Which counter do you use for counting TV series episodes?


I want to say "I saw 10 episodes", but I can't find the appropriate counter.

I may use "つ" counter (十エピソードを見ました), but it's not very classy.




I believe that the usual counter is 話{わ}, literally meaning _stories_ , so
you'd say 10話 for ten episodes, and 第10話 or 10話目 for the tenth episode.

Occasionally I've seen shows that used different counters for their own title
cards. For example, ふしぎの海のナディア numbered all its episodes using 回, so for
instance the tenth episode was 第10回. And 神秘の世界エルハザード numbered its episodes
with 夜 instead, possibly in reference to _1,001 Nights_ (千夜一夜物語).

But of course you can always use 話 as the counter when _you_ talk about these
shows, no matter how they number their own episodes.




I believe that the usual counter is 話{わ}, literally meaning _stories_ , so
you'd say 10話 for ten episodes, and 第10話 or 10話目 for the tenth episode.

Occasionally I've seen shows that used different counters for their own title
cards. For example, ふしぎの海のナディア numbered all its episodes using 回, so for
instance the tenth episode was 第10回. And 神秘の世界エルハザード numbered its episodes
with 夜 instead, possibly in reference to _1,001 Nights_ (千夜一夜物語).

But of course you can always use 話 as the counter when _you_ talk about these
shows, no matter how they number their own episodes.

