Thank you so much for watching! Please also check out all the anime from this period in this handy compilation video (with many not mentioned in the documentary itself!) th-cam.com/video/qeNDzQbgPQw/w-d-xo.html
This documentary is brilliant. The best and most concise made on the subject and the time. PLEASE continue to make more. I'm going to share this with everyone I know!
@@WooKong I realize all the work and devotion it took for you to create such a Masterpiece. I learned a great deal that I didn't know from it. I'm hoping you have the inspiration to continue to chronicle the 80's and the effect Otomo had. He quite honestly changed my life with his vision. As well as Toriyama and Amano. I'd LOVE to see a chronicle of how Video Games also changed the culture of Japan. I realize you're just one person but I believe in you. Keep being awesome ! 😁
I couldn't even find some of these to watch. My head is spinning when I think about how hard must have been to give this much detailed and eye opening information. Thank you for your efforts. Can't wait to see more
As a historic preservationist who deals with researching and presenting history to a general audience, this is an exceptional documentary you’ve created here. It does a lot to contextualize works made both during the era of post-war Japan and later on that touch on this time period. Speaking of, it’s shocking in a way how close to reality something like Jin Roh The Wolf Brigade, a story very closely mirroring the tempest of the 1960s, really was. Mamoru Oshii was one of those strong protester-types in his youth, and I think his work really reflected that in Jin Roh and the Kerberos Saga series Jin Roh hails from.
I taught cinema studies in the City University of New York, and I taught a 300-level class on anime and manga. If this doc had been around at the time (early 2000s) I would have made it required viewing for my class. Absolutely fascinating, and incredibly well-made. I've subscribed to your channel and can't wait to watch more of your work!
Exceptionally well crafted. I knew nothing of your channel before today, and wasn't expecting much from this. But instead I got a really thorough and accurate look at the development of anime with the cultural and historical context included, which is so often missing. Thank you. :)
@matsudamatsumoto7742 I tend to just read everything i can get my hands on, but from the post-war video the materials i would reccomend are "Embracing Defeat" - John W. Dower and "Japan at the Crossroads" - Nick Kapur. Those are fantastic overviews I think I've read them at least three or four times now.
oh my god this is of such stunning quality. i hope this video gets a lot of views because you deserve them. you touched on so many important things, and even corrected some misconceptions i had! i can't wait to binge the rest of this series later. keep doing this kind of work, you are raising the bar for this kind of documentary work on youtube.
This is an exceptionally well-produced video. I discovered the channel by pure chance, but it took only the first three minutes of viewing to become a subscriber. Kudoss to you for the considerable effort invested, particularly in the meticulous attention to detail.
Man, I admire your dedication to the topic. You are producing very informative and interesting video essays about this, I have not found anything comparable on TH-cam. Thanks sooo much for your efforts! Greetings from Germany!
As a manga/anime fan I feel so lucky to have found your channel. Aside from the gargantuan research on anime alone, with so many small and obscureshorts and series at least mentioned, the way you parallel the developments in the japanese animation industry not just with the related manga and live-action side of things but also with historical events, socio-economic changes and cultural trends is truly wonderful and should be mandatory for anyone at least a bit interested in this world. To structure the 60s around the rise and fall of Tezuka/Mushi was the perfect choice, although I hope you get to dive more into topics like Tatsunoko, japanese superheroes and shojo manga later if you can. Good luck!
@@WooKong Definitely Have! Your an amazing TH-camr I love getting this insight to the history without a lot of the typical leaving out of a lot of the nitty gritty details glad we have such a great channel to give us this history!
Watching the whole history of anime, it's very clear Tezuka is the water shed moment between past and present. This is FAR from being about the eyes. This is when a great leap in terms of storytelling, techniques, themes, and so on, become possible. Not just due to the brilliant mind and great talent of Tezuka. But because of Japan's post-war economic growth, techninological advances and generations of expertise in drawing and animation. It all built up to produce a genius like Tezuka and his amazing work. It's not a coincidence or luck: it's the sum of many factors that a culture such as the Japanese culture was able to deliver. I'm not ignoring influences from other countries. I'm highlighting the uniqueness of Tezuka and Japanese animation beyond the influences. Remember: when you want to watch a Japanese animation, to this day, you know you're gonna find something very unique that animation from other countries/ cultures won't be able (or maybe aren't even trying) to offer.
