown to be liked by many, myself included) like Lolda treated Zoro in Wano (basically fed them plenty of plotlines and feats until 80% of the arc is complete before completely discarding them for the lols).
I avoided the sequel (called UQ Holder) during the serialization and only read the synopsis after it was over. Yes, I purposely spoiled the story for myself because I didn't want to get my hopes up. All three answers are indeed given in the sequel, but I don't know if I can build enough care within myself to actually read the story at all. Ever.
It was that horribly unpleasant experience with Negima that made me swear to myself that the importance of an ending can never be ignored for my own enjoyment. This is also why I refused to start, aside from AoT, the likes of Game of Thrones, St. Elsewhere, Bunny Drop, Beelzebub, Disney Star Wars Trilogy, Domestic Girlfriend, and Food Wars. Unless I was already invested in the story, no matter how small (like with OP), I ain't starting a journey with a stupid destination.
Anyway, three big mysteries were presented in Negima: What truly happened to the MC's father?, Who is the MC going to end up with?, and Can the MC become a top tier in his verse?.
After hundreds of chapters, it ended in the worst way possible, because we were basically told that the answers to all three questions can be found...in the sequel.
My reaction to that information:
:laughmoji:I was so, so mad at that ending. Years of investment for that? Not to mention Akamatsu had the gall of, in the second half of the story, treating a major supporting character (who at that point has grown to be liked by many, myself included) like Lolda treated Zoro in Wano (basically fed them plenty of plotlines and feats until 80% of the arc is complete before completely discarding them for the lols).
I avoided the sequel (called UQ Holder) during the serialization and only read the synopsis after it was over. Yes, I purposely spoiled the story for myself because I didn't want to get my hopes up. All three answers are indeed given in the sequel, but I don't know if I can build enough care within myself to actually read the story at all. Ever.
It was that horribly unpleasant experience with Negima that made me swear to myself that the importance of an ending can never be ignored for my own enjoyment. This is also why I refused to start, aside from AoT, the likes of Game of Thrones, St. Elsewhere, Bunny Drop, Beelzebub, Disney Star Wars Trilogy, Domestic Girlfriend, and Food Wars. Unless I was already invested in the story, no matter how small (like with OP), I ain't starting a journey with a stupid destination.
