What's more tragic for anime lovers is seeing their favourite characters dying by the end. It is a trigger plot creator often use to drive the audience more emotionally and results in a profound impact that is left on the audience. Love is beautiful, and so are lovers, and watching them dying in each other's arms is tragic, especially when one has seen their entire story and bonded with them deeply throughout it. We will discuss the top 10 Anime couples dying in the end here.
1. Jonathan Joestar & Erina Pendleton
Jonathan Joestar and his wife Erina were a beautiful couple torn apart by death. Jonathan is one of those characters who do not hesitate to give his life for their loved ones, and he sacrificed himself in a battle against Dio Brando. In the end, when he believes he has won, Dio gives a head attack, which makes him lay down his life to ensure the death of his enemy.
2. Joichiro & Tamako Yukihira
Before the plot's leading events in the anime, Soma lived a beautiful life with a happy family and a talented chef like his father. His parents, Joichiro and Tamako, were passionate about their restaurant work. The pair inspired Soma, their son, to cook out of love, but one day, Tamako passed away due to a heart defect, leaving the others in pieces.
3. Byakuya & Hisana
Byakuya belonged to a noble family and thus did have restrictions on his marriage. His family expected him to marry a high-class woman, but he married Hisana instead and was heavily criticized by society for his irresponsible move. After five years into marriage, they were torn apart by the death of Hisansa due to illness.
4. Asuma & Kurenai
Asuama and Kurenai were shown as backdrop couple Naruto but were adorned by the audience, and we did see Kakashi teasing them in the series. Asuma was the son of the great third Hokage and fell for Kurenai, conceiving a child together. They knew the risks involved in their trade; they were tragically torn apart when Asuma lost his life in battle, but Kurenai brought a new life with their baby.
5. Meliodas & Elizabeth
The couple fought for their love, but both sides of the holy war did not favour their union. Centuries ago, when they both were fighting their battle against the demon king, Elizabeth was struck down and cursed to be reborn as a mere human who would not be able to free herself from the cycle of life and death. Thus, Meliodas was determined to save his lover and break the curse.
6. Van & Trisha
Van and Trisha have a sweet love story of a human loving a monster. Van comprises a dark past where he was an enslaved person in Xerxes city and was transformed into an immortal freak, and thus he began seeing himself as a monster, but Trisha did not think the same and loved him all his heart. He knew since he was immortal and did witness his death, but once he was gone, Trisha caught a disease and died of him, leaving behind their two sons, Edward and Alphonse.
7. Isshin & Masaki
Isshin and Makasi have a remarkable story where they fought against White, and for the sake of Makasi's life, Isshin gave up his soul reaper power. Things were going quite well until one day, powerless Masaki died at the hands of a monstrous fisher who avenged his death years later.
8. Kyoko & Katsuya
Kyoko and Katsuya are mainly seen in the flashbacks of the anime. Kyoko was the mother of Tohru, who was a bit blunt and didn't see any future for herself until she met Katsuya, a kind man and fell in love with him. Things were going well until Katsuya died of illness, giving a significant blow to his wife and their son, Tohru.
9. Soichiro & Sachiko
Soichiro is the father of Light, a great detective and his family was always concerned that he might die in line with his duty. Sachiko never gave up on him and supported his decisions until the end. Lights's dad died while working on the mess that his son built up.
10. Light And Misa
From the beginning, the audience knows that Light is using Misa for his needs, but she never hesitates to follow her every order. She even cut his life in half for him but got used until Light lost his own game and died when Ryuk wrote his name on the death note.
