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.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

English Name | Japanese Name | Romaji | Format | Original Release Date

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Benkei and Ushiwaka | 弁慶対牛若 | Benkei tai Ushiwaka | Short Film | 1939[1][2]
Cat's Folktale | ニャンの浦島 | Nyan no urashima | Short Film | 1939[3]
Monkey and Crabs | 新猿蟹合戰 | Shin Sarukanigassen | Short Film | 1939[4]
Swim, Monkey, Swim! | 泳げや泳げ | Oyoge ya Oyoge | Short Film | 1939[5]
The Sea Eagle | 海の荒鷲 | Umi no arawashi | Short Film | 1939[6]
Kintaro's Training Day | キンタロー体育日記 | Kintarou Taiiku Nikki | Short Film | 1940[2]
Magician In The Dream | 夢の魔術師 | Yume no Majutsushi | Short Film | 1940[7]
The Quack Infantry Troop | あひる陸戰隊 | Ahiru rikusentai | Short Film | 1940[8]
The Pretend Butterfly Lady | お蝶夫人の幻想 | Ochofujinno genso | Short Film | 1940[9]
Arichan the Ant | アリチャン | Arichan | Short Film | 1941[10]
Attack on Fuku-chan | フクちゃんの奇襲 | Fuku-chan no kishū | Short Film | 1941[11]
Baby Kangaroo's Birthday Surprise | カンガルーの誕生日 | Kangaroo no Tanjoubi | Short Film | 1941[5][12]
Children and Handicraft | 子供と工作 | Kodomo to kōsaku | Short Film | 1941[13]
Jack and the Beanstalk | ジャックと豆の木 | Jakku to mame no ki | Short Film | 1941[14]
Our Marines | お猿三吉 ぼくらの海兵団 | Bokura no Kaiheidan | Short Film | 1941[2]
The Lazy Fox | なまけぎつね | Namakegitsune | Short Film | 1941[15]
Defeat of the Spies | スパイ撃滅 | Supai Gekimetsu | Short Film | 1942[2][16]
Mabo Fights Hard in the South Seas | マー坊の南海奮戦記 | Mabo no nankai funsen-ki | Short Film | 1942[17]
Momotaro's Sea Eagles | 桃太郎の海鷲 | Momotarou no Umiwashi | Film | 1942[2]
Mountain Mobilization | お山の総動員 | Oyama no Soudouin | Short Film | 1942[18]
Princess Kaguya | かぐや姫 | Kaguya Hime | Short Film | 1942[19]
Sankichi the Monkey: The Air Combat | お猿の三吉～防空戦 | Osaru no Sankichi: Boukuusen | Short Film | 1942[5]
Long Live Japan | 日本 万歳 | Nippon Banzai | Short Film | 1943[2]
Spider and Tulip | くもとちゅうりっぷ | Kumo to Tulip | Short Film | 1943[2][20]
The Battle of the Malay Sea | マレー沖海戦 | Maree oki kaisen | Short Film | 1943[21]
Fuku-chan's Submarine | フクちゃん部隊出撃の歌 | Fuku-chan no Sensuikan | Short Film | 1944[22]
Insect Heaven | 昆虫天国 | Konchu Tengoku | Short Film | 1945[23]
Momotaro's Divine Sea Warriors | 桃太郎 海の神兵 | Momotarō: Umi no Shinpei | Feature Film | 1945[2][24]

## Notable births[edit]

* June 26, 1940– Tetsu Dezaki, director, producer, screenwriter.
* January 5, 1941– Hayao Miyazaki, director, producer, screenwriter, animator, author, manga artist.[25]
* November 18, 1943– Osamu Dezaki (1943 – 2011), film director, screenwriter.[26]
* April 21, 1944– Toyoo Ashida (1944 – 2011), director, character designer, animator, animation director, screenwriter.

## Notable deaths[edit]

* February 2, 1945– Seitarō Kitayama (b. 1888)[27]

## See also[edit]

* List of anime by release date (pre-1939)
* List of anime by release date (1946–1959)
* History of anime
* List of years in animation

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Benkei and Ushiwaka". The Roots of Japanese Anime. Episode 7. 1939.
2. ^ a b c d e f g h Sharp, Jasper (23 September 2004). "Pioneers of Japanese Animation (Part 2)". Midnight Eye: The Latest and Best in Japanese Cinema. Retrieved 2016-01-10.
3. ^ "Cat's Folktale". Japanese Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Retrieved August 10, 2017.
4. ^ "Monkey and Crabs". animation.filmarchives.jp. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
5. ^ a b c "Japanese Anime Classic Collection [Disc 4]". www.digital-meme.com. Retrieved 2016-01-10.
6. ^ "The Sea Eagle". Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
7. ^ "Magician In The Dream". Japanese Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Retrieved August 10, 2017.
8. ^ "The Quack Infantry Troop". animation.filmarchives.jp. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
9. ^ "お蝶夫人の幻想" (in Japanese). The National Film Center Japan. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
10. ^ "Arichan the Ant". animation.filmarchives.jp. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
11. ^ "Attack on Fuku-chan". Japanese Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Retrieved August 10, 2017.
12. ^ "カンガルーの誕生日". Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
13. ^ "Children and Handicraft". Japanese Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Retrieved August 10, 2017.
14. ^ "Jack and the Beanstalk". Japanese Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Retrieved August 11, 2017.
15. ^ "The Lazy Fox". animation.filmarchives.jp. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
16. ^ "スパイ撃滅". Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
17. ^ Frenchy Lunning (2010). Fanthropologies. University of Minnesota Press. p. 83\. ISBN 9781452915654. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
18. ^ "Mountain Mobilization". Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
19. ^ "Princess Kaguya". Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
20. ^ "Animage Top-100 Anime Listing". Anime News Network. January 15, 2008. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
21. ^ "The Battle of the Malay Sea". Japanese Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Retrieved August 10, 2017.
22. ^ Peter B. High (2003). The Imperial Screen: Japanese Film Culture in the Fifteen Years' War, 1931-1945. University of Wisconsin Press. p. 471\. ISBN 978-0-2991-8134-5.
23. ^ "Insect Heaven". Japanese Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Retrieved August 11, 2017.
24. ^ Jonathan 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
25. ^ Feldman, Steven (June 24, 1994). "Hayao Miyazaki Biography" (plain text) (Revision 2 ed.). Nausicaa.net. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
26. ^ "Anime Director Osamu Dezaki Passes Away". Anime News Network. April 17, 2011. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
27. ^ "北山, 清太郎, 1888-1945". National Diet Library. Retrieved April 14, 2016.

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* Japanese Animation Filmography Project

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