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So long?

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Sweet V
Putting this in spoilers just in case.

I don't know if there has ever been a thread like this before, there might have been, but what the hell? All it takes is the simple close button.

I'm not ranting, so please don't misunderstand. I'm just wondering.
Why exactly has the animé gone on for so long?
No other animé has had such a long run. There are animés that are just as popular (I'm sure) that haven't had a quarter of the episodes this show has been blessed with. Is it really that super popular even in Japan?

While I do like it, I cannot help but be curious at its long life.
 
Pokemon was, is and will be something that kids will love. there were movies, games, and series which are confirmed to have 13 seasons plus. I think it is something to be proud off and i hope it will be like this for a long time.
 
I've always looked at it as the writers make about an episode per Pokémon to be shown, then throw in the story ones (gym battles, captures, evolutions, league), so that gives them plenty of episodes to make.
And when the games come out with the next gen of Pokémon the writers get essentially that many new characters to make episodes for, and people want to see their new favourite Pokémon appear in the Animé. So I guess that's a fairly simple combination to answer your question.
 
Kochikame, Doraemon and other had more time.

It has been gone this long because each generation has new kids who get to know the series and love it, while its popular and we get new regions it will be on.
 
It is not the longest running Anime. As far as I can remember, Doraemon has been airing for like 30 years and I don't think it is gonna end soon. Then we have Animated series like The Simpsons and South Park who have airing for more than ten years(Simpsons is at 23 season). What I am trying to say is that they won't stop till they keep on making money. The Anime was supposed to have longer running time than Games and Ho-Oh is the proof. They could have ended the games just after the Ist geb(in case it wasnt successful) but Anime would have went on.
In short I would say same thing as I said in 'How more can they make' thread fromGenral Discussion. Don't have fear they have story for years.
 
Talk about long running anime, Pokemon is nothing compare to shows like Sazae-san and Doraemon. The anime purpose is to promote the games and of course the games are super popular and so the anime will keep showing until the creators ran out of ideas and stop the Pokemon games
 
It has been on for a long time(Like some said other shows have been on longer(I never heard of Doraemon or Sazae-san though)).

Pokemon has been on for so long since a lot of people like it and there's no reason to end it if they keep making money. That's the short version of it anyways.
 
Pokemon is still very popular, especially in Japan, which is why it is still going. Unlike other animes, Pokémon is based on video games so there is no need for an ending like others.
 
I know you mentioned animes, but sesame street has some cartoons in it. It has been on for 41 42 years, has changed a lot over time, and is still going strong. it was had 4,128 episodes!
 
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