Forum:Regarding the 02 Epilogue

In some ways, I wish the 02 Epilogue had never been made. Sure, it gave more info about the characters after 02, and offered some closure to the fans, but...
 * Why not end the series when the last battle ended, and leave whatever happened afterwards up to the fans and their immaginations? You could release CD dramas/books, etc. about future events or do an alternate universe thing with different future events/"endings".
 * The epilogue tended to "close" the series- characters got married, had children. Those facts solidified what was and wasn't cannon, and caused a lot of grief/happiness among the hardcore fans, which ended up in Shipping Wars.  Ah, the Shipping Wars.
 * Was it rushed? Some of the ideas feel half-baked/holey.
 * And finally, it seems like a product of some really bad drugs.

Some fans regard it as crazy or disregard it completely anyways. Thoughts? Rad140 I praise myself on being the last one to post in all three of our forums. (Message) 22:22, February 21, 2010 (UTC)

PS. I've noticed a lot of fiction works are using epilogues like this, much to the grief of some fans. Harry Potter is a recent example.
 * In a lot of ways, I think this is the author's way of saying: "This is the way I see things and I have the final say." They know there are fans out there that ignore it, but it's their way of showing their opinion on the characters.


 * Personally, what I hated most was Miyako's turn into a Yamato Nadeshiko even though I knew that it is a huge desire of hers, and it is a representation of an aspect I can't see to eye to eye with Japan. Lanate (talk) 05:24, February 22, 2010 (UTC)