Why Some Anime Take So Long to Get More Seasons

Why do we have to wait years for the second season of so many anime? The reasons might surprise (and shock) you. Nowadays, it is not uncommon for there to be long time gaps between seasons of anime. For instance, there was a four-year gap between the respective first and second seasons of Attack on Titan and One-Punch Man, but it only took five years to get three Iron Man movies from Marvel Studios. Although the reasons for Attack on Titan’s four years are very different from One-Punch Man’s, they’re by no means exceptional cases in the world of anime. Let’s take a look at a few reasons why some anime take such a long time to get another season. Continue scrolling to keep reading Click the button below to start this article in quick view. Scheduling Isn’t as Simple as You Might Think During a Sword Art Online panel at Anime Expo 2014, the author of both Sword Art Online and Accel World, Reki Kawahara, was asked about future anime plans for Accel World, which was adapted into a fairly popular anime by Sunrise in 2012, meaning it was natural to assume that it would receive a second season. Kawahara’s response was both funny and pragmatic — it…
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