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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?


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How long is the longest running anime series?


[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).


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The longest series is 'Sazae-san'. It has 2255+7071+ episodes.

(The number '2255' is actually more accurate although it was achieved through
bad math. There are actually [according to more recent numbers from
[this](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_anime_series_by_episode_count)
wiki list] around 2390+ episodes. However, each episode consists of three
separate stories/vignettes and can be counted as three separate episodes and
that is where the 7000+ number comes from {2390 x 3 = 7170}. Furthermore, the
[Sazae-san wiki](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sazae-san) states it has aired
every Sunday since 1969 so using your friend math you can see that 46 years x
52 Sundays per year = 2392 episodes)


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