>>139785562
I read only one series that does this and it was so fucking well executed, unexpected, it was gold.
Sadly I never found another one.

>>139785824
You're not talking about a certain manga by Seo, right?

>>139785562
>it's an "MC gets killed by shitty henchmen while there's still 30 episodes left" episode

>>139786004
Nope, it was Maou : Juvenile Remix, welp I think I'll reread it.

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>>139785562
>Protagonist was actually the antagonist the whole time

>>139786534
>I'm actually a demon
Thanks for ruining Christmas, gainax.

>>139786534
Examples?

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>MC flat-out loses to rival in their final fight

>>139788810
>Yuuhi loses final boss fight
>Yuuhi then loses final rival fight

Not a great finish, champ.

>>139785562
>Tfw any recommendations in this thread will be 100% tainted.

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>>139785562
>MC put out of commission
>New MC takes the stage
>He's infinitely better
>Series continues to 4 times the length the previous MC lasted

>>139785562
Shinsekai Yori?

>>139785562
Gantz?

>>139788910
Viral didn't die.

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>shows up again during the final episode
>he was off doing ______ to get a power up