AnimeThief Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 Why is the majority of anime shows just....20-25 minutes long? Why so short? Most shows in America at least air 45 minutes to an hour, so I'm having trouble comprehending some anime shows which are intended for a more mature audience such as Deadman Wonderland would be 20-25 minutes long. I don't get it. If the show is 12 episodes, I thought maybe they could give the anime 45 minutes or more. Not sure why though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyuki Tora Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 Maybe its because they want to leave cliffhangers and maybe incase people dont like the anime plus they make you wanna keep going Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssjup81 Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 (edited) Why is the majority of anime shows just....20-25 minutes long? Why so short? Most shows in America at least air 45 minutes to an hour, so I'm having trouble comprehending some anime shows which are intended for a more mature audience such as Deadman Wonderland would be 20-25 minutes long. I don't get it. If the show is 12 episodes, I thought maybe they could give the anime 45 minutes or more. Not sure why though. What animated American series outside of television specials have a runtime of about 45 minutes? Live-action drama shows, yeah...animated, no not really. Anyway, maybe it's more expensive to produce longer run times since they use so much CG animation these days. Edited December 14, 2016 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davis Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 probs because of productions costs also the reason you dont see anime having a lot of eps anymore these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kohloo Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 I don't know how broadcasting works over in Japan. But I know a lot of shows here are given a 30minute block, but the show is actually less than 30minutes because of the commercials. It's becoming less common though It could just be a hold over standard. Sort of like how music is typically around 3-5min long because of old recording and radio capabilites/restrictions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HayHay Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 well if you think about it theres animes that arnt even 5mins long per episode my thought is usally theres 12 episodes per series (then there some with like 700 episodes lol) any ways 20 times 12 is 240 which is about a average movie time so i think tere just splitting up movies into series to see if people like it if they do, theyll do more series....thats my thought process anyways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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