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<blockquote data-quote="Scorch" data-source="post: 945347" data-attributes="member: 1502"><p>Well, Anime series in Japan are typically produced in seasons. Back in the 70s and 80s a series' season would be around 40 to 50 episodes. Then as times got tough a seasons was cut down to around 26 episodes and in some extreme cases: 13 episodes. If a show performs extremely well then the sponsors yell for more and the producers can then churn out the next season (Inu Yashu and Dragonball Z come to mind) but most shows have to survive season by season. Berserk ran at a very late night spot (due to it's content) and had a dedicated audience but not one large enough to justify and immediate second season. One of the extras on the DVDs had an interview with the producer saying that they made the series with just one season in mind and that they were willing to keep on going if they got the green light but they did not. They can always go back later and continue if they desire. The manga is still doing gangbusters in Young Animal magazine.</p><p></p><p>As for other D&D type TV series, I would point first to the series that is itself based off of the creator's old college D&D campaign: Record of Lodoss War (both the OAV and TV series). It has inspired spin off series (Crystania), manga backstories, novels, and video games. The timing of the OAV (video release only) series and TV series is kind of strange. Just watch the first 10 episodes of the OAV series, then watch the TV series to get the real continuity (skip episodes 11 through 13 of the OAV series).</p><p></p><p>There is also Slayers TV, which I never watched but I hear good things about, and a really fantastic series from the creators of Macross called Visions of Escaflowne which is sort of D&D mixed in with strange magic tech. I have only seen the first half of the series (DAMN YOU, NETFLIX!!! WHY DO YOU ONLY HAVE HALF OF THE SERIES?!?!) but think it is a fantastic show. There are a ton more out there since the Japanese really dig western swords and sorcery tales. </p><p></p><p>Enjoy,</p><p></p><p>Scorch</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Scorch, post: 945347, member: 1502"] Well, Anime series in Japan are typically produced in seasons. Back in the 70s and 80s a series' season would be around 40 to 50 episodes. Then as times got tough a seasons was cut down to around 26 episodes and in some extreme cases: 13 episodes. If a show performs extremely well then the sponsors yell for more and the producers can then churn out the next season (Inu Yashu and Dragonball Z come to mind) but most shows have to survive season by season. Berserk ran at a very late night spot (due to it's content) and had a dedicated audience but not one large enough to justify and immediate second season. One of the extras on the DVDs had an interview with the producer saying that they made the series with just one season in mind and that they were willing to keep on going if they got the green light but they did not. They can always go back later and continue if they desire. The manga is still doing gangbusters in Young Animal magazine. As for other D&D type TV series, I would point first to the series that is itself based off of the creator's old college D&D campaign: Record of Lodoss War (both the OAV and TV series). It has inspired spin off series (Crystania), manga backstories, novels, and video games. The timing of the OAV (video release only) series and TV series is kind of strange. Just watch the first 10 episodes of the OAV series, then watch the TV series to get the real continuity (skip episodes 11 through 13 of the OAV series). There is also Slayers TV, which I never watched but I hear good things about, and a really fantastic series from the creators of Macross called Visions of Escaflowne which is sort of D&D mixed in with strange magic tech. I have only seen the first half of the series (DAMN YOU, NETFLIX!!! WHY DO YOU ONLY HAVE HALF OF THE SERIES?!?!) but think it is a fantastic show. There are a ton more out there since the Japanese really dig western swords and sorcery tales. Enjoy, Scorch [/QUOTE]
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