The Death Of Long Manga... 

Personally I think series should be allowed to come to their natural end. If the author wants a long story that's fine. If they want to write a short story it's fine. We as readers probably need to read a wider pool of books and act less like addicts.

That part about certain series getting axed for a generic isekai is absolutely spot on. It amazes me how certain manga with actually pretty interesting plots or just have been airing for so long get either axed or is forced to be rush in the stead of a generic isekai with a OP MC, instant harem, etc., it’s really surprising.

As much as I love Berserk, I was also keen to see what other worlds Miura was dreaming up. Gigantomakia was a fresh new idea that I adored, and it told so much in only a few chapters. Variety is the spice of life, even within authors work.

I'm boutta beat you to that 5-hour Juri appreciation video. Imma go down in history.

They really, like you said, have shifted towards low attention span, smaller series, and I hate that. Sure we are getting lots of new series but, 90% of them are overused to death and if they are good and unique they will be axed because of people not seeing them. I really hope we appreciate the care that mangakas put into those longer and more thought out series or we will lose them all.

I feel long series could make a comeback if the work culture over there improves and the publishers keep thier interference to a minimum. Authors shouldn't have to destroy their bodies for thier stories

One upside to shorter series is that we’ll have established authors starting new stories. Hopefully their increased clout with the publisher and audience allows them to take RISKS a with those stories in a way that really produces new and exciting forms of peak fiction.

Someone else did a video on this some time ago, and I actually decided to check it out. Honestly, The 2000s HST era seems more like a massive outlier than anything. Besides the HST itself and Dragon Ball not long before it, you also had Fairy Tail, Inuyasha, and I think there was another one. It just so happened that the biggest stuff at the time was all super long running stuff and with anime/manga becoming more widespread and the spread of the internet, a lot of people just took that as the norm. There really aren't that many 500+ chapter weekly series in the grand scheme of things. Same with monthly/irregular series. There aren't all that many many. Also, while not manga, there're plenty of long-running manwha out there. God of Highschool just ended last year with 570+ chapters, and Tower of God's been going since 2010, though the author did end up taking a year long hiatus followed by another 7 month hiatus not too long after back in 2020/2021.

Kubo being rushed by Shuheisha is actually misinformation that was spread over the years. Kubo's revealed his original plan during an interview which either took place in the beginning or even before the TYBW began in the manga. At first he wanted to make the TYBW even longer than the Arrancar arc. However, as you can tell, it came out to be about a hundred chapters shorter. The anime at its current pacing will cover the manga content (even with added extra content in-between) by the end of cour 3 which likely means that an entire cour will be dedicated to completely new content that Kubo didn't get to draw in the manga. Anyways, I'm going on a tangent here. The reason as to why Kubo ended Bleach on a short note was because of his poor health. Not only did he share that he began catching colds all the time and that it got harder and harder to get rid of them, but at some point it got so bad that he was straight up sick all the time throughout the year. That, combined with an arm injury (torn shoulder) served as perfect breeding ground for excessive hate and speculations regarding Bleach and its author. Kubo shared that he wanted to quit drawing and drop the manga, however a letter from a fan on their deathbed (you can read about that online if you wish) gave him the strength to finish the manga, alas he wasn't able to polish it.

I feel like the trend will just keep swinging back and forth, every 10-20 years or so. Right now we will see a lot of shorter series, but I'm willing to bet that we will eventually go back to longer series.

Ippo is so great. Changed my life and got me into Boxing.

I think I speak for everyone when I say that we are FULLY prepared for that 5-hour Juri video.

