List of anime by release date (pre-1939)

This is a list of anime by release date which covers Japanese animated productions that were made between 1917–1938. Anime in Japan can be traced back to three key figures whom in the early 20th century started experimenting with paper animation. It is unknown when the first animated film was made, but historians have tied the year 1917 as being the key date. Very few of the first animations that were made survive to this day due to the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake. At one point it was even thought that all animated works made before the earthquake were lost until the discovery of two films in 2008. Production of animated works resumed again after the earthquake, and by the early/mid 1930s sound, and cel animation were starting to appear. Later in the decade, Japan went to war with China, resulting in paper needed for the war to be used sparingly. As a result, new manga stories disappeared from the public while the Japanese government stepped in to regulate what was being released through the cinemas to take its place. The mid to late 1930s saw more animated works that were propaganda-themed to rally the public's support.

A clip from the short film Namakura Gatana (1917), the oldest extant film made for cinemas known to exist.

1917–1922

Japanese animation can be traced back to 1917 as a year of definitive firsts. The three key figures at the time were Ōten Shimokawa, Seitarou Kitayama, and Junichi Kouchi each contributing to making the first short films that would be known as anime. While each one of these people are respected in their own right, the status of "first animated film" remains in dispute as there is conflicting information regarding film premiere dates. According to contemporary sources of the time, an unknown titled film of Tennenshoku Katsudō Shashin premiered in January. Evidence of this comes from Kinema Record, with the July edition making specific claim to the first release occurring in January, but does not specify the title of the work.[1] Shimokawa's film Imokawa Mukozo the Doorman is conventionally and largely claimed to be the first work, but contemporary sources portray it as the "third" film. Speculation about the error is debated, but the two now lost films and their contents have been reported by various sources allowing for a clearer picture of the early history.

The first confirmed film release occurred in the first ten days of February, with Shimokawa's Dekobō shingachō – Meian no shippai (凸坊新画帳・名案の失敗, Bumpy new picture book – Failure of a great plan).[1] The film was produced with chalk on a blackboard, with redrawing for each frame. Shimokawa would switch to paper for later, but the exact date and work to depict the switch is unknown.[1] Kouchi's first film Hanawa Hekonai Meitō no Maki (塙凹内名刀之巻, Hanawa Hekonai – The famous sword) also known as Namakura Gatana (なまくら刀, Dull Katana) and Tameshigiri (試し斬, The sword test) premiered on June 30. This film is currently the earliest surviving work, and was only rediscovered in March 2008.[2] Katsudō Shashin was widely reported as possibly dating to 1907, but is of unconfirmed origin and is not known to have premiered or been produced for commercial interest.

Of the animated films produced in 1918, at least eight are known. These films include Momotarō, which was the first animated film to be shown outside Japan, and Tarou Urashima which is based on the Japanese legend Urashima Tarō.[3] There are no known animated films that were made from 1919 to 1923 in existence, which could be the result of the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake.

