What was the first anime?

The first color anime feature film, which is sometimes considered to be the first anime by modern standards, is Hakujaden, which was created in 1958. おとぎマンガカレンダー, or Otogi Manga Calendar, was the first anime series to be produced and the first to be televised. read more

Masaoka created the first talkie anime, Chikara to Onna no Yo no Naka, released in 1933, and the first anime made entirely using cel animation, The Dance of the Chagamas (1934). Seo was the first to use the multiplane camera in Ari-chan in 1941. read more

Imokawa Mukuzo Genkanban no Maki is considered to be the first professional anime film. It was created by Ōten Shimokawa in 1917. The mainstream production of anime began during World War II. Momotarō: Umi no Shinpei (1945) which was a propaganda film is the first anime feature-length film. read more