Top 7 Longest Anime Series In The World

Anime is the Japanese version of an animated cartoon which is usually taken from manga series or Japanese comic books. Anime is enjoyed by all levels of ages not just in Japan but also all over the world. The best anime series will be about various topics as well fairy tale stories regarding our normal lives.

Similar to other popular series and tv shows, anime series have also gotten likes and popularity for a very long time and the demands just kept on increasing as we speak. So the producer can make even more episodes of a particular anime to get the hype.

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But the question is how long will the anime series be considering its rising popularity? Here we would like to share with you the top 7 longest anime series in the world based on the number of episodes. Who knows that some of your favorite anime might be on this list.

7. Manga Nippon Mukashibanashi - 1494 episodes

The Manga Nippon Mukashibanashi have livened many stories of the Japanese people that are still remembered by most of them for their great episodes. The music score of this favorite anime was produced by several well-known musicians including Asei Kobayashi and Joe Hisaishi.

The children's song Humans are Nice was played at the end of the series and it is still being used for parodies and cultural references. This anime was first aired on 7 January 1975 and every episode will be 24 minutes long compared to other anime on this list.

6. Kirin Ashita no Calendar - 1498 episodes

This cheerful anime series suitable for families aired on MBS TV and TBS TV and ended in October 1984. This series showed the story of Cathy the cat and her friend the mice who are constantly teaching the viewers various historic events.

Interestingly, the show was never aired outside of Japan or officially produced by VHS. This means that this particular series is mostly gone. The first episode was shown on 1 January 1980 and every episode is a short 5 minutes.

5. Doraemon (1979) - 1787 episodes

This anime series was created by Fujiko F. Fujio as a replacement for the previous series which has the same name. The manga version of this series started out in 1969 in the children's magazine and tells the story to viewers about a robot cat named Doraemon that travels to the past to help a kid named Nobita Nobi.

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Nobi's family really loved Doraemon as part of their family and Doraemon is also happy that she was able to help them with the tools from the future. Doraemon was first aired on 2 April 1979 with every episode being 11 minutes in duration.

4. Ojarumaru - 1791 episodes

Rin Inumaru created this series and aired it on NHK E-Tele starting in October 1998. Ojarumaru Sakanoue who was 5 years old happens to be the Heian prince in the imaginary world. He suddenly appeared in Japan in the future and lived with a family there while battling 3 onis occasionally.

Ojarumaru was considered spoiled and very lazy but also has a weird personality. He has a good choice of words when talking to people but seems ancient due to his origins and he referred to himself as Maro. 

This anime was first aired on 5 October 1998 with each episode being 10 minutes long.

3. Oyako Club - 1818 episodes

This family series anime has gotten attention all over Japan for 20 years before it ended. Oyako Club has been created by Eiken which is based in Arakawa, Tokyo. Eiken was previously known as the Television Corporation of Japan and it is the same studio that created favorite anime like Cooking Papa and Sazae-san.

Eiken is a subsidiary company owned by Asatsu-DK, an advertising agency based in Japan. The character in Oyako CLub uses the voice of a popular actor, Mami Watanabe. The first episode of this anime was aired on 3 October 1994 with an average episode duration of 5 minutes.

2. Nintama Rantarō - 2158 episodes

Nintama Rantarō translates to Rantarō the Ninja Boy or Ninja boy Rantaro. It introduces several unique anachronisms for the comedy effects and the protagonist Rantarō who went to a school that serves the purpose of helping young ninjas train to become better people.

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This anime was first aired on 10 April 1993 with every episode being 10 minutes long. In 2011, Takashi Miike has directed an action film called Ninja Kids!!! which was based on this anime.

1. Sazae-san - 7701 episodes

Sazae-san is the longest anime series in the world with a huge 7701 episodes. Sazae-san is the caring protagonist that lived together with his family including his parents and siblings. This anime was first aired back on 5 October 1969 with every episode being 7 minutes long.

Different type of episodes was made so that they can be watched repeatedly or freely and it features many scenarios that were inspired by their daily lives. Sazae-san was originally published in the Fukunichi Shinabun, the local newspaper.

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