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The List - 7 Frustrating Anime Cliffhangers

That seems like a really ass-backwards way of looking at an adaptation, though. Like when Hollywood decides to make a film adaptation of a certain comic or book series or TV show or what have you, it isn't meant simply as a way to sell more of that original source material (though that's usually a side effect)...it's so that said adaptation can make money in its own right. And I know circumstances are different in Japan, what with the same production companies overseeing all aspects of a franchise's marketing, and the financials of late-night broadcasts, and what have you, but having an anime series serve as nothing more than a glorified commercial for some other product is extremely creatively-bankrupt, not to mention rather short-sighted in terms of generating additional revenue streams. I'm not interested in manga, and most novel sources are nigh-impossible to find in translated form, so I want the adaptations I watch to be able to stand on their own two feet, even if they don't adapt every part of the original work. At least come up with something resembling a coherent ending.