this post was submitted on 10 Mar 2026

18 points (95.0% liked)

Ask Lemmy

38711 readers

941 users here now

A Fediverse community for open-ended, thought provoking questions

Rules: (interactive)

1) Be nice and; have fun

Doxxing, trolling, sealioning, racism, toxicity and dog-whistling are not welcomed in AskLemmy. Remember what your mother said: if you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all. In addition, the site-wide Lemmy.world terms of service also apply here. Please familiarize yourself with them

2) All posts must end with a '?'

This is sort of like Jeopardy. Please phrase all post titles in the form of a proper question ending with ?

3) No spam

Please do not flood the community with nonsense. Actual suspected spammers will be banned on site. No astroturfing.

4) NSFW is okay, within reason

Just remember to tag posts with either a content warning or a [NSFW] tag. Overtly sexual posts are not allowed, please direct them to either !asklemmyafterdark@lemmy.world or !asklemmynsfw@lemmynsfw.com. NSFW comments should be restricted to posts tagged [NSFW].

5) This is not a support community.

It is not a place for 'how do I?', type questions. If you have any questions regarding the site itself or would like to report a community, please direct them to Lemmy.world Support or email info@lemmy.world. For other questions check our partnered communities list, or use the search function.

6) No US Politics.

Please don't post about current US Politics. If you need to do this, try !politicaldiscussion@lemmy.world or !askusa@discuss.online

Reminder: The terms of service apply here too.

Partnered Communities:

Logo design credit goes to: tubbadu

founded 2 years ago

MODERATORS

Bluetreefrog@lemmy.world

TheSaneWriter@lemm.ee

TheSaneWriter@lemmy.thesanewriter.com

Asudox@lemmy.world

lemmy_bot@lemmy.world

beefbaby182@lemmy.world

ModeratorCan@lemmy.world

neidu3@sh.itjust.works

asudox@lemmy.asudox.dev

candyman337@lemmy.world

candyman337@sh.itjust.works

whats your favorite long running and active media franchise? (thelemmy.club)

submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by Mwa@thelemmy.club to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

29 comments fedilink hide all child comments

it can be books,video games,Movies,TV Shows, etc(though i will be focusing mainly on Video Games)
i wanted to ask long running/active since it would be more interesting.
i would love to hear your answers!

my attempt at the rules defining Active and Long Running

am also not sure the definition of long running/active.
maybe the last game(dlcs,updates and unreleased games dont count) should be from 1-3 years ago(or makes video games atleast every 1-3 years as of 2026), and the franchise should have first existed from atleast 2004-2006 or older i think.
it can also be that it says online that its still present

My list

so let me start:
franchise dates as of March 10,2026(if i dont say present it does not mean the franchise is dead)
Video games:

Touhou Project(1997-2025): I love Touhou 18,good fanbase/fan content(for the most part atleast),good OST.
the bad thing tbh it used GenAI (its not as bad as it sounds though)
its franchise/video games are pretty Niche but good.
currently taking a hiatus (under the end of march/early April) but i will be back so am still including it here.
DOOM(1993-2025): well you guys know this ,DOOM 1 from 1993 and DOOM II are pretty good. but i prefer this open source version called FreeDOOM.(and put some TC mods on top of FreeDOOM)
the bad thing is the company behind it(Bethesda then Microsoft)
Asphalt(2004-2023): has been a while since i played any of its games,unsure .
like DOOM bad company good game

and thats what i remember

(i apologize if i posted this 3 times,my client glitched out )

all 30 comments

sorted by: hot top controversial new old

[–] cattywampas@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago

Star Trek

The Legend of Zelda

[–] PonyOfWar@pawb.social 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Probably Middle Earth/The Lord of the Rings. (1937-2026)

[–] vinceman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

For a show, I'd have choose One Piece right now. For video games I think I still have to say GTA, battlefield is up there for me as well.

[–] noretus@crazypeople.online 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah, One Piece easily. I feel straight up privileged to have started watching it some 20 years ago and still enjoying it to this day.

[–] vinceman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I just started the series over, before I watched to just after episode 1000. It's crazy how much love and effort has been put into the show imo.

[–] noretus@crazypeople.online 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Yeah it's stunning. I've watched the early parts a few times and just started watching again from the start with a friend who fell in love with the live action version.

It opens up even more when you have more context, even if Oda "retconned" stuff, he has always been pretty good with it. He's like the master of modular storytelling. And you have so much absolutely amazing things ahead of you!! Stoked for you!!

Actually I am right at this very moment waiting for my friend to finish dinner so we can watch the first ep of OPLA s2 :D

[–] vinceman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I truly think what's blowing me away the most was how much was actually decided so early on. Like when Shanks saves Luffy and gives that sea monster a look, was that not the Haki look? Besides that, I can't think of a piece of media that promotes mutual aid and freedom of choice than one piece.

[–] noretus@crazypeople.online 1 points 1 week ago

My understanding is that Haki system hadn't been developed yet when Shanks did that thing. But that's what I meant with Oda being good at modular story telling. He consistently gave himself places to expand upon without having to do blatant retconning.

