List of anime by release date (1939–1945) explained

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.

English Name	Japanese Name	Romaji	Format	Original Release Date
	弁慶対牛若	Benkei tai Ushiwaka		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]
	キンタロー体育日記	Kintarou Taiiku Nikki	Short Film	1940
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^[12]
Children and Handicraft	子供と工作	Kodomo to kōsaku	Short Film	1941^[13]
	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
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^[16]
	マー坊の南海奮戦記	Mabo no nankai funsen-ki	Short Film	1942^[17]
	桃太郎の海鷲	Momotarou no Umiwashi	Film	1942
Mountain Mobilization	お山の総動員	Oyama no Soudouin	Short Film	1942^[18]
	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
Long Live Japan	日本 万歳	Nippon Banzai	Short Film	1943
	くもとちゅうりっぷ	Kumo to Tulip	Short Film	1943^[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]
	桃太郎　海の神兵	Momotarō: Umi no Shinpei		1945^[24]

Notable births

• 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

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

See also

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

External links

• Japanese Animation Filmography Project

External links

• Japanese animated works of the period, listed in the IMDb

Notes and References

1. Benkei and Ushiwaka . The Roots of Japanese Anime. 7. 1939.
2. Web site: Pioneers of Japanese Animation (Part 2). Jasper. Sharp. Midnight Eye: The Latest and Best in Japanese Cinema. 23 September 2004. 2016-01-10.
3. Web site: Cat's Folktale. Japanese Media Arts Database. Japanese. August 10, 2017.
4. Web site: Monkey and Crabs. animation.filmarchives.jp. May 19, 2017.
5. Web site: Japanese Anime Classic Collection [Disc 4]]. www.digital-meme.com. 2016-01-10.
6. Web site: The Sea Eagle. Japanese Movie Database. August 10, 2017.
7. Web site: Magician In The Dream. Japanese Media Arts Database. Japanese. August 10, 2017.
8. Web site: The Quack Infantry Troop. animation.filmarchives.jp. May 19, 2017.
9. Web site: お蝶夫人の幻想. The National Film Center Japan. Japanese. July 14, 2017.
10. Web site: Arichan the Ant. animation.filmarchives.jp. May 19, 2017.
11. Web site: Attack on Fuku-chan. Japanese Media Arts Database. Japanese. August 10, 2017.
12. Web site: カンガルーの誕生日. Japanese Movie Database. April 14, 2016.
13. Web site: Children and Handicraft. Japanese Media Arts Database. Japanese. August 10, 2017.
14. Web site: Jack and the Beanstalk. Japanese Media Arts Database. Japanese. August 11, 2017.
15. Web site: The Lazy Fox. animation.filmarchives.jp. May 19, 2017.
16. Web site: スパイ撃滅. Japanese Movie Database. April 14, 2016.
17. Book: Fanthropologies. Frenchy Lunning. University of Minnesota Press. 2010. 83. 9781452915654. August 11, 2017.
18. Web site: Mountain Mobilization. Japanese Movie Database. August 10, 2017.
19. Web site: Princess Kaguya. Japanese Movie Database. August 11, 2017.
20. Web site: Animage Top-100 Anime Listing. January 15, 2008. Anime News Network. April 14, 2016.
21. Web site: The Battle of the Malay Sea. Japanese Media Arts Database. Japanese. August 10, 2017.
22. Book: The Imperial Screen: Japanese Film Culture in the Fifteen Years' War, 1931-1945. Peter B. High. University of Wisconsin Press. 2003. 471. 978-0-2991-8134-5.
23. Web site: Insect Heaven. Japanese Media Arts Database. Japanese. August 11, 2017.
24. Jonathan Clements, Helen McCarthy. . Revised and Expanded Edition.—Berkeley, CA: Stone Bridge Press, 2006.—P. 12.—
25. Web site: Hayao Miyazaki Biography . Revision 2. June 24, 1994. May 26, 2017. Nausicaa.net. plain text . Steven. Feldman.
26. Web site: Anime Director Osamu Dezaki Passes Away. Anime News Network. April 17, 2011. April 14, 2016.
27. Web site: 北山, 清太郎, 1888-1945. National Diet Library. April 14, 2016.