Early Anime and Manga

Anime & Manga
Before 1960 | 1960-1969 | 1970-1979 | 1980-1989 | 1990-1999 | 2000-2009 | 2010-2019 | 2020-2029

Original and Adapted Anime

1917

• Namakura Gatana

1943

• Momotaro's Sea Eagles
• Spider and Tulip

1945

• Momotaro's Divine Sea Warriors

1958

• Hakujaden (a.k.a. The Tale of the White Serpent)

1959

• Shonen Sarutobi Sasuke (a.k.a. Magic Boy)

Original and Adapted Manga

1931

• Norakuro

1946

• Sazaesan

1947

• Shin Takarajima

1949

• Metropolis

1950

• Kimba the White Lion

1951

• Atom Taishi (Ambassador Atom, Captain Atom)
• Bambi (manga adaptation by Osamu Tezuka)

1952

• Astro Boy

1953

• Crime and Punishment (manga adaptation by Osamu Tezuka)
• Princess Knight (first manga series)

1954

• The Devil of the Earth (a.k.a. Chikyu 1954)
• Phoenix (1954)

1956

• Tetsujin 28

1957

• The Rows of Cherry Trees

1958

• The Twin Knights

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