Welcome, anime fans and stans. How many anime shows are there? If you take to Googling this query, you will find numbers ranging from 12,000 up to 60,000, but there doesn't seem to be a solid answer online. Even by the most conservative estimates, there are still millions of hours worth of Japanese animated content out there - from chill, 12-episode slice-of-life shows to exciting shonen series that seem to have no end in sight. So, it should come as no surprise that every single day of the year is mentioned at least once throughout all available anime. From verbal mentions of the date in the scrpt captured through subtitles to 2D calendars that mark the day, many anime make a point to guide the viewer's attention to an exact date to orient them in the narrative or in history.