Most often, this term is found among fans of anime, and for beginners and just strangers, the logical question involuntarily arises: "Ongoing - what is it?" How to understand to which anime exactly this term can be applied, and can only anime be discussed in this case? In fact, everything is very simple.
Ongoing: what is it?
First of all, it is worth mentioning that the word ongoing in translation from English has two meanings: it is something continuing right now or continuous in general, eternal. In most cases, this word is used to indicate the time of airing of the serial anime, and if the series still continue to be regularly released in the premiere, then this is an ongoing. Moreover, regardless of the size and number of episodes.
Nevertheless, the standard number of episodes for one story, 24 episodes, ends very quickly, and the anime immediately ceases to be an on-singing. Another thing, if we are talking about a grandiose epic, which goes on for years, literally attracting the attention of fans. For example, what does the Bleach ongoing mean 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. As many as ten years of life! During this time, the teenager manages to grow up, and even get his own family.
Extended concept
Given that this term is assigned to something in the production process with regular premieres or sales, it will also be true for multi-part feature films stretching over several seasons. Perhaps manga or comics also fall into this category exactly as long as they still continue to increase the number of chapters.
If you try to list onings, what is it and by what principle should they be formed? For a long time this term has been used in relation to dramas; 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 delight fans with new series, also refers to ongoings. For example, “The Walking Dead” - at the moment there is a seventh season, and the film crew promises to please the eighth. The comic strip on which the series is being shot is also not yet over.
Are Ongoings Completed?
It’s a little paradoxical, but it’s among the animeshniki that some series even after completion reserve this title. “Naruto”, “Bleach”, “Reborn” and many other animes with dozens and even hundreds of episodes, despite the completion, continue to be known as ongoings. What is it and how is the apparent inconsistency of concepts explained? Probably, among animeshnikov, the word ongoing has somewhat expanded its meaning, at least for significant and quite voluminous works.