English Name	Japanese Name	Romaji	Format	Original Release Date	Status
Battle of a Monkey and a Crab	猿蟹合戦	Sarukani gassen	Short Film	1917[1]	Lost film
Bumpy new picture book – Failure of a great plan	凸坊新画帳・名案の失敗	Dekobō shingachō – Meian no shippai	Short Film	1917[1]	Lost film[4]
Bunbuku kettle (Fairy-tale: Bunbuku kettle)	文福茶釜 (お伽噺・文福茶釜)	Bunbuku chagama Otogibanashi-Bunbuku chagama	Short Film	1917[1]	Lost film
Cat and Mice	猫と鼠	Neko to nezumi	Short Film	1917[1]	Unknown
Chamebō ‒ Air gun (aka: "Chame’s air gun")	茶目坊空気銃の巻 茶目の空気銃	Chamebō Kūkijū no maki "Chame no kūkijū"	Short Film	1917[1]	Unknown
Chamebō's new picture book – The Revenge of Mr. and Mrs. Flea	茶目坊新画帳・蚤夫婦仕返しの巻	Chamebō shingachō – Nomi fūfu shikaeshi no maki	Short Film	1917[1]	Unknown
Great Oaks from Little Acorns Grow	塵も積もれば山となる	Chiri mo tsumoreba yama to naru	Short Film	1917[1]	Unknown
Hanawa Hekonai – The Famous Sword (aka: "The Dull Katana" or "The Sword Test")	塙凹内名刀之巻 なまくら刀 or 試し斬	Hanawa Hekonai Meitō no Maki "Namakura Gatana" or "Tameshigiri"	Short Film	1917[1][5]	Extant
Hanawa Hekonai – The Kappa Festival	塙凹内かっぱまつり	Hanawa Hekonai Kappa matsuri	Short Film	1917[1]	Unknown
Imokawa Mukuzō goes fishing (aka: "Chamebōzu goes fishing")	芋川椋三釣の巻 茶目坊主魚釣の巻	Imokawa Mukuzō Tsuri no maki "Chamebōzu Uozuri no maki"	Short Film	1917[1]	Unknown
Imokawa Mukuzō – Somersault	芋川椋三宙返りの巻	Imokawa Mukuzō - Chūgaeri no maki	Short Film	1917[1]	Unknown
Imokawa Mukuzō – The Janitor ("The Janitor" also translates into "Concierge")	芋川椋三玄関番の巻 or 芋川椋三玄関番之巻	Imokawa Mukuzo Genkanban no Maki	Short Film	1917[1]	Lost film
Kachikachi Mountain	カチカチ山	Kachikachiyama	Short Film	1917[1]	Lost film
Naughty Mailbox	いたずらポスト	Itazura posuto	Short Film	1917[1]	Unknown
Sparrow with no Tongue	舌切雀	Shitakire suzume	Short Film	1917[1]	Lost film
The Dream Car	夢の自動車	Yume no jidōsha	Short Film	1917[1][6]	Unknown
The Ministry of Culture's Art Exhibition	文展の巻	Bunten no maki	Short Film	1917	Unconfirmed[1]
The Old Man Who Made Flowers Bloom	花咲爺	Hanasaka-jiji	Short Film	1917[1][7]	Lost film
The Pot and the Black Cat	お鍋と黒猫の巻	Onabe to kuroneko no maki	Short Film	1917	Unconfirmed[1]
What to do with your Postal Savings	貯金の勧	Chokin no susume	Short Film	1917[1]	Lost film
Issun-bōshi (Little One Inch)	一寸法師	Issun-bōshi	Short Film	1918[8]	Unknown
Kintarō	金太郎	Kintarou	Short Film	1918[9]	Unknown
Momotarō (anime)	桃太郎	Momotarou	Short Film	1918[3]	Extant
Snowman	雪達磨	Yukidaruma	Short Film	1918[10]	Unknown
Taro the Guard, The Submarine	–	Taro no Banpei, Senkotei no Maki	Short Film	1918[11]	Fragmented
The Ant and the Pigeon	蟻と鳩	Ari to Hato	Short Film	1918[12]	Unknown
The Frog's Dream	蛙の夢	Kaeru no Yume	Short Film	1918[13]	Unknown
Tarou Urashima	浦島太郎	Urashima Tarou	Short Film	1918[2][14]	Extant

1923 earthquake

Total destruction of Nihonbashi and Kanda seen from the Roof of Dai-ichi Sogo Building, Kyōbashi

The Great Kantō earthquake which occurred on September 1, 1923 dealt incredible damage in Japan with 105,385 confirmed deaths. The damage from this natural disaster was the greatest sustained prior to World War II.[15][16][17] Prior to the rediscovery of several Japanese animated films it was presumed that all prints produced up to its date had been destroyed. The account and record of these films themselves has been expanded, with Patten's Watching Anime, Reading Manga: 25 Years of Essays and Reviews 2004 book claiming that three films were produced in 1917 when over a dozen works are now known.[1][18] Despite the findings, the earthquake along with World War II have resulted in only 4% of all Japanese films made before 1945 being known to exist today.[19]

