While there are always a lot of jokes with the One Piece expansion, the reality is that there are a few more extensive than that of Luffy’s story.
When talking about the longest anime in history, it’s easy that with all the memes the first thing that comes to mind is to think of “A play“. The truth is that it is not fake, but the truth is that the manga adaptation of Eiichiro Oda He doesn’t even sneak into the 10 longest innings in history. It seems impossible, right? But it is the purest reality. Afterwards, what is the longest anime of all time? That is precisely the question I am here to answer today..
The ranking of the 10 longest anime in history
To go straight to the point These are the 10 anime that accumulate the most episodes:
- Sazae-san, with 2,640 episodes in its history (and still in production).
- Nintama Rantaro, with 2,321 episodes in its history (and still in production).
- Ojarumaru, with 1947 episodes in its history (and still in production).
- Oyako Club, with 1818 episodes in its history (concluded).
- Doraemon (1979), with 1787 episodes in its story (concluded).
- Sorika! Anpanman, with 1572 episodes in its history (and still in production).
- Kirin no Monoshiri Yakata, with 1565 episodes in its story (ending).
- Kirin Ashita no Calendar, with 1498 episodes in its history (concluded).
- Manga Nippon Mukashi Banashi, with 1494 episodes in its history (concluded).
- Hoka Hoka Kazoku, with 1428 episodes in its history (concluded).
As you can see, “Sazae-san” stands above all others as the longest running anime of all time. For its part, “One Piece” is currently in 16th position with 1055 episodes, closely following the 16th position of “Detective Conan” with 1077 episodes.. With both animes still in progress, it seems very likely that they will eventually earn a few more positions on this table before their end, but the 2600+ episodes of “Sazae-san” (and counting) really seem like an impossible wall to climb.
What are the longest animes in history about?
Sazae-san
- Episode 1 of the Sazae-san anime aired on October 5, 1969, and has been a regular on Japanese television ever since.. Indeed, we are facing an anime that has been on the air for more than 50 years, and that is why the absolute barbarity of the episodes it presents is possible.
- Beyond the anime, Sazae-san’s manga is also a historical success: It has a total of 68 volumes and has sold over 86 million copies.. Definitely a ‘Hit’ no matter where you look at it.
- Sazae-san’s plot couldn’t be simpler: focuses on the life of the character named Sazae-san and how the different dynamics of his family life are. The main idea behind the manga was to show how the average family in japan lived after the events of the second world war.
Nintendo Rantaro
- The first time the Nintama Rantaro anime aired almost 30 years ago, more precisely on April 10, 1993. Once again, these 3 decades of activity more than justify the absurd number of episodes of the anime.
- The anime, for its part, is an adaptation of the Rakudai Ninja Rantarō manga franchise, which ran from 1986 to 2019. He had a total of 65 published volumes.
- by Nintendo Rantaro an adventure and comedy story geared more towards a children’s audience. It mainly focuses on the ninja student Rantarou, who is accompanied by his two friends: Kirimaru and Shinbei.. Together they face the challenges of a ninja’s life: from battling enemy clan ninjas to secret missions, and most importantly the most difficult of all… homework.
Ojarumaru
- Ojarumaru had its first broadcast nearly 25 years ago. It’s like that the first episode was released on October 5, 1988.
- Unlike the first two anime on the longest of all time list, the truth is that Ojarumaru is a completely original anime. This means that its production is its own, without being the adaptation of any manga. The only thing that exists in terms of manga was a volume released in 2011, and it seems to have acted more as promotional material than anything else.
- Ojarumaru’s story centers around how a 5-year-old Heian-era prince named Ojarumaru Sakanou accidentally travels to modern-day Japan. The anime is then tasked with following his adventures in this new era, which among other things sees him dodging a trio of demons who want to retrieve an item that Ojarumaru stole from King Enma.
It’s funny how the three longest anime in history are barely around in the West today. Personally, what I remember seems like “Nintama Rantaro” came to be broadcast in Spain many years ago, but I have no memory of “Sazae-san” for example with all that entails. At the end, If they accumulate so many episodes, it is because they have surely become routine in Japan.so they could be completely unknown internationally and would in all likelihood retain their spot on Japanese television.