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Anime with extra long first episodes

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byGreatTeacherKen
Jan 05 2026, 7:28 PM | Updated Today, 9:33 AM
The average anime episode is around 20-30 minutes, including the first one. Some anime choose to have a 30 min + premiere. This is a list of anime with first episodes significantly longer than the series' usual episode length.
[Oshi no Ko]
TV, 2023
8.54
1,030,464
Great Teacher Onizuka
TV, 1999
8.68
913,422
Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu
TV, 2016
8.24
2,433,832
Kanata no Astra
TV, 2019
8.07
342,908
Chitose-kun wa Ramune Bin no Naka
TV, 2025
7.25
75,994
Kimetsu no Yaiba: Yuukaku-hen
TV, 2021
8.70
1,718,497
Kimetsu no Yaiba: Hashira Geiko-hen
TV, 2024
8.03
754,017
Tantei wa Mou, Shindeiru.
TV, 2021
6.43
409,120
Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari
TV, 2019
7.91
1,753,040
Hibike! Euphonium 2
TV, 2016
8.34
255,746
Senyoku no Sigrdrifa
TV, 2020
6.46
49,551
Kijin Gentoushou
TV, 2025
7.30
118,885
Fate/Zero
TV, 2011
8.26
1,595,657
Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works
TV, 2014
8.18
1,167,560
Sword Art Online: Alicization
TV, 2018
7.57
1,135,779
Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu
TV, 2016
8.54
312,969
Mamono Hunter Youko
OVA, 1990
6.25
15,547

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