<p>Only using anime that have exact dates mentioned</p>
<div class="s-table-container"><table class="s-table">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Story</th>
<th>Anime</th>
<th>Year</th>
<th>Source</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>12090</td>
<td>Vampire Hunter D</td>
<td>1985</td>
<td><a href="https://vampirehunterd.fandom.com/wiki/Nobility#Decline" rel="nofollow noreferrer">vampirehunterd.fandom.com</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>11945</td>
<td>NieR:Automata Ver1.1a</td>
<td>2023</td>
<td><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nier:_Automata_Ver1.1a#Premise" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Wikipedia</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>7207</td>
<td>Ergo Proxy</td>
<td>2006</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>3596</td>
<td>Heldensagen vom Kosmosinsel</td>
<td>1988</td>
<td><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legend_of_the_Galactic_Heroes#Plot" rel="nofollow noreferrer">starting in SE 796/IC 487/AD 3596</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>3230</td>
<td>Shoujo Shuumatsu Ryokou</td>
<td>2017</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>3118</td>
<td>Kaze no Tani no Nausicaa</td>
<td>1984</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2977</td>
<td>Uchuu Kaizoku Captain Harlock</td>
<td>1978</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2808</td>
<td>Cyber City Oedo 808</td>
<td>1990</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2400</td>
<td>Rakuen Tsuihou: Expelled From Paradise</td>
<td>2014</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2307</td>
<td>Kidou Senshi Gundam 00</td>
<td>2007</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2264</td>
<td>Lily C.A.T.</td>
<td>1987</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2248</td>
<td>Dirty Pair Flash</td>
<td>1994</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2225</td>
<td>Mugen no Ryvius</td>
<td>1999</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2141</td>
<td>Dirty Pair: The Movie</td>
<td>1987</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2137</td>
<td>Darling in the Franxx</td>
<td>2018</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2125</td>
<td>Appleseed</td>
<td>1988</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2114</td>
<td>Psycho-Pass</td>
<td>2012</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2199</td>
<td>BlazBlue: Alter Memory</td>
<td>2013</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2140</td>
<td>Ultraviolet: Code 044</td>
<td>2008</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2118</td>
<td>Dirty Pair (1987)</td>
<td>1987</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2078</td>
<td>Irozuku Sekai no Ashita kara</td>
<td>2018</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2075</td>
<td>Planetes</td>
<td>2003</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2071</td>
<td>Cowboy Bebop</td>
<td>1998</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2065</td>
<td>Freezing</td>
<td>2011</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2060</td>
<td>Vexille: 2077 Nihon Sakoku</td>
<td>2007</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2059</td>
<td>Gekijouban Macross F: Sayonara no Tsubasa</td>
<td>2011</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2054</td>
<td>Mardock Scramble</td>
<td>2010</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2050</td>
<td>Kikou Souseiki Mospeada</td>
<td>1983</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2047</td>
<td>Hoshi no Koe</td>
<td>2002</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2047</td>
<td>Macross Dynamite 7</td>
<td>1997</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2046</td>
<td>Armitage III</td>
<td>1995</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2045</td>
<td>Koukaku Kidoutai: SAC_2045</td>
<td>2020</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2040</td>
<td>Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040</td>
<td>1998</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2039</td>
<td>Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio: Ars Nova</td>
<td>2013</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2039</td>
<td>Guilty Crown</td>
<td>2011</td>
<td>&quot;The main story starts 10 years after the <a href="http://guiltycrown.wikia.com/wiki/Lost_Christmas" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Lost Christmas</a> incident on the Christmas eve in 2029. So it's 2039.&quot;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2038</td>
<td>Dr. Stone</td>
<td>2019</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2036</td>
<td>Dimension W</td>
<td>2015</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2035</td>
<td>A.I.C.O. Incarnation</td>
<td>2018</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2034</td>
<td>Koukaku Kidoutai: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society</td>
<td>2006</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2032</td>
<td>Evangelion Shin Gekijouban: Q</td>
<td>2012</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2031</td>
<td>Blue Gender</td>
<td>1999</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>

