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I do agree that there's some loss of interest in IY just due to it's length, but I think it goes farther than that. It's not like it was in the late 80s, when there were two popular, long-running series still getting ovas & movies, a third airing on tv and a seperate ova series in production. Takahashi & her style were new to the scene, and UY was a decade-defining series. Some of what helped get so much animated was Kitty, who was really making a long-term investment in the continuing popularity of Takahashi's works. Now that Kitty is no longer active, there isn't a studio who has a catalog of previous works to try and re-sell or an eye on future profits from the next series . The last two animated series (IY & RT/MS) were done by two different companies. Also, what was innovative back in 85 has since been seen & incorporated throughout the industry, so that novelty has worn off. When she does another manga that runs long enough (and there's nothing saying she will turn right around and do another ongoing series), it will almost definetly be animated, but nobody is going to cudgel anyone to get it. Unless Takahashi's work becomes an immediate phenomenon, it will probably fare like most manga does currently, they'll wait until it's either done or close to it, then animate 52 episodes over 1-2 years. That's just the current market trend, and what happens to mangaka who've been around long enough.