And yes. The pro-social aspects, the inclusivity, resistance to tyranny etc. but I also just adore Luffy as almost like a spiritual guide. He's totally surrendered to pursuing his goal and is almost always in full acceptance of whatever that may lead to. And he does so with a joyful heart. And he is forgiving. There's some Buddhist undertones there that I appreciate. I'm also just glad to see a popular show in this point in time that has a lead character like that and handles it well.

[–] dkppunk@piefed.social 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

I cannot remember a time in my life when the turtles were not a big part of it. I’m 42 and I’m wearing a TMNT seatbelt belt right now. I just spent a bunch of money on TMNT Magic cards because I want them, even though I’m not a big fan of the cross universe stuff. I have so many TMNT themed shirts.

And I love it all; the comics, the toys, all of the tv shows even the live action series, all of the games, and all of the movies. The only exception is the Michael Bay movies, they are pretty rough.

The latest movie and new show are good too.

[–] sad_detective_man@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 weeks ago

Dark Souls. Feels too obvious and common now but they really used to be industry nobodies and learned great lessons from it over a very long period of time. I've never had anything stay present in my life for so long.

[–] kittykillinit@lemy.lol 3 points 2 weeks ago

Probably South Park

I don't know anything that has managed to stay so relevant for so long with past episodes still holding up.

[–] IWW4@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 weeks ago

Character: Sherlock Holmes: 1887 until present.
Movie Franchise: Star Wars: 1977 until present, though the most recent stuff is really….just not my favorite
TV Show still airing: The Pitt
TV Show that has ended: MASH
Video Games: God of War

[–] thelardboy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 weeks ago

Evil Dead. I love the original trilogy, the TV show was awesome and the new ones are great as well. I wish there was a truly great videogame but what we have is fine, I guess.

[–] dwindling7373@feddit.it 2 points 2 weeks ago

Frog detective.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I've only played 3 of the total 20+ Yakuza/Like a Dragon series (Like a Dragon, Lost Judgement, and Infinite Wealth) but it is probably my favorite series that has been around a while. Shit's like an anime soap opera for people my age. And they are LOOOOOOONG. I have almost 80 hours in Lost Judgement alone and according to the cards on my PS5, I am only 36% through the main story. 😳

[–] Bruncvik@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Sherlock Holmes books. New are still written and published, and many are quite good.
Warhammer 40k books. A mixed bag, but you'll find your favourite authors soon.
Riftwar Cycle. A few dozen books over three decades. Last book was in 2013, so it's probably no longer active, but you'll never know...

[–] BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

One Piece!!

Watch this: https://youtu.be/YoeP9w5UIlg?is=FkFpccnoFF_Mzfau

[–] noxypaws@pawb.social 1 points 2 weeks ago

Wolfenstein games have all been pretty solid. Youngblood wasn't the best but I still got plenty of enjoyment from it.

Metal Gear is Metal Gear.

Twin Peaks' perfect third season earns it a spot in my list too.

Space Station 14, while only being around five or six years, is still a continuation of Space Station 13 which has decades of culture and development built into it

Maybe a bit of a stretch but the Porsche 911 seems like a solid car for its whole lifetime, even if the modern ones are too big and heavy it's cool they're still rear engine

[–] serpineslair@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

The Simpsons

[–] NONE_dc@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

My main one's are Sonic The Hedgehog and, now that Konami is FINALLY putting out GOOD games again, Silent Hill.

Others are Hollow Knight, Warhammer 40K, Neon Genesis Evangelion and Jojo's Bizarre Adventures

[–] Mwa@thelemmy.club 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

TIL Jojo’s Bizarre Adventures,Warhammer 40,000 is long running and still active.
but i assume you also included franchises that you like (not just long running and still active) which is fine its nice having general favorite franchises too.

[–] MisshapenDeviate@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

They just released content for Neon Genesis Evangelion this year, they released several movies for it between 2009 and 2021, and the original series released in 1995, so I'd say it matches long running and still active.

Not sure about Hollow Knight, though. The first game released in 2017, they released additional content for it over a few years, and then the new game released last year. I don't think I'd count that as long running, personally, but you made the thread.

[–] Mwa@thelemmy.club 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

They just released content for Neon Genesis Evangelion this year, they released several movies for it between 2009 and 2021, and the original series released in 1995, so I’d say it matches long running and still active.

ohhh, Then i didnt do search to the latest show released in the franchise, and i forgot there was a 30th anniversary movie too.

[–] noretus@crazypeople.online 1 points 1 week ago

I just finally got around to watching Jojo in my starvation for a long running anime. Just about to get to episode 9 after which I hear it starts to really pick up. So far I've been mainly a bit confused but I did keep watching Gintama despite it taking like 50 episodes for it to click lol

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 weeks ago

Star trek, but obly the classic shows. Anything after Kurtzman took over has been unmitigated dog shit

[–] AskewLord@piefed.social 1 points 2 weeks ago

Gundam

[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Mines been Fallout ever since 2001, when I found the OG Fallout game on sale and decided to give it a shot despite knowing nothing about it.

It's had highs and lows, but I'm a big fan of the dark, but a little bit silly Wasteland.

[–] bl4kers@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Aren't most long running and active media franchises just cash grabs?

[–] Mwa@thelemmy.club 1 points 1 week ago

There is some decent ones I know though