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List of anime by release date (1939–1945)

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This is a list of anime by release date which covers Japanese animated productions that were made between 1939–1945. Some films included in this list may not be compliant with all definitions of anime.

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English NameJapanese NameRomajiFormatOriginal Release Date
Benkei and Ushiwaka弁慶対牛若Benkei tai UshiwakaShort Film1939{{cite episode |title=Benkei and Ushiwaka |series=The Roots of Japanese Anime|number=7|date=1939}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.midnighteye.com/features/pioneers-of-japanese-animation-at-pifan-part-2/|title=Pioneers of Japanese Animation (Part 2)|first=Jasper|last=Sharp|publisher=Midnight Eye: The Latest and Best in Japanese Cinema|date=23 September 2004|accessdate=2016-01-10}}
Cat's Folktaleニャンの浦島Nyan no urashimaShort Film1939{{cite web|url=https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/an/anime_series/138|title=Cat's Folktale|work=Japanese Media Arts Database|language=Japanese|accessdate=August 10, 2017}}
Monkey and Crabs新猿蟹合戰Shin SarukanigassenShort Film1939{{cite web|url=http://animation.filmarchives.jp/en/works/view/44405|title=Monkey and Crabs|work=animation.filmarchives.jp|accessdate=May 19, 2017}}
Swim, Monkey, Swim!泳げや泳げOyoge ya OyogeShort Film1939{{cite web|url=http://www.digital-meme.com/en/our_products/dvds/4dvdset4.html|title=Japanese Anime Classic Collection [Disc 4]|publisher=www.digital-meme.com|accessdate=2016-01-10}}
The Sea Eagle海の荒鷲Umi no arawashiShort Film1939{{cite web|url=http://www.jmdb.ne.jp/1939/bo005480.htm|title=The Sea Eagle|work=Japanese Movie Database|accessdate=August 10, 2017}}
Kintaro's Training Dayキンタロー体育日記Kintarou Taiiku NikkiShort Film1940
Magician In The Dream夢の魔術師Yume no MajutsushiShort Film1940{{cite web|url=https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/an/anime_series/149|title=Magician In The Dream|work=Japanese Media Arts Database|language=Japanese|accessdate=August 10, 2017}}
The Quack Infantry Troopあひる陸戰隊Ahiru rikusentaiShort Film1940{{cite web|url=http://animation.filmarchives.jp/en/works/view/5141|title=The Quack Infantry Troop|work=animation.filmarchives.jp|accessdate=May 19, 2017}}
The Pretend Butterfly Ladyお蝶夫人の幻想Ochofujinno gensoShort Film1940{{cite web|url=http://img-lib.musabi.ac.jp/search/index.php?app=sakuhin&mode=edit&data_id=10127|title=お蝶夫人の幻想|publisher=The National Film Center Japan|language=Japanese|accessdate=July 14, 2017}}
Arichan the AntアリチャンArichanShort Film1941{{cite web|url=http://animation.filmarchives.jp/en/works/view/5148|title=Arichan the Ant|work=animation.filmarchives.jp|accessdate=May 19, 2017}}
Attack on Fuku-chanフクちゃんの奇襲Fuku-chan no kishūShort Film1941{{cite web|url=https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/an/anime_series/176|title=Attack on Fuku-chan|work=Japanese Media Arts Database|language=Japanese|accessdate=August 10, 2017}}
Baby Kangaroo's Birthday Surpriseカンガルーの誕生日Kangaroo no TanjoubiShort Film1941{{cite web|url=http://www.jmdb.ne.jp/1941/bq000660.htm|title=カンガルーの誕生日|publisher=Japanese Movie Database|accessdate=April 14, 2016}}
Children and Handicraft子供と工作Kodomo to kōsakuShort Film1941{{cite web|url=https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/an/anime_series/168?locale=en|title=Children and Handicraft|work=Japanese Media Arts Database|language=Japanese|accessdate=August 10, 2017}}
Jack and the Beanstalkジャックと豆の木Jakku to mame no kiShort Film1941{{cite web|url=https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/an/anime_series/162?locale=en|title=Jack and the Beanstalk|work=Japanese Media Arts Database|language=Japanese|accessdate=August 11, 2017}}
Our Marinesお猿三吉 ぼくらの海兵団Bokura no KaiheidanShort Film1941
The Lazy FoxなまけぎつねNamakegitsuneShort Film1941{{cite web|url=http://animation.filmarchives.jp/en/works/view/5434|title=The Lazy Fox|work=animation.filmarchives.jp|accessdate=May 19, 2017}}
Defeat of the Spiesスパイ撃滅Supai GekimetsuShort Film1942{{cite web|url=http://www.jmdb.ne.jp/1942/br000690.htm|title=スパイ撃滅|publisher=Japanese Movie Database|accessdate=April 14, 2016}}
Mabo Fights Hard in the South Seasマー坊の南海奮戦記Mabo no nankai funsen-kiShort Film1942{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5d0Q9fdinQUC&q=Mabo+no+nankai+funsen-ki+1942&pg=PA83|title=Fanthropologies|author=Frenchy Lunning|publisher=University of Minnesota Press|year=2010|page=83|isbn=9781452915654|accessdate=August 11, 2017}}
Momotaro's Sea Eagles桃太郎の海鷲Momotarou no UmiwashiFilm1942
Mountain Mobilizationお山の総動員Oyama no SoudouinShort Film1942{{cite web|url=http://www.jmdb.ne.jp/1942/br000860.htm|title=Mountain Mobilization|publisher=Japanese Movie Database|accessdate=August 10, 2017}}
Princess Kaguyaかぐや姫Kaguya HimeShort Film1942{{cite web|url=http://www.jmdb.ne.jp/1942/br000270.htm|title=Princess Kaguya|work=Japanese Movie Database|accessdate=August 11, 2017}}
Sankichi the Monkey: The Air Combatお猿の三吉～防空戦Osaru no Sankichi: BoukuusenShort Film1942
Long Live Japan日本 万歳Nippon BanzaiShort Film1943
Spider and TulipくもとちゅうりっぷKumo to TulipShort Film1943{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2001-01-15/animage-top-100-anime-listing|title=Animage Top-100 Anime Listing|date=January 15, 2008|publisher=Anime News Network|accessdate=April 14, 2016}}
The Battle of the Malay Seaマレー沖海戦Maree oki kaisenShort Film1943{{cite web|url=https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/an/anime_series/14104?locale=en|title=The Battle of the Malay Sea|work=Japanese Media Arts Database|language=Japanese|accessdate=August 10, 2017}}
Fuku-chan's Submarineフクちゃん部隊出撃の歌Fuku-chan no SensuikanShort Film1944{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6XiA9DOuvjAC&q=Fuku-chan+no+Sensuikan+1944&pg=PA471|title=The Imperial Screen: Japanese Film Culture in the Fifteen Years' War, 1931-1945|author=Peter B. High|publisher=University of Wisconsin Press|year=2003|page=471|isbn=978-0-2991-8134-5}}
Insect Heaven昆虫天国Konchu TengokuShort Film1945{{cite web|url=https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/an/anime_series/12092?locale=en|title=Insect Heaven|work=Japanese Media Arts Database|language=Japanese|accessdate=August 11, 2017}}
Momotaro's Divine Sea Warriors桃太郎　海の神兵Momotarō: Umi no ShinpeiFeature Film1945Jonathan Clements, Helen McCarthy. The Anime Encyclopedia: A Guide to Japanese Animation Since 1917. Revised and Expanded Edition.—Berkeley, CA: Stone Bridge Press, 2006.—P. 12.—{{ISBN|978-1933330105}}

