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These aren't [[Ur Example]]s; there was animation being made in Japan before [[World War II]]. These are the examples that critics and fans point to when they talk about [[Anime]] as something distinct from [[Western Animation]].

* ''[[w:Instant History|Instant History]]''. The first true anime. Originally a series of 3-minute shorts broadcast on Fuji TV in 1961, it was recycled into ''Otogi Manga Calendar'' the following year on Tokyo Broadcasting System. The show was a "This Day In History" program, incorporating photos and film footage with the animation. The actual series appears to be [[Lost Forever]], existing only in mentions on web pages and in Wikipedia. (A search of amazon.co.jp for the hiragana/katakana title returned no entries.)

* ''[[Astro Boy (anime)|Astro Boy]]'' (or ''Tetsuwan Atom'' in Japanese), aired from 1963 to 1966. It is considered the second "true" anime series ever produced. ~~The first, which began in 1962, is called "Manga Calendar". The latter appears to exist only in mentions on web pages. (A search of amazon.co.jp for the hiragana/katakana title returned no entries.)~~ Although all but forgotten in the United States, it is something of a cultural institution in Japan, where the title character's early-2000s "creation date" was practically a national holiday. And a [[Astro Boy (film)|CGI feature film version]] reached theatres in North America in October 2009.

* ''[[Astro Boy (anime)|Astro Boy]]'' (or ''Tetsuwan Atom'' in Japanese), aired from 1963 to 1966. It is considered the second "true" anime series ever produced. Although all but forgotten in the United States, it is something of a cultural institution in Japan, where the title character's early-2000s "creation date" was practically a national holiday. And a [[Astro Boy (film)|CGI feature film version]] reached theatres in North America in October 2009.

* ''[[Kimba the White Lion]]'' (Japanese name ''Jungle Taitei'' or ''Jungle Emperor''). Aired in Japan from 1965 to 1966. This series from [[Osamu Tezuka]] was the first TV anime produced in colour. Its story of a lion cub becoming king of the jungle after the death of his father bears more than a passing resemblance to [[The Lion King|a certain Disney film]].