Quoted for truth. It really depends on the anime.Originally Posted by Hsu
Quoted for truth. It really depends on the anime.
"Reality is that which,
when you stop believing in it,
doesn't go away".
Philip K. Dick
Does that stand for Super Saiyan Jackass?
I agree that any and all Anime should end after one season. But that doesn't mean the concept needs to end. Why do people have such a problem with Spin-offs that producers tend to avoid them, instead choosing to cram more episodes into more seasons of their now very old show which makes it seem like an old man fighting his retirement.
People asked for a second season of Wolf's Rain. The concept of a timeloop completely destroys any hope of this ever happening. Fortunately, I don't believe in the infinite timeloop thing. The timeloop effect wasn't a natural occurrence and Kiba's story obviously didn't literally start as he walked into town, so the Timeloop can't possibly continue on indefinitely. Eventually, the character's would start to feel a sense of Deja Vu, memories would occur. They'd figure out what was going on before the crap could happen all over again. Season two wouldn't have to be about the second loop. It could be about the fiftieth loop, where Kiba and friends start to subtly do things a little differently.
More importantly though, Wolf's Rain doesn't have to be isolated to Wolf's Rain. An entirely separate world/dimension/reality could be forged for the telling of a new Wolf's Rain story. Just because the creators are too damned stubborn to give fans what they want . . .
Tangent averted . . . anyway, I've personally forged a spin-off of Dragon Ball. Since the Dragon Balls, Shenron, and Goku are all gone, I decided to create my own series . . . damn am I glad the Dragon Balls are gone. Now people can die permanently . . . mwaha. My show only has about two seasons. I haven't actually scripted anything yet because it's hard to think up two seasons worth of dialogue . . .
I'm gonna stop typing now . . .
DBZ's plotline was the same all throughout the series. Some new tough guy wants to blow up the Earth, or has something to do with harming humans, and one of the Saiyans, mainly Goku discovers a way to power up to another SS level to defeat the enemy. Man, it just ran for way too damn long. It was like a bad soap opera, where they dragged out the drama so long that all the suspense dried up and you couldn't watch it anymore 'cause you'd fall asleep.
Groove Adventure Rave got cut off, for some reason, bastards >_<.
Also, Hunter x Hunter got cut off, then picked up in an OVA, then cut off and picked up in another OVA for 3 OVAs and the series ebfore the plot finished.
One season animes are usually much more enjoyable to watch. Ones that just keep going either turn out like the DB series where every character gets to a point where they're capable of destroying entire universes and STILL have a bad guy to struggle against for 50+ episodes or Naruto, where only one out of every ten episodes has anything to do with the story.
This is the reason why I prefer to watch shoujo but read shounen. Shoujo always seems to end after the start 26 episodes which is all I ever really need. I'm pretty sure I would have lost interest after a while if Azumanga Daioh had gone on to show the girls in university or whatever. Shounen tends to go on and thus it's better in manga form. As each new volume comes out, you have the luxury of just flipping through the previous ones and getting back up to speed.
I don't care how long an animé runs, as long as the plot line doesn't get overly repetitive. If it lasts only a season, but it had a great story, I won't feel cheated. But it if it feels like there's still something missing after it ends, that's when I feel extensions are needed. I think the reason why some of them go on for longer periods of time is because the producers don't want the fans to feel cheated for the show being too short.
Last edited by Elite Lord Sigma; 07-24-2006 at 09:15 AM.
Cowboy Bebop and Trigun are the only animes that went on for only a season that I liked. I started strong, ended strong, and just was good overall.
Naruto went for more than 1 season... Didn't it?
I'm in love with Cowboy Bebop.
Thank you Hysterian!
I support an anime going as many seasons as are required to tell the story with as little filler (see: none or next to none) as possible. One of the things that's irritating me about Bleach is the current filler arc. I'd far prefer an anime stop showing until the manga catch up than them to add filler, it just tends to cheapen the anime overall.
And on that vein, it annoys me even more when the manga is sufficiently ahead but filler is still happening (I'm looking at you, Tsubasa Chronicle).
i dont think EVERY anime should end after 1 season, i was dissapointed to hear the Ghost in the Shell series only had 2 seasons.
but i can see how 1 season would be enough to tell some stories.
especially in anime's that dont require character to charge up for 3 and 1/2 episodes to launch some kind of super energy ball that never really ends up doing any good **COUGH**Dragon Ball Series**COUGH**
or an Anime with a plot.... that never quite gets there, thus making it a longly strung out quest of randomness... Like Pokemon.
thats why I dont compare Digimon to Pokemon, Digimons Seasons are set in differant times/places thus making each a unique spectacle and adventure thats a treat for the imagination and the eyes (I actually didnt start liking it till season 2).
I agree.
However, I love one-season anime. If it tells the story properly and makes the anime feel complete at the end, then it doesn't need any cruddy plot twist so tht villain is somehow alive after they rip his brain out *COUGH*Dragonballseries*COUGH*
For example, Neon Genesis Evangelion, one of my all-time favorites and a very deep and meaningful anime, has only one season. At the end, everything is said and done, all characters are changed.
Basically, what I'm trying to say is, if I like it, then I like it, no matter how long it lasts.
i agree that if its good that I will like it no matter how long it lasts, but if you really really like it, one season just feels too short.
even when the story is all wrapped up and addign more will make it retarded, i find myself wanting the more...
However i guess it really is best when they let it go with the audiance wanting more rather than drilling more and more ridiculous story down our throats.
The only anime so far that I wanted another season of, was King of Bandit Jing
Dragonball got lame after Frieza, and by GT, I wasnt interested at all
Tenchi had 3 seasons. Universe rocked.
I wish there was a second season to Kenshin, though...wait...there practically is, considering the movie(s)...
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