So I was browsing around, finding a new anime to watch. And came along, Ore no Nounai Sentakushi ga, Gakuen Love Comedy wo Zenryoku de Jama Shiteiru OVA and found it to be a very long name.
Is this the longest anime name or is there an anime with a longer name out there?
Okay, so I have been able to find a definitive answer!
Naruto Narutimate Hero 3: Finally a Clash! Jonin VS Genin!! Indescriminate Grand Melee Tournament Meeting!!
is the longest titled anime with a large 107 characters or 87 characters without non-alphanumeric characters
Second Place goes to:
Digimon Adventure 02: Zenpen Digimon Hurricane Jouriku!! - Kouhen Chouzetsu Shinka!! Ougon no Digimental
With 104 characters, 85 alphanumeric
And Third,
Dragon Ball Z Special: Tatta Hitori no Saishuu Kessen - Freezer ni Idonda Z Senshi Son Gokuu no Chichi
102 characters, 82 without.
I discovered this by writing a small Python script to iterate through a dump of AniDB's database of anime titles and check each one, which you can find on their site
If anyone is interested, you can find the script here: https://gist.github.com/ianfhunter/43599d30384b9b7aa0c6 (but I only hacked it up in 5 minutes, so it's nothing special)
(The shortest is C)
I took all anime titles from MyAnimeList, parsed and sorted them by length:
Dragon Ball Z Special 1: Tatta Hitori no Saishuu Kessen - Freezer ni Idonda Z Senshi Son Goku no Chi 100
Naruto: Dai Katsugeki!! Yuki Hime Shinobu Houjou Dattebayo! Special: Konoha Annual Sports Festival 98
Detective Conan Magic File 2: Kudou Shinichi - The Case of the Mysterious Wall and the Black Lab 96
Crayon Shin-chan Manatsu no Yoru ni Ora Sanjou! Arashi wo Yobu Den-O VS Shin-O 60-bu Special!! 94
Meitantei Holmes: Mrs. Hudson Hitojichi Jiken no Maki / Dover Kaikyouno Daikuuchuusen no Maki 93
Digimon Adventure 02: Digimon Hurricane Jouriku!! / Chouzetsu Shinka!! Ougon no Digimental 90
Pokemon Best Wishes! Season 2: Decolora Adventure - Dent to Takeshi! Gyarados no Gekirin!! 90
Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon SuperS: Sailor 9 Senshi Shuuketsu! Black Dream Hole no Kiseki 89
Senki Zesshou Symphogear G: In the Distance, That Day, When the Star Became Music... OVA 88
Detective Conan Magic File 3: Shinichi and Ran - Memories of Mahjong Tiles and Tanabata 87
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG - Individual Eleven - Tachikoma no Hibi 87
Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica Movie 3: Hangyaku no Monogatari - Magica Quartet x Nisioisin 87
Dragon Ball Z Special 2: Zetsubou e no Hankou!! Nokosareta Chousenshi - Gohan to Trunks 87
Detective Conan OVA 07: A Challenge from Agasa! Agasa vs. Conan and the Detective Boys 86
Detective Conan OVA 05: The Target is Kogoro! The Detective Boys' Secret Investigation 86
Pokemon Fushigi no Dungeon: Sora no Tankentai - Toki to Yami wo Meguru Saigo no Bouken 86
Yatterman the Movie: Shin Yattermecha Osu Gou! Omocha no Kuni de Dai Ketsudan da Koron 86
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society 3D - Tachikoma no Hibi 84
Ichigo 100%: Koi ga Hajimaru?! Satsuei Gasshuku - Yureru Kokoro ga Higashi e Nishi e 84
Keroro Gunsou Movie 5: Tanjou! Kyuukyoku Keroro, Kiseki no Jikuu-jima, de arimasu!! 83
Chouyaku Hyakuninisshu: Uta Koi. - Sake to Kikoushi ~ Murasaki Kishikibu to Kintou 82
Kagachi-sama Onagusame Tatematsurimasu: Netorare Mura Inya Hanashi - The Animation 82