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2021-07-17T22:14:30.597Z
All of those dates only have four digits. Vampire Hunter D (1985) takes place in the year 12,090 A.D. The sequel from around 15 years later is set even farther into the future and ends with another time skip of 50 years or so.
Ocean
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2024-03-28T11:58:01.443Z
Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters is set 20,000 years after the planet was taken over by Godzilla, so at least 22,000 A.D.
Gao
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2016-10-12T10:00:31.747Z
2024-10-28T17:52:41.170Z
2024-10-28T17:52:41.170Z
Happy Face
<p>Only using anime that have vague dates</p>
<div class="s-table-container"><table class="s-table">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Year</th>
<th>Anime</th>
<th>Description</th>
<th>Source</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>2017</td>
<td>Godzilla</td>
<td>&quot;20,000 years after the planet was taken over by Godzilla, so at least 22,000 A.D.&quot;</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2017</td>
<td>Houseki no Kuni</td>
<td>&quot;Far, Distant future where the earth is struck by meteorite 6 times, ravaging it in the process.&quot;</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2012</td>
<td>Aquarion Evol</td>
<td>12,000 years after the first anime</td>
<td><a href="https://akurasu.net/wiki/Aquarion_EVOL" rel="nofollow noreferrer">akurasu.net</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2004</td>
<td>Top o Nerae! 2</td>
<td>~12,000 years after the first anime</td>
<td><a href="https://gunbuster.fandom.com/wiki/Top_o_Nerae!_2:_DieBuster#Synopsis" rel="nofollow noreferrer">gunbuster.fandom.com</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>1993</td>
<td>Tsutsu Yume Gunnm</td>
<td>29th century</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>1985</td>
<td>Megazone 23</td>
<td>&quot;The story takes place in More than 500 years in the future&quot;</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>

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2021-03-17T12:34:09.280Z
The other animes are Excluded
Owen Ayanami
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2020-12-26T10:27:29.830Z
2024-10-30T11:37:30.523Z
2024-10-30T11:37:30.523Z
Owen Ayanami
<p>I got 3 records</p>
<ol>
<li><p><em>Top Wo Nerae</em> series; <em>Gunbuster</em> has started in 2019 but in the end, our characters jumped 12000 years later, which is mind-blowing.</p>
</li>
<li><p><em>Eureka Seven</em>; the plot goes on an unfamiliar planet but the environment can fool anybody. This anime's story goes on 10000 years ahead of our time.</p>
</li>
<li><p><em>Uchuu Senkan Yamato</em>; this one is relatively close; it starts at 2199. but again there is a mysterious place where time flows 10 times faster than usual.</p>
</li>
</ol>

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2019-08-12T23:31:54.940Z
2020-12-26T11:53:04.227Z
2020-12-26T11:53:04.227Z
nirvash
<p>A lot of anime set in the distant future doesn't specify the calendar year, so it ends up with something like <em>&quot;Before the...&quot;</em> or <em>&quot;XX years ago&quot;</em>.</p>
<p>Some of the future-themed anime such as <em>Gundam</em> and <em>Dragon Ball</em> have their own calendar era which is Universal Century and Age respectively. We can't convert or compare the alternate calendar of the Anime to our real-life Gregorian calendar, so it might be helpful if the Anime has a similar calendar to ours.</p>
<p>According to my research, <em>Legend of the Galactic Heroes</em> is the anime that is set in the most distant future as of today, in AD 2801.</p>