1924–1938

After the earthquake production of new films took place within a year. For the early films, benshi, storytellers were hired who sat next to the screen and narrated the silent movies. They were descendants of kabuki jōruri, kōdan storytellers, theater barkers and other forms of oral storytelling.[20] The first animated "talkie" or sound film titled Chikara to Onna no Yo no Naka ("World of Power and Women") was made in 1933, now a lost film it was a breakthrough for Japanese animation.[21] However, at the time more than 80 percent of movies made in the country were still silents.[22] By the mid 1930s the animation style was changing as well, chiyogami or paper animation was being phased out in favor of cel animation. Previously this latter form had been dismissed as too costly to use.[23] In 1934, the first entirely cel animated short entitled The Dance of the Chagamas was made.[11] Cel animated shorts of the mid 1930s borrowed aspects that were being used at the time by Disney. Towards the end of the decade, political events taking place at home as well as abroad were changing animation styles in Japan towards propaganda, and national pride.

• Note: The kanji 漫画 means "cartoon", this is found before some of the titles in the sources listed below.

English Name	Japanese Name	Romaji	Format	Original Release Date	Status
Crab Temple	蟹満寺縁起	Kanimanjiengi	Short Film	1924[24]	Extant
Genzo Performs a Ceremony with a Parting Cup	赤垣源蔵徳利の別れ	Akagaki Genzo tokkuri no wakare	Short Film	1924[25]	Unknown
Jewels Whisper	宝珠のささやき	Hōshu no Sasayaki	Short Film	1924[26]	Unknown
Stand Up with Shinpei Goto	人気の焦点に立てる後藤新平	Ninki no shōten ni tateru Gotō Shinpei	Short Film	1924[27]	Unknown
The Hare and The Tortoise	兎と亀	Usagi to Kame	Short Film	1924[28][29]	Extant
Budget Politics	予算政治	Yosan seiji	Short Film	1925[30]	Unknown
Dreamy Urashima	ノンキナトウサン竜宮参り	Nonkinatousan Ryugu Mairi	Short Film	1925[29]	Lost film
Same Voters	醒めよ有権者	Sameyo yūkensha	Short Film	1925[31]	Unknown
Shiobara Tasuke	塩原多助	Shiobara Tasuke	Short Film	1925[11][32]	Extant
The Pot	つぼ	Tsubo	Short Film	1925[33]	Extant
Ubasuteyama	姨捨山	Ubasuteyama	Short Film	1925[34]	Extant
A Story of Tobacco	煙り草物語	Kemurigusa Monogatari	Short Film	1926[35]	Extant
Burglars of "Baghdad" Castle	馬具田城の盗賊	Bagudajo no tozoku	Short Film	1926[35]	Extant
Diseases Spread	病毒の伝播	Byodoku no denpa	Short Film	1926[35]	Extant
Ethicization of Politics by Shinpei Goto, 1926	政治の倫理化 後藤新平 1926	Eigaenzetsu Seiji no rinrika Gotō Shinpei 1926	Short Film	1926[34]	Extant
Journey to the West: Songoku's Story	西遊記孫悟空物語	Saiyuuki: Son Gokuu Monogatari	Short Film	1926[36][37]	Extant[38]