I found your documentary to be very well executed and presented. Not only was it entertaining it was informative. Not only historically, but also from the perspective of the everyday people of those times.👍😎🎉
Great video! I'm looking forwards to you covering the 1980s economic bubble and its effects on anime. The 80s are, by far, my favourite era of anime. So much energy, experimentation and boundary pushing. And everything, even the serious and grim anime, had a sense of optimism because Japan was riding high. I'm also interested in what you say about the post-bubble anime. IMO, though it took a few year for reality to sink in, 90s anime became more somber and introspective. It's no surprise Neon Genesis Evangelion became one of the defining anime of post-bubble Japan.
Absolutely amazing video! The amount of time, information, and dedication that went into this video is so awe-inspiring! Personally, I did not really know much about the early anime industry aside from the importance of Astro Boy. So. hearing more about this topic is pretty refreshing and fascinating to me. Thank you for creating such a fascinating video and sharing all this information! I hope that more people get a chance to watch!
Great video! Though, I'm surprised you didn't bring up delinquent anime of the 60's or 70's, such as Harisu no Kaze, Yuuyake Banchou, or Otoko Ippiki Gaki Daishou, considering there popularity at the time, only really Ashita no Joe. This is only a minor complaint though, considering the huge scope of this video. I loved it.
Very nice, though one small detail I think is relevant that was skipped; Himitsu no Akko-chan's manga began in 1962, well before Bewitched aired in Japan and Sally was penned.
Thanks, nice addition :) I personally believe there is a connection with sabrina the teenage witch from archie comics, but i couldn't track anything solid down
As a historian who has a particular interest in the Imperial Japanese Navy, seeing an anime titled "Zero-sen Hayato" make a brief appearance immediately caught my attention, but unfortunately seems to be lost forever, except for the first episode. It would have been interesting to compare it with both the wartime anime that preceded it and the themes of the Pacific War after the Occupation was over and Japanese artists had more freedom to come to terms with a lost war without American censorship. I'd love to see an exploration of the wartime IJN's anime, Momotaro's Sacred Sailors and Momotaro's Sea Eagles, both of which are still extant.
@@WooKong Yes, I am a super nerd and want a deep dive! Looking at them is more complex than simply dismissing them as crude propaganda films and only that. I look at them as a military historian, so a lot of the inception of and subsequent cultural and specifically Japanese reception and influence of the film in its time and place is a bit of a mystery to me. After 80 years, it might be time for a fresh appraisal of it without damning it.
Great video. I think your editing is getting better and better. I only didnt like how you glossed over Horus and its importance. I understand that the video is quite long already and you have to make some cuts, but it would've been nice if you delved into its production and reception a bit more. Also calling "Akko" spiritual successor of Sally is inaccurate as manga started before Sally anime begun. Again quite an oversimplification in the magical girl segment.
Glad you enjoyed it, the struggles between TOEI and Miyazaki/unions are interesting, but, don't worry, with Ghibli on the horizon there is always room to talk about it shortly. This is part 3 of 8-10 videos, so narratively it makes sense to go into some things deeper at different times (magical girls too). That line about Akko is going to haunt me, so i've decided to directly cut it out. Appreciate the feedback, and thank you for being one of the only people to cite my videos. I'm sure you understand how much its really appreciated, there are some weird channels who have gone so far as to use my actual script in their videos lol
produced by Rakin/Bass, main animation Halas & Bachelor (UK) but also outsourced to companies including Topcraft (Japan). I didn't say Mushi, but thank you for commenting and ensuring accuracy.
@@WooKong And, Thank you very much for responding to my comment, Also, Ironically RB at one point did outsourced some productions to Mushi the 1969 Xmas TV special ''Frosty The Snowman'' was animated by the very animation studio of Mighty Atom/Astro Boy.
