Like do you think that the manga readers are tired of over 400 chapter series, especially after Naruto and Bleach ended?
Do you think that people are tired of long running series?
We know for certain they aren't based on what's popular in Japan you retarded shounenigger kill yourself
Really? Because interest in long running series have been reduce in recent years.
New people are born every second user, and they aren't tired of anything yet but attention spans are lower these days.
But the longer a series go on, it quality usually drop.
They aren't, but most people prefer anime to manga these days.
Yeah, that's why they're always on top of the popularity polls.
I doubt it, in seinen at least it's still normal but they aren't practical for anime anymore. I don't think anybody likes the 500-episode anime thing anymore and anime is how most people remember these franchises.
I think the problem with most long-running shonen is that there's just... no plan. They set out their premise and make it so it can continue for as long as jump wants to milk them, but they do not think ahead of what they want out of the story. Biggest example of this is BnHA, where it's clear the author's just pulling shit out of his ass to extend his series to reach "long-running" status. It's how you get series that thematically shit the bed like Naruto did in its final act. There's rarely any thought put into a long-running series aside from keeping it running as long as possible until quality nosedives and the story is begging to end.
OP is OP so of course it still popular, it's so long and have build it fanbase for over 20 years that interest in it will hard to waved. However reader now seem to prefer series require less investment.