Death is peace? Screw that! Bring them back!

Sooo, by the post title, you might be thinking that I am grieving the loss of a favourite character... you're technically right, but just not completely.

I am not grieving for the loss of one character from an anime or manga. I am grieving for ALL the lost characters, past and present, from ongoing and completed series.

Where is this coming from? I'll tell you.

So, I'm sure that I am not the only one who goes back and watches past episodes of my favourite shows. We've all done it, we all love doing it and we'll probably be doing it again in the near future. Now, a lot of my anime shows are far along in their series and are either coming to an end or have already been completed, while others are fairly new, but even they have been getting really serious and the light-hearted moments have become so few.

That's why I go back; to enjoy the good old days when I didn't have to worry about almost everyone's lives. I can enjoy the good moments. But going back brings back horrible memories too.

One of the most painful for me was Lord Jiraiya's death in Naruto. That was years ago but I still can't get over it.

It got to such a horrible point that during the war, when all the Shinobi and Kunoichi were coming back to life in the Edo tensei form, and then the past Hokage came back to life even after being sealed, there was some part of me that was hoping the Pervy Sage would make a surprise appearance, even though I knew it wasn't possible because his body could not be retrieved. They were the dreams of a fool, but I wouldn't have been made a fool if they never killed him in the first place! Now, I will be the first to admit that killing him off gave Naruto the conviction to learn Sage Jutsu and probably was one of the great stepping stones to making him who he now is, but it was still soooo painful.

And I must add that Naruto is one of those shows that does it sooo much! Kill characters, I mean. In other shows I have not had to say so much heart-wrenching goodbyes, but Naruto throws them at me left and right! I have lost Minato & Kushina (before I even met them, and then again after I met them), Asuma, Lord Hiruzen (3rd Hokage) Itachi, Obito, Lady Chiyo, Zabuza and Haku, Nagato.

I LOST NEJI!! :'(

I even lost Shizune and Kakashi, but they were later restored. The others I've listed weren't granted the same faith. I know it's a show about ninja and they become shinobi, knowing that they can die on any mission, and they accepted that fate, but Bleach, a show about Shinigami (Soul Reapers/Death Gods), doesn't even experience so much death! At least not on the side of the protagonist.

We already know almost no one dies in Fairy Tail. I'm not sure anyone ever permanently dies in Dragon Ball. Death Note had barely any beloved characters dead at the end. Tokyo Ghoul didn't hurt me this much (even with Hide's 'death'), neither did Fullmetal Alchemist or Soul Eater (RIP Shinigami-sama).

Hell! Black Butler is about a 13 year old who not only is in cohoots with a demon, but occasionally deals with Shinigami and STILL it does not have as many deaths as Naruto! Honestly, I think the only show which is on par with Naruto when it comes to horrible heart-wrenching deaths is Attack on Titan! And that is NOT a good thing.

I realise that I've turned this post into a Naruto-bully fest but the truth is, whether or not they have had as a thousand killings or two, almost all anime shows have killed off a beloved character.

Well, now I will honour as much of these characters as I possibly can by promising to go back every once in a while to live out the glory days when they were still alive....

And to the writers:

VERY! YOU ARE VERY STUPID!

SCREW YOU, ANIME KILLERS!

I wanted to say something touching, but honestly all I had in me was pent up anger and frustration. Don't get me wrong, I still love Kishimoto, Kubo, Mashima, Isayama and the rest but I had to say it just once...and I'll probably be saying it again soon.

Until then, I'm signing off.

Rest in Peace my beloved Anime.

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