Ongoings: what is it and how to deal with them?

Most often this term is found among the fans of anime, and beginners and just strangers involuntarily arise a logical question: "Ongoings - what is it?" How to understand which anime it is possible to use this term, and whether only about an anime can there be a speech in this case? In fact, everything is very simple.

Ongoings: what is it?

First of all it is worth mentioning that the word ongoing in translation from English has two meanings: it is something that is continuing right now or continuous at all, eternal. In most cases, this word is used to indicate the time of the broadcast of a multi-part anime, and if the series continues to regularly appear in the premiere, it is ongo. And regardless of the size and number of series.

Nevertheless, the standard number of episodes for one story, 24 episodes, ends very quickly, and the anime immediately ceases to be ongo. Another thing, if we are talking about a grandiose epic that goes on for years, literally capturing the attention of fans. For example, what does he mean "Bleach" for those who started watching it from the premiere of the first series, which took place in 2005? The last series was released in 2015. The whole ten years of life! For this time the teenager has time to grow up, and even to get own family.

Extended concept

If you consider that this term is appropriated to something that is in the process of production with regular premiere shows or sales, then it will also be true for multi-series feature films that stretch for several seasons. Perhaps, manga or comics also fall into this category exactly as long as they continue to increase the number of chapters.

If you try to list ongoings, what is it and by what principle should they be formed? For a long time this term has been used in relation to doramas, these are serial films of Japanese and Korean production. Since manga and comics are also considered, the feature film shot in the West, which continues to please fans with new series, also belongs to ongoings. For example, "Walking Dead" - at the moment is the seventh season, and the film crew promises to please the eighth. Comics, which the series is shot, also has not ended.

Are ongoings complete?

It's a bit paradoxical, but it's among the animesists that some series even leave this title behind. "Naruto", "Bleach", "Reborn" and many other anime with tens and even hundreds of series, despite the completion, continue to be known as ongoings. What is it and how does the obvious non-match of concepts? Probably, in the anime environment, the word ongoing has somewhat expanded its value, at least for meaningful and sufficiently voluminous works.