Japanese animators were paid well from the 60s through the 80s and 90s. In 2000’s The Koizumi administration's relaxation of temporary labor has resulted in even lower wages in Japan.
The number of Japanese births is lower than that of immigrants. There are now more foreigners in Japanese schools. Even if the name of the country japan remains,the uniqueness of Japan will disappear.
Anime was at its golden age when Japan Panic swept across America in the 1980s. Just watch any 80s anime clips on TH-cam and see the comment section. You'll see some older anime fans praising old animes with highest regards while laments the current gen anime. Ps: don't take my comment too seriously. Though you'll still find people saying old anime is better.
Thank you so much for watching!
Please also check out all the anime from this period in this handy compilation video (with many not mentioned in the documentary itself!)
th-cam.com/video/qeNDzQbgPQw/w-d-xo.html
Amazing video thank you
This documentary is brilliant. The best and most concise made on the subject and the time. PLEASE continue to make more. I'm going to share this with everyone I know!
@@rvfiasco Thank you saying that, I really do appreciate it :)
@@WooKong I realize all the work and devotion it took for you to create such a Masterpiece. I learned a great deal that I didn't know from it. I'm hoping you have the inspiration to continue to chronicle the 80's and the effect Otomo had. He quite honestly changed my life with his vision. As well as Toriyama and Amano. I'd LOVE to see a chronicle of how Video Games also changed the culture of Japan. I realize you're just one person but I believe in you. Keep being awesome ! 😁
@rvfiasco I'll try my best!
I couldn't even find some of these to watch. My head is spinning when I think about how hard must have been to give this much detailed and eye opening information. Thank you for your efforts. Can't wait to see more
Thank you, that means a lot :)
Yes , exactly what I was going to say. WOWOWOWOW
As a historic preservationist who deals with researching and presenting history to a general audience, this is an exceptional documentary you’ve created here. It does a lot to contextualize works made both during the era of post-war Japan and later on that touch on this time period.
Speaking of, it’s shocking in a way how close to reality something like Jin Roh The Wolf Brigade, a story very closely mirroring the tempest of the 1960s, really was. Mamoru Oshii was one of those strong protester-types in his youth, and I think his work really reflected that in Jin Roh and the Kerberos Saga series Jin Roh hails from.
This is really good. Very Well researched. I must admit my knowledge of anime is limited. I was in Yokosuka 94-98. Thank you for posting.
My pleasure, that must have been a really interesting time to experience the country :)
I taught cinema studies in the City University of New York, and I taught a 300-level class on anime and manga. If this doc had been around at the time (early 2000s) I would have made it required viewing for my class. Absolutely fascinating, and incredibly well-made. I've subscribed to your channel and can't wait to watch more of your work!
Thank you so much, really :)
Exceptionally well crafted. I knew nothing of your channel before today, and wasn't expecting much from this. But instead I got a really thorough and accurate look at the development of anime with the cultural and historical context included, which is so often missing. Thank you. :)
Glad you enjoyed it :)
@@WooKong I was especially getting interested in the Postwar Japan societal situation especially. Was it hard to find the info on it?
@matsudamatsumoto7742 I tend to just read everything i can get my hands on, but from the post-war video the materials i would reccomend are "Embracing Defeat" - John W. Dower and "Japan at the Crossroads" - Nick Kapur. Those are fantastic overviews I think I've read them at least three or four times now.
oh my god this is of such stunning quality. i hope this video gets a lot of views because you deserve them. you touched on so many important things, and even corrected some misconceptions i had! i can't wait to binge the rest of this series later. keep doing this kind of work, you are raising the bar for this kind of documentary work on youtube.
Thank you, that means a lot :)
This is an exceptionally well-produced video. I discovered the channel by pure chance, but it took only the first three minutes of viewing to become a subscriber. Kudoss to you for the considerable effort invested, particularly in the meticulous attention to detail.
