Oldest Anime ever found?

[Mangaminx]

Until recently the oldest Japanese animation ever created was said to be "Imokawa Mukozo the Doorman" created in 1917 by Shimokawa Hekoten, however that may no longer be the case. Found amongst a collection of foreign animation at Osaka-Tokyo University of Arts and Music by part time lecturer Matsumoto Natsuki this new piece of animation could predate all others.

Found in an old projector the hand drawn animation depicts a sailor saluting and lasts three seconds. The animation is drawn entirely in red and black.

<span class="menu">Source: ANN

 

[Ramen89]

Sounds awesome, whens it coming out on dvd! :lol:

 

[Miaka-chan]

Saw this on ANN yesterday. Wouldn't mind seeing stills from it, to see exactly what the designs were like then!

 

[DP]

Lol I here ADV has alread bought the rights. Expect the Dubs ut next summer though one scene will be cut making it only 1 and a half seconds long.

 

[Mangaminx]

Saw this on ANN yesterday. Wouldn't mind seeing stills from it, to see exactly what the designs were like then!

Yeh I'd like to see that too, would certainly be interesting. Presumably experts will be attempting to date this incredibly short film in the near future.

 

[Ramen89]

I bet it would go for quite a bit on ebay!

 

[JAKEMAN]

sounds coool the depths of the history of anime and manga explored even more

 

[Sushi Ice-Cream]

ADV has alread bought the rights. Expect the Dubs ut next summer though one scene will be cut making it only 1 and a half seconds long.

Why does it need to be cut? They always make cuts, even if its only 3 seconds long ¬_¬

 

[Ramen89]

It was a joke lol

 

[JAKEMAN]

its surpose to be a joke

 

[Suiseiseki]

I'd imagine it would look so unlike modern anime as to be hard to identify as such, but it's definatly an interesting historical find.

 

[Charter_Mage]

Definitely interesting, who knew anime went so far back, though of course not as we know it today