Anime by Year, Stats

Years

Year	# Series	# Characters
2026	3 series	49 characters
2025	270 series	2048 characters
2024	506 series	4315 characters
2023	567 series	5457 characters
2022	526 series	5912 characters
2021	545 series	6844 characters
2020	504 series	6358 characters
2019	541 series	6928 characters
2018	612 series	8230 characters
2017	584 series	9036 characters
2016	575 series	8080 characters
2015	515 series	8085 characters
2014	520 series	8663 characters
2013	551 series	8060 characters
2012	680 series	8877 characters
2011	638 series	8659 characters
2010	640 series	8732 characters
2009	633 series	7726 characters
2008	619 series	9624 characters
2007	651 series	9187 characters
2006	600 series	8082 characters
2005	474 series	7572 characters
2004	436 series	7412 characters
2003	348 series	4554 characters
2002	268 series	4433 characters
2001	236 series	4507 characters
2000	151 series	2431 characters
1999	140 series	3872 characters
1998	119 series	1889 characters
1997	88 series	4531 characters
1996	86 series	4505 characters
1995	71 series	2230 characters
1994	64 series	1621 characters
1993	48 series	726 characters
1992	45 series	1172 characters
1991	44 series	1128 characters
1990	31 series	1402 characters
1989	39 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	2097 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