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SeijiSensei · 2013-06-26, 02:50

Adaptations that extended over two or more seasons were a lot more common than that. I can list at least a dozen such shows released in the past few years from just my personal favorites list alone:

Novel adaptations
Twelve Kingdoms
Seirei no Moribito
Kemono no Sou-ja Erin
Saiunkoku Monogatari

Manga adaptations
Claymore
Welcome to the NHK!
Cross Game
Monster
Nodame Cantabile
Hikaru no Go
Daughter of Twenty Faces
Shion no Ou
School Rumble
Planetes
Azumanga Daioh

And that list doesn't include more recent series like Hyouge Mono, Chihayafuru, Magi, or Space Brothers.

In contrast the equivalent list of original productions is much shorter:
Noein
Dennou Coil
Ghost Hound
Real Drive
Sky Girls
Oh! Edo Rocket (actually adapted from a stage play)
Mahou Shoujotai Arusu (10 minute episodes)

One thing those shows have in common, except for the last one, is that they are all science-fiction. Sci-fi, especially "hard" sci-fi, has been in decline as a genre within anime over the past few years. There are always a few sci-fi shows like Suisei no Gargantia or Madoka Magica, but as a proportion of all releases I think they constitute a smaller share today than they did in the the 2000-2008 period. The short episode length for Arusu means that 26 episodes of that show is akin to 12-13 regular episodes in terms of content.

I've also left out more episodic shows like Lucky*Star which is based on a 4-koma comic.

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SeijiSensei AS Oji-kun Join Date: Nov 2006 Age: 74	Adaptations that extended over two or more seasons were a lot more common than that. I can list at least a dozen such shows released in the past few years from just my personal favorites list alone: Novel adaptations Twelve Kingdoms Seirei no Moribito Kemono no Sou-ja Erin Saiunkoku Monogatari Manga adaptations Claymore Welcome to the NHK! Cross Game Monster Nodame Cantabile Hikaru no Go Daughter of Twenty Faces Shion no Ou School Rumble Planetes Azumanga Daioh And that list doesn't include more recent series like Hyouge Mono, Chihayafuru, Magi, or Space Brothers. In contrast the equivalent list of original productions is much shorter: Noein Dennou Coil Ghost Hound Real Drive Sky Girls Oh! Edo Rocket (actually adapted from a stage play) Mahou Shoujotai Arusu (10 minute episodes) One thing those shows have in common, except for the last one, is that they are all science-fiction. Sci-fi, especially "hard" sci-fi, has been in decline as a genre within anime over the past few years. There are always a few sci-fi shows like Suisei no Gargantia or Madoka Magica, but as a proportion of all releases I think they constitute a smaller share today than they did in the the 2000-2008 period. The short episode length for Arusu means that 26 episodes of that show is akin to 12-13 regular episodes in terms of content. I've also left out more episodic shows like LuckyStar which is based on a 4-koma comic. __________________ Taking Anime Seriously - Politics by the Numbers - Sports by the Numbers - MAL List - Avatars - Images* Last edited by SeijiSensei; 2013-06-26 at 03:13.