Finally Japan can also make a splendid work like thisAnimation industry before warQuantity of animation movies produced before warIt seems that the Navy-produced "Momotaro : Divine Soldier of the Sea" touched and formed Osamu Tezuka's future earlier than Disney's animationYoung (Osamu Tezuka)Showa 5 (1930) : 24 titlesCited from "Astro Boy's era" (book by Hisateru Furuta).Even though most are short features, they sure made a lotAnd because military have money, the quality of military backed animation is quite highAccording to interview by Tokyo ShinbunThe military ordered a lot of animation productionA Lady don't want to watch kiddy show like this... like...