Saint Seiya: The Hades Chapter Sanctuary - Yomigaerishi Gold Saint-tachi no Shinwa 82
Astro Boy Tetsuwan Atom Tokubetsu Hen: Ivan no Wakusei - Robot to Ningen no Yuujou 82
Puchimas!: Petit iDOLM@STER - Takatsuki Gold Densetsu Special!! Harukasan Matsuri 81
This is from Anime News Network (parsing is not ideal and some titles have "-phrases like this-" in them):
Chō Gekijō-ban Keroro Gunsō Tanjō! Kyūkyoku Keroro Kiseki no Jikūjima de Arimasu!! 82
Legend of the Galactic Heroes: A Hundred Billion Stars, A Hundred Billion Lights 80
Prince Mackaroo: Peril at the Full Moon Road - A 'Rare' Adventure of Our Prince- 80
Soreike! Anpanman: Minna Atsumare! Anpanman World Komusubiman to Omatsuri Robot 79
Suteki desu wa, Sakura-chan! Tomoyo no Cardcaptor Sakura Katsuyaku Video Nikki! 79
Animation Seisaku Shinkō Kuromi-chan: Nippon no Anime wa Watashi ga Tsukuru! 2 78
Himitsu Kessha Taka no Tsume THE MOVIE II ~Watashi o Ai Shita Kuro Oolong-cha~ 78
Tantei Opera Milky Holmes Alternative TWO -Kobayashi Opera to Kokū no Ōgarasu- 78
Chō Gekijōban Keroro Gunsō 3: Keroro Tai Keroro - Tenkū Daikessen de Arimasu! 77
Tantei Opera Milky Holmes Alternative ONE -Kobayashi Opera to 5-mai no Kaiga- 77
Glass no Kamen Desu ga Onna Spy no Koi! Murasaki no Bara wa Kiken na Kaori!? 76
Detective Conan: Conan Edogawa & Heiji Hattori versus Kid the Phantom Thief 75
Ham Ham Grand Prix - The Miracle of Aurora Valley ~Ribon-chan's Close Call~ 75
Hamuchanzu no Takara Sagashi Daisaku - Hamuhaa! Sutekina Umi no Natsuyasumi 75
Himitsu Kessha Taka no Tsume The Movie 3 ~http://takanotsume.jp wa Eien ni~ 75
Meitantei Conan: Agasa kara no Chōsenjō! Agasa vs. Conan & Shōnen Tanteidan 75
My mental choices are completely interfering with my school romantic comedy 75
Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE the Movie: The Princess in the Birdcage Kingdom 75
Japan Air Self Defence Force Tactical Training Squadron 801 T.T.S. Airbats 74
Tottoko Hamutaro: Ham Ham Paradi-chu! Hamutarō to Fushigi no Oni no Ehonto 74
Tottoko Hamutaro: Hamutaro no Otanjōbi - Mama o Tazunete Sanzen Techitechi 74
Kikaider-01: The Animation: Guitar o Motta Shōnen - Kikaider vs. Inazuman 73
Maison Ikkoku: Prelude, When the Cherry Blossoms in the Springtime Return 73
Super Doll Licca-chan: Licca-chan Zettai Zetsumei! Doll Knights no Kiseki 73
Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions: Depth of Field - Love and Hate Theater 72
Magical Witch Academy - Boku to Sensei no Magical Lesson - The Animation 72
Maji de Otaku na English! Ribbon-chan: Eigo de Tatakau Mahō Shōjo the TV 72
Slam Dunk: Hoero Basketman Tamashii! Hanamichi to Rukawa no Atsuki Natsu 72
Tony's Heroine Series: Kanojo wa Hanayome Kōhosei? Cinderella Collection 72
Chōjū Kishin Dancougar: Ushinawareta Mono-tachi e no Chinkonka [Requiem] 72
Ore no Nōnai Sentakushi ga, Gakuen Love Come o Zenryoku de Jama Shiteiru 72
Gekijō-ban Anime Nintama Rantaro Ninjutsu Gakuen Zenin Shutsudō! no Dan 71
Precure All-Stars DX3 Mirai ni Todoke! Sekai o Tsunagu Niji-Iro no Hana 71
Street Fighter II: Yomigaeru Fujiwara-kyō - Toki o Kaketa Fighter-tachi 71
Chiisana Kyojin Microman: Daigekisen! Microman VS Saikyō Senshi Gorgon 70
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 Special Edition 'Zero Requiem' 70
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion Special Edition 'Black Rebellion' 70
Dream 9 Toriko & One Piece & Dragon Ball Z Chō Collaboration Special!! 70