Thank you, I'm glad yoy enjoyed it :)
Man, I admire your dedication to the topic. You are producing very informative and interesting video essays about this, I have not found anything comparable on TH-cam. Thanks sooo much for your efforts! Greetings from Germany!
Danke sehr :)
As a manga/anime fan I feel so lucky to have found your channel. Aside from the gargantuan research on anime alone, with so many small and obscureshorts and series at least mentioned, the way you parallel the developments in the japanese animation industry not just with the related manga and live-action side of things but also with historical events, socio-economic changes and cultural trends is truly wonderful and should be mandatory for anyone at least a bit interested in this world.
To structure the 60s around the rise and fall of Tezuka/Mushi was the perfect choice, although I hope you get to dive more into topics like Tatsunoko, japanese superheroes and shojo manga later if you can. Good luck!
Thank you, I'm really glad you liked it. I'll do my best :)
A year and a half spent on making a single video, we dont deserve you WooKong!!
Yes! I’ve been awaiting part 3 I love your videos so much!!
Hope you enjoyed it!
@@WooKong Definitely Have! Your an amazing TH-camr I love getting this insight to the history without a lot of the typical leaving out of a lot of the nitty gritty details glad we have such a great channel to give us this history!
Thank you, I really appreciate that :)
Wonderful job on this!
Thanks for waiting :)
Watching the whole history of anime, it's very clear Tezuka is the water shed moment between past and present. This is FAR from being about the eyes. This is when a great leap in terms of storytelling, techniques, themes, and so on, become possible. Not just due to the brilliant mind and great talent of Tezuka. But because of Japan's post-war economic growth, techninological advances and generations of expertise in drawing and animation. It all built up to produce a genius like Tezuka and his amazing work. It's not a coincidence or luck: it's the sum of many factors that a culture such as the Japanese culture was able to deliver. I'm not ignoring influences from other countries. I'm highlighting the uniqueness of Tezuka and Japanese animation beyond the influences. Remember: when you want to watch a Japanese animation, to this day, you know you're gonna find something very unique that animation from other countries/ cultures won't be able (or maybe aren't even trying) to offer.
I found your documentary to be very well executed and presented. Not only was it entertaining it was informative. Not only historically, but also from the perspective of the everyday people of those times.👍😎🎉
Thank you, it was my pleasure :)
I loved the first two videos, and i’m one of the first 200 people to see this one!
Keep making these anime videos, they’re amazing!!
Thanks for sticking around!
I have no words to thank your job, I still thinking your are one of the most underrated chanl out here, thanks so much
Thank you :)
Great video! Such fascinating history. Well worth the wait. Thank you for making this!
Thank you too, glad you enjoyed it :)
Great video. Very educational, I learned a lot about the history of anime and Japan. Thank you for taking the time to research and record.
Thank you, I really appreciate that :)
Thank you for your time and effort. It was very informative.
Thank you too for watching and commenting :)
Great video!
I'm looking forwards to you covering the 1980s economic bubble and its effects on anime. The 80s are, by far, my favourite era of anime. So much energy, experimentation and boundary pushing. And everything, even the serious and grim anime, had a sense of optimism because Japan was riding high.
I'm also interested in what you say about the post-bubble anime. IMO, though it took a few year for reality to sink in, 90s anime became more somber and introspective. It's no surprise Neon Genesis Evangelion became one of the defining anime of post-bubble Japan.
Thank you, I'll do my best :)
Wookong is back
Came for the high quality, commented for the algorithm boost
This was so good! 1:40:10 Does that mean we'll wait a year and a half before the next one? Bummer 😋😅
Thank you! haha Unless by some miracle i can start doing this full time, I guess part 4 will be out sometime next year. Sorry for the wait :)
Now I understand why there was so much time without video... Let's watch it
Hopefully the wait was worth it
@@WooKongIt was definitely worth it
Wookong is back with an amazing video 🥺
1:15:18 Woah, I never knew that particular Go Nagai series was adapted into "Live Action."