Notable births

  • June 26, 1940– Tetsu Dezaki, director, producer, screenwriter.
  • January 5, 1941– Hayao Miyazaki, director, producer, screenwriter, animator, author, manga artist.{{cite web|url= http://www.nausicaa.net/miyazaki/miyazaki/miyazaki_biography.txt | title= Hayao Miyazaki Biography | edition = Revision 2|date=June 24, 1994|accessdate=May 26, 2017|publisher= Nausicaa.net| format = plain text |first=Steven|last=Feldman}}
  • November 18, 1943– Osamu Dezaki (1943 – 2011), film director, screenwriter.{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-04-17/anime-director-osamu-dezaki-passes-away|title=Anime Director Osamu Dezaki Passes Away|publisher=Anime News Network|date=April 17, 2011|accessdate=April 14, 2016}}
  • April 21, 1944– Toyoo Ashida (1944 – 2011), director, character designer, animator, animation director, screenwriter.

Notable deaths

  • February 2, 1945– Seitarō Kitayama (b. 1888){{cite web|url=http://id.ndl.go.jp/auth/ndlna/01098956|title=北山, 清太郎, 1888-1945|publisher=National Diet Library|accessdate=April 14, 2016}}

See also

References

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External links

  • [https://sites.google.com/site/nishikatajafp/early-animators-1 Japanese Animation Filmography Project]

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External links

  • [https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?release_date=1939-01-01,1945-12-31&genres=animation&countries=jp&adult=include&sort=num_votes,desc Japanese animated works of the period], listed in the IMDb

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