I honestly like a mix of long running and short running. For me it varies on mood and how the series executes its length. I love long series that keep quality consistent, have semi-isolated arcs so I can take breaks, and build up a solid world/cast over time that rewards readers with increasing development or stakes; such as Berserk and OP. However, I also like the super short series that say what they want in the style they want in a very convenient and digestible time frame, such as Cowboy Bebop or Akame Ga Kill. You can finish those series in a binge day or over the course of a week or two and still have a very satisfying story. Both have their pros and cons. And like you said, there are pros and cons towards the authors as well. Some authors do not want to invest that much time or energy, but some do. Ideally though, I personally like the mid length series the best overall. Ones that have a great setting, cast, and plot as well as just enough time to build it all up and end. Series like YuYu Hakusho, DBZ (Z since it can be isolated), and Naruto (kind of? Its a bit on the longer end of the spectrum, but nowehere near OP or Ippo). With those length series its like you get the best of both worlds imo. I think due to the influence of business and internet, manga and anime trends seem to be supporting the shorter side, but I expect exceptions and maybe even a resurgence of the long possibly if the public gets tried of the short formula. i mean OP gained the title of best selling manga in the beginning of this short beats long era. Personally I think a variety is good and companies should not aim for absolute perfect ratings. Tokyo Ghoul did not deserve its shitty anime adaptation post S1 since if I remember S1 did pretty good ratings wise. If it wasn't basically axed into shit quality, it would have done great numbers imo since the manga was beloved. The cutthroat style of the industry where they only go after peak profit is definitely something that should change. I understand it is a business, but overall it is just making the industry stale with short run of the mill isekai stuff as you said. Lengths can vary bc any length series has potential to be great, but cuthroat business practices can harm a lot.

This is why old gen animanga like Dragon ball and the big 3 will always be praised and remembered because of how long their stories have lasted over the years.

Things do seems to moving that way. Personally, series that go on that long haven't been my favorite to read as of late, that being said, Naruto was my gateway into anime and I still think plenty of stories benefit from being that long which is a shame. My hope is there will be that one new series that just makes it work and still keeps it a possibility.

Also you forgot to mention how people get annoyed and move on when the authors have to go on hiatus a lot because of how long your doing that story and it leading to bad health

Honestly, I think it will probably be the same as usual. Most manga that get past the axe last around 20-30 volumes, and the series that run for 10-15 have always been outliers, and I don't see it having a huge shift. And axed manga are pretty much the same as it always has been, but this is the first time where western audiences actually can read axed manga for the first time. And if a manga cannot grab an audience in half a year of publishing, it honestly makes sense that it would be canceled. What I'm more worried about is the anime industry. Nowadays we only get one cour shows, and I think that's a problem. Gone are the days where a story can breathe with 24-52 episodes, now it has to have 12 unless it's adapting a Shonen Jump manga like My Hero or Jujutsu Kaisen. Look what happened to Gundam: The Witch From Mercury, which would have benefited from 50 episodes. The anime industry is stretched thin, and only shows like PreCure are getting 50 episodes in a year.

I love the editing in this video Very insightful Amazing work

Everyone is waiting for the 5 hour Juri video but I'm waiting for the 10 hour Usogui video.

I think from here on, social media algorithms will inevitably influence the length of teenage/child content, including manga and anime. But, seinen stories will continue to be longer and more fleshed out. This is unfortunate, but manga and every other entertainment medium is going to suffer greatly from the forcibly decreased attention spans of today and the futures' youth.

Always a good day when masked uploads

4:55 nah act age was axed for another reason, a good one

Honestly, the axxing thing is really a *major* issue with Weekly Shonen Jump only. From what I've seen (emphasis on this point) Weekly Shonen Magazine (Kodansha) , Shonen Sunday (Shogakukan) don't have this issue AS MUCH. And other monthly magazines give more time to authors, again from what I've seen. I'm honestly still surprised that newer authors with EXPERIEMENTAL series don't steer clear of Weekly Shonen Jump. It's clear they mainly follow trends, unless your work essentially discovers a new trend LOL

Ippo is and always will be a goat in my heart

loved the edditing in this vid

Bro, I subbed like 3 years ago. RU-vid didn't have a single video pop-up from you for that entire time 😂 It's sick seeing that you broke past 10,000 subs and skyrocketed to hundreds of thousands!

did you edit the video yourself? the monogatari effect looks really good ngl

Wow great video honestly but that Juri Han video tho👀

This is why I wanna stay indie with my series. Patreon sounds much healthier for me than a publisher that might force me to stop just because I don't meet their standards fast enough. I used to have big ambitions of working for SJ, Marvel, or DC, but the more I learn the more it feels like working for any of them would be a nightmare.

