Tag: Wartime Anime
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1941: NIKKATSU AND THE ANTS
Japan enters World War II proper, Mickey Mouse strikes a terrible propaganda blow, and the last of the original Japanese animation studios closes.
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1940: AMERICA ON THE HORIZON
Our hero is a cutesy looking duckling who wants to play at war. He sounds like a kid, dresses like Donald Duck, and he’s been sent to the shop to get some “fish bullets” for dinner.
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1939: WHEN DIPLOMACY FAILS
Japan gets outmaneuvered, as World War II starts in Europe. Thankfully, a few people are still making animation.
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1937 – THE BEGINNING OF THE END
There are only three pieces of animation from Japan in 1937 that have made it to the present day. But I’m still very happy with what I can talk about.