Genre trend · 2000–2026
Psychological anime over the years
Share of new TV anime tagged psychological each year since 2000. In 2025 it was 3.6%, close to the 3.7% average a decade earlier.
- Share in 2025
- 3.6%
- 6 of 167 new TV series
- Change since 2015
- +0.7 pts
- from 2.9%
- Peak year
- 2004
- 7.6% of new series
- 2026 so far
- 5.8%
- 4 of 69 listed so far
Psychological share of new TV anime
Percent of TV series premiering each year that are tagged psychological · 2026 is partial
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| # | Year | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2000 · 2 of 55 series | 3.6% |
| 2 | 2001 · 0 of 91 series | 0.0% |
| 3 | 2002 · 2 of 88 series | 2.3% |
| 4 | 2003 · 4 of 111 series | 3.6% |
| 5 | 2004 · 10 of 131 series | 7.6% |
| 6 | 2005 · 2 of 134 series | 1.5% |
| 7 | 2006 · 8 of 190 series | 4.2% |
| 8 | 2007 · 6 of 159 series | 3.8% |
| 9 | 2008 · 9 of 161 series | 5.6% |
| 10 | 2009 · 3 of 153 series | 2.0% |
| 11 | 2010 · 1 of 133 series | 0.8% |
| 12 | 2011 · 4 of 167 series | 2.4% |
| 13 | 2012 · 4 of 185 series | 2.2% |
| 14 | 2013 · 3 of 211 series | 1.4% |
| 15 | 2014 · 11 of 241 series | 4.6% |
| 16 | 2015 · 7 of 240 series | 2.9% |
| 17 | 2016 · 10 of 282 series | 3.5% |
| 18 | 2017 · 8 of 264 series | 3.0% |
| 19 | 2018 · 11 of 254 series | 4.3% |
| 20 | 2019 · 7 of 202 series | 3.5% |
| 21 | 2020 · 10 of 194 series | 5.2% |
| 22 | 2021 · 13 of 220 series | 5.9% |
| 23 | 2022 · 9 of 209 series | 4.3% |
| 24 | 2023 · 7 of 222 series | 3.2% |
| 25 | 2024 · 12 of 216 series | 5.6% |
| 26 | 2025 · 6 of 167 series | 3.6% |
| 27 | 2026 (so far) · 4 of 69 series | 5.8% |
Psychological TV series per year
How many new TV series were tagged psychological · 169 from 2000 to 2025
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| Item | Series |
|---|---|
| ’00 | 2 in 2000 |
| ’01 | 0 in 2001 |
| ’02 | 2 in 2002 |
| ’03 | 4 in 2003 |
| ’04 | 10 in 2004 |
| ’05 | 2 in 2005 |
| ’06 | 8 in 2006 |
| ’07 | 6 in 2007 |
| ’08 | 9 in 2008 |
| ’09 | 3 in 2009 |
| ’10 | 1 in 2010 |
| ’11 | 4 in 2011 |
| ’12 | 4 in 2012 |
| ’13 | 3 in 2013 |
| ’14 | 11 in 2014 |
| ’15 | 7 in 2015 |
| ’16 | 10 in 2016 |
| ’17 | 8 in 2017 |
| ’18 | 11 in 2018 |
| ’19 | 7 in 2019 |
| ’20 | 10 in 2020 |
| ’21 | 13 in 2021 |
| ’22 | 9 in 2022 |
| ’23 | 7 in 2023 |
| ’24 | 12 in 2024 |
| ’25 | 6 in 2025 |
| ’26 | 4 in 2026 |
Defining psychological 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 psychological 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 psychological anime →
Other genre trends
Psychological anime trends FAQ
Is psychological anime getting more popular?
Its share has stayed roughly level, around 3.7% a decade ago and 3.6% in 2025.
How many psychological anime came out in 2025?
6 new TV series tagged psychological premiered in 2025, out of 167 listed on Kitsu.
When were psychological anime most common?
2004 was the peak, when 7.6% of new TV series were psychological.