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Comparing the Old Big 3 and the current decade’s Big 3— which do you think is better, worse, or are you undecided?

Old BIG 3 >>>>> New BIG 3.



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Apr 11, 12:12 PM
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You should probably define the 'big 3 of the current decade' first before asking about our opinion on them.
Also the decade is not finished yet so it is difficult to coin the 'big 3' if it is even possible as the title 'big 3' is rather loosly defined.
Apr 11, 12:57 PM
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The new big 3 should be like Demon slayer, Jujutsu Kaisen and some other anime. I dont know.

Anyways, both old and new shonens are good. I enjoy them both.
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Apr 11, 1:19 PM
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I like both, but if I had to choose then old, just because of One Piece.
Apr 11, 1:43 PM
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The new big 3 should be like Demon slayer, Jujutsu Kaisen and some other anime. I dont know.

Anyways, both old and new shonens are good. I enjoy them both.
@FZREMAKE Yea, maybe SNK or Boku no Hero Academia are the third one...

In that case, it's pretty even for me; some I liked others don't. On old era and this era until the next...
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Apr 11, 1:46 PM
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I'd say the big 3 of the 90s (DragonBall Z, Sailor Moon, Pokemon)>>>Naruto, Bleach, One Piece>>>whatever the big 3 is now.

Apr 11, 1:50 PM
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You should probably define the 'big 3 of the current decade' first before asking about our opinion on them.
Also the decade is not finished yet so it is difficult to coin the 'big 3' if it is even possible as the title 'big 3' is rather loosly defined.
Hiyajo-san said:
The title 'big 3' is rather loosely defined.


It's not. The Big 3 refers to the three manga, Bleach, One Piece, and Naruto, which sold far more than any other manga in their decade.

There's no Big 3 because anytime a manga comes, it always sells more than the previous record.
Apr 11, 2:21 PM
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Realistically, The Big 3 don't have a parallel in other genres or generations. Naruto, One Piece and Bleach had a unique presence in culture at a very specific time. There isn't some standard Rule of 3 that occurs with every decade or season or genre or whatever. Plus, the way media is distributed today makes it a lot harder to have a Big 3 phenomenon compared to when it was more monocultural in the 2000s.

The Big 3 are the only Big 3
Apr 11, 2:42 PM
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The old big three will always have a long impact let see the new ones that can handle in 20 years the old one prove themselves to be main how about the new one?
Apr 11, 4:03 PM

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Sure, but are you so obsessed with the notion that you have to shoehorn anything into it?
Apr 11, 4:29 PM

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The best big 3 are Hokuto no Ken, Yu yu Hakusho, and Saint Seiya.
Apr 11, 5:21 PM
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I like both, but if I had to choose then old, just because of One Piece.
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Yes I would definitely second this sentiment!
Apr 11, 9:04 PM

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I like both Golden Kamuy and Welcome to Demon School Iruma-kun. Though I have yet to try The Apothecary Diaries, this BIG 3 looks to be better than the old one.
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Apr 12, 9:56 AM

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Old big 3: One Piece, DBZ, Bleach
New big 3: AoT, Dandadan, Jjk (imo)



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Apr 12, 10:39 AM

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If the new big three includes anime like jjk and demon slayer, then sorry to say it’s not even a comparison. The quality of ‘big 3 legacy’ has gone horrendous over time.
Apr 12, 10:48 AM

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Old big 3: One Piece, DBZ, Bleach
New big 3: AoT, Dandadan, Jjk (imo)
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In that case I much prefer the new big 3. Not a big fan of bleach and modern OP has extreme pacing issues
Apr 12, 11:15 AM

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I don't care about the popularity of anime shows.
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I don't even know there is such thing as "New Big 3", it must be some personal made up list again.

Big 3 has been always Naruto, Bleach, One Piece.



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Apr 12, 4:55 PM

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I don't think we will ever get another Big 3 like Naruto, One Piece, and Bleach. And this is for a few reasons.

1. Length
One of the main reasons why the Big 3 are called "The Big 3" is how long they are. Naruto is 700 chapters long, One Piece is over 1000 chapters and still ongoing, Bleach ended at around 600+ chapters. Most manga today only go for a little over 200 at the very longest. JuJutsu Kaisen has 271, Demon Slayer has 205, etc. And the Big 3 have been going on for over a decade, each of them (none of those are from poor consistency, looking at you Black Lagoon). Bleach ran from 2001 to 2016, Naruto ran from 1999-2014, and One Piece has been running since 1997. Meanwhile, newer manga only run for a few years at best like Demon Slayer which ran from 2015 to 2020.

2. Popularity
Naruto, One Piece, and Bleach by far some of the most popular animanga ever. I'm talking about near the same level as Dragon Ball. If you were to ask your average person what anime they've heard of, they will most likely refer to the Big 3. And if they don't, it'll likely be other older anime like Pokemon or Dragon Ball. Point is, the newer anime like Demon Slayer and Black Clover just don't hit the same. And it is highly unlikely 3 newer animanga will simultaneously become such legendary hits on the same level as the Big 3.

3. Cultural Significance
The Big 3 have a larger cultural significance than the newer animanga today. This includes but is not limited to:
-Being the main/major inspiration for other works of fiction (not just animanga)
-The impact of animanga worldwide. For example, I live in America and many of my friends grew up with Naruto. The Big 3 are also some of the most successful anime in countries like India and Brazil.
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Apr 12, 6:03 PM

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Old Big 3:
One Piece
Naruto
Bleach

2020s decade Big 3 imo:
Jujutsu Kaisen
Sousou no Frieren
Chainsaw Man

If I were to make a 2020s decade Big 5, I'd probably add Solo Leveling and Dandadan as well.

As for which Big 3 is better, I'm currently undecided. I'll probably know once I complete all of them in the future.
Apr 12, 6:13 PM

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There's too many new large and popular anime and it being replaced too often for there to be a new big 3.
Apr 12, 6:15 PM

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What's with shounen fans keep bringing up "old big 3 vs new big 3"? You don't see shoujo fans doing the same.

Unless the big 3 you mentioned this time isn't talking about shounen...
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Apr 12, 6:41 PM

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Old Big 3:
One Piece
Naruto
Bleach

2020s decade Big 3 imo:
Jujutsu Kaisen
Sousou no Frieren
Chainsaw Man

If I were to make a 2020s decade Big 5, I'd probably add Solo Leveling and Dandadan as well.

As for which Big 3 is better, I'm currently undecided. I'll probably know once I complete all of them in the future.
@GinInYourJuice I think Kimetsu is more important than the five anime/mangas you mentioned combined
Apr 12, 9:26 PM

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@GinInYourJuice I think Kimetsu is more important than the five anime/mangas you mentioned combined
@Rurihime actually, you know what, I think you're right. I think Kimetsu does deserve to be on that list now that I think about it. Its manga sales skyrocketed to absurd levels in 2020, and was still top 2 in manga sales in 2021. It was out of the top 10 in manga sales in 2022 and after, but its 2020 and 2021 manga sales were huge. The anime came out in 2019, and its ratings and popularity are still really high.

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