Top 10 Longest Anime Series

Top 10 longest running anime ever, ranked! Watching a long anime series, especially one with thousands of episodes, can be a daunting task. To one piece, these are the longest running anime series on television. One piece), some shows just have pure, unmatched longevity. Whether due to popular demand or sheer power of will, there are a few anime series that are actually older than most of the people that will watch them.

In addition, this list will include the number of episodes, length of the episodes, air dates, and a brief description about the show. You can watch several of these longest anime series on netflix, crunchyroll or hulu. But in the good old days if an anime was successful, and preferably a shounen, it lasted longer than most marriages. Its hard enough watching a long anime series, but try sitting through one with thousands of episodes. Anime like one piece and detective conan have been airing for decades and have episode counts in the thousands. Which series have been around longest? What anime's run the longest?