『アンパンマン』(ラテン文字表記:Anpanman)はやなせたかしが描く一連の絵本シリーズ、およびこれを原作とする派生作品の総称。また、これらの作品における主人公の名前。
テレビアニメ(日本テレビ系列『それいけ!アンパンマン』)、アニメ映画、漫画、ゲームソフト(任天堂のwii用、ニンテンドーDS用など)、おもちゃ・グッズなど多数の派生作品・商品が存在する。
その中でテレビアニメアンパンマンは長期にわたり放映されており、また一貫して同じ主題歌が使用されているため認知度が高い。
2014年現在、高知県の香美市立やなせたかし記念館や全国5ヶ所の「アンパンマンこどもミュージアム」などの関連施設がある。
Anpanman is a Japanese picture book series written by Takashi Yanase, running from 1973 until 2013 following his death.
The anime adaptation Soreike! Anpanman (Let's Go! Anpanman) is one of the most popular anime series amongst young children in Japan.
The show has been on the air in Japan continuously since October 1988. On October 4, 1996 (Episode 398) the show changed its time slot from Monday to Friday.
On November 10, 2000 (Episode 588) the show was made with digital editing. On August 28, 2009 the show had aired 1000 episodes.
Since April 2, 2010 (Episode 1029) the show started airing in High Definition. In 2011,
the titular Anpanman is the most popular fictional character among people age 0 to 12 years in Japan in 10 consecutive years,
according to 2channel the show was originally going to premiere in 1987 and it was originally going to end with 24 episodes, according to research by Bandai.