Makes me wonder if they're willing to do it again m
Absolutely amazing video! The amount of time, information, and dedication that went into this video is so awe-inspiring! Personally, I did not really know much about the early anime industry aside from the importance of Astro Boy. So. hearing more about this topic is pretty refreshing and fascinating to me.
Thank you for creating such a fascinating video and sharing all this information!
I hope that more people get a chance to watch!
Thank you, glad you enjoyed it :)
Man your breakdowns are incredible. I hope you get more viewers and subscribers, wish you the best of luck.
Awesome series!
Please keep going, super informative!
I'll try my best :)
If I was a social studies teacher I'd be showing your stuff in class! Peak quality!
This was amazing! I'm going back and watching the whole series and watching this one again!
Awesome! Thank you :)
This was so amazing and gave me so many things to watch thank you
Thank you for watching :)
Great video! Though, I'm surprised you didn't bring up delinquent anime of the 60's or 70's, such as Harisu no Kaze, Yuuyake Banchou, or Otoko Ippiki Gaki Daishou, considering there popularity at the time, only really Ashita no Joe. This is only a minor complaint though, considering the huge scope of this video. I loved it.
Thanks! Between you and me, I'm saving it for part 4 to help discuss the youth biker gangs and yakuza :)
Amazing content. I have been looking for content like this for years. A book would be amazing too.
Thank you so much. Haha maybe one day, once the series is finished :)
When the world needed him most, he returned 😂.
Yes! Godzilla has returned!!!
Thought he was talking about Astroboy. 😅
Beautiful!! Thank you so much!
Thank you too :)
Always knew the magic of Fan Service started way back in the 1960s, almost the same as American TV at the time.
22:07 Guess Tezuka learned that creating an anime is very different from creating manga.
Two hours?! You HAVE been busy. Can't wait to watch it 😊.
Hope you enjoy it!
Very nice, though one small detail I think is relevant that was skipped; Himitsu no Akko-chan's manga began in 1962, well before Bewitched aired in Japan and Sally was penned.
Thanks, nice addition :) I personally believe there is a connection with sabrina the teenage witch from archie comics, but i couldn't track anything solid down
Hi just found your channel and just subscribed ❤🥳
Welcome :)
I was already impressed with the previous two, but this part was a masterpiece!
VERY informative and entertaining video.
Thank you, glad you enjoyed it :)
ここまで上手くまとめるとか凄いですな👌日本人も感心 感謝ですわ ありがとう😊
ありがとう ございます :)
As a historian who has a particular interest in the Imperial Japanese Navy, seeing an anime titled "Zero-sen Hayato" make a brief appearance immediately caught my attention, but unfortunately seems to be lost forever, except for the first episode. It would have been interesting to compare it with both the wartime anime that preceded it and the themes of the Pacific War after the Occupation was over and Japanese artists had more freedom to come to terms with a lost war without American censorship.
I'd love to see an exploration of the wartime IJN's anime, Momotaro's Sacred Sailors and Momotaro's Sea Eagles, both of which are still extant.
It is a shame. I cover them in part one of the series, though, maybe for you, it may not be enogh of a deep dive into those specific films.
@@WooKong Yes, I am a super nerd and want a deep dive! Looking at them is more complex than simply dismissing them as crude propaganda films and only that. I look at them as a military historian, so a lot of the inception of and subsequent cultural and specifically Japanese reception and influence of the film in its time and place is a bit of a mystery to me. After 80 years, it might be time for a fresh appraisal of it without damning it.
@picklerick8785 in that case you will probably enjoy part one
Amazing work!
Thanks a lot!
FINALLY!!! HE IS BACK!!!!!!!!!!
So glad it's finally out!
Me too haha
The wait was worth it
so glad you enjoyed it :)
1:28:31 Now that's some dedication to a character.
Dam paper will pmo fr GREAT VIDEO!
Great video. I think your editing is getting better and better.
I only didnt like how you glossed over Horus and its importance. I understand that the video is quite long already and you have to make some cuts, but it would've been nice if you delved into its production and reception a bit more.