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2016-10-12T14:29:02.833Z
Blame! is set in _really_ distant future. Although, currently existing anime, based on this manga, can be barely called full-fledged adaptation, it is more of proof of concept.
lentinant
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2016-10-13T22:46:45.403Z
Space Pirate Captain Harlock, a 1978 anime TV series, is set in 2977 AD.  Legend of the Galactic Heroes is actually set in 3596 AD, 2801 AD is a historical date when the "Space Era" replaced the Gregorian calendar. I don't think this question is going to have an easy and definitive answer. It's likely the correct answer is something like an obscure anime set in the year 234,567 AD, a fact which is only revealed by a calendar in the background art of an otherwise unremarkable scene.
Ross Ridge
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2016-10-17T15:19:00.480Z
I'm sure there are anime set way beyond a mere 2808, and this is becoming more like a list question now with the listing of series that do not occur in the most distant future.
Gao
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2016-10-18T02:52:04.643Z
What is interesting about this question? Perhaps there exists some little-known anime that is set in the year 109810712619675824, but, like, so what? (Also - this question is borderline an out-of-universe list question, which I think we're generally not fond of.)
senshin
<anime-history>
What is the anime that is set in the most distant future of today?
# What is the anime that is set in the most distant future of today?
Posted by: username_0 on 2016-10-12
A lot of anime set in the distant future doesn't specify the calendar year, so it ends up with something like *"Before the..."* or *"XX years ago"*.

Some of the future-themed anime such as *Gundam* and *Dragon Ball* have their own calendar era which is Universal Century and Age respectively. We can't convert or compare the alternate calendar of the Anime to our real-life Gregorian calendar, so it might be helpful if the Anime has a similar calendar to ours.

According to my research, *Legend of the Galactic Heroes* is the anime that is set in the most distant future as of today, in AD 2801.
**Tags:** anime-history
> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Blame! is set in _really_ distant future. Although, currently existing anime, based on this manga, can be barely called full-fledged adaptation, it is more of proof of concept.  
> **username_2**: Space Pirate Captain Harlock, a 1978 anime TV series, is set in 2977 AD.  Legend of the Galactic Heroes is actually set in 3596 AD, 2801 AD is a historical date when the "Space Era" replaced the Gregorian calendar. I don't think this question is going to have an easy and definitive answer. It's likely the correct answer is something like an obscure anime set in the year 234,567 AD, a fact which is only revealed by a calendar in the background art of an otherwise unremarkable scene.  
> **username_3**: I'm sure there are anime set way beyond a mere 2808, and this is becoming more like a list question now with the listing of series that do not occur in the most distant future.  
> **username_4**: What is interesting about this question? Perhaps there exists some little-known anime that is set in the year 109810712619675824, but, like, so what? (Also - this question is borderline an out-of-universe list question, which I think we're generally not fond of.)  
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## 3 answers
### Answer by username_0 on 2016-10-12. Score: 6
Only using anime that have exact dates mentioned

