Fuku-chan no Sensuikan

Mostly short pieces of Japanese animation dating back to the early XX century. Pre Astro Boy works only. For those who want to explore the very beginnings of anime history before it took its current culture, tropes and technological advancements.

I’m not exaggerating for comedic effect - each entry here was released during WWII and is the literal definition of military propaganda.

As stated by the Oxford English Dictionary, “Information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote a political cause or point of view.” As you will see, everything below fits into said definition.

While perhaps some more modern examples of military animation could warrant inclusion here, so as not to stir any unnecessary controversy, I have decided upon only the most undeniable examples of propaganda. At least for the purposes of this stack, I am defining ‘WWII’ as 1937-1945 since that’s how long the war was from a Japanese/Chinese perspective.

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.