Christ Centered Gamer

tuns of kids die in very VERY painfull ways and the ending is just terrible.

First of all, it's tons, painful, and waste.

Secondly, I actually thought the ending was fitting for the series. Why does everything have to have a happy-go-lucky ending?

As for the killing, yes it was a bit excessive. But at the same time, it fit with the story. The whole point was that the class was cursed, and gruesome deaths (Which aren't even that bad; try Gantz on for size...) make it seem more "real". I say real, because I'm pretty sure the writers wanted to convey the fact that this class is cursed. A series of random, seemingly natural deaths doesn't give that impression. Having a woman get crushed by an elevator, a girl get impaled by her umbrella, and a teacher kill himself in front of his class isn't supposed to be "Normal" or "Painless". It's supposed to be absolutely horrifying. And it was. The point was made earlier in the series that the kids are terrified of this curse. And the gruesomeness is meant to give the viewer that same feeling.

A bit over the top? Perhaps. Horrifying? Indeed. Violence and gore does not automatically make something bad. If the storyteller uses it to benefit the story or the immersion, then I consider a reasonable amount to be acceptable (Please note: I consider Gantz to be an example of over-the-top. I stopped watching it partway through because I couldn't take it anymore). If the violence and gore satisfies nothing but pure shock value, then I consider that to be an abuse of the subject matter. Another is not an abuse of this. Gantz is.