Futatsu no Sekai

You might think that "anime" started with the first serialized TV shows in the 1960s, but Japan had been making animation long before this, in the form of short films. This article aims to give a tour through the history and evolution of early Japanese animation that led to the serialized shows of the 1960s that eventually led to where we are today. At present, there are over 200 early Japanese animations that have survived and are easily viewable. Here, 44 stand-out works in the chronological evolution of early animation are highlighted for you to check out. All animations listed here can be found online, with English subtitles when needed!

The full list of the works on the official Japanese Animated Film Classics website. This part covers the years 1917 - 1933.

Includes listed English/Japanese titles and ID number on the site. Fill in for [ID] in one of the following URLs:
https://animation.filmarchives.jp/en/works/view/[ID]
https://animation.filmarchives.jp/works/view/[ID]

Entries missing from MAL's database:
- The Development of the Train (Murata Yasuji, 1932)

Part 2: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/2533

Cutout animation is a form of stop-motion animation usually made with paper or fabric cutouts. The technique was especially popular in Japanese animation before 1934 because cel animation used to be too expensive. Therefore pioneers of anime such as Noburou Oofuji and Yasuji Murata often used cutouts. Silhouette animation is considered a subgenre with its history going back to shadow plays. It is included in a separate stack.

Collage animation is closely related:
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/21389

More Cutout Animation:
Part 2: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/47003
Part 3: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/54180/

Silhouette Animation:
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/47002

These stacks are meant for cataloguing every stop-motion animation on Myanimelist. The list is the result of research by the Stop-Motion Animation Appreciation Society:

https://myanimelist.net/clubs.php?cid=16200

Stop-motion is a form of animation in which objects are manipulated little by little while each frame is shot separately. Puppet animation is the most common, but before 1935 cutout animation was also very common. Among other types are claymation, pixilation (now removed from the database), object and model animation. In this list also works using sand, charcoal or paint are included, since in the form they've been accepted to MAL, they also include gradual manipulation and shot by shot filming.

Part 1: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/47018
Part 2: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/47020
Part 3: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/47021
Part 4: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/47022
Part 5: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/47023
Part 6: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/47026
Part 7: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/47027
Part 8: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/47032
Part 9: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/47034
Part 10: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/47035
Part 11: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/47036

Part 13: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/49186
Part 14: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/51880

Retellings of the fable "The Ant and the Grasshopper." 🐜

“There's a time for work and a time for play.”

Tags: Gakken, Stop Motion, Fable, Fairy Tale, Kodomo, Animal, Anthropomorphic, Ant, Grasshopper

Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ant_and_the_Grasshopper

[Perry 373 The Cicada and the Ant]
[ATU 280A Ant and the Cricket; AT 280A Ant and the Grasshopper]

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Resources:
Aesop's Fables https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aesop%27s_Fables
Perry Index https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perry_Index
Fables of Aesop https://fablesofaesop.com/ | https://fablesofaesop.com/perry-index
The Ant and The Grasshopper https://fablesofaesop.com/the-ant-and-the-grasshopper.html
The Æsop for Children https://read.gov/aesop/001.html | https://read.gov/aesop/052.html

Check the Interest Stacks Repository club for more:
Fairy Tales, Folktales and Folklores: https://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=2170508
Fables: https://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=2170999

Anime about grasshoppers.

The Ant and the Grasshopper: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/51645

Tags: Animal, Anthropomorphic, Insect, Fable, Fairy Tale, Kodomo

Retellings of Aesop's fables or Aesopica.

Tags: Kodomo, Animal, Anthropomorphic

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Resources:
Aesop's Fables https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aesop%27s_Fables
Perry Index https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perry_Index
Fables of Aesop https://fablesofaesop.com/ | https://fablesofaesop.com/perry-index
The Æsop for Children https://read.gov/aesop/001.html

Check the Interest Stacks Repository club for more:
Fairy Tales, Folktales and Folklores: https://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=2170508
Fables: https://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=2170999

This is the interest stack version of this AWCc listing (https://myanimelist.net/forum/?goto=post&topicid=1479639&id=58843764) to make it easier to see what I've finished. It was made for my own convenience and is public for your convenience.

There have been some database changes that affect the listing. The ones I have noticed include title and type.

The listing was last updated Sep 16, 2023 11:09 PM as of this stack's publishing.