
Deliberately invoked in Bluecomet SPT Layzner, as the creators found their series Cut Short due to low ratings and Executive Meddling, and had to extensively rewrite the ending.Apparently the author decided that the outcome of the fight wasn't as important as the fact that Tama finally has a rival that's her equal. The Bamboo Blade manga ends right in the middle of Tama and Sakaki's first fight.Aku No Higan Beyond Evil ends shortly after Viktor reveals his backstory, with him observing Gota fight off several thugs who are attacking his family and appreciating the latter's growth, as this means that Gota is getting closer to being able to fulfill Victor's goal of killing the beast locked within him.which then doesn't take place because they got shunted to other materials instead. hack//SIGN features the buildup to a huge battle.
The final (not counting specials) episode of. But when a big story arc is dismissed with a handwave, it's an Aborted Arc. This trope may be combined with Negative Continuity, if the last episode's problems simply disappear. If the writer ends the story in a way where the viewer or reader must decide by his own interpretation how it ended, it's an Ambiguous Ending. If the ending leaves the characters ready to continue their usual exploits, it's And the Adventure Continues. When the lack of ending is passed off as being a good reward, it's A Winner Is You. If the story ends right before a big fight scene it's a Bolivian Army Ending. When the main plot is resolved but other threads aren't, that's a different trope: Left Hanging. But when you talk about a conclusion, you know that you can count this work out: a work intentionally ends unresolved, the Story Arcs are unconcluded, and you can believe whatever you want about what happens next.
You say you want a resolution? Well, you know, we all want to see the end.