Japan has its own Simpson family. If the series starring Homer is the longest in Western history, that privilege belongs to another anime worldwide. Sazae-san began airing in October 1969, and although the manga ended in 1974, it holds the Guinness World Record as the longest-running anime series of all time with over 8,000 episodes currently. Since 1975 the animated series has not interrupted its programming or even repeated its episodes. Until now. Due to the pandemic crisis caused by the coronavirus, many anime series have delayed their broadcasts and Sazae-san has temporarily suspended its programming
The creators of the series have been forced to temporarily suspend production because the situation has become unsustainable due to coronavirus. Japan had an outbreak a few weeks ago and took extreme containment measures, so companies have either ceased operations or decreased production considerably. Precisely, Eiichiro Oda issued a statement talking about possible further delays in the publication of the One Piece manga and anime, and Sazae-san has done the same. For the first time in 45 years
Sazae-san's first episode in 1969
The only time Sazae-san stopped broadcast ing was in 1975 due to the oil crisis