A Ship of Oranges	みかん船	Mikan-bune	Short Film	1927[36][37]	Extant[38]
Kita Hell Paradise	弥次喜多 地獄極楽	Yaji-Kita jigoku gokuraku	Short Film	1927[39]	Unknown
Power of Co-operation	協同の力	Kyōdō no chikara	Short Film	1927[40]	Unknown
Battle of a Monkey and a Crab^B	猿蟹合戦	Sarukani gassen	Short Film	1927[41]	Extant
The Octopus Skeleton	タコなしホーン	Tako no Hone	Short Film	1927[37][42]	Extant
The Whale	くじら	Kujira	Short Film	1927[43][44]	Unknown^A
Animal Olympic Games	動物オリムピック大会	Doubutsu Olympic Taikai	Short Film	1928[41][45]	Extant
For the Sake of Your Country	御国の為に	Okuninotameni	Short Film	1928[46]	Extant
Mighty Taro's Reckless Training	大力太郎の無茶修行	Tairiki Tarou no Mucha Shugyou	Short Film	1928[47]	Extant
Momotaro the Undefeated	日本一桃太郎	Nihonichi Momotaro	Short Film	1928[48][34]	Extant
The Bunbuku Teapot	文福茶釜	Bunbuku Chagama	Short Film	1928[11]	Extant
Star	星	Hoshi	Short Film	1928[49]	Lost film
The Eraeraera of the Proposed History Agreement	普選漫史協定案の巻	Fusen man shi kyōtei an no maki	Short Film	1928[50]	Unknown
The Nation of Fish	魚の國	Sakana no kuni	Short Film	1928[33]	Extant
The Old Man Who Made Flowers Bloom^B	花咲爺	Hanasaka-jiji	Short Film	1928[41]	Extant
The Special Congress of Eraeraera	普選漫史特別議会	Fusen man shi tokubetsu gikai	Short Film	1928[51]	Unknown
Liar's Castle	うそつき城	Usotsuki-jō	Short Film	1929[52]	Unknown
Taro's Toy Train	太郎さんの汽車	Taro-san no Kisha	Short Film	1929[53][54]	Extant
The Black Cat	黒ニャゴ	Kuro Nyago	Short Film	1929[37][53]	Extant
The Golden Flower	こがねの花	Kogane no hana	Short Film	1929[34]	Extant
The Stolen Lump	瘤取り	Kobutori	Short Film	1929[53][54]	Extant
The Tiny One Makes it Big	一寸法師ノ出世	Issunboushi no Shusse	Short Film	1929[53]	Extant
Two Worlds	二つの世界	Futatsu no sekai	Short Film	1929[55]	Extant
At the Border Checkpoint	お関所	Osekisho	Short Film	1930[34]	Extant
Chimney Sweep Pero	煙突屋ペロー	Entotsuya Peroo	Short Film	1930[56]	Extant
Chopped Snake	ちょん切れ蛇	Chongire Hebi	Short Film	1930[57]	Unknown
My Ski Trip	おい等のスキー	Oira no suki	Short Film	1930[41]	Extant
Nonsense Story, Vol.1: Monkey Island	難船ス物語 第壱篇 猿ヶ嶋	Nansensu Monogatari Daiippen Sarugashima	Short Film	1930[34]	Extant
The Bat	かうもり	Komori	Short Film	1930[53]	Extant
The Donkey	驢馬	Roba	Short Film	1930[33]	Extant
The Monkey Masamune	猿正宗	Saru Masamune	Short Film	1930[37][58]	Extant
The Village Festival	村祭り	Mura Matsuri	Short Film	1930[59][60]	Extant
A Fox and a Badger in Rivalry	動絵狐狸達引	Ugoki-e Kori no Tatehiki	Short Film	1931[11]	Extant
Animal Sumo	動物相撲大会	Doubutsu Sumo Taikai	Short Film	1931[61]	Extant
At the Circus	見世物見物	Misemono kenbutsu	Short Film	1931[41]	Extant
A Wolf is a Wolf	狼は狼だ	Okami wa okamida	Short Film	1931[33]	Extant
