| Why is this an "or" question? |
| Have about both? As long as the anime is enjoyable, everything is fine for me. |
| I've got plenty of both in my favorites. Though my favorite anime is a long arc type. |
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| No mini arcs...? |
| Both have their merits. Episodic shows can be relaxing, while shows with long arcs can be engaging. If I had to choose one, I'd choose the long arcs. |
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| Episodic, long arcs get boring after about 10 episodes, imo. |
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| It depends on what genre the anime is, the reason why I didn't like Cowboy Bebop that much is precisely because it was episodic, however I really liked Aria and that's as episodic as you can get, in fact Mushishi is even more so. So it really depends, but on the whole I prefer longer arcs. |
| I don't like my anime to be episodic. Stories that last about 26 episodes are what I want. |
jal90 said: just wondering what people prefer. you can like both.Why is this an "or" question? |
| both, I love Cowboy Bebop and Mushishi. I also love shows like Hunter x Hunter, LOGH etc. |
| The one that's good. |
| I really don't care at this point. Quality is quality. But, if I have to choose, I suppose I generally prefer a continuous storyline. So arc based, I guess. |
| "Yes, I have been deprived of emotion. But not completely. Whoever did it, botched the job." - Geralt of Rivia |
| I prefer either, but I feel in episodic it can be too short. Then in long arc sometimes it just drags on forever about something I could care less about. |
| My favorite are long complex storylines like Monster. Though length really isn't the issue. I just want a story that starts near the beginning and goes strong until the show ends. |
| "Laws exist only for those who cannot live without clinging onto them." -Souske Aizen "Bleach"  |
TehBlindSamurai said: mini arc?Paul said: No mini arcs...? Yeah why no mini arcs!? >:( |
-kaze- said: Like I guess Gintama has some. Arcs that are only 2 - 5 episodes long.TehBlindSamurai said: mini arc?Paul said: No mini arcs...? Yeah why no mini arcs!? >:( |
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-kaze- said: TehBlindSamurai said: mini arc?Paul said: No mini arcs...? Yeah why no mini arcs!? >:( Like 3 mini episodes in 24 min I guess. Like in Ika Musume. |
| I like both but if I had to choose it would be long arcs. |
| Depends.... Some episodic anime is great but in general fulls story arcs or a full epic story is better. |
IntroverTurtle said: 2 episode arcs are good. i think it was inuyasha i was watching, but they have some long arcs that i just got bored with.-kaze- said: Like I guess Gintama has some. Arcs that are only 2 - 5 episodes long.TehBlindSamurai said: mini arc?Paul said: No mini arcs...? Yeah why no mini arcs!? >:( |
| I prefer longer story arcs. Episodic shows don't usually make me want to see what happens next. |
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| I prefer an story on it, and episodic anime like Natsume, xxxholic, Danshi No kioukousei cowboy bebop ( most of it ) I don't like so much, i don't like fillers in general... I like character development and story, when an anime is episodic is difficult to see the character growing and the story on it. I can watch some of them maybe, but they are not my favorites. Gintama is episodic with arcs, and for me arcs are amazing, while the fillers or episodes without sense usually bores me. For example I loved so hard that 3rd season of Gintama, it was amazingly epicness! |
| I like it long... On topic. It depends on the anime. |
| I like longer arcs better, it makes me more excited for the next episode (if the anime alone is exciting, that is). |
| The only thing you can rely on is that you can't rely on anything. |
| Like both but would choose long arcs over episodic, I feel gintama has a good balance of arcs and episode episodes |
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| They're good for different things. Thus neither is inherently better than the other. |
| There is no such thing as shit taste. Only idiots who think everyone should have the same taste as they do. |
| I'm fine with both, as long as they do it well. |
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| 12 to 26 episode anime that tell a complete story with no filler. |
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LunaMay 17, 2013 4:31 AM
| ARCSSSSSSS! omg i cannot stand episodic anime without any plot. |
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| I like shows with both episodic content and serialized content, like Gintama for example. |
| I truly enjoyed Kuro no Keiyakusha with its 2 episode arcs, even though you don't really notice it's episodic because if feels like the episodes are leading you to a final big climax as they did. |
| I'm not a big fan of anime with with 1 or 2 story arcs, but Samurai Champloo did it perfect, imo. I like on-going plot the most of course, but shows with 4-5 story arcs are fine too. |
| I tend to prefer arcs over episodic. The latter can sometimes have less story development...It's hard to explain, but I tend to enjoy anime that employ arcs more because it seems like threads of the story come together more easily... That's really vague and probably didn't make much sense. Anyway, arcs. Most of the anime I watch has 12-13 episodes, so this usually isn't even a problem. |
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