Monday, August 24, 2009

Anime Length

Before I choose to watch an anime, I like to research it. Nothing too in depth, just the basics (i.e. who is it by, how was it rated, what year was it released, how nice is the fanservice, etc.). Most of the things I look for have little affect on weather I'll watch the anime or not, but some aspects make all the difference. For instance, I'm not going to watch an anime if I see this:

Naruto - 220 episodes

this:
Bleach - 233 episodes

or this:
One Piece - 414 episodes

Like any average american, I watch all of my anime on my computer. There is not even a slight chance that I would sit through a 414 episode anime about a pirate who turns into Mr. Fantastic by eating some wacan berries, especially on my computer.
Yes, I realize that these shows are also on television, but screw that. How often do they show a new episode? Once a week? Also, in order to appreciate the new episodes, I would have to have seen the previous episodes.
The saddest part about these shows is that they are pretty cool, however FCLC was also pretty cool, and that was only six episodes!
I'm not trying to say that every anime should be condensed to six episodes. No that's not it at all. What I'm saying is that everyone has their limits, and only an idiot would sit in front of their computer and watch every one of those episodes. Either an idiot, or someone who doesn't realize that (a), Not every anime is that long, or (b) there are more than 3 animes out there.
In conclusion, when choosing an anime, triple digits are a royal turn off. Oh, and fanservice is just about as important as length.

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