Genre trend · 2000–2026
Comedy anime over the years
Share of new TV anime tagged comedy each year since 2000. In 2025 it was 49.7%, close to the 55.1% average a decade earlier.
- Share in 2025
- 49.7%
- 83 of 167 new TV series
- Change since 2015
- −7.8 pts
- from 57.5%
- Peak year
- 2011
- 64.1% of new series
- 2026 so far
- 43.5%
- 30 of 69 listed so far
Comedy share of new TV anime
Percent of TV series premiering each year that are tagged comedy · 2026 is partial
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| # | Year | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2000 · 33 of 55 series | 60.0% |
| 2 | 2001 · 50 of 91 series | 54.9% |
| 3 | 2002 · 53 of 88 series | 60.2% |
| 4 | 2003 · 58 of 111 series | 52.3% |
| 5 | 2004 · 76 of 131 series | 58.0% |
| 6 | 2005 · 68 of 134 series | 50.7% |
| 7 | 2006 · 110 of 190 series | 57.9% |
| 8 | 2007 · 74 of 159 series | 46.5% |
| 9 | 2008 · 80 of 161 series | 49.7% |
| 10 | 2009 · 77 of 153 series | 50.3% |
| 11 | 2010 · 79 of 133 series | 59.4% |
| 12 | 2011 · 107 of 167 series | 64.1% |
| 13 | 2012 · 102 of 185 series | 55.1% |
| 14 | 2013 · 122 of 211 series | 57.8% |
| 15 | 2014 · 133 of 241 series | 55.2% |
| 16 | 2015 · 138 of 240 series | 57.5% |
| 17 | 2016 · 148 of 282 series | 52.5% |
| 18 | 2017 · 110 of 264 series | 41.7% |
| 19 | 2018 · 115 of 254 series | 45.3% |
| 20 | 2019 · 99 of 202 series | 49.0% |
| 21 | 2020 · 94 of 194 series | 48.5% |
| 22 | 2021 · 90 of 220 series | 40.9% |
| 23 | 2022 · 101 of 209 series | 48.3% |
| 24 | 2023 · 106 of 222 series | 47.7% |
| 25 | 2024 · 94 of 216 series | 43.5% |
| 26 | 2025 · 83 of 167 series | 49.7% |
| 27 | 2026 (so far) · 30 of 69 series | 43.5% |
Comedy TV series per year
How many new TV series were tagged comedy · 2,400 from 2000 to 2025
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| Item | Series |
|---|---|
| ’00 | 33 in 2000 |
| ’01 | 50 in 2001 |
| ’02 | 53 in 2002 |
| ’03 | 58 in 2003 |
| ’04 | 76 in 2004 |
| ’05 | 68 in 2005 |
| ’06 | 110 in 2006 |
| ’07 | 74 in 2007 |
| ’08 | 80 in 2008 |
| ’09 | 77 in 2009 |
| ’10 | 79 in 2010 |
| ’11 | 107 in 2011 |
| ’12 | 102 in 2012 |
| ’13 | 122 in 2013 |
| ’14 | 133 in 2014 |
| ’15 | 138 in 2015 |
| ’16 | 148 in 2016 |
| ’17 | 110 in 2017 |
| ’18 | 115 in 2018 |
| ’19 | 99 in 2019 |
| ’20 | 94 in 2020 |
| ’21 | 90 in 2021 |
| ’22 | 101 in 2022 |
| ’23 | 106 in 2023 |
| ’24 | 94 in 2024 |
| ’25 | 83 in 2025 |
| ’26 | 30 in 2026 |
Defining comedy series by decade
2000s · most followed
2010s · most followed
How this is measured
Counts are TV series (not films, OVAs or web series) on Kitsu, grouped by the year they premiered, with the comedy tag. A series can carry many tags, so shares across genres add up to more than 100%. Kitsu's tagging has become more thorough over time and its listing of the latest year is still filling in, so treat sudden jumps in single years with caution; the long-run direction is the reliable part. Browse all comedy anime →
Other genre trends
Comedy anime trends FAQ
Is comedy anime getting more popular?
Its share has stayed roughly level, around 55.1% a decade ago and 49.7% in 2025.
How many comedy anime came out in 2025?
83 new TV series tagged comedy premiered in 2025, out of 167 listed on Kitsu.
When were comedy anime most common?
2011 was the peak, when 64.1% of new TV series were comedy. It first reached half that level in 2000.