Jiraiya had the best and most relatable death in anime

[D. B. Gooner]

His final words:

"In the shinobi world it's not how you live, it's how you die. A shinobi's life is not measured by how they live but rather it's measured by what they accomplish before their death. And looking back, my life has really been full of nothing but failure. Continually rejected by Tsunade, not being able to stop my friend and unable to protect either my student or my mentor. Compared to the great deeds of the hokage my actions are all insignificant things indeed. I wish I could have died like each of the hokage. A tale is only good as it's final turn of events. A plot twist. And mistakes are important part of a plot, too. I lived my life always believing that the lessons I learned are what hound me. I swore I'd accomplish a deed so great that it would obliterate all my failures. I'd die as a splendid shinobi, at least that's least that's how it's supposed to go. But my tale ending like this... The Great lord Elder prophesied that I would be the one to guide the revolution. A person who would make a great choice that will bring either peace or destruction to the world of the shinobi. I thought I would defeat Pain, stop the Akatsuki and save the world from destruction. But in the end, I failed that, too. How pitiful. How sad that this will be the end twist to the tale of Jiraiya the Gallant. What a worthless story it turned out to be."

When I was younger I believed things would change, I thought I would grow into my looks, I would randomly glow up, I would randomly gain confidence, I didn't have a plan as to how I could make it happen, I worked out HARD, I tried looksmaxxing.

I thought once my life became good, I could just disregard the fact that I was a loser growing up. I am constantly looking at the horizon, hoping that the sun will rise so to speak. But I am never contempt with my life in the present. Getting hit with the realization that things might never change is devastating. I don't think I will ever truly accept that things can't change, until I'm on my deathbed somewhere, alone, like Jiraiya.

 

[anotherwastedlife]

I always thought Naruto was quite blackpilled

 

[slavcel11]

cringe, weeb shit just can't be subtle

 

[D. B. Gooner]

I always thought Naruto was quite blackpilled

It kinda is. Sakura chasing Sasuke after everything he did especially. I just don't like how they gaslit Neji about his "fate" worldview. He was a literal slave to his own family.

 

[D. B. Gooner]

cringe, weeb shit just can't be subtle

It's a monologue in his own head, why would it be subtle?

 

[slavcel11]

It's a monologue in his own head, why would it be subtle?

idk to my knowledge anime just in general suffers from overexposition, this is one example

 

[kaijicel]

idk to my knowledge anime just in general suffers from overexposition, this is one example

doesnt suffer, but profit

 

[kaijicel]

Jiraiya's death was so sad

 

[Exhunter45]

I always thought Naruto was quite blackpilled

It was look at rock lee sausake put some effort and destroy him a guy who spends days training

 

[Poopless One]

No anime character has a more impactful death than Krillin

 

[NIGGER BOJANGLES]

 

[Devoteecel]

His final words:


When I was younger I believed things would change, I thought I would grow into my looks, I would randomly glow up, I would randomly gain confidence, I didn't have a plan as to how I could make it happen, I worked out HARD, I tried looksmaxxing.

I thought once my life became good, I could just disregard the fact that I was a loser growing up. I am constantly looking at the horizon, hoping that the sun will rise so to speak. But I am never contempt with my life in the present. Getting hit with the realization that things might never change is devastating. I don't think I will ever truly accept that things can't change, until I'm on my deathbed somewhere, alone, like Jiraiya.

His death hurt me.