Record of Ragnarok - Ending Explained

The series reached a fever pitch at the end of Season 3 (Round 9). Major twists include Buddha's betrayal of the gods, which effectively gave humanity a god on their side and led to the terrifying emergence of Hajun (a demon lord from the 6th heaven) during Round 6. The most shocking turn in the later seasons is Odin's secret plot; it is hinted that the All-Father actually wants the tournament to result in a specific number of deaths to resurrect the primordial entity Arche. By the end of Episode 42, the score stands at 5-4 in favor of the gods, leaving humanity in a precarious position as Brunhilde's hidden connection to the captive Siegfried is finally teased, suggesting the tournament is merely a distraction for a larger cosmic coup.

Critics have often interpreted the series as a metaphor for the climate crisis or societal collapse, where the 'Gods' represent the unavoidable consequences of human negligence, and the 'Ragnarok' is the final, desperate struggle to innovate and change before extinction. Another interpretation suggests the entire tournament is a psychological projection of Brunhilde, representing the internal conflict between her divine origins and her love for the physical world. Some fans read the series as a critique of hierarchical systems, where the gods are the 'old guard' elite and humans are the revolutionary class fighting for a voice.