Wakarimashita wrote:It's not the Kawanakajima airing in december that's unlikely, it's them airing 'right after' the Kamaitachi episodes in 2015 that's impossible.
Ah, thanks for the clarification.
Wakarimashita wrote:Don't forget that the anime also usually has at least a one week break during the december-january period (for New-Year) where they either air a remaster, something tv-exclusive but made previously (like last year's 'Happy New Year Mouri Kogoro' which was first released exclusively on mobile in april) or simply nothing at all.
Yes, that's right.
End of Year Breaks (Remasters, Specials or No Episodes at all during last few weeks of December, first few weeks of January)
1996–1997: December 23rd–January 6th (3 Weeks)
1997–1998: December 22nd–January 5th (3 Weeks)
1998–1999: December 21st–December 28th (2 Weeks)
1999–2000: December 27th (1 Week)
2000–2001: December 25th–January 1st (2 Weeks)
2001–2002: December 24th–December 31st (2 Weeks)
2002–2003: December 16th–December 30th (3 Weeks)
2003–2004: December 15th–December 29th (3 Weeks; 2 No episode weeks, 1 TV Special)
2004–2005: December 27th–January 10th (3 Weeks)
2005–2006: December 12th, December 26th–January 2nd (3 Weeks, non-consecutive)
2006–2007: December 11th–January 8th (5 Weeks)
2007–2008: December 10th–January 7th (4 Weeks; 3 No episode weeks, 1 Remaster and 1 TV Special on the same day)
2008–2009: December 29th–January 12th (3 Weeks; 2 No episode weeks, 1 Remaster)
2009–2010: January 2nd–January 9th (2 Weeks; 1 Remaster, 1 No episode week)
2010–2011: December 18th (1 Week; 1 No episode week)
2011–2012: December 24th–December 31st (2 Weeks; 1 MK TV special, 1 No episode week)
2012–2013: December 22nd–December 29th (2 Weeks; 2 MK TV specials)
2013–2014: December 28th (1 Week; 1 Remaster)
2014–2015: December 20th–January 3rd (3 Weeks; 2 TV specials, 1 No episode week)
5 Week Breaks: 1
4 Week Breaks: 1
3 Week Breaks: 8
2 Week Breaks: 6
1 Week Breaks: 3
One way Kamaitachi and Kawanakajima could go back to back is if Kamaitachi would be 799 and 800 and Kawanakajima would be 801–803—there would have to be no 1-week AO episode break, in that case. If the break started on the 26th, though, then there could be another AO episode.
Overall, it's most likely to be either 2 or 3 weeks, so this time, it could be December 19th–January 2nd or December 26th–January 2nd/January 9th.