Bakahachi to jōshu-sama	馬鹿八と城主様	Bakahachi to jōshu-sama	Short Film	1931[62]	Unknown
Chameko's Day	茶目子の一日	Chameko no Ichinichi	Short Film	1931[63]	Extant
Electrical Telegraphy, Electric Bells and Telephones	電信 電鈴 電話	Denshin Denrei Denwa	Short Film	1931[55]	Extant
Home Alone Mice	鼠の留守番	Nezumi no Rusuban	Short Film	1931[61]	Extant
Momotaro's Sky Adventure	空の桃太郎	Sora no Momotarou	Short Film	1931[37][61]	Extant
Old Man Goichi	五一ぢいさん	Go ichi dji isan	Short Film	1931[33]	Extant
Our Baseball Match	おい等の野球	Oira no Yakyuu	Short Film	1931[53]	Extant
Shipwreck Story - First Chapter - Monkey Island	難船ス物語 第一篇 猿ケ島	Nansensu Monogatari - Daiichi-hen - Sarugashima	Short Film	1931[64]	Extant
Shipwreck Story - Second Chapter - The Pirate Ship	難船ス物語 第二篇 海賊船	Nansensu Monogatari - Daini-hen - Kaizokusen	Short Film	1931[65]	Unknown
Slave War	奴隷戦争	Dorei senso	Short Film	1931[66][67]	Unknown
Song of Spring	春の唄	Haru no Uta	Short Film	1931[61][68]	Extant
Spring Review	レビュー 春	Rebyu Haru	Short Film	1931[41]	Extant
Tanukichi's Story	タヌ吉のお話	Tanukichi no Ohanashi	Short Film	1931[69]	Unknown
Taro Urashima	浦島太郎	Urashima Taro	Short Film	1931[53]	Extant
The Candy Man's Raccoon Dog Dance	あめやたぬき	Ameyatanuki	Short Film	1931[34]	Extant
The Duckling Saves the Day	アヒルのお手柄	Ahiru no Otegara	Short Film	1931[70]	Extant
The National Anthem Kimigayo	国歌 君か代	Kokka Kimigayo	Short Film	1931[53][71]	Extant
The Unlucky Butterfly	蝶のさいなん	Cho no Sainan	Short Film	1931[61]	Extant
Three Little Bears	三匹の小熊さん	Sanbiki no Koguma-san	Short Film	1931[72]	Extant
Will Power	心の力	Kokoro no chikara	Short Film	1931[33]	Extant
Armies of the World	の列国陸軍	Rekkoku Rikugun	Short Film	1932[54]	Extant
Detective Felix in Trouble	FELIXノ迷探偵	Felix no meitantei	Short Film	1932[54]	Extant
Momotarou of the Sea / Momotaro's Underwater Adventure	海の桃太郎	Umi no Momotaro	Short Film	1932[61][73]	Extant
Olympic Games on Dankichi Island	ダン吉島のオリムピック大会	Dankichi-jima no Olympic Taikai	Short Film	1932[74]	Extant
Rhythmic Triangles/Fighting Cards	三角のリズム トランプの爭	Hatena, Sankaku no rizumu, Toranpu no arasoi	Short Film	1932[55]	Extant
Sports Day at Animal Village	動物村のスポーツデー	Doubutsu-mura no Sports Day	Short Film	1932[61][75]	Extant
The Bear Brothers	まぐこ弟兄	Ma guko otōto ani	Short Film	1932[33]	Extant
The Cat Purr Dance	ニヤゴダンス	Nyago dansu	Short Film	1932[76]	Extant
The Development of the Train	汽車の發達	Kisya no hattatsu	Short Film	1932[55]	Extant
The Plane Cabby's Lucky Day	大当り空の円タク	Ooatari Sora No Entaku	Short Film	1932[61]	Extant
The Ugly Duckling	あひるの子	Ahiru no ko	Short Film	1932[55]	Extant
Tonpei and Sarukichi	豚平と猿吉	Tonpei to Sarukichi	Short Film	1932[35]	Extant
A Day after a Hundred Years	百年後の或る日	Hyakunengo no aruhi	Short Film	1933[54]	Extant
