Other industries can make this work, because of the amount of time consumers spend on the products. Someone who spends a few days reading a book now has months until the next volume comes out. This is not the case for multiplayer games that people play for YEARS.

Intro/Outro by Walker Trips:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC71c43_lOSAOMPOKj0MpgCQ

Gameplay from Senran Kagura: Peach Beach Splash

Thumbnail from Shokugeki no Soma