| It seems like nearly every anime series I've watched has a discussion thread asking if there will be another season. If the most recent season is at least a few years old, the answer is almost always 'no', but evidently that hasn't stopped people from starting threads here or even online petitions. With that in mind, what are some actual examples of a new season being produced after a gap of several years? (Should be an actual continuation that picks up where the previous ones left off, not a remake/reboot). One example I'm aware of is InuYasha, of which there were 7 seasons (167 episodes) that aired from 2000 to 2004, then a 26-episode Final Act season was produced and aired 2009-2010. Are there others? |
A møøse once bit my sister... |
| One recent one is, for example Attack on titan, the first season aired in 2013 and the second is airing right now. |
 One man is no more than another, if he do no more than what another does. |
| This happens more often than you would think. AO no Exorcist being another recent example. |
| Ao no Exorcist, Dragon Ball, Genshiken, all of them received a sequel after a few years. Code Geass will receive one , but it's not safe if it will be a TV show. |
One Piece episode 914 & 915 & 1027 were a mistake and 957 brought the salvation - FMmatron |
| Well there's actually quite a lot of old anime getting continuations recently. For example FLCL or Kino no Tabi or even Code Geass or Eureka Seven. It's a weird trend nowadays and I have to say, I can't be unhappy with it. |
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| There is Toaru Majutsu no Index. The first season aired in 2008, the second season aired in 2010 and the third season aired in... in... in... Oh, well. The first D. Gray Man anime aired in 2006. Then, eight years after, the studio decided to make the second season. Impossible is nothing. |
IllyricusMay 31, 2017 2:25 PM
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| Initial D Fourth Stage 2004-2006 Initial D Fifth Stage 2012 If you mean sequels to conclude a story. Gunbuster 1988-1989 Diebuster 2004-2006 Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO: Apocalypse 0079 2006 Gundam Unicorn 2011-2012 (UC timeline) If you are looking just for sequels of a series with a conclusive ending. |
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| Code Geass R2 2008 Code Geass third season (announced in Nov last year) Hajime no Ippo: Mashiba vs. Kimura 2003 Hajime no Ippo: New Challenger 2009 Hajime no Ippo: Rising Oct 2013-Mar 2014 Saiyuuki Reload Gunlock 2004 Saiyuuki Reload Blast 2017 (upcoming) |
| Didn't saw it mentioned, but d.grey man is like that too. Got a 2. season like 8 years after the first. |
Yep, after what, 13 years? And don't forget Jigoku Shoujo. Mitsuganae aired in 2008, and a new season will air this summer. Macross Frontier also aired in 2008, and it wasn't until 2016 when Macross Delta was aired. |
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| Berserk got its first anime adaptation around the 90s and followed up by terrible CGI anime sequels in 2016/17. (Counting the TV series only, not the movies) |
| Ashita no Joe got a sequel in 1980, 10 years after the first series. |
| I probably regret this post by now. |
Tarotist said: all macross tv series have been released with long distances between each otherYep, after what, 13 years? And don't forget Jigoku Shoujo. Mitsuganae aired in 2008, and a new season will air this summer. Macross Frontier also aired in 2008, and it wasn't until 2016 when Macross Delta was aired. |
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| https://myanimelist.net/anime/457/Mushishi https://myanimelist.net/anime/21939/Mushishi_Zoku_Shou Mushishi got a sequel 8 years after. It's not too bad because it's episodic though |
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| Franchises I can think of that revived from the ashes later like the phoenix: |
| "Laws exist only for those who cannot live without clinging onto them." -Souske Aizen "Bleach"  |
| Every year Natsume Yuujinchou gets a sequel, then afterwards. Mostly upbringing shows from early year deserves their own show and was confirmed this time around |
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 "Think about that glowing dust That destroys the night sky's dream of Just being nothing"--  -- |
| Cardcaptor Sakura aired from 1998 to 2000. Late last year the sequel manga was confirmed to be receiving an anime adaptation that will begin airing Winter 2018. So yeah, if a show can get a sequel 18-20 years later, it's definitely possible for other stuff to make unlikely returns to the anime medium. |
| I think the one that's surprised me the most was Kino no Tabi. I didn't think it was all that popular in Japan and only had a niche following in the US. |
| "No, son, you may not have your body pillow at the dinner table!" |
| Coming out in Summer 2017, Saiyuuki Reload Blast appears to be a sequel to 2004's Saiyuuki Reload Gunlock. I know nothing about either series, but the new one has a new studio and director so I have no explanation for why it is coming out 13 years after the last season and 8 years after the new manga. Other examples: Full Metal Panic Code Geass Lupin III Dragonball Super (+ movies) |
TakenMalUsernameMay 31, 2017 9:55 PM
| Ah, so it's not as rare as I thought. Even so, it's probably not much consolation for fans hoping for a second season of Kokoro Connect or Ouran High School Host Club. |
| A møøse once bit my sister... |
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