General of the Swamp	沼の大将	Numa no Taishou	Short Film	1933[77]	Extant
Larks' Moving Day	雲雀の宿替	Hibari no Yadogae	Short Film	1933[61]	Extant
Preventing Tuberculosis	結核豫防	Kekkakuyobo	Short Film	1933[34]	Extant
Private 2nd Class Norakuro: The Training	のらくろ二等兵 演習の巻	Norakuro Nitouhei: Enshuu no Maki	Short Film	1933[61][78]	Extant
Private 2nd Class Norakuro: The Drill	のらくろ二等兵 教練の巻	Norakuro Nitouhei: Kyouren no Maki	Short Film	1933[61][78]	Extant
Rascal Racoon	紙芝居 いたづら狸の卷	Kamishibai Itazuratanuki no maki	Short Film	1933[54]	Extant
Sanko and the Octopus: A Fight Over a Fortune	三公と蛸～百万両珍騒動	Sanko to Tako: Hyakuman-ryo Chinsodo	Short Film	1933[61]	Extant
The Monkey's Big Catch	お猿の大漁	Osaru no Tairyou	Short Film	1933[79]	Extant
The Three Fearless Frogs	蛙三勇士	Kaeru sanyushi	Short Film	1933[35]	Extant
World of Power and Women	力と女の世の中	Chikara to Onna no Yo no Naka	Short Film	1933[11]	Lost film
Yoshichiro Salutes	まんが劇 與七郎の敬禮	Mangageki Yoshichiro no keirei	Short Film	1933[33]	Extant
Corporal Norakuro	のらくろ伍長	Norakuro Gochou	Short Film	1934[37][80]	Extant
Kamishibai Kintaro	紙芝居 金太郎の卷	Kamishibai Kintaro no maki	Short Film	1934[76]	Extant
Hyoei and Heibei's Tengu Hunt	天狗退治	Tengu Taiji	Short Film	1934[80]	Extant
Princess of the Moon Palace	月の宮の王女様	Tsuki no Miya no Oujo-sama	Short Film	1934[81]	Extant
Sankichi the Monkey: Shock Troops	お猿の三吉 突撃隊	Osaru no Sankichi: Totsugeki Tai no Kan	Short Film	1934[80]	Extant
Sankichi and Osayo A Genroku Romance	元禄恋模様 三吉とおさよ	Genrokukoimoyo Sankichi to Osayo	Short Film	1934[41]	Extant
Spring Comes to Ponsuke	ポン助の春	Ponsuke no haru	Short Film	1934[76]	Extant
The Dance of the Chagamas/The Teakettle Marching Song	茶釜音頭	Chagama Ondo	Short Film	1934[11]	Extant
The Gang and Dancer	ギャングと踊り子	Gyangu to Odoriko	Short Film	1934[82]	Unknown
Toy Box Series Episode 3: Picture Book 1936	オモチャ箱シリーズ第3話 絵本1936年	Omocha-Bako Series, Dai-3-Wa: Ehon 1936-nen	Short Film	1934[83][84]	Extant
An Expression	AN EXPRESSION(表現)	An Expression, Hyogen	Short Film	1935[54]	Extant
Cowardly Samurai Squad	弱虫珍選組	Yowamushi Chinsengumi	Short Film	1935[85]	Extant
Danemon Ban - The Monster Exterminator	證城寺の狸囃子 塙団右衛門	Ban Danemon - Shojoji no tanuki-bayashi	Short Film	1935[11][86]	Extant
Ninja Fireball in Edo	忍術火の玉小僧～江戸の巻	Ninjutsu Hinotama Kozou: Edo no Maki	Short Film	1935[80]	Extant
Private 1st Class NoraKuro	のらくろ一等兵	Norakuro Ittohei	Short Film	1935[87]	Extant
Private 2nd Class NoraKuro	のらくろ二等兵	Norakuro Nitouhei	Short Film	1935[88]	Extant
Propagate	PROPAGATE(開花)	Propagate, Kaika	Short Film	1935[55]	Extant
Rhythm	RHYTHM(リズム)	Rhythm, Rizumu	Short Film	1935[55]	Extant
