| You get anime like Bleach, Naruto, One Piece, Fairy Tail and Gintama that pan out over a huge amount of episodes. And then things like Spice And Wolf, Black Lagoon and Baccano! that is over in a season or two. I've watched both and my preference is towards Short-Running Anime for my own reasons. I've always wondered what the greater anime community prefers most. Not trying to start a flame-war. I just wanted to know which you prefer and why? |
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| both have their pros and cons |
| Out of my four 10/10's, Monster and LoGH are fairly long, while Utena and HnC season 2 are less than 50 episodes. So pretty much on the middle from my perspective. |
Kagami_Hiiragi said: Idc if you think its weird, I have a life and friends and an income of money. |
| Short running anime because I like closure. Also because I don't have time to watch 750 episodes of Detective Conan (I wish I did) or 640 One Piece episodes HunterxHunter is the only long-running show I follow |
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| I always like to say between two shows that I enjoy equally the longer one will always be the one I appreciate more because it provides me with the same enjoyment for a longer period of time. Still a 9/10 Movie is better than a 8/10 show with 200 episodes. |
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skyzblue said: Out of my four 10/10's, Monster and LoGH are fairly long, while Utena and HnC season 2 are less than 50 episodes. So pretty much on the middle from my perspective. Interesting statement. And there is lots of truth to it if you think about it. Anime like Clannad, FMA and Code Geass are not short by any means and we know how they were received by their peers... |
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| Do 30-60 episodes count as long or short? Feyfray said: If closure means an endless score of cut-off adaptations, sure. Unless you're one of the few who only watch anime originals, of course.Short running anime because I like closure. |
| Short shows are much better imo, the ending is often the best part of a series and there not dragged out with fillers, they have proper character development too. |
| Monogatari Series (combined 50+ episodes) Naruto (over 300+ episodes) SKET Dance (77 episodes) The Tatami Galaxy (11 eps) Based on this only. Long running I guess. |
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| Generally longer anime are better. I always when watching a short anime I like, end up wanting more episodes. It allows for a longer story, more time with characters, etc. Of course there are some anime that are better short, but it's not most of the ones I like. My all time favorite anime is 600+ episodes long and I want it to be longer. |
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Broeksnoek said: You get anime like Bleach, Naruto, One Piece, Fairy Tail and Gintama that pan out over a huge amount of episodes. And then things like Spice And Wolf, Black Lagoon and Baccano! that is over in a season or two. I've watched both and my preference is towards Short-Running Anime for my own reasons. I've always wondered what the greater anime community prefers most. Not trying to start a flame-war. I just wanted to know which you prefer and why? Also I think that's the best avatar I've ever seen |
| Definitely short running anime. Well more specifically anime that range from 12 episodes to around 60-ish episodes. Anything longer than that I have to a very good reason to watch. The reason is mostly just time investment. Its just hard for me to get into a slow burning, really long series nowadays, I just don't have the patience for it. Technically I do have the time to watch a really long series, but it would literally take me forever to get through as I'd only be able to watch only a few episodes most days. Following a really long runner (ex. Case closed, One Piece, Naruto) is so much effort invested into one series that might be decently enjoyable, but in that same period of time you could have enjoyed many other series that are potentially better than your long runner.. So this is a huge drawback, you are sacrificing many other potentially great series for one very long winded series. Also some long winded series can be really good when they start, but gradually decline in quality over time. But since you've made such a gargantuan time investment into the anime, you could feel like you "have to" keep going with the series, I never like this feeling. I really like it when a series can hit you with feels, amazing story, and connect you to the characters without taking hundreds of episodes to do so. One of the major draw back of long runners is that shit gets repititve, and you get arcs in the series that you end up hating despite like other arcs (ex. for me, One Piece Thriller Bark, Skypia, Davy Back Fight, Punk Hazard arcs I sorely disliked compared to other arcs). I don't want to completely vilify long runners though. To be fair, I'm following some long runners through manga format. And once you catch up with a long runner series, then it becomes just like any other currently airing show you are watching, not too much of a time investment because you only get weekly/monthly release. Also, if done correctly, long runners can make you more attached to the characters and give more time to flesh out characters, allow them to do more stuff in the anime.. |
midnightbladeJun 16, 2014 12:24 PM
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IntroverTurtle said: Generally longer anime are better. I always when watching a short anime I like, end up wanting more episodes. It allows for a longer story, more time with characters, etc. Of course there are some anime that are better short, but it's not most of the ones I like. My all time favorite anime is 600+ episodes long and I want it to be longer. I was just thinking the exact same thing. For example, I'm currently watching Baccano! and I believe that it will fall short of true greatness because of its lack of episodes. Just my opinion though. I'm sure everyone feels like that in their own respective short anime. |
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| Both have it's positive and negative, but I'd choose short run anime |
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| Since One Piece is my all time favorite I would say long running, it gives you the time to get to know almost every character and fall in love with the anime, that's why I have so many 10/10 in my list. But I also enjoy short ones, the number of episodes is irrelevant if you enjoy it. |
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| Whatever manages to entertain me more. I like having material to watch, but I want it finished, and that is not often. Usually short anime are my thing, but There are times where I wish I had more of it, to watch. |
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| When I first started watching anime, I liked watching the long stuff. I binge watched Naruto/Naruto Shippuden (up to almost the war) in a month and a half. Then started watching 50-100ep series... Dont quite have that same patience anymore. 22-26ep series get boring if the story is slow/bad. So I look mostly for the 1-season-er's. |
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| I like Both. But 75 to 100 episodes is the sweet spot for me. |