Another aspect is dubbing as well. Within the next 3-4 years new dubbing companies are coming and a lot of streaming platforms are gonna start doing in house dubbing to save money. So VAs might not want to sign onto a project if they feel like they might be replaced if a streaming platform wants to have the rights to the series.

ALMOST GOT A HEART ATTACK. I thought hajime no ippo was over

You scared the shit out of me when I've seen Hajime no ippo on the preview and the description of the video.

Now I’m excited for the Juri video

The editors make artificially stretch a manga title just to ask author to end everything within 5-10 chapters. And yeah I once again point at Red Hood. I rarely read ongoings from the very first chapter. I usually try to see what people say. With this one I came to the first chapter enjoyed it and read it weekly. But then it got rushed. Maybe it wouldn't be 500 chapter hit. But maybe it would be good round up story that has a nice conclusion at chapter 50....

interesting topic, just a side note, long running series are not very popular for translation either, in Czech republic we have naruto and bleach as the long running ones, but I was specifically told, that 2 is enough and no more will be adapted. something something about not having long running license, capacity, translators, directors and other personel to make it happen. so they just rather go for a shorter one.

The flashing light edit makes it harder to see the art, and maybe it's just cause it's dark right now but it also hurts my eyes. Nice video and interesting subject nonetheless.

Just want to make a small suggestion: I find the light effect used in the video a little hard on the eyes. Coming in and out at a fairly high rate, taking up such a large portion of the screen, I struggle to focus on the images

All the flashing in this video hurt my eyes.

Masked man putting constant content is appreciated

You caught my attention with that Juri video

bungou stray dogs is at 11 years right now and going on strong, really happy about that!

I started Real tonight and Inoue hooked me immediately. His characters say so much without words especially Nomiya. The longevity of a series is dependent on a mangaka’s presence in a storytelling aspect. If I work with Viz it will last for decades but there are still moments of worry. Self publishing you can write or illustrate at your own pace. The same point remains since if there is dedication then new readers will follow.

Tower of God ain’t ending anytime soon so we chilling in that regard

Its such a struggle to make the next big things. Some series in Jump have been axed way to quick and its hard because in a way they want the next big thing by 1-3 chapters. If u dont proform on time getting axed will be sooner than u think. In all honesty to some degree u need time to build up a story. But hopefully future artist can change that

dog what the fuck is with the flashing lights man

Sadly, Black Clover is also in its last arc. Despite what the author said previously.

This is so sad I started it about a month ago and it's changing my life...

Look at Bleach... It got rushed at the end, but thankfully we got an anime adaptation and they're putting in the work to do it justice, plus the author is involved in the project, adding things that he didn't get the chance to put in the manga and changing things around now that he has more room to tell the story properly.

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Id be all for making interesting premises more short h consise. Would also give authors better stepping stones to grow as artists/authors by not getting stuck in one theme etc. That being said, thats the hard part right? The longer a series, the harder it is to keep a scope in mind, and the easier it is to avoid a payoff or feel like youre starting to crash. I bet there's a lot of manga that could do better if they were released all at once, where the contents add up to about a films worth of a story, and then you can experience it all in one go. So many people wait till stuff is done to start it, or hear if it was worth it anyways. The author also has the ability to look at their whole narrative at once and build or take away fat to the storyline, like traditional scripted stuff. But... then it isnt in the public consciousness for a long time to get you to keep paying.. so i doubt it will happen in any meaningul way unless it basically forms its own pocket/platforms, perhaps more easily done digitally.

Yeah I agree there's definitely going to be less long manga which is a shame because I enjoy long manga but times are changing. I'm also in high school right now so I have time to read long manga but in the future shorter manga would probably be better too. I hope there will be at least 1 or 2 new long manga though because many long running manga are ending soon

I need that 5 hour juri Han vid

nice editing

Watching this video was especially painful. Just because of the flashing lights

People just don’t have long attention spans anymore which is pretty sad tbh

BC actually in its final arc and based on the events that are happening and the pace .Its probably got 150 chaps left max.Also kingdom carrying seinen right now

I got happy for a second. I thought we were getting a hajime no Ippo video😔

Need that 5 hour Juri Han appreciation video ASAP

This video might need a flashing warning. Not sure why putting constantly changing colored rectangle was a good idea.

