Earlier in the episode in which he dies, he and Akito are seen watching (and crying over) an episode of Show Within a Show Gekiganger 3, in which Joe Umitsubame dies a dramatic and heroic death in battle, and Gai declares that he wants to die like that. Gai Daigoji in Martian Successor Nadesico is an intentional subversion of this, to set up the show's philosophy on the Sliding Scale of Idealism vs.All three were sympathetic in some way, as the ones who don't die dramatically are either bloodthirsty sociopaths or cowards.

Played straight at most three times, with the deaths of Kannochi, Aqua, and Phantom.Of course, with the exception of the offscreen-killed Luberia thieves guild, none of the heroes die. Mostly averted in MГ„R, where most villain deaths are quick and inglorious.Mello's death, meanwhile, is significantly downplayed. Death Note plays it straight with Light and Soichiro, while detective L's death is relatively peaceful (though still pretty dramatic).Averted in the 2003 anime version of Fullmetal Alchemist: In the penultimate episode, Edward dies an extremely quick and wholly undramatic death at the hands of Envy (despite being brought back in the next episode).To name a few: on the protagonist's side there are Pisces Albafica, Virgo Asmita, Leo Regulus.and on the antagonist's side there are Wyvern Rhadamanthys, Behemoth Violate, Basilisk Sylphid. Meruem passes away resting his head in Komugi's lap, with Komugi passing away soon after him. The two meet up and play Gungi, with Komugi staying with him despite knowing the toxin would cause her to die if she did. In Hunter Г— Hunter, Meruem spends his final moments after realizing he was dying as a result of a deadly toxin seeking out Komugi, the woman he loved, so he could play some final games of Gungi with her.This will generally cause a tidal wave of revisionist Fan Fic. So when such a death turns out to be permanent, the fans feel cheated. Typically, 'deaths' like that are a major clue that No One Could Survive That! and that the hero will be back shortly. Thus, if a main character dies in a decidedly undramatic or anti-climactic way, the creators are often accused of having Dropped a Bridge on Him, even if they were shooting for realism and trying to subvert the notion that Death Is Dramatic. (And then the reaction is proportional to the drama.) Unless someone was Distracted from Death, anyway. Main characters get to go out with a bang instead of a whimper, complete with Heroic Sacrifice and final dying speech. This is why the faceless Mooks and Red Shirt characters die in droves, while the Big Bad gets a second chance at redemption, or at least is taken out in the most spectacular blaze of glory the FX budget allows. Basically, the spectacle involved in a character's death is proportional to the importance of the character to the story.

Pieces 1982 death scene