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the first anime
The earliest motion picture anime was found in Kyoto, Japan. It depicts a salior removing his hat and saluting. This film was only three seconds. -
World War Two
Japanese government would urge animators to produce animations which enforced the Japanese spirit and national affiliation. The military would also hire animators to make films showing the sly, quick japanese forces winning against enemy troops. most anime in this time period was propaganda. -
Momotarō: Umi no Shinpei
The first feature length anime film, in English the film is known as Momotaro's Divine Sea Warriors. It was funded by the Imperial Japanese Navy. -
the first work of "The Father of Manga and Anime"
Osamu Tezuka created his first work at the age of 17, "Diary of Ma-chan", inspired by the creations of Walt Disney. -
Otogi Manga Calendar
Otogi Manga Calendar, the first televised anime series, was an educational program where the main characters would talk about what happened on that day in history. -
One of the best work from "The Father of Manga and Anime"
Astro Boy, a manga written by Osamu Tezuka, was the creation that sent Osamu Tezuka into the history books as "The Father of Manga and Anime". -
Astro Boy
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First super robot anime series
Tetsujin 28-go, it was the first Japanese anime to feture a giant robot. In hopes of winning wars, the creator makes a three-story remote control robot, but when he finishes it the war is over. After the creator dies of a heart attack the robot is given to his ten year old son, who uses it to fight crime. -
gigantor
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Kimba, The White Lion
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Speed Racer (Mach Go Go Go)
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First Anime Space Opera Series
Space Battleship Yamato was a special anime because it was the first anime space opera series. This anime was inspired from the success of the Star Wars movies. -
Battle of the Planets (Gatchaman)
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Star Blazers (Space Battleship Yamato)
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The First Real Robot Anime
Mobile Suit Gundam, was the first anime with the real robot genre. Real robot is an anime style where mecha robots that are powered by conventional power sources and weapons explainable by real world science, and that use ranged weapons and speed to survive battle situations. -
Mobile Suit Gundam
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G-Force
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Robotech
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ThunderCats (non-anime,but inspired by one)
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Volttron: Defender of the Universe (Go Lion)
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The Dragon Ball Series
This anime was origonally a manga series untill it hit the air and became one of the most famous anime in Japan, coming out with three sequells to the origonal anime. -
Akira Movie
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Dragon Warrior
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Sailor Moon
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Ranma 1/2
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Ronin Warriors
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Dragonball
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Ghost in The Shell
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Saban's Samurai Pizza Cats (Kyattou Ninden Teyandee)
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Saban's Eagel Riders (Gatchaman II)
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Dragonball Z (first 53 episodes)
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The Slayers (Uncut Dub/Sub)
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Dargonball Z (episode 54 onwards)
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Sailormoon (Season 3 onward)
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Pokemon
Pokemon was created by Satoshi Tajiri and went from a japanese video game to an anime, manga, card game, and so much more. It became one of the most popular anime in America. -
Fushigi Yuugi (The Mysterious Play)
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Monster Rancher
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Princess Mononoke (Mononoke Hime)
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Digimon: Digital Monsters
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Rurouni Kenshin TV Series
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Card Captors (Card Captor Sakura)
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Tenchi Muyo (Tenchi Universe & Tenchi in Tokyo)
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Digimon 'Zero Two'
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(The Vision Of) Escaflowne
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DinoZaurs
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Gundam Wing/Endless Waltz
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Flint the Time Detective
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Samurai X (PK OAV series)
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Akira Re-Issue
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Doraemon, the First Anime Ambasador
In 2008, Japan created the position of Anime Ambassador and appointed Doraemon, a popular mice-fearing anime robot, as the first Anime Ambassador to promote anime worldwide in diplomacy.
