This is a list of anime by release date which covers Japanese animated productions that were made between 1939–1945. Some films included in this list may not be compliant with all definitions of anime.
English name Japanese name Romaji Format Original Release Date Benkei and Ushiwaka 弁慶対牛若 Benkei tai Ushiwaka Short Film 1939 Cat's Folktale ニャンの浦島 Nyan no urashima Short Film 1939 Monkey and Crabs 新猿蟹合戰 Shin Sarukanigassen Short Film 1939 Swim, Monkey, Swim! 泳げや泳げ Oyoge ya Oyoge Short Film 1939 The Sea Eagle 海の荒鷲 Umi no arawashi Short Film 1939 Kintaro's Training Day キンタロー体育日記 Kintarou Taiiku Nikki Short Film 1940 Magician In The Dream 夢の魔術師 Yume no Majutsushi Short Film 1940 The Quack Infantry Troop あひる陸戰隊 Ahiru rikusentai Short Film 1940 The Pretend Butterfly Lady お蝶夫人の幻想 Ochofujinno genso Short Film 1940 Arichan the Ant アリチャン Arichan Short Film 1941 Attack on Fuku-chan フクちゃんの奇襲 Fuku-chan no kishū Short Film 1941 Baby Kangaroo's Birthday Surprise カンガルーの誕生日 Kangaroo no Tanjoubi Short Film 1941 Children and Handicraft 子供と工作 Kodomo to kōsaku Short Film 1941 Jack and the Beanstalk ジャックと豆の木 Jakku to mame no ki Short Film 1941 Our Marines お猿三吉 ぼくらの海兵団 Bokura no Kaiheidan Short Film 1941 The Lazy Fox なまけぎつね Namakegitsune Short Film 1941 Defeat of the Spies スパイ撃滅 Supai Gekimetsu Short Film 1942 Mabo Fights Hard in the South Seas マー坊の南海奮戦記 Mabo no nankai funsen-ki Short Film 1942 Momotaro's Sea Eagles 桃太郎の海鷲 Momotarou no Umiwashi Film 1942 Mountain Mobilization お山の総動員 Oyama no Soudouin Short Film 1942 Princess Kaguya かぐや姫 Kaguya Hime Short Film 1942 Sankichi the Monkey: The Air Combat お猿の三吉～防空戦 Osaru no Sankichi: Boukuusen Short Film 1942 Long Live Japan 日本 万歳 Nippon Banzai Short Film 1943 Spider and Tulip くもとちゅうりっぷ Kumo to Tulip Short Film 1943 The Battle of the Malay Sea マレー沖海戦 Maree oki kaisen Short Film 1943 Fuku-chan's Submarine フクちゃんの潛水艦 Fuku-chan no Sensuikan Short Film 1944 Insect Heaven 昆虫天国 Konchu Tengoku Short Film 1945 Momotaro's Divine Sea Warriors 桃太郎 海の神兵 Momotarō: Umi no Shinpei Feature Film 1945Jonathan Clements, Helen McCarthy. The Anime Encyclopedia: A Guide to Japanese Animation Since 1917. Revised and Expanded Edition.—Berkeley, CA: Stone Bridge Press, 2006.—P. 12.—
Notable births June 26, 1940– Tetsu Dezaki, director, producer, screenwriter. January 5, 1941– Hayao Miyazaki, director, producer, screenwriter, animator, author, manga artist. November 18, 1943– Osamu Dezaki (1943–2011), film director, screenwriter. April 21, 1944– Toyoo Ashida (1944–2011), director, character designer, animator, animation director, screenwriter.
Notable deaths February 2, 1945– Seitarō Kitayama (b. 1888)
See also List of anime by release date (pre-1939) List of anime by release date (1946–1959) History of anime List of years in animation
References
External links Japanese Animation Filmography Project
External links Japanese animated works of the period, listed in the IMDb