I find that I pretty much always watch at least two episodes back to back. It's hard to imagine someone who would only watch one episode and then not feel like watching any more.
Is there some issue with Japanese people that they can't watch a longer episode, or is this just an artifact of old formats?
Pic related, if I watch two episodes before bed, the next day is always a good day.
>Is there some issue with Japanese people that they can't watch a longer episode...
Budget restraints. This is not Game of Thrones were they get a quadrillion dollars to use as they wish.
Most dramas in the US are 45 minutes to an hour depending on when they air but comedies are still usually about 22 minutes for a 30 minute time slot. Animated shows too (which are usually comedies in the US). I don't know anything about Japanese TV but there might be similar reasons for these.
Try watching Mayoiga or Glasslips one or two episode. Tell me if the series is too short.
>Budget restraints.
That would be time restraints, but I doubt that's the case either.
TV has ads running in quarter-hour intervals. Filling up 2 segments seems to be really popular for shows all over the world. I think it has to do with how the human brain works.
The idea is to keep you wanting more, but without overloading you. Like that other guy said, budget (and writing) are also an issue.
Some action anime do have 1-hour long first episodes that are done rather well, but do you really want 1 hour of New Game? Long episodes just don't work with certain genre of anime, no matter what you do.
Consider that animators of both major and minor shows die from overwork from having to work too many hours due to lack of staff (which is a consequence of lack of funding). Look it up.
That is a very simplified explanation, and unless you have proper sources saying "if we had larger budgets, then..." you are just bullshitting.
>That would be time restraints
Time and budget restraints are literally the same thing. If you have a higher budget you can pay more people to do the work which cuts the time that is required. What do you think a high budget does? Fuel the already existing animators so they work faster than they'd do on a lower budget? More money simply means more people, whether the studio outsources simple shit or hires more staff depends on the situation. Time is money, quite literally in this case.
Perhaps you are right, but I think there are certain bottlenecks where you get stuck waiting even with more employees unless you also outsource important stuff like direction.
>Is there some issue with Japanese people that they can't watch a longer episode, or is this just an artifact of old formats?
It is just that its the way TV has always been done. Has nothing at all to do with anime specifically. Some shows have done longer episodes in the past like Katanagatari and Monogatari has done longer TV specials. It just isn't common practice. The majority of TV programs in my country are also half an hour.
That isn't how it works though, animators get paid a set amount per a cut. If you increase the staff you aren't spending anything more on it just getting the same work done quicker. Quite often in anime you will find that the larger a staff is the lower quality the episode is because the only reason they have to bring in more people is that it was rushed.
Apples to oranges. A regular TV slot is 20 something minutes, you can't compare regular TV programming to a big budget flagship drama.
The format (length, act structure, etc.) is designed for television. A 24 minute episode takes 30 minutes to watch on TV.
Half hour shows are just more flexible. I find I often end up watching three in one sitting.
>Is there some issue with Japanese people that they can't watch a longer episode
Yes, they have to deal with the threat of your retardation blotting out the sun.
30 minutes would be too long user
I only watch anime so that I can shitpost about the latest episode together with the rest of Sup Forums. I dont really care how long the episodes are or what exactly happens, I just like spending my time with the rest of you Sup Forumsutists.
I've always thought there are quite a good portion of people on this board that really are only here and watch anime for the sake of having a excuse to socialise somewhere and be able to fit into some group due to lacking one anywhere else.
It's really more like 20 minutes per episode, given that OP/ED can eat up 3-5 minutes of the slot. Keep in mind, studios have to buy these slots and buying 30 minute slots is cheaper than buying an hour. This is also in line with audience expectations for a show, it also allows a person to follow more than one or two series without devoting all of their time to it.
That said, there are a few anime that have been produced in a different format. Katanagatari is in hour long slots with 45 minute episodes and was released once a month while airing. A few shows like Fate Zero and Re:Zero have a double-feature kick-off episode. It's really about what the studio can afford as opposed to anything else. As a whole cour is roughly 4 hours of content, that's a decent amount of time to tell a story. Unfortunately, the Japanese are better at telling non-stories, so most of their time is wasted with onsen, pool, and beach episodes anyways.
I actually think they're too long.
Maybe I just don't like anime, I remember I felt like you some time ago.
Posers like you have always been disgusting.
That's not how it really works, though. If that were the case a lot of people would've went straight to a shitty forum.
Nah, I have an alright social life but since I spent so much of my high school and college years on Sup Forums I cant help it but feel like coming here in the evenings rather than any other social media cancer websites out there.
>posers
>on an anonymous website
But you wouldn't be one of the cool kids then. There really isn't anywhere as active as here in terms of anime discussion in the western world or that has as much of a developed culture to fit in to.
On the contrary, I think they're too long, and often struggle to fit anime consumption into my busy schedule. That's why I've started watching anime at 2x speed, it really helps make things work. I can read fast enough that I don't miss anything, so it's no issue
I can't even watch a single episode without breaks. YouTube ruined me, I always multitasking. So no, it's fine, maybe it should be shorter.
It would be pathetic to force yourself to watch something merely to fit in in some group. Sup Forums (and Sup Forums in general) could be said to be aimed at hobbyists. Yes, Sup Forums could sound exotic and "cool" to a person who's just getting into anime, but I'd rather have them stay among their peers and not ruin the posting quality here even further. Also, "developed culture" - nice point you brought up. It's being threatened by the same people I'm talking about - yes, some learn to fit in well, but most ignore the board culture and bring foreign culture in.
Oh, and by the way, I'm ESL; sorry if that reads like shit, or if I've misunderstood something.
I can understand most shows more and get into them if I watch them at the optimal 1.5x speed.
They're fine and there have been more shorts in recent years than ever before. I've watched almost every show airing since 2014 each season.
I'm not even just talking about people new to anime though. There are people that will have been here for years and never watched anything outside of seasonal anime because for them a big part of the appeal is just being able to discuss it with other people. Have you never seen people saying how a show was shit but the threads made it fun? I'm not saying they don't enjoy watching anime, but they aren't really enjoying watching anime for its own sake. It could be any other hobby that replaced anime. They are the kind of people that will move on from Sup Forums, Sup Forums and anime altogether as soon as they get a job and social life.
I want more ＳＥＫＫＯＵ ＢＯＹＳ to be honest. It was a damn good short.
There are rarely any shorts that aren't great other than some of the 14-15 minute ones. Most of the under 11 are really very good.
Oh.
That crowd definitely exists - especially in more recent times as the popularity of Sup Forums has skyrocketed. I personally do watch anime on my own and I don't lament the lack of discussion on Sup Forums for older ones. In fact, I even am happier for it.
Yes, Sup Forums threads make some anime better than it actually is, and I agree with that. But there's a fine line between "having a good time" and "being a total fucking idiot" in these threads. Mayoiga threads were amazing in the first couple of episodes, but started going downhill by the fourth as people lost all self-awareness.
For example, Mayoiga*
>do you really want 1 hour of New Game?
More then you know.
Alright, I've gotta go to bed, it's about 4 in the morning here. It was interesting talking with you, by the way.