CBR Anime Highlights Eight Series With Permanent Protagonist Deaths

Death is inevitable in many anime, but titles like Cowboy Bebop and Death Note even kill off their protagonists.
Original headline at CBR Anime: “8 Anime Series Where the Main Character Dies for Good”
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