| I usually watch a short anime like 13 or 26 episodes, alongside a longer anime like 70 or 50 episodes. Generally I prefer the shorter ones or movies. |
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| My favourites are always two cour and above. More development, more plot, and more climax/build up. I have a few one cour favourites just because it was just so good even with such little screen time. edit - Looked at my favourites again. Mostly in the three cour to four cour zone (aka 39-52) |
| I find anything between 24-100 episodes is good length. Those 12-13 episode shows are just too short to really enjoy. The plot develops too fast, the character development is too fast, almost everything is too fast and if it's not too fast, then it just doesn't feel complete. On the other hand, once you get into the triple digits, it starts to get boring and repetitive or there's just tons and tons of fillers. |
| My favorite is 500 episodes long, my most mediocre is 600 episodes long sooooo i dont know. |
| I like both, but long-runners tend to be better. |
| "Let Justice Be Done!" My Theme Fight again, fight again for justice! |
| I typically prefer shorter anime as they're short and easy to watch and you don't get bored of it. I've barely watched anime anime above 30 episodes. Though I am attempting LotGH right now! I'm on episode 40, though I am watching a lot of other stuff during it so I don't get bored. |
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| 20-80 eps is the sweet spot; not too short, not too long |
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| Few shows need that many chapters. Granted, long running shows can make me more emotionally attached to the characters. |
| Please understand. |
Falcie said: How many chapters? And you only ever need one picture to tell a story.Few shows need that many chapters. Granted, long running shows can make me more emotionally attached to the characters. |
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| I like them to be as long as they need to be, unfortunately that's hardly ever the case. |
| Whatever dub companies can keep up with cuz I ain't listening to no Chinese. |
| y'all need to shut the fuck up. |
| I like short series that actually have a completel plot/finish at a really nice spot. Unfortunately a lotta manga adaptations just leave you hella hanging. Movies are nice too cuz they're concise :). |
| Hmph.... I mean, I guess I'm just not terribly patient or something. I know I should watch LOTGH at some point, but...it's over a hundred episodes...it's like....too much time investment, and typically I marathon my anime. I wouldn't be able to marathon this. |
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TheFilthyCasual said: Have you not yet disovered the joy of sequential marathoning? One marathon after the other! An endless banqueting gamut of anime in which to lose yourself.Hmph.... I mean, I guess I'm just not terribly patient or something. I know I should watch LOTGH at some point, but...it's over a hundred episodes...it's like....too much time investment, and typically I marathon my anime. I wouldn't be able to marathon this. |
| gintama and hunter x hunter are the only really good long running anime imo others are average because of the amount of fuck ups. short running are good i hate when they go past the manga though. |
| Shorter anime tend to be better because they don't over stay their welcome. Long running anime suffer from massive drops in quality and filler, of course a large majority of anime fans just want quantity and quality. |
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| That's depends on a lot of reasons. I would say that short are better, but it's subjective. I mean there's any long-running good? Yes, some of them are...So, we can't say all of them is shit. But i agree what someone ask, what is too short/too long for you? A guy with a free time, can say 500episodes, you in other hand 50. So is very subjective either. midnightblade said: Definitely short running anime. Well more specifically anime that range from 12 episodes to around 60-ish episodes. Wow dude, what about Monster?? I mean 60 isn't a bit of low?There a plenty of shows around 70 eps too. Long ones like more 100+, most of them can really sux. But, in other hand i liked OP same as you x) |
GoldSlashJun 16, 2014 9:02 PM
| I'm more of a fan of shorter stuff, because I'm a big fan of closure, which is something we rarely get with long series. I also don't like filler and recaping which happens a lot in long shows as well. I will watch a long show as long as it's interesting though. Right now I'm watching 5 short one season shows, 2 that will run two seasons, and 3 long shows. |
| "The name's Gambit. Remember it." -Gambit "X-Men '97"  |
| I'm more inclined to like a specific series more if it has a lot of episodes. The more time spent watching = the more opportunities, the more experience, the more memories = emotional attachment This is one of the reasons why I don't see One Piece ever leaving my (legit) favorite's list. Shorter series definitely have their place though. |
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| I prefer long i guess. Saves me getting post series sadness every time i get attached to characters :P |
| I generally prefer 12-24 episode long shows, but on the not-so-often occasion I get an anime that I REALLY like and I don't want to end, it sucks when it's over in 6-12 hours worth of time. But I don't watch long anime anymore except for HxH which I recently started. |
| I like both, but I'd watch it as long as it's completed, long or short. Months ago I caught up with One Piece but I put it on-hold when I found out it's not even halfway to the end yet. Right now I prefer shows that have <60 episodes though. |
| I prefer short-running anime because if you stop watching for a good while it doesn't take forever to catch up, and that may sometimes feel like a chore to get to the next arc, if it is good. |
| Raise it up, raise up the happiness. |
| Well I used to stay away from the long anime series because they took to much time and having to watch 100+ episodes is pretty intimidating. But there are a few really good one's like Monster, Reborn!, Rurouni Kenshin. |
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Broeksnoek said: MAL does not represent the "greater anime community" well in this case.You get anime like Bleach, Naruto, One Piece, Fairy Tail and Gintama that pan out over a huge amount of episodes. And then things like Spice And Wolf, Black Lagoon and Baccano! that is over in a season or two. I've watched both and my preference is towards Short-Running Anime for my own reasons. I've always wondered what the greater anime community prefers most. Not trying to start a flame-war. I just wanted to know which you prefer and why? A lot of people who only watch Naruto, Bleach, One Piece etc would obviously prefer long shows, and they would not be on this site. |
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| Generally speaking, short running. Since they are meant to last around a season or two, the writers make sure to use their time wisely. The characters a usually well-developed, with stronger writing and significantly better pacing. Long running anime (typically 100 episodes or more), like Naruto and Dragon Ball, struggle to have interesting content every episode because so much of it is filler. They can certainly be good, but I feel that they struggle as a whole. |
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