Ta-chan's Underwater Adventure	ターチャンの海底旅行	Tāchan no kaitei ryoko	Short Film	1935[80]	Extant
Taro's Monster Hunt	古寺のおばけ騒動	Furudera no Obake-soudou	Short Film	1935[89]	Extant
The Hare in Inaba	いなばの国の兎さん	Inabanokuni no usagisan	Short Film	1935[34]	Extant
Tiny Chibisuke's Big Adventure	一寸法師〜ちび助物語	Issunboushi: Chibisuke Monogatari	Short Film	1935[80]	Extant
Why is the Sea Water Salty?	海の水はなぜからい	Umi no Mizu Hanaze Karai	Short Film	1935[80]	Extant
A Night at the Bar	居酒屋の一夜	Izakaya no Ichiya	Short Film	1936[37][80]	Extant
Chinkoroheibei and the Treasure Box	ちんころ平平玉手箱	Chinkoroheibei to tamatebako	Short Film	1936[90]	Extant
Mabo's Big Race	マー坊の大競争	Mabo no Daikyoso	Short Film	1936[89][91]	Extant
Mabo's Tokyo Olympics	マー坊の東京オリンピック大会	Mabo no Tokyo Olympic Taikai	Short Film	1936[91]	Unknown
Mt. Kachikachi	新説カチカチ山	Shinsetsu Kachi Kachi Yama	Short Film	1936[92]	Extant
My Big Emergency	おいらの非常時	Oirano hijoji	Short Film	1936[41]	Extant
Saturn	土星	Dosei	Short Film	1936[93]	Unknown
Taro's Early Training Days	日の丸太郎～武者修行の巻	Hinomaru Tarou: Musha Shugyou no Maki	Short Film	1936[89]	Extant
Taro's Training Days	日の丸太郎 武者修行	Hinomaru Tarou: Shashi	Short Film	1936[94]	Unknown
The Monkey Fleet	お猿の艦隊	Osaru no Kantai	Short Film	1936[80]	Extant
The Sparrows' Lodge	雀のお宿	Suzume no Oyado	Short Film	1936[80]	Extant
The Sun and the Frogs	お日様と蛙	Ohi-sama to Kaeru	Short Film	1936[80]	Extant
Mabo's Boy Aviation Squadron	マー坊の少年航空兵	Mabo no Shonen Kokutai	Short Film	1937[95][91]	Extant
The Making of a Color Animation	色彩漫画の出來る迄	Shikisaimanga no dekirumade	Short Film	1937[54]	Extant
The Missing Dumpling	だんごの行方	Dango no yukue	Short Film	1937[96]	Unknown
Eagles	鷲	Arawashi	Short Film	1938[97]	Unknown
Mabo as Tokichiro Kinoshita	マー坊の木下藤吉郎	Mabo no Kinoshita Toukichiro	Short Film	1938[89]	Extant
NoraKuro's Tiger Hunt	のらくろ虎退治	Norakuro tora taiji	Short Film	1938[98]	Extant
Sky Eagles	空の荒鷲	Sora no arawashi	Short Film	1938[91]	Unknown
Taro Overseas	海國太郎　新日本島萬歳	Kaikoku Taro Shin Nihon-jima Banzai	Short Film	1938[37]	Extant
Tekusuke Monogatari	テク助物語	Tekusuke Monogatari	Short Film	1938[99]	Extant
The Aerial Battle over Shanghai	-	Sora no Shanghai Sensen	Short Film	1938[97]	Unknown

See also

• List of anime by release date (1939–1945)
• List of anime by release date (1946–1959)
• List of years in animation
• History of anime
• Cinema of Japan
• Kamishibai

Notes

A.^ "The Whale" was recreated by Noburō Ōfuji in 1952 using cutouts of transparent coloured cellophane.[100] It is unclear what happened to the original black and white production.

B.^ Possibly a remake of the 1917 lost film of the same name.

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