/jp/Anime by Year, Stats

Year	# Series	# Characters
2027	1 series	11 characters
2026	328 series	3070 characters
2025	339 series	3068 characters
2024	510 series	4618 characters
2023	571 series	5774 characters
2022	529 series	6302 characters
2021	544 series	6920 characters
2020	501 series	6469 characters
2019	548 series	7576 characters
2018	613 series	8594 characters
2017	587 series	9181 characters
2016	580 series	8160 characters
2015	516 series	8201 characters
2014	515 series	8739 characters
2013	550 series	8132 characters
2012	681 series	8962 characters
2011	636 series	8656 characters
2010	636 series	8831 characters
2009	629 series	7804 characters
2008	615 series	9547 characters
2007	645 series	9106 characters
2006	598 series	8104 characters
2005	469 series	7638 characters
2004	433 series	7379 characters
2003	343 series	4521 characters
2002	267 series	4445 characters
2001	235 series	4544 characters
2000	151 series	2432 characters
1999	141 series	3913 characters
1998	119 series	1890 characters
1997	90 series	4575 characters
1996	85 series	4520 characters
1995	71 series	2236 characters
1994	63 series	1622 characters
1993	48 series	738 characters
1992	45 series	1173 characters
1991	44 series	1126 characters
1990	31 series	1442 characters
1989	38 series	1070 characters
1988	29 series	302 characters
1987	30 series	1368 characters
1986	37 series	1592 characters
1985	21 series	477 characters
1984	25 series	1051 characters
1983	18 series	347 characters
1982	14 series	326 characters
1981	17 series	225 characters
1980	11 series	91 characters
1979	9 series	2076 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	48 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	987 characters
1929	1 series	7 characters
unknown	5 series	0 characters