List of anime by release date (1939-1945)

This is a list of anime by release date which covers Japanese animated productions that were made between 1939–1945.

English Name	Japanese Name	Romaji	Format	Original Release Date
Benkei and Ushiwaka	弁慶対牛若	Benkei tai Ushiwaka	Film	1939[1][2]
Swim, Monkey, Swim!	泳げや泳げ	Oyoge ya Oyoge	Short Film	1939[3]
Kintaro's Training Day	キンタロー体育日記	Kintarou Taiiku Nikki	Short Film	1940[2]
Baby Kangaroo's Birthday Surprise	カンガルーの誕生日	Kangaroo no Tanjoubi	Short Film	1941[3][4]
Our Marines	-	Bokura no Kaiheidan	Short Film	1941[2]
Defeat of the Spies	スパイ撃滅	Supai Gekimetsu	Short Film	1942[2][5]
Sankichi the Monkey: The Air Combat	お猿の三吉～防空戦	Osaru no Sankichi: Boukuusen	Short Film	1942[3]
Momotaro's Sea Eagles	桃太郎の海鷲	Momotarou no Umiwashi	Film	1942[2]
Spider and Tulip	くもとちゅうりっぷ	Kumo to Tulip	Short Film	1943[6][2]
Long Live Japan	日本 万歳	Nippon Banzai	Short Film	1943[2]
Fuku-chan's Submarine	フクちゃん部隊出撃の歌	Fuku-chan no Sensuikan	Short Film	1944[7]
Momotaro's Divine Sea Warriors	桃太郎　海の神兵	Momotarō: Umi no Shinpei	Feature Film	1945[8][2]

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries.

Notable Births

• June 26, 1940 - Satoshi Dezaki, director, producer, screenwriter.
• November 18, 1943 - Osamu Dezaki (1943-2011), film director, screenwriter.^[9]
• April 21, 1944 - Toyoo Ashida (1944-2011), director, character designer, animator, animation director, screenwriter.

Notable Death

• 1945 (Exact date unknown) - Seitarou Kitayama (b. 1888)^[10]

References

1. "Benkei and Ushiwaka". The Roots of Japanese Anime. Episode 7. 1939.
2. 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. "Japanese Anime Classic Collection [Disc 4]". www.digital-meme.com. Retrieved 2016-01-10.
4. "カンガルーの誕生日". Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
5. "スパイ撃滅". Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
6. "Animage Top-100 Anime Listing". Anime News Network. January 15, 2008. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
7. 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.
8. 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
9. "Anime Director Osamu Dezaki Passes Away". Anime News Network. April 17, 2011. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
10. "北山, 清太郎, 1888-1945". National Diet Library. Retrieved April 14, 2016.