<p>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)</p>

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2018-08-20T12:37:13.393Z
2018-08-20T12:37:13.393Z
Gilboot
<p>Anime-Planet has an <a href="https://www.anime-planet.com/anime/tags/episodic" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><code>episodic</code></a> tag which gives you what you want. <a href="https://anilist.co/search/anime?includedTags=Episodic" rel="nofollow noreferrer">AniList</a> and <a href="https://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=tag&amp;tagid=6399" rel="nofollow noreferrer">AniDB</a> also have their own episodic tag. ANN, MAL and Kitsu don't seem to provide this feature as far as I know.</p>

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Gao
<p>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.</p>

<p>Is there a way to know if a series is episodic in nature much like <em>Samurai Champloo</em> or <em>Gintama</em> where each episode has a stand-alone story or if it has a continuous plot across all episodes like <em>Bleach</em> or <em>Naruto</em>?</p>

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How can I know if an anime is episodic or has a continuous plot?
# How can I know if an anime is episodic or has a continuous plot?
Posted by: username_0 on 2017-05-01
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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### Answer by username_2 on 2017-05-01. Score: 10 | Accepted answer
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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### Answer by username_1 on 2018-08-20. Score: -2
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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