Top 10 Best Cartoon Finales
Here is a list of the best cartoon and anime finales, the episode or series of episodes or even movies that ended the series on a high note, as mentioned above any cartoon episode or anime episodes that ended the series movies in which the series came to an end can also be included as well as spin off series.
I've never seen anything more mind-blowing in a TV show. No other show will ever top this finale. The animation and effects were insanely good, and at times terrifying. It really brought everything together and stayed very true to the story and characters, which we had seen develop over the previous episodes. It was precise - everything that happened in it had a reason to be there.
The first time I watched it, I was sitting in front of the TV with my eyes and mouth wide open, absolutely in awe and inspired to a point that I can't express in words. After multiple viewings since, it continues to have this effect on me. It's outstanding.
Best series finale to come to mankind. The best finale on the best show (in my opinion). Bill Cipher has taken over Gravity Falls and started an apocalypse of weirdness called Weirdmageddon. It is very funny and very action-packed, and every character in the show returns for a good line or two. Just a masterpiece.
This was originally tied with ATLA, but then I came to realize what a masterpiece Gravity Falls' ending is. Avatar's ending is truly amazing, but in my opinion, Weirdmageddon tops ATLA with its story writing, animation, and humor.
Watched this for the first time at the age of 23, not realizing that the show had one last chapter in the book. A beautiful send-off with a significant resolution, while retaining all of the original cast, animation, jokes, and charm that kept my cartoon-viewing childhood warm.
For a show so centered on Failure is the Only Option, the Big Picture Show truly wrapped things up for one of my favorite cartoons ever. Earn Your Happy Ending, indeed. They're finally in, baby.
I never knew this finale existed until I was sixteen or seventeen, and I regret not watching it when it first came out. Thanks, Ed, Edd n Eddy, for everything.
Fitting to see two of Cartoon Network's best modern shows going out with a big bang as the 2010s come to an end. Regular Show's regular series finale was anything but in the greatest way possible. I can't wait to see how things will turn out with Adventure Time's series finale three months from now, as of this comment.
Dislike this show all you want (I like it), but this episode was a masterpiece. End of story.
Great finale. One of the best I ever saw. Pops' death was definitely tear-jerking!
One last, open-ended Adventure Time acid trip to end the series. Not overwhelmingly fantastic, but solid nonetheless.
Greatest episode to a cartoon series ever. Just straight amazing! Adventure Time!
An amazing ending to an amazing series. What more could you ask for?
The series originally ended without a proper conclusion, leaving a lot of questions unanswered. Hey Arnold!: The Jungle Movie was in development before being canceled due to the failure of the first Hey Arnold! movie. It wouldn't be until 15 years later that Hey Arnold!: The Jungle Movie finally saw the light of day. The film follows Arnold and his class winning a trip to San Lorenzo, which happens to be the place where Arnold's long-lost parents were when they disappeared.
When they arrive, they are captured by Lasombra, who was posing as Arnold's parents' friend Eduardo. He tricked them into coming to San Lorenzo, knowing that Arnold would want to search for his missing parents so he could use him to lead him to the lost city of the Green-Eyed People and steal their treasure. Eventually, they find Arnold's parents, who have unfortunately been contaminated by a sleeping sickness along with the other adults of the tribe. This left them in a deep sleep for years.
To make matters worse, the very treasure that was supposed to be used to release the cure to the sickness was lost in the scuffle with Lasombra. Helga then uses her locket with Arnold's picture, which releases the cure, reviving everyone, including Arnold's parents. Arnold and Helga share a heartwarming moment where Arnold finally realizes her feelings toward him, and the two share a kiss. It may have taken years before we finally got a proper conclusion for the series, but it was well worth the wait.
What do you get when you mix time travel and the void with the last day of summer? You get this masterpiece! When Candace and Doofenshmirtz activate a Do-Over-Inator, it creates a time rift that causes the days to get shorter and almost causes the end of time. Only Candace can stop it with the help of Baljeet, Isabella, and Buford. They win, and time is restored.
The opening and closing themes are also masterpieces to listen to. It was overall a great way to end off Phineas and Ferb, and I enjoyed it! I highly recommend it!
The start of one of cartoons' first LGBTQ+ couples. Also, the development and animation are stunning.
The Newcomers
The 12-year Clone Wars saga has now come to an end. We finally have a perfect, albeit tragic, ending for this legendary show. For us Star Wars fans, this is easily the biggest series finale in TV history.
Not a cartoon, but truly emotionally fulfilling. The last few episodes really encompass so many interesting themes, and you really do feel the stakes are high. Along with high stakes, it ties back into the feeling of family and caring about each other enough to sacrifice, and the idea of giving more to the world, and in turn, more will come back to you. That works really well with "equivalent exchange."
I love the moment when Winry jumps on them with a hug.
[Spoiler Alert for Season 5] The ending of this show was tragic yet hopeful. TV shows for both old and young need to take this kind of beautifully crafted story and give it some due credit. Ashi's death in the series finale shows that not all endings for our heroes are perfect, but they will find a way to make peace with themselves for all the loss they went through.
In my personal opinion, this is probably the best ending to a show I could ever have asked for.
Jake, his family, Spud, and Trixie vacation to Hong Kong, where Jake and Grandpa plan to attend the One Thousand Years Toast at Victoria Peak at a Dragon Temple that only appears once every one hundred years. While there, Grandpa Long gets captured by Chang, who is working with the Dark Dragon. The Dark Dragon was resurrected in the previous episode and orders Jake to spike the Dragon Toast at the temple with a mind-control potion so the Dark Dragon can take over both the magical and mortal worlds. If Jake doesn't comply, he will never see his grandfather again.
This leads Jake to seek out Rose, whose family moved to Hong Kong after Jake wished that she was never taken by the Huntsclan. Despite her not remembering anything, Jake hopes to get her help to stop the Dark Dragon, as she still bears the mark of a dragon slayer. Of course, this doesn't go well as she doesn't believe him at first. Later, during the toast, Jake slips another potion instead, thwarting the Dark Dragon's plans, and a battle begins.
Jake's family, along with Spud and Trixie, join in - even Jake's dad, who finally learns the truth about everything. Rose also shows up after regaining her memory when she sees the photo Jake accidentally left behind. They are able to defeat the Dark Dragon by trapping him in the vortex as the temple disappears, and the series is given its happy ending.
SPOP's finale is the perfect culmination of everything the show ever fought for.
This three-part finale is epic in every way MLP should be. It features some of the best battles (namely Starlight vs. Chrysalis), one of the best plot twists in the entire series, and the epilogue is so touching with continuity to the boot. There are even familiar beats to the plot of Avengers: Infinity War and Endgame.
It did play it safe in some aspects (the lesson), but at the end of the day, the finale stayed true to the heart of the show. With all the terrible franchise conclusions nowadays, I'm glad that the conclusion to MLP wasn't one of them.
