Years

Year	# Series	# Characters
2026	82 series	737 characters
2025	330 series	2818 characters
2024	511 series	4540 characters
2023	568 series	5607 characters
2022	530 series	6240 characters
2021	545 series	6868 characters
2020	501 series	6401 characters
2019	543 series	7144 characters
2018	612 series	8515 characters
2017	584 series	9074 characters
2016	575 series	8085 characters
2015	515 series	8116 characters
2014	517 series	8670 characters
2013	549 series	8078 characters
2012	679 series	8886 characters
2011	636 series	8661 characters
2010	635 series	8727 characters
2009	628 series	7715 characters
2008	615 series	9611 characters
2007	645 series	9195 characters
2006	598 series	8065 characters
2005	471 series	7546 characters
2004	433 series	7400 characters
2003	345 series	4525 characters
2002	266 series	4423 characters
2001	234 series	4502 characters
2000	151 series	2431 characters
1999	140 series	3867 characters
1998	119 series	1888 characters
1997	89 series	4547 characters
1996	85 series	4518 characters
1995	71 series	2232 characters
1994	63 series	1626 characters
1993	48 series	738 characters
1992	45 series	1173 characters
1991	44 series	1126 characters
1990	31 series	1409 characters
1989	38 series	1063 characters
1988	28 series	274 characters
1987	30 series	1363 characters
1986	37 series	1594 characters
1985	21 series	477 characters
1984	25 series	1051 characters
1983	19 series	370 characters
1982	14 series	326 characters
1981	17 series	225 characters
1980	11 series	91 characters
1979	9 series	2086 characters
1978	8 series	84 characters
1977	9 series	174 characters
1976	5 series	80 characters
1975	17 series	156 characters
1974	8 series	52 characters
1973	11 series	101 characters
1972	8 series	98 characters
1971	5 series	165 characters
1970	3 series	31 characters
1969	2 series	47 characters
1968	2 series	9 characters
1967	4 series	39 characters
1966	4 series	81 characters
1965	5 series	72 characters
1963	2 series	128 characters
1962	2 series	13 characters
1961	1 series	8 characters
1960	1 series	5 characters
1959	1 series	3 characters
1958	1 series	6 characters
1950	1 series	39 characters
1943	1 series	1 characters
1939	1 series	997 characters
1929	1 series	7 characters
unknown	8 series	0 characters

Years

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