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Originally Posted by Kaoru Chujo
I thought Hantsuki, REC, and Shinigami no Ballad proved that six-episode series could be successful. Well, maybe they were artistically successful but didn't make enough money.
In any case, they were all out in 2005-6 and there haven't been many since. Recently we have the rather irregularly released short OVA series Candy Boy and Eve no Jikan -- and both of them are excellent, too, especially Eve.
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Agreed.... I really felt that it was a fantastic format and have been quite surprised we haven't seen many more 'short form' series. Hardly a wasted second in any of those examples.
I suppose it ended up being a cost issue as a single production no matter what length has a fixed minimum cost -- longer productions mean more product (DVDs) and more exposure for merchandise.