What is a sad ending? I known a lot but ever since watching an anime about sacrifice, i knew that, not every sad endings are sad. I mean look at the bright spot. It is just the main character sacrifices one thing for the good of all. Some do it for the main characters or for everyone. How about in real life? A lot.
I can site the Battle of Kosovo or the Masadah or even the Alamo. Not to mention Battle of Tirad Pass. All of them sacrificed everything for their homeland. They lost but it was a Psychological and Emotional Victory, for years to come and historians to write down every piece of history.
In fiction, Lelouch Vi Britannia of Code Geass R2 and Ao Fukai of Eureka Seven Ao with the Quartz Gun. All of them sacrificed one thing for the common good of all. Not to mention Renton Thurston in AO were to save the unborn Ao's existence, he forced Eureka to the past were less Trapar exists since more Trapar will kill a hybrid human and Coralian, the reason their daughter turned to stone after three months due to exposure to Trapar.
No bad things about a sad ending as long as there is a positive outcome. It is just painful for one person to bear.
