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I keep searching for a website or forum that can classify an anime as episodic
without reading reviews or plots (because I really hate spoilers), but I
couldn't find any.

Is there a way to know if a series is episodic in nature much like _Samurai
Champloo_ or _Gintama_ where each episode has a stand-alone story or if it has
a continuous plot across all episodes like _Bleach_ or _Naruto_?


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How can I know if an anime is episodic or has a continuous plot?


Anime-Planet has an [`episodic`](https://www.anime-
planet.com/anime/tags/episodic) tag which gives you what you want.
[AniList](https://anilist.co/search/anime?includedTags=Episodic) and
[AniDB](https://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=tag&tagid=6399) also have
their own episodic tag. ANN, MAL and Kitsu don't seem to provide this feature
as far as I know.


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Just write the name of anime plus 'serial' For example naruto serial. If it
continuous they will say somewhere in your searches 'serial TV show' Or try
bleach serial. They say 'serial TV show 2004-2012' So you know it is
serial/continuous If it is episodic like gintama they won't say. Although that
doesn't mean it is not serial (sorry)


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