Something like, the story starts with the Protagonist in his/her teens, progresses to adulthood, builds a family, gets kids, story progresses further, where the kids are in the teens, etc..

Or
It could feature an already established multi generation family.

Either way, the story shouldnt focus on only one person of the family.

Suggestions can be Manga, Novels, Anime, TV Series, etc.

Out of the blue your request made me think of the TV series "Dallas", so if you like drama around betrayal and revenge plots among family members, then maybe you can try this one. It's a classic in that field. Haha.

As for Manga or Manhwa recommendations, I will look into that later -> [tbc]

________________
"It's like love is a bonus in your life. Even without it, I'm just fine. I don't feel like pointlessly searching for it. You don't have to make yourself unhappy." (Ookami Shoujo to Kuro Ouji)

"Why does it rain?" - "To create drama." (Drops (Andou Yuki))

mabye Major, goes from a kid to adult and when he has kids. it not fully scanlated

My recommendation is W Juliet, W Juliet II and Kyou mo Ashita mo.
It's not one manga, but a series of manga by the same mangaka.
1) W Juliet - teens (completely scanlated)
2) W Juliet II - after marriage (not complete)
3) Kyou mo Ashita mo - children (the children are not the main characters in this work, but they pop in regularly and there are some appearances of the W Juliet protagonists. Unfortunately, the English scanlations are still very behind, so you'll have to wait for a while before they appear)
The focus of W Juliet also often changes to the various side characters (the protagonists' friends and siblings), so I think it fits your criteria quite well.

________________
Drop by my fanfiction page! One Piece, Hetalia, Bleach, Harry Potter and more!
http://www.fanfiction.net/~stelraetnae

This is quite a long series, ill probably wait a while and get to it when theres more translated chapters.



Dallas is quite a good example, too bad i have already seen it like 2 or 3 times .



If it is like you say, then this is also a very good example.
I'll get to reading asap...

Keep it coming

Suiiki is good if you don't mind a supernatural twist to the story.

I believe the most famous examples in literature (that I'm aware of) are: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Hundred_Years_of_Solitude
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddenbrooks

Can't really recall anything exactly like that in manga, sorry.

But if you can settle with it, I really recommend Ookami Kodomo no Ame to Yuki anime. You get at least to see the mother before having children and the children slowly growing up until teens (as said in review the story covers 13 years). No more than that, but it's such an awesome movie that shouldn't be missed.

Last edited by reid1 at 11:13 am, Jul 23 2013

________________
What I like in Trivial Pursuit style. Pick your category:

Lol.. I was thinking, there's another manga that can fit the description:

Dragon Ball.

Usagi Drop


________________
ꉂꉂ(ᵔᗜᵔ*)笑

I don't mind supernatural. Although 2 Volumes seems a bit short to fit my criteria.
I'll put this on my list nonetheless.



I already read the books and they are quite good.
I'll give the movie a try .



This fits perfectly .



Don't know this.
I'll put it on my list.

Boku no Chikyuu o Mamotte & Boku o Tsutsumu Tsuki no Hikari,

and

Immortal Regis & Cavalier of the Abyss

The Foundation series by Isaac Asimov doesn't span family generations, but it does span ~500 years of a certain organization. There are also other novels he wrote (Robot series and Empire series) that are set in the same universe which expands the timeline by another 20,000 years. The original Foundation trilogy is highly acclaimed though, so I strongly recommend reading that at least.

I was just thinking I didn't know any like that and then it went ding yes you do.

Jio to Ougon to Kinjirareta Mahou-fits perfectly

Landreaall-fits pretty well but the time spent with the parents isn't as long and it occurs more as a flashback than a beginning.

Violinist of hameln-definitely fits due to its sequel which features their kid.

Cartoon series:
Avatar - the last bender and Avatar- legend of korra

Some other mangas you may be interested in but they don't fit as well:

Hand x red- He wakes up every 100 years due to a curse, so sometimes he meets descendants of people he met 100 years ago.

Sasurai emanon-has an inherited consciousness, so even though they're a new generation, they're still technically the same person.

Kagerou nostalgia-Reincarnations meeting up and remembering similar past lives.

Yeah Avatar and Korra are gorgeous cartoons Definitely seconded.


The anime Allison and Lillia.

This website gives some ideas and the comments expand a bit.



Sorry for posting a site... I don't usually do that, but I don't know enough of the series to actually recommend one over another

Just came across this tag: Spanning Generations. Hope this will be of help since I don't know any other generation spanning manga.

For novels I recommend reading the Earthsea Cycle by Ursula K. Le Guin, a generation spanning story in both senses of the term - 37 years lie between the publication of the first and the last story. Earthsea follows the magician Ged and his acquaintances over the course of his life (80+ years) starting with how he grows up from an 8-year old shepherd to him becoming Archmage of the fictional archipelago and beyond.

The twist is how each of the six installments is narrated by a different character and with each change in point of view, the focus of the story shifts in tone and theme. Sometimes, the narrator will encounter Ged early and accompany him for a longer time, but it can also be that you don't get to see him at all except a few short scenes. Nevertheless, you'll always be fed enough information to be able to reconstruct the missing pieces, all the while you get to see the fictional world with different eyes.

What makes this classic of the Fantasy genre so rich and enlightening is how it deals with a vast number of different cultures, lifestyles and themes in a subtle, non-judgemental way. Le Guin simply narrates in poetic aphorisms and imagery and leaves thinking to the reader; be it power and its (ab)use, quest for identity, racism, names, language and communication, loyalty, gender roles and discrimination, love, sexuality, religion and philosophy, abuse, addiction, family, humanity, social and political issues, friendship, death and what might follow.

As you might have guessed, the whole setting of Earthsea is elaborate and self-contained. It leaves questions where they are appropriate. This work left a deep impression on me because unlike in many other stories the conflicts often originated within the characters, so don't expect anything fancy like the spells and magic battles in Harry Potter, even if some people might try to pigeonhole it as young-adult fiction. The Earthsea Cycle is a work of anthropological and critical, contemplating nature, and Le Guin proves that Fantasy can be just as literarily valuable as any socio-historical drama.


Last edited by Tripitaka at 4:04 pm, Mar 16 2015

________________
"Stories are what death thinks he puts an end to.
He can't understand that they end in him, but they don't end with him."
- Ursula K. Le Guin, Gifts

To be savoured:
- Blood Alone by TAKANO Masayuki
- Otoyomegatari by MORI Kaoru
- Gangsta. by Kohske
- Seishun Kouryakuhon by AKIZUKI Sorata