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Or was it the author's actual intent to make this story relatively short?

Why did the manga end only after four years?

Was it a failure in terms of sales towards the end?

Normally, successful projects like this are run for many years, sometimes even for more than a decade. And they do not become bad or dragged just because they are long.

E.g. One Piece and Naruto had the main story planned for many years ahead of writing/drawing the chapters, they were not invented on the spot just to prolong the mangas. (Unlike Bleach where "plot" of a team member being kidnapped is just endlessly repeated and beaten to death, which had a drastic consequence for sales of the manga as it was obviously aimlessly dragged without any actual thought behind this.)

Or was it the author's actual intent to make this story relatively short?

MaxSouth wrote:

Why did the manga end only after four years? Was it a failure in terms of sales towards the end? Normally, successful projects like this are run for many years, sometimes even for more than a decade. And they do not become bad or dragged just because they are long. E.g. One Piece and Naruto had the main story planned for many years ahead of writing/drawing the chapters, they were not invented on the spot just to prolong the mangas. (Unlike Bleach where "plot" of a team member being kidnapped is just endlessly repeated and beaten to death, which had a drastic consequence for sales of the manga as it was obviously aimlessly dragged without any actual thought behind this.) Or was it the author's actual intent to make this story relatively short?

crazy how you put naruto and " a story that was planned for many years ahead and not invented on the spot" on the same sentence, and gives it as an example for a story that did not become bad.
naruto's last arc was horrible writing. the ending was garbage. in fact half way into part 2 of the manga the story started to go down hill, the last arc was just the peak of its bad writing.

Why did the manga end only after four years?

Was it a failure in terms of sales towards the end?

Mushrinku wrote:

MaxSouth wrote: Why did the manga end only after four years? Was it a failure in terms of sales towards the end? Normally, successful projects like this are run for many years, sometimes even for more than a decade. And they do not become bad or dragged just because they are long. E.g. One Piece and Naruto had the main story planned for many years ahead of writing/drawing the chapters, they were not invented on the spot just to prolong the mangas. (Unlike Bleach where "plot" of a team member being kidnapped is just endlessly repeated and beaten to death, which had a drastic consequence for sales of the manga as it was obviously aimlessly dragged without any actual thought behind this.) Or was it the author's actual intent to make this story relatively short? crazy how you put naruto and " a story that was planned for many years ahead and not invented on the spot" on the same sentence, and gives it as an example for a story that did not become bad. naruto's last arc was horrible writing. the ending was garbage. in fact half way into part 2 of the manga the story started to go down hill, the last arc was just the peak of its bad writing.

Ridiculous. It’s hilarious to me how so many people still jump on a Naruto hate bandwagon in 2022 after years of time to understand the story. While I wouldn’t call the final arc a masterpiece or thoroughly planned because there are numerous flaws and missed opportunities, it certainly was not horrible. The ending is an all time favorite of mine.

Why did the manga end only after four years?

Was it a failure in terms of sales towards the end?

Normally, successful projects like this are run for many years, sometimes even for more than a decade. And they do not become bad or dragged just because they are long.

E.g. One Piece and Naruto had the main story planned for many years ahead of writing/drawing the chapters, they were not invented on the spot just to prolong the mangas. (Unlike Bleach where "plot" of a team member being kidnapped is just endlessly repeated and beaten to death, which had a drastic consequence for sales of the manga as it was obviously aimlessly dragged without any actual thought behind this.)

Or was it the author's actual intent to make this story relatively short?

Yeah, Kaguya totally has been set up as the final boss. Totally not because Kishimoto accidentally made Madara too strong so he had to make another villain to upstate Madara.

Oh and let not forget all the story themes and messages that got toss aside along the way and how most side characters got sidelined (who is Tenten anyway?)

MaxSouth wrote:

Why did the manga end only after four years? Was it a failure in terms of sales towards the end?

Nope. While Demon Slayer wasn't a huge hit before the anime it was selling just fine. It just wasn't built to run indefinitely and had already started its final arc around the time the anime released and sales started exploding. They could have theoretically extended it - introduce new enemies or a threat bigger than Muzan or something - but I think the creator and everyone involved recognized that would just drag it out too long, so they finished it up at just over 200 chapters. I think the era of super-long running shonen jump hits is mostly over, One Piece notwithstanding. Nowadays editorial - and the actual manga creators - seem to value the prospect of ending a series when it's ready instead of dragging it out endlessly.

I think the era of super-long running shonen jump hits is mostly over, One Piece notwithstanding. Nowadays editorial - and the actual manga creators - seem to value the prospect of ending a series when it's ready instead of dragging it out endlessly.

lossthief wrote:

I think the era of super-long running shonen jump hits is mostly over, One Piece notwithstanding. Nowadays editorial - and the actual manga creators - seem to value the prospect of ending a series when it's ready instead of dragging it out endlessly.

It is to maximize profits. Mugen Train and JJK 0 has shown publishers that a new hype series will make quick money over long running titans like Naruto, One Piece, Gundam. There is just less you need to be caught up on. Anime will lose popularity over the years which is why even successful authors are opting to go for a new series instead.

That's not really "maximizing profits" so much as it's prioritizing short-term profits over long term. JJK and Demon Slayer have certain maid bank, DS especially, but their lifetime sales are still less than half of One Piece's.