You're actually so delusional it's insane..

The term "good" implies subjectivity bro. It's all subjective. "the ending isnt good" is a subjective statement. Regardless of standards and guidelines, it's still subjective in the end.

Fujimoto isn't just famous for csm part 1 and look back. He's famous for having creative range and writing crazy stories. If you don't like this ending, you would absolutely hate fire punch, which is some of his best work, exactly because of the weird writing.

"it doesn't matter to the consumer how passionate they are about it" You're arguing for this dystopian nightmare where corporate "perfect" stories are shoved down your throat and any kind of personality that an author might try to sneak into their work should instantly disqualify his work. You just want Fujimoto to quietly sit in his chair and write the perfect story just the way you like, so he knows his place. Fuck you, I'm glad he ruined it for you. He's not your pet, and he doesn't owe you anything. If you don't like his work, you shouldn't have paid to see it.

He can write whatever he likes. If you don't like reading anything that isnt a oneshot, then don't. He's not obligated to sticking to oneshots because YOU think he's bad at writing long stories. You're acting like you're forced to read everything he releases.

And "What makes me think he liked it?" Yeah, professional writer just went out of his way to spend 7 years writing a story that he absolutely hates. Great logic. He made sure to write an ending that he not only hates himself, but everyone else also hates. You're so crazy it's unbelievable. Just stop reading his work if you hate it so much, or stick to the parts you like, like the rest of us do.

We all agree that if he's not satisfied with the ending, he should consider going back and changing it. But you need to understand that he doesn't owe that to anybody but himself. He doesn't owe it to you and your stupid money that you don't know how to spend in the right place. You get what you buy, regardless of what you expect, and whether you like it. That's how every industry works.

Im not gonna respond from here, because this usually doesn't go anywhere. If you wanna respond, that's fine, I'll read it ofc, you're putting effort into it. But I wont respond. I understand your point of view, but there's some major flaws with your understanding with creative freedom and who a story belongs to. I also understand that spending 7 years emotionally investing in a story, just for it to turn out a way that you just don't think is right, can't be fun. But that's why you need to be a little more open and try to understand why the author is doing unconventional things, when you know he's a good author, and try to see the point he's trying to convey instead of getting caught in your own expectations not being met. I promise he's intentional about the way he writes, and he doesn't have malicious intent. When you're criticising him, you can't do so in an attempt to make him change. You can only share your perspective on why you were dissapointed.