How long is the longest running anime series?


I know that the Pokemon anime has over 800 episodes, and One Piece has 600+
episodes, but I've heard that they are not in the top 10 of anime with the
most number of episodes.

So what anime is longest?




[Sazae-san](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sazae-san) (still ongoing) holds the
[Guinness World Record](http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-
records/1000/longest-running-animated-tv-series) for the longest running
animated television series at more than 7071 episodes. For a list of runner-
ups, check [this
list](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_anime_series_by_episode_count).




[Sazae-san](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sazae-san) (still ongoing) holds the
[Guinness World Record](http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-
records/1000/longest-running-animated-tv-series) for the longest running
animated television series at more than 7071 episodes. For a list of runner-
ups, check [this
list](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_anime_series_by_episode_count).

