1941: NIKKATSU AND THE ANTS
How did Walt DISNEY strike back after Pearl Harbor, without knowing he'd done it? Why did Nikkatsu Studios effectively close in 1941? And what makes that pie-eyed ant in my image special?
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@glider.bsky.social is the positively essential Helen McCarthy, without whom my ridiculous project would be utterly impossible.
Cowboy Bebop is better than Cowboy Bebop.
"Princess Iron Fan", Asia's first feature length animation.
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1940: AMERICA ON THE HORIZON
Why is the English title of SEO Mitsuyo's 1940 cartoon better? How has a dentist got time to break your heart with a silhouette? And who is ASHIDA Iwao's Golden Boy?
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1939: WHEN DIPLOMACY FAILS
Why is that little guy picking a fight with a man on stilts? Why do crabs keep buying persimmon seeds from a dodgy monkey? And who are The Shadow Staff?
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