Great vid. Ease of the orange effect, made me dizzy

I myself prefer long running series like One Piece, Naruto, Bleach, Berserk, Vagabond, Baki, etc. I hope One Punch Man and Chainsaw Man go on for a long time too, they're definitely amongst my on going favorite manga. And I hope long running series don't die, they're definitely a big part of the industry and it's its own type of stortelling. There are certain narrative techniques and aspects like worldbuilding, catharsis and other type of pay offs that can only be achieved through a long running series.

2:42 what is that background flute music from?. anyone has link

1:07 imma need that juri video mask 🗿

I mean it isn't just the anime and manga industry, this also applies to American TV shows and movie series. It seems like if a series goes past a certain point audiences just fall out of love with it. Whether it just went on for too long and people stopped caring to keep up with it. It hit a certain point where it wasn't as entertaining to watch anymore or did something so jarring that caused fans to drop it almost immediately. The biggest hbo show recently was Succession and you would have thought that it would go on for potentially 3-4 more seasons than it did. Then you see series like the walking dead where after it's 5th season the show just lost popularity that it never recovered because it became repetitive. Most stories that needed multiple movies to tell were told in trilogies and usually by the third movie, some of them had waning interest with their audience. But then there was a desperate attempt by the studio that made them to bring it back for the Ill faded 4th entry. Which was usually bad and people would forget it exists or it would surprisingly reignite interest in the series until they burned it out again. I think at this point people don't want their time wasted with a show that's padded with unnecessary episodes or movie script ideas that were forced into being a sequel for this or that popular one off movie. They want a clear plan with the story so it doesn't drag and get boring. I'm a one piece fan and lemme tell you there are multiple arcs of one piece that were boring to get through and I probably would have dropped it had I been reading it weekly at the time or god forbid if it was on a monthly release. I think people have just gotten more precious with how much entertainment they're consuming.

Anyone know what manga is in the background at 3:06 ?

You might as well make a vid about all the shonen series that looked like they had potential but got axed. Red Hood (I believe that’s what it’s called) is a good example of having potential but got cancelled to soon. Edit: it’s called The Hunters Guild Red Hood. I was close.

Good jump in quality i like that

How many hours of that Juri video will be dedicated to her feet and armpits? This is very important.

This my first time see your new channel I remember you vice

Black Clover is also ending, it's on it's final arc for a few months now.

i feel like i had noticed a similar trend but yeah only time will tell

I do miss some series wishing going longer than 400 or 500 chapters but sometimes maybe it's better they ended earlier than going way longer than intended plus there's one SJ manga going rn called Tenmaku Cinema I hope continues but kinda feel the axe is coming

Personally i think if you have a good story and want it to continue and it doesnt get the cut then it will flourish. So many manga, webtoons and manwha that i'm currently in the 200's for that when i started i never even thought how long it'll last. Theres definitely a trend to shorter anime and manga but i dont think its all bad. Some anime are too big to overcome if your not there day one (one piece is a good example) When something is in the 100's chapters and is gonna end around 300 chapters its a whole lote more manageable, Plus it forces you to actually go find other stuff you wouldn't usually read or watch. Thats how its been for me, i love long anime when they hit but so many times really long anime require an initial "wait until x chapter then its good". Rambling but heres my 2 cents.,

There’ll be a day when a consistent very consistent manga will come and rise up just wait it’ll be a rare occurrence but it’s going to happen

There's also a demographic aspect. In the past, a new shonen would come out, 12-year-olds would get hook and continue reading and buying into their thirties. Sure, more readers join along the way and otakus in their 50s aren't above picking up the new hot series, but the core audience is that slice of the population that was 12 when it just came out. With the collapse of Japanese demography, there's just not enough 12-year-olds currently to make long running shonen the cash-cow of yesteryear.

