Thread: who was the first to create anime?

Wel I guess anime are ment to be Japanese cartoons... so it must be Japan, but I don't know really, I love it and thats the main thing!
And please read the rules Lee!!!

the first one was: Tetsuwan Atom (Astro boy) by Dr. Osamu Tezuka

Here this might help

History

Wikipedia is a much more accurate and credible source: Anime - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Osamu Tezaku and his studio Mushi Production created the first Japanese animated series.

The first color anime series was Kimba The White Lion, made by Mushi Productions & Titan Productions.

The original Kimba manga was -again- created by Osamu Tezuka.



However, if I was to answer your original question I would have to say no. Anime as in "animated series" wasn't created in Japan at all. It isn't clear who created animation but the first animated series for television was made in the USA. It is called Crusader Rabbit and first aired in 1950.

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Now the general accepted definition of 'Anime' is Animation written and targeted for a Japanese audience. This by itself means that all the early works were written by Japanese Animation Studios. Starting from the late 80s, some of the animation work started to be outsourced to Korea, China and India to reduce labor costs. Lately, even entire series production are being done outside of Japan (such as the upcoming 'Highlander' anime feature) but still under the direction of a Japanese Producer/Director. Series that are targeted for a non-Japanese audience (e.g. 'Teen Titans', 'Power Puff Girls', 'Jackie Chan Adventures', 'Xaio Lin Showdown'), even when produced by a Japanese Studio ('X-men Evolution', 'GI Joe Sigma Six') clearly lack the common characteristics of anime, (such as complex background art, Japanese cultural reverences, story arc that cover sequential multiple episodes, etc) and shouldn't be considered anime

Originally Posted by LenMiyata

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(such as complex background art, ...)

Isn't that exactly what anime didn't use to have/doesn't have?

I do read the rule but I can't remember it.The more I read it the more confusing it get.