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Originally Posted by Triple_R
But it could be worse; at least it's not like superhero comics in the US. The stories of Spiderman, Wolverine, Batman, Superman, etc... will never be completely told. They'll never finish (except in short, AU standalone stories perhaps). So they go on, and on, and on, and after awhile, it can seem kinda pointless. One "event" leads to the next leads to the next and there's not necessarily any thematic or character consistency over the passage of in-canon time.
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That's the reason I could never get into superhero comics, even if I do enjoy reading some Batman stories sometimes. It feels a bit pointless to read something you know for sure will never have a proper conclusion. That and I dislike the fact they're written by different authors... it's just so impersonal. I can see why people would enjoy this system, but I hate it.
Another problem is that the big events are more often than not pants on head retarded, with millions of parallel worlds, people coming back from the dead all the time and what not (reminds me of the stuff I drew when I was 9)... but I'm getting off topic.
As for manga, it is indeed bothersome when a story drags on for too long, but at least you can be confident it will end at some point (well, except stuff like Bastard or Berserk, but that's because the authors are always on hiatus).
Given how hard it is to stay serialized, I can't blame mangakas for wanting their series to last as long as possible when they're popular. I'd do the same if I were in their shoes. The same goes for publishers. It's getting harder to find hits nowadays, so it makes sense to extend the current hits they have rather than letting them go. The entertainment industry is first and foremost a business, after all.
I'd like to add there are exceptions among neverending series. Jojo's bizarre adventure has been going on for 25 years and has managed to remain fresh by consistently reinventing itself. In its case, it's a very good thing it hasn't ended yet. The most recent part of the story (Steel ball run) has even been the best of the series so far. I'd gladly take 25 more years of Jojo.