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Are OP/ED worth it for series?

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zherok:

--- Quote from: Arveene on August 02, 2009, 09:53:20 PM ---I suppose the real question is this: If they didn't put the OP/ED in every episode would you really get more per episode or would it just be more commercials?

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Probably depend on the show. Something like Bleach already wastes several minutes recapping the previous episode, so you wouldn't get anything more anyway. Shows that constantly bite at the heels of the manga would just end up with like 8-10 minute recaps per episode. That'd be horrible. =/

I can't think of any show off the top of my head that doesn't use an opener. The use of outros is less common outside of anime, but intros are near universal. Even if you got an abbreviated ED you'd only have a minute and a half tops more content. To be honest, I think the bigger deal would be to have more episodes than marginally longer ones. Particularly since so many animes are based on a manga or the like anyway. Having to finish off at 13/26 (or even odder numbers) is probably what makes them so abrupt, rather than a minute and half less an episode eaten by the ED.

Sosseres:

--- Quote from: zherok on August 02, 2009, 10:10:25 PM ---I can't think of any show off the top of my head that doesn't use an opener. The use of outros is less common outside of anime, but intros are near universal. Even if you got an abbreviated ED you'd only have a minute and a half tops more content. To be honest, I think the bigger deal would be to have more episodes than marginally longer ones. Particularly since so many animes are based on a manga or the like anyway. Having to finish off at 13/26 (or even odder numbers) is probably what makes them so abrupt, rather than a minute and half less an episode eaten by the ED.

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Well the ED adds up to almost an entire episode over 13 episodes (19.5 minutes). So it isn't little time. They also sometimes use unique art for OP/ED which could have been used in the series (unless it is in the ed/op due to being cut out but already made).

Zalis116:
OP/ED is a good way to fill broadcast time with footage that only has to be animated once -- if they filled that time with more content, the average overall quality would go down. Plus, anime OP/ED are a way for production companies to promote singers and bands. Just look at how many shows have sponsorship or other involvement from Lantis, Starchild Records, King Records, Aniplex (Sony Music), Avex Mode, and others.

zherok:
The outro would still need to exist in some form for credits, so it probably wouldn't quite add up to an episode's worth even at 13 episodes. I still think when animes feel abrupt it's less an issue of, "if only there were less time spent on the intro and outro," and more "there needs to be more episodes." Regardless of how long they take, you're still talking about time divided across every episode. You can add more to a series with a minute and a half each episode, but it's not really the same thing as an extra episode.

To be honest though, I read more manga than I watch anime. With so many animes being based on manga it's hard for me to watch them cut short at an arbitrary point in the series because that's how many episodes fit into a given season.

Sosseres:

--- Quote from: Zalis116 on August 02, 2009, 10:23:45 PM ---OP/ED is a good way to fill broadcast time with footage that only has to be animated once -- if they filled that time with more content, the average overall quality would go down. Plus, anime OP/ED are a way for production companies to promote singers and bands. Just look at how many shows have sponsorship or other involvement from Lantis, Starchild Records, King Records, Aniplex (Sony Music), Avex Mode, and others.

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That is a very good point that I didn't consider. They would lose sponsors.

The main reason I started this series is because a series used the wonderful formula of:
Content
OP
Content
Mid break
Content
ED
Content
Preview

Forcing me to see the first few seconds of the preview (I hate spoilers). That is another problem with the OP/ED, how they fit into an episode. So normally ED serves a purpose, it stops them from using minor spoilers. Found a use. ^^

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