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Nature by Numbers. Fan video proves that every anime show has the same opening credits. @transitnap: The difference being that the intro of an american show is maybe 40 seconds, tops. Animes drag this formulaic self-indulgent nonsense on for at least a minute and a half before the actual show starts, often a lot longer. @MisterFoo: I don't think it's self-indulgent so much as it's just convention, the opening sequences probably last as long as the theme song does (which, for many fans, is an important part of an anime, so much so that it often changes through seasons).
For live-action shows, the convention is to generally use clips from the actual show set in a montage, which can also be seen as self-indulgent and formulaic. Both those genres use these formulas to signal to the audience what they are; think of it as packaging. If they broke from these conventions entirely, for instance, instead of a traditional opening sequence, relying solely on an announcer to introduce each episode or having nothing at all, people would generally be confused.
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