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Since: Nov, 2010
chihuahua0
Since: Jul, 2010
22nd Feb, 2011 07:26:58 PM
Yes! Exactly that! Thanks!
What is it called when at the beginning of the series, the stories are short and one chapter/episode long, but as the series goes on, the stories get longer and longer until they form very long arcs.
It's very common in manga, like in Bleach, Naruto, D Gray Man, etc.