Gekijōban Pocket Monster Best Wishes! Victini to Shiroki Eiyū Reshiram 70
This list is from Anime Planet titles:
Detective Conan Magic File 2: Kudo Shinichi: The Case of the Mysterious Wall and the Black Lab 94
Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Super S: Sailor 9 Senshi Shuuketsu! Black-Dream-Hole no Kiseki 90
Glass no Kamen Desu ga the Movie: Onna Spy no Koi! Murasaki no Bara wa Kiken na Kaori!? 87
Detective Conan Magic File 3: Shinichi and Ran: Memories of Mahjong Tiles and Tanabata 86
Chou Gekijouban Keroro Gunsou 5: Kyuukyoku Keroro, Kiseki no Jikuu-jima, de arimasu!! 85
Detective Conan OVA 5: The Target is Kogoro! The Detective Boys' Secret Investigation 85
Meitantei Conan OVA 7: Agasa-sensei no Chousenjou! Agasa vs Conan &Shounen Tanteidan 84
My youth romantic comedy is wrong as I expected., My Teen RomanticComedy SNAFU OVA 82
Hamtaro Movie 3: Ham Ham Gran Prix Aurora Tani no Kiseki: Ribbon-chanKiki Ippatsu 81
Zettai Karen Children: Generous Treatment! Natsuko and Hotaru's B.A.B.E.L. Report 81
Puchimas! Petit iDOLM@STER - Takatsuki Gold Densetsu Special!! Harukasan Matsuri 80
Legend of the Galactic Heroes: A Hundred Billion Stars, A Hundred Billion Lights 80
Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: A New Translation III -Love is the Pulse of the Stars- 79
My Mental Choices are Completely Interfering with my School Romantic Comedy OVA 79
One Piece Movie 8: The Desert Princess and the Pirates - Adventures in Alabasta 79
Engaged to the Unidentified: Mite. Are ga Watashitachi no Tomatteiru Ryokan yo. 79
Gekijouban Metal Fight Beyblade vs Taiyou: Shakunetsu no Shinryakusha Sol Blaze 79
Kidou Senshi Gundam SEED Destiny Special Edition Kanketsu Hen: Jiyuu no Daishou 79
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny Special Edition III: The Hell Fire of Destiny 77
Yatterman: Shin Yattermecha Osu gou! Omocha no Kuni de Dai Ketsudan da Koron! 77
Get the unparsed pages containing all these titles saved as text, and maybe you'll be able to parse it better than me!
Some pretty good contenders are:
Kochira Katsushikaku Kameari Kouenmae Hashutsujo The Movie 2: UFO Shuurai! Tornado Daisakusen
Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's New Great Adventure into the Underworld - The Seven Magic Users
Detective Conan Magic File 2: Kudou Shinichi - The Case of the Mysterious Wall and the Black Lab
And as a bonus, I discovered a Gintama Episode (S2 Ep.53) with a particularly long name:
"Sutoresu wa hage no gen'in ni naru ga sutoresu o tamenai yōni ki o kubaruto sokode mata sutoresu ga tamarunode kekkyoku bokurani dekiru koto nante nanimo nai"
or
"Stress Makes You Bald, But It's Stressful To Avoid Stress, So You End Up Stressed Out Anyway, So In The End There's Nothing You Can Do"
The longest name that I can find (excluding spin-offs, movies, second season, and special editions etc, that have extended subtitles as opposed to the main show) is "Shuumatsu Nani Shitemasu ka? Isogashii Desu ka? Sukutte Moratte Ii Desu ka?" which has 75 characters (61 alphanumeric) and translates to "WorldEnd: What are you doing at the end of the world? Are you busy? Will you save us?"
I haven't seen any anime with really long titles, the longest title I have seen so far was probably Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem or Martian Successor Nadesico: The Motion Picture—Prince of Darkness. That's probably not the longest though.
