

while reading [this answer](https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/4067/1587) it
said in one of the quotes

> After the first season of Beast Wars (comprising 26 episodes) aired in
> Japan, the Japanese were faced with a problem. The second Canadian season
> was only 13 episodes long, not enough to warrant airing on Japanese TV.

however i have a number of series which don't have even 20 episodes like
_Puella Magi Madoka Magica_ (12 episodes), _Black Rock Shooter (Series)_ (8
Episodes), _Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha_ (the original series and A's, 13
episodes each) and a number of _Monogatari_ series have less than 10 episodes

So i am wondering if what the quote says is accurate and if so how does a
series, like the ones i mention, get aired on TV if they aren't long enough to
warrant airing on Japanese TV?


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Does a series in Japan only get aired if it has more than 13 episodes?


No, 13 episodes are enough.

[Wikipedia
page](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%93%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA_%E8%B6%85%E7%94%9F%E5%91%BD%E4%BD%93%E3%83%88%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B9%E3%83%95%E3%82%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC)
in Japanese have different note for it:

>
> 加えて、この作品と『メタルス』は元々は1つの作品だったが、当時海外では『メタルス』が展開中で日本放送が間に合わなかった。その為、本作（『メタルス』と『リターンズ』を含む）の未来に当たり、日本オリジナルの『ビーストウォーズII』と『ビーストウォーズネオ』を挟み放送することとなった。その為、最終回放送直後、抗議の電話が殺到した。

Translate:

> Originally this anime (Season1) and "Metals" (Season2) are same series. but
> at the time Season1 finished in Japan, "Metals" is not created yet. then,
> they create and aired original seasons called "Beast wars2" and "Beast wars
> neo" before "Metals". Many user complain it.

Based on aired date table in
[wikipeida](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%93%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA_%E8%B6%85%E7%94%9F%E5%91%BD%E4%BD%93%E3%83%88%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B9%E3%83%95%E3%82%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC),
It's always aired weekly in Japan but not in US. Episode 1 in Season 1 is
aired 9/16/1996 in US, and 10/1/1997 in Japan. But Episode 26 is aired
4/1/1997 in US, and 3/25/1997 in Japan. Japan side needs more episode for
4/8/1997.


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