/jp/Anime by Year, Stats

Year	# Series	# Characters
2025	49 series	338 characters
2024	434 series	3656 characters
2023	564 series	5241 characters
2022	521 series	5772 characters
2021	538 series	6536 characters
2020	490 series	6135 characters
2019	536 series	6725 characters
2018	605 series	8022 characters
2017	577 series	8900 characters
2016	569 series	7765 characters
2015	511 series	7994 characters
2014	515 series	8471 characters
2013	548 series	8016 characters
2012	676 series	8736 characters
2011	633 series	8426 characters
2010	636 series	8574 characters
2009	630 series	7648 characters
2008	620 series	9380 characters
2007	651 series	9132 characters
2006	600 series	8050 characters
2005	469 series	7263 characters
2004	433 series	7408 characters
2003	343 series	4529 characters
2002	259 series	4315 characters
2001	233 series	4445 characters
2000	151 series	2398 characters
1999	140 series	3838 characters
1998	119 series	2031 characters
1997	87 series	4485 characters
1996	82 series	4315 characters
1995	71 series	2223 characters
1994	62 series	1598 characters
1993	46 series	702 characters
1992	43 series	1165 characters
1991	42 series	869 characters
1990	30 series	1347 characters
1989	37 series	1054 characters
1988	28 series	274 characters
1987	30 series	1168 characters
1986	37 series	1601 characters
1985	20 series	471 characters
1984	25 series	1046 characters
1983	19 series	348 characters
1982	14 series	326 characters
1981	17 series	224 characters
1980	11 series	91 characters
1979	9 series	2104 characters
1978	8 series	84 characters
1977	9 series	174 characters
1976	5 series	80 characters
1975	17 series	154 characters
1974	8 series	52 characters
1973	11 series	101 characters
1972	8 series	96 characters
1971	5 series	165 characters
1970	3 series	31 characters
1969	2 series	46 characters
1968	2 series	9 characters
1967	4 series	39 characters
1966	4 series	80 characters
1965	5 series	71 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	998 characters
1929	1 series	7 characters

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I absolutely love Hyou. He's one of my most favourite characters of Ushio & Tora (and I find him to be quite handsome too), but I do feel sorry for him for when he lost his family to Guren. I just wish he didn't die after finally killing the black Azafuse for eating his wife and little girl. - LegendaryEon