Yeah, this ending was strange, I wouldn't say its cheap, but there are a lot of ways it could be better. The way it felt was more like a sudden jolt from all those things that happened in the final arc, almost like they had less impact than what was intended. It also seemed a bit convenient that some of the characters just appeared out of nowhere to make the save and plenty of fakeouts, what were those? Anyways, I guess the series still delivered as expected at least on a technical standpoint, the animations were great, the fights epic, and the score was masterclass for its time. It had great ideas, unfortunately, I know a number of animes that did it way more convincingly. If anything, it's still a great watch, now I understand why it has its own fanbase. Great pick when you're a newbie watcher, you'll get easily hooked.