shadowtheman Posted March 1, 2012 Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 Some thing I noticed a while ago is that some animes get to wrapped up in exposition or a lengthy opening and or ending sequences. This makes the main part of the show shorter. Like one piece, the run time is meant to be about 25 minutes yet the actual show takes up only about 19 of that. Thats 6 minutes worth of themes and beginning exposition at the beginning. This happens for others to. I might be just being picky but when I'm into an episode I don't like it when it seems like it ends early just because they had to fill it with extra gabble de' gook. Grrrrr gimmie more. I noticed that this is just a recent trend in anime. Is it the animators way of trying to be lazy or something else. One piece is a great example simply due to the fact that they didn't always do this. The old episodes vs the new ones make good comparison in terms of the time frame style of the anime. So what do you think, and what other animes do this when you wish they didn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemmingllama Posted March 1, 2012 Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 Well, really any anime that has an intro or outro that plays every episode should cut it. I do see the point about having OP and ED, but extra stuff besides that is really quite pointless. Although most anime episodes are 20 minutes long, same with older ones and newer ones. Its just that there is more filler junk inbetween each episode if the series is ongoing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowtheman Posted March 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 My sentiments exactly, and when they opt for silly things like disposition in every episode it just seems to make the show even shorter. Its almost like having a great dinner but some of the food is missing. You just end up leaving the table without that contented full feeling.Yes I agree right when your right into the action it ends. I remember it wasn't always like this. Older stuff ran about 25 minutes while newer animes seem to last about 20. I know its only a few minutes but I want more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xendatious Posted March 26, 2012 Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 I totally agree with this. I think the longer running anime are more guilty of this than say the normal ones of 13-26 episodes.e.g. Bleach, naruto & One piece have all done this in the past. I think Bleach does it the most imo... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silly_Lilly Posted March 26, 2012 Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 It's mostly to save money and fill time. Long anime like Naruto and One Piece don't actually have enough content to fill an entire 200+ episode series, so they have to pad as much as they can along the way. 6 minutes per episode ends up being hundreds of minutes per season that contain no original content. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowtheman Posted March 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 You would think thusly wouldn't you. But shows like Those obnoxnes aliens" and the like would disagree. No exposition just an OP and an ED thats all and the series lasted for a long time about 195 and lasted about five years with half the current budget that current animes halve. I can understand that the padding allows them to save a little money but that doesn't mean I have to like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemmingllama Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 Well, if you dont like it then try looking for the 12 episode series that try to cram their episodes with as much stuff as possible. Ones like Dance in the Vampire Bund that are short and have something to prove, yet are still good should sate that appetite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowtheman Posted March 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 Don't worry I'm not talking out of spite or any thing. Just see it this way. Your really into an espisode that already technicly started late due to an exposition. Then after about 15 minutes at the 19 or 20 minute mark the show just ends without warning. You look at it and start thinking that you need more. Its a real shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-Lord Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 I know what you mean, I have noticed this to. I use to think when I watched animes on TV that the anime were short not due to the OP and ED but due to the AD's they had to play during them. The shows get like a 30 minute time slot and have to fit AD's with the shows. But wether that is the case or not is anyone guess. Maybe they make the eps short so that the show drags out longer and the animators make more money for more eps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PersocomLover Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 Personally, I enjoy dancing along with the intro and closing themes and actually prefer them attached to each episode. Which is funny because I tend to marathon through series so I'm just hearing the same songs over and over. I like the format even if the overall story of each episode seems cut a little short. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilvor Posted March 28, 2012 Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 You know, part of the reason may be to save money and to fill time (I'm gonna have to disagree about the amount of content, especially when looking at the manga), but I'm pretty sure the absolute biggest reason is... you are left feeling that you...want...more. That is what cliffhangers are for.Sorry if it sounds like I'm *****ing, that really, really isn't my intent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowtheman Posted March 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 I know what cliff hangers are for and I don't mind them. Your taking my example to literally. Naw its the feeling of wanting more after its all done, like there just wasn't enough. Then you realize that even if it was for 2 minutes in the beginning, that those to minutes could easily be used to help fill out the show. Its not that big I was just wondering what others thought when they felt something similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freedomstudent Posted March 28, 2012 Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 Well to tell you the truth.. I don't really care if it is just about in 2 to 3 minutes time... but i had experiance some intro that actually takes 1/3 of the actual episodes... maybe because it was just a filler eps... but still..... it was frustrating! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadowpuppy132 Posted March 28, 2012 Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 Yeah. I wanted Ninin Ga Shinobuden to be longer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valeriasama Posted April 8, 2012 Report Share Posted April 8, 2012 Yes some animes r u to short like to a high level sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phenomenal Posted April 8, 2012 Report Share Posted April 8, 2012 i like the OP, and End songs even though we would miss a few mins of stuff in the episode Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluWolfTigerEye Posted April 8, 2012 Report Share Posted April 8, 2012 I know exactly what your'e talking about. For example, Rave Master and Bersek had those expositions at the beginning, then the OP then with Rave Master you get the previous episode summary, next episode summary and ED. I remember watching an episode of Bleach that when they finally got to the actual beginning of the episode, they where 7 minutes in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ecid Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 Infinite Stratos.... I swear there is a missing 40 minutes of show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sail0remily Posted April 11, 2012 Report Share Posted April 11, 2012 I wanted Angel Beats to be longer, it was such a great anime<3But animes like Bleach and Naruto are just too long -.- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannyZXC Posted April 11, 2012 Report Share Posted April 11, 2012 I wanted Angel Beats to be longer, it was such a great anime<3But animes like Bleach and Naruto are just too long -.-I agree Angel beats should of been longer, they could of made it soooooo good! However, Bleach and Naruto are to long I cant get over the fact of how good they are! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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