Years

Check how many anime titles have been released in a year. We have more than a hundred years of anime listed! Check them out here.

Year	# Series	# Characters
2026	197 series	1735 characters
2025	338 series	3027 characters
2024	510 series	4587 characters
2023	569 series	5727 characters
2022	530 series	6263 characters
2021	545 series	6893 characters
2020	500 series	6441 characters
2019	545 series	7524 characters
2018	612 series	8554 characters
2017	586 series	9133 characters
2016	576 series	8117 characters
2015	515 series	8152 characters
2014	515 series	8735 characters
2013	550 series	8101 characters
2012	681 series	8950 characters
2011	636 series	8656 characters
2010	635 series	8729 characters
2009	628 series	7713 characters
2008	615 series	9603 characters
2007	645 series	9170 characters
2006	597 series	8093 characters
2005	469 series	7637 characters
2004	433 series	7371 characters
2003	343 series	4520 characters
2002	267 series	4438 characters
2001	234 series	4486 characters
2000	151 series	2431 characters
1999	140 series	3867 characters
1998	119 series	1889 characters
1997	90 series	4558 characters
1996	85 series	4518 characters
1995	71 series	2232 characters
1994	63 series	1626 characters
1993	48 series	738 characters
1992	45 series	1174 characters
1991	44 series	1126 characters
1990	31 series	1410 characters
1989	38 series	1063 characters
1988	28 series	280 characters
1987	30 series	1365 characters
1986	37 series	1593 characters
1985	21 series	477 characters
1984	25 series	1051 characters
1983	19 series	373 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	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

Years

Check how many anime titles have been released in a year. We have more than a hundred years of anime listed! Check them out here.

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