when was the first known japanese animation produced?
Early Japanese Animations: The Origins of Anime (1917-1931) Early Japanese Animations: The Origins of Anime (1917-1931) Japanese animation, AKA anime, might be filled with large-eyed maidens, way cool robots, and large-eyed, way cool maiden/robot hybrids, but it often shows a level of daring, complexity and creativity not typically found in American mainstream animation.