We’ve all heard it before, I think: Anime fans and people in general have smaller attention spans nowadays. In American movies, individual scenes are significantly shorter than what they were 20-30 years ago.

I have to wonder, how much of an impact has this had on anime? Aside from the aged look of the artwork, is this a possible reason why older shows tend to be neglected? I haven’t bothered with a stopwatch, but just how long or short are individual scenes in theatrical anime films, anyway?

Please tell me, oh anime fans, what do you think of your own attention span, and how it may or may not affect the anime you choose to watch or keep watching.