

In some anime, the time expands of the stories do not match with the change of
the characters' ages and the like. For example, in _Detective Conan_ , there
has been one thousand and more episodes, and it's indicated in the anime that
almost all of the cases happened in different days and that several
summer/winter vacations has passed. Counting the days past through these
episodes, it should already be the time for Mouri Ran to attend university,
yet she's still attending high school. Obviously, the author did some time
bending here.

What's the first time bending anime?


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What's the first time bending anime?


I'm not sure it is the answer in the sense of being _first_ , but it is
commonly called [Sazae-san
Spacetime](https://dic.pixiv.net/a/%E3%82%B5%E3%82%B6%E3%82%A8%E3%81%95%E3%82%93%E6%99%82%E7%A9%BA).

[Sazae-san](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sazae-san) is originally a newspaper
cartoon which started in 1946(!). The TV series started in 1969 according to
the Wikipedia. I have little idea when exactly it settles on the current
format, but anyway it is still aired every Sunday in 2022. For example of the
time-bending, Katsuo (the picture in the first link above) is still a primary
school pupil after 50+ years...

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FYI. The time in the anime was not completely static originally. Sazae-san
(Katsuo's elder sister) did not have a baby (Tara-chan) in the first episodes
(of manga, at least).


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