Harutoki - A Century of Manga & Anime

  • Katsudō Shashin (“Motion picture”)

    Katsudō Shashin (“Motion picture”)
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DMQx0dTqbs Public Domain - Copyright Free Image
  • Japan Starts Producing Anime

    Japan Starts Producing Anime
    Films are silent and inspired by American and French films. Picture shown: The Dull Sword (1917)
    Public Domain - Copyright free image
  • First Anime with Synced, Pre-recorded Voices

    First Anime with Synced, Pre-recorded Voices
    First anime with synched, pre-recorded voices called Chikara to Onna no Yo no Naka (Within the World of Power and Women). It was created by Kenzo Masaoka.
    • Image over 70 years old. Animated by Kenzo Masaoka
    • Public domain copyright free image
  • Animating with Cels

    Animating with Cels
    Anime called Masaoka‘s Chagama Ondo (The Dance of the Chagamas) was the first anime made entirely with cels. -Image is over 70 years old. Animated by Masao Kumagawa Public Domain - Copyright Free Image
  • Introduction of Western Influence on Manga

    Introduction of Western Influence on Manga
    Modern manga developed during the U.S occupation of Japan from 1945-1952. U.S troops introduced American comics and cartoons such as Mickey Mouse, Betty Boop, and Bambi to Japan. The Japanese developed their own style of comics. Public Domain - Copyright Free Image
  • Tezuka’s Astro Boy serialized in Shonen magazine

    Tezuka’s Astro Boy serialized in Shonen magazine
    Astro Boy was a key figure in influencing the consumption of animation and manga in Western culture Copyright Information: Frontispiece/Daisan no Majutushi no Maki/Shonen/Kobunsha/1962
  • Start of Modern Anime

    Start of Modern Anime
    Okawa Hiroshi built the first modern studio calling it Tōei Dōga (now Tōei Animation).
    Hakujaden (1958) was their first film.
    -The Legend of the White Snake Public Domain - Copyright Free Image
  • Mushi Productions is Created by Osamu Tezuka

    Mushi Productions is Created by Osamu Tezuka
    Policies censored and prohibited art and writing that gloried war and the Japanese Military. However, these policies did not censor the publication in Maga. Copyright Right Information: c, Osamu Tezuka, 1961
  • Kamen Rider first appearance

    Kamen Rider first appearance
    Kamen Rider first appearance was on a television series. It was originally a manga and turned into a show after. Public Domain - Copyright Free Image
  • Toei Manga Festival Pamphlet

    Toei Manga Festival Pamphlet
    A breakdown of Toei studio's work animation Public Domain - Copyright Free Image
  • First Usage of 3D Animation

    First Usage of 3D Animation
    Featured in the film Golgo 13: The Professional 3D Copyright information: THE PROFESSIONAL: GOLGO 13, (aka GOLGO 13), US poster, 1983, © Streamline
  • First Fully Computer-Animation

    First Fully Computer-Animation
    There came the first fully computer-animation feature film, Disney-Pixar's Toy Story, which was a huge commercial success. Copyright Information: TOY STORY (1995) ANIMATED POSTER CREDIT DISNEY TYSY 001VS MOVIESTORE COLLECTION LTD
  • Pokémon Was Released

    Pokémon Was Released
    The Pokémon video game series is the third best-selling video game franchise of all time with more than 440 million copies sold and one billion mobile downloads. Copyright information:
    Pokémon Red/Blue, Pokémon, Web, NINTENDO, 1996
  • Best animated film early 21st century

    Best animated film early 21st century
    Spirited Away wins best-animated film. Copyright information:
    CHIHIRO OGINO, SPIRITED AWAY, WEB, STUDIO GHIBLI PRODUCTION, 2001
  • Trash Panda Inc.

    Trash Panda Inc.
    Trash Pandas Inc focuses on children's media, print, books and are seeking to expand into other field such as tv series.
    • It is a story about Oscar, the trash panda, migrating from NYC to Kyoto. Oscar then meets Aka, a red panda in Kyoto.
    • This story is relatable to young children when they move to a new school
    Copyright Information:
    Trash Trash Panda. Trash Panda Inc. 2023.
  • Yeti Manga Productions

    Yeti Manga Productions
    Goodbye Mochi is a short story about a flavored mochi that gets rejected from a shop and gets thrown out on the streets. The story is about a mochi and a human forming a friendship. It is representational of children forming relationships with adults. Copyright Information:
    Goodby Mochi. Yeti Manga Productions. 2023.
  • Kraken Inc.

    Kraken Inc.
    Momo's Quest is a story that follows Momo, a vessel of God/The Creator, who puts together a team of students of from his supernatural academy to go on a journey to prove their worth. Our story is framed around targeting Shonen teens and young people in order to help foster comradery and overcoming expectations. Momo's Quest, Kraken Inc., 2023.