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I'm really curious about this, it seems that any and all manga (and most stories in general) always have the original protagonist "win" or accomplish their goal in the end, and thats all well and good, but have their been any that NOT have the original protagonist "win" or accomplish their goal? Spoilers for the first book of Xanth:
I'm thinking of like, total defeat at the hands of the antagonist, or better yet, the original protagonist just giving up on his quest. But of course, defeat is subjective, and the original protagonist could just be killed or turned evil or something, but the main point i'm trying to convey is "total defeat or the not accomplishing of goals in the end, preferably accompanied by the despair of the protagonist".
I'm kinda going for something kinda like the first book of xanth, where the protagonist doesn't accomplish his original goal of not being exiled and marrying his first love interest, of course, he ends up happy, but thats not what i'm imagining happening.
I'm thinking of like, total defeat at the hands of the antagonist, or better yet, the original protagonist just giving up on his quest. But of course, defeat is subjective, and the original protagonist could just be killed or turned evil or something, but the main point i'm trying to convey is "total defeat or the not accomplishing of goals in the end, preferably accompanied by the despair of the protagonist".