Anime by Year, Stats

Years

Year	# Series	# Characters
2025	199 series	1427 characters
2024	500 series	4198 characters
2023	567 series	5438 characters
2022	525 series	5897 characters
2021	544 series	6713 characters
2020	503 series	6335 characters
2019	538 series	6869 characters
2018	607 series	8195 characters
2017	582 series	8994 characters
2016	574 series	8068 characters
2015	513 series	8084 characters
2014	517 series	8573 characters
2013	551 series	8049 characters
2012	680 series	8875 characters
2011	637 series	8620 characters
2010	639 series	8656 characters
2009	633 series	7689 characters
2008	619 series	9624 characters
2007	651 series	9172 characters
2006	600 series	8082 characters
2005	473 series	7571 characters
2004	436 series	7413 characters
2003	348 series	4553 characters
2002	268 series	4435 characters
2001	236 series	4506 characters
2000	151 series	2431 characters
1999	140 series	3870 characters
1998	119 series	1889 characters
1997	88 series	4529 characters
1996	85 series	4500 characters
1995	71 series	2227 characters
1994	64 series	1621 characters
1993	48 series	727 characters
1992	45 series	1172 characters
1991	44 series	1128 characters
1990	31 series	1402 characters
1989	38 series	1063 characters
1988	28 series	274 characters
1987	30 series	1344 characters
1986	37 series	1597 characters
1985	21 series	472 characters
1984	25 series	1051 characters
1983	19 series	364 characters
1982	14 series	326 characters
1981	17 series	225 characters
1980	11 series	91 characters
1979	9 series	2100 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	46 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	6 series	0 characters