I need those 5 hours of juri

Money is sadly prioritized over things like the quality and time needed for projects, and that makes sense. But having said that I can still feel the pain of wanting something close to it's full potential... This isn't only concerning mangas or anime, you can find it in most businesses. My only clue on how to bypass these things is to invest in it with your own personal time and passionately work on it yourself. Creativity and the work it takes to actually make something are also crippled by things like deadlines, rushing things doesn't help anyone.

i like long manga, but i've also grown to expect a weekly anime of long mangas, like the big three, dragon ball, fairy tail, black clover, hajime no ippo, ultimate muscle, and kenshin. because those are going for a long long time, so people wouldn't want to wait years for it to be animated. but recently allot of the series that seem to have weekly anime potential keep on having seasonal series, and some times those never even get finished, like seraph of the end. this kind of this is making weekly animes die out.

i really like your videos

I sure hope you're wrong. Its very difficult for long running manga to reach those heights, but I hope we get many more long running manga...

I thought this was about to be a vid slaughtering hajime no ippo.. im so glad it wasnt

Look at Yuji Kaku he worked as an editor on Chainsaw Man went on try his hand in manga with Ayashimon, which he had absolute faith in that it would work but failed and instead Hell's Paradise took off which he didn't have actual faith in, It's a tough market to capture honestly.

Did he ever make the Denzel Curry video or did I hallucinate that?

Kingdom is Carrying the long Seinen title on its back and it will only continue with the Anime and Live Action Movie being pumped out as promotion

Hey man, love your vids, just as feedback, please don't use the filter u had over the video. I was watching, not just listening, and it was hard to keep my eyes on the video. Great video!

I would recommend Battle Angel Alita for a good long running manga. It is still ongoing, but there are hiatuses.

A video on skip and loafer

The decline of old school battle shonen is 100% happening

I just hope Kingdom will be going for another decade or so...

Where is my Juri Han 5 hour appreciation video?

Black Clovers author did say he wanted to go for as long as he could but BC is already deep into its final arc right now so…

6:00 i dont think youre thinking about the logistics that come from longer series, it's mostly the opposite because long series tend to be stretched out not the other way around, mangakas are getting sick of getting stuck in a single project, like horikoshi, fujimoto, aka akasaka, muneyuki kaneshiro among others, they love that their series blow up, but then it's a matter of time until health declines and hiatus happen too. it's not about the readers it's about the relation between publishers and authors

I think there should be like 2 to 5 long running manga in each genre. People need that reliable story they can turn to. I'd be okay with the average manga run being 3.5 to 5 years. But I think, when these publishers start a new story, they should give the author 1 year minimum to develop their story. 50 chapters is plenty of time to establish a world and a story that people can know what to expect. A story getting axed after a couple of months is bananas, especially if there is a sizeable fanbase buying volumes. Every manga won't be mainstream. But I think having those niche fanbases are good for diversity in manga and can make space for people who may into a specific niche.

If it all goes down like that then it's the death of the manga business because honestly long-running series is what makes anime manga special if long-running series are dying it's over

I’m sure with Tite Kubo’s Bleach, the ending in the anime hopefully will be different than the manga so that it can show how the author really wanted it to end. I mean that hiatus between bleach and tybw obviously must’ve been enough time for Tite Kubo to think about the direction he wanted the anime to go about it’s ending.

A shame that I never started One Piece. Now that I'm an adult, I have short attention span and too busy with life. I feel like it will be a chore to read/watch

I just finished the Tokyo Revengers Manga kinda of disappointed with the ending does anyone have suggestions for manga in that particular genre?

Masked man watching monogatari??? Pinnacle of media. Hope he actually does and not just for editing

I see alot of appeal in long manga. Im sure we'll see plenty of 10 plus year series but i honestly hope series that go over that are rare.

I think the biggest thing is before it was almost impossible to get a manga so if you had one success you'd want it to be made for a really long time but now wit technology you can just make one and upload directly. people will find it or fans will organically follow it unlike back then where it was actual books that needed to get made. Way more gatekeepers. So now a mangaka feels the freedom of "I can just make other manga, this one thing doesn't have to be my thing forever"