| Story | Anime | Year | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 12090 | Vampire Hunter D | 1985 | [vampirehunterd.fandom.com](https://vampirehunterd.fandom.com/wiki/Nobility#Decline) |
| 11945 | NieR:Automata Ver1.1a | 2023 | [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nier:_Automata_Ver1.1a#Premise) |
| 7207 | Ergo Proxy | 2006 |  |
| 3596 | Heldensagen vom Kosmosinsel | 1988 | [starting in SE 796/IC 487/AD 3596](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legend_of_the_Galactic_Heroes#Plot) |
| 3230 | Shoujo Shuumatsu Ryokou | 2017 |  |
| 3118 | Kaze no Tani no Nausicaa | 1984 |  |
| 2977 | Uchuu Kaizoku Captain Harlock | 1978 |  |
| 2808 | Cyber City Oedo 808 | 1990 |  |
| 2400 | Rakuen Tsuihou: Expelled From Paradise | 2014 |  |
| 2307 | Kidou Senshi Gundam 00 | 2007 |  |
| 2264 | Lily C.A.T. | 1987 |  |
| 2248 | Dirty Pair Flash | 1994 |  |
| 2225 | Mugen no Ryvius | 1999 |  |
| 2141 | Dirty Pair: The Movie | 1987 |  |
| 2137 | Darling in the Franxx | 2018 |  |
| 2125 | Appleseed | 1988 |  |
| 2114 | Psycho-Pass | 2012 |  |
| 2199 | BlazBlue: Alter Memory | 2013 |  |
| 2140 | Ultraviolet: Code 044 | 2008 |  |
| 2118 | Dirty Pair (1987) | 1987 |  |
| 2078 | Irozuku Sekai no Ashita kara | 2018 |  |
| 2075 | Planetes | 2003 |  |
| 2071 | Cowboy Bebop | 1998 |  |
| 2065 | Freezing | 2011 |  |
| 2060 | Vexille: 2077 Nihon Sakoku | 2007 |  |
| 2059 | Gekijouban Macross F: Sayonara no Tsubasa | 2011 |  |
| 2054 | Mardock Scramble | 2010 |  |
| 2050 | Kikou Souseiki Mospeada | 1983 |  |
| 2047 | Hoshi no Koe | 2002 |  |
| 2047 | Macross Dynamite 7 | 1997 |  |
| 2046 | Armitage III | 1995 |  |
| 2045 | Koukaku Kidoutai: SAC\_2045 | 2020 |  |
| 2040 | Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040 | 1998 |  |
| 2039 | Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio: Ars Nova | 2013 |  |
| 2039 | Guilty Crown | 2011 | "The main story starts 10 years after the [Lost Christmas](http://guiltycrown.wikia.com/wiki/Lost_Christmas) incident on the Christmas eve in 2029. So it's 2039." |
| 2038 | Dr. Stone | 2019 |  |
| 2036 | Dimension W | 2015 |  |
| 2035 | A.I.C.O. Incarnation | 2018 |  |
| 2034 | Koukaku Kidoutai: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society | 2006 |  |
| 2032 | Evangelion Shin Gekijouban: Q | 2012 |  |
| 2031 | Blue Gender | 1999 |  |
> **Comments:**
> **username_5** (2021-07-17): All of those dates only have four digits. Vampire Hunter D (1985) takes place in the year 12,090 A.D. The sequel from around 15 years later is set even farther into the future and ends with another time skip of 50 years or so.  
> **username_3** (2024-03-28): Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters is set 20,000 years after the planet was taken over by Godzilla, so at least 22,000 A.D.  
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### Answer by username_6 on 2020-12-26. Score: 3
Only using anime that have vague dates

| Year | Anime | Description | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2017 | Godzilla | "20,000 years after the planet was taken over by Godzilla, so at least 22,000 A.D." |  |
| 2017 | Houseki no Kuni | "Far, Distant future where the earth is struck by meteorite 6 times, ravaging it in the process." |  |
| 2012 | Aquarion Evol | 12,000 years after the first anime | [akurasu.net](https://akurasu.net/wiki/Aquarion_EVOL) |
| 2004 | Top o Nerae! 2 | ~12,000 years after the first anime | [gunbuster.fandom.com](https://gunbuster.fandom.com/wiki/Top_o_Nerae!_2:_DieBuster#Synopsis) |
| 1993 | Tsutsu Yume Gunnm | 29th century |  |
| 1985 | Megazone 23 | "The story takes place in More than 500 years in the future" |  |
> **Comments:**
> **username_6** (2021-03-17): The other animes are Excluded  
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### Answer by username_7 on 2019-08-12. Score: 0
I got 3 records

1. *Top Wo Nerae* series; *Gunbuster* has started in 2019 but in the end, our characters jumped 12000 years later, which is mind-blowing.
2. *Eureka Seven*; the plot goes on an unfamiliar planet but the environment can fool anybody. This anime's story goes on 10000 years ahead of our time.
3. *Uchuu Senkan Yamato*; this one is relatively close; it starts at 2199. but again there is a mysterious place where time flows 10 times faster than usual.
---