Also calling "Akko" spiritual successor of Sally is inaccurate as manga started before Sally anime begun. Again quite an oversimplification in the magical girl segment.
Glad you enjoyed it, the struggles between TOEI and Miyazaki/unions are interesting, but, don't worry, with Ghibli on the horizon there is always room to talk about it shortly. This is part 3 of 8-10 videos, so narratively it makes sense to go into some things deeper at different times (magical girls too).
That line about Akko is going to haunt me, so i've decided to directly cut it out.
Appreciate the feedback, and thank you for being one of the only people to cite my videos. I'm sure you understand how much its really appreciated, there are some weird channels who have gone so far as to use my actual script in their videos lol
Now, this is epic.
YOOOOO It's finally here!
1:35:05 Even back then, hoarding toilet paper was a go-to response for mass panic
So good!
I remember watching a Color series of Kitaro in Mexican TV back in the 2000s
That was probably the 90s version, since it's the only one that received a dub into Latin American Spanish
1:35:05 - 1:35:09
And it seems like history came back again to repeat itself.
Makes me wish more 60's anime were subbed
Me too, that era of anime is the most interesting in my eyes.
Noice. Wolf Boy Ken and Kicking Demon came here to Brazil as Samurai Boy and Sawamu, the Demolisher, respectively.
1:14:58 the moment I’ve been waiting for:
wookong > wukong
The Jackson Five and The Osmonds were done by, Halas&Bachelor in the U.K. not Mushi the only ''RB'' cartoon that was made in the U.K. not Japan..
produced by Rakin/Bass, main animation Halas & Bachelor (UK) but also outsourced to companies including Topcraft (Japan). I didn't say Mushi, but thank you for commenting and ensuring accuracy.
@@WooKong And, Thank you very much for responding to my comment, Also, Ironically RB at one point did outsourced some productions to Mushi the 1969 Xmas TV special ''Frosty The Snowman'' was animated by the very animation studio of Mighty Atom/Astro Boy.
Wookong can you do compilation video after that
th-cam.com/video/RH2xYC3tNe0/w-d-xo.html here you go :)
My man casually dropped a length video essay
14:16 Back then kids must've really got to own a weapon.
Sent by Paper Will, immediate sub. Thanks!
Welcome :)
Holy shit I never knew about the specific pollution industrialization water poisoning as inspo for environmental themes in anime wow
Can you please do one for least known places got known for all of europe north america and east asia but what about west and south asia here?
sure it's on the list :)
oh my god it's here
1:25:45 That's a huge oof.
24:13 shit just got real
57:20 Oh...
RETURN OF THE KING
LET’S GOOOO
Good thumbnail (don’t call me a simp)
Japanese animators were paid well from the 60s through the 80s and 90s.
In 2000’s The Koizumi administration's relaxation of temporary labor has resulted in even lower wages in Japan.
I'll come back to this comment once I reach those periods :)
Cool
Ohhh!!
Coreection to 1:41:14 :Tove Jansson was a woman.
oh nice catch thank you :)
I'D almost lost hope
The number of Japanese births is lower than that of immigrants.
There are now more foreigners in Japanese schools.
Even if the name of the country japan remains,the uniqueness of Japan will disappear.
👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Anime ft Japan Astro Boy Goldorack Naruto
America basically nuked japan and now you have anime
was it worth it?
Anime was at its golden age when Japan Panic swept across America in the 1980s. Just watch any 80s anime clips on TH-cam and see the comment section. You'll see some older anime fans praising old animes with highest regards while laments the current gen anime.
Ps: don't take my comment too seriously. Though you'll still find people saying old anime is better.
Fantastic research, fantastic documentary
Thanks a lot :)
I really enjoy your investigation videos, I'm very glad that you are back 🩷
日本アニメには意味の無いほどバカバカしいアニメの系列があります。花のピュンピュン丸 天才バカボン おぼっちゃまくん オリンポスのポロン。なんの為にもならないけど現実世界からリセットするためにはもってこいです。
Wookong is back with an amazing video 🥺🙏🏻