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9. Fujio Akatsuka's Works (late 1960s) The era of Fujio Akatsuka, the master of gag animation In the late 1960s, a series of gag cartoons created by Fujio Akatsuka were adapted to animated television series, which enjoyed explosive popularity, especially among children. Representative works include “Osomatsu-kun,” “Himitsu no Akko-chan,” “Mouretsu Ataro,” and “Tensai Bakabon.” Nonsense gags and unique characters The appeal of Akatsuka's works is, above all, their unique nonsense gags and unique characters. Akatsuka's nonsensical actions, remarks, and surrealistic plot twists have brought laughter not only to children but also to adults. The timeless Akatsuka World Fujio Akatsuka's works ...

8. Animerama (1969-1970) Osamu Tezuka's challenge to create animation that adults could also enjoy “Animerama” is a genre of animation for adults proposed by Osamu Tezuka from the late 1960s through the 1970s. At the time, there was a strong stereotype that animation was for children, and Tezuka sought to break through this stereotype and create high-quality animated works that could be enjoyed by adults. An ambitious body of work and commercial success One of the best-known works of animerama is the animated film “One Thousand and One Nights” (1969). Set in the world of the Arabian Nights, the film ...

7. Attack No. 1 (1969) Pioneer of sports anime for girls Along with “Star of the Giants,” “Attack No. 1,” which began airing in 1969, led the boom in sports anime for girls. This work depicts the bright and energetic main character, Kozue Ayuhara, who, together with her friends, overcomes numerous difficulties and grows to become the world's number one volleyball player, based on the subject of women's volleyball. Kozue Ayuhara, the object of every girl's admiration Kozue Ayuhara's cute appearance and indomitable spirit that would not be daunted by any difficulties won her the overwhelming support of the girls ...

6. Star of the Giants (1968) The milestone of sport anime, a passionate drama that caused a social phenomenon “The Star of the Giants,” which began airing in 1968, was Japan's first sports anime based on the original story by Kajiwara Ikki and was a social phenomenon. At the time, the Yomiuri Giants were overwhelmingly strong, winning the Japan Series again and again. Combined with the growing enthusiasm for sports due to the Tokyo Olympics, this work enthused not only children but adults as well. A story of hard work and perseverance, and the bond between father and son The ...

5. Gegege no Kitaro (1968) The spark that ignited the yokai anime boom Gegege no Kitaro,” written by Shigeru Mizuki and first broadcast in 1968, is a monumental work that sparked the yokai boom in Japan. The story of Kitaro, a boy who is a descendant of a ghost tribe born from a graveyard, fighting various yokai together with his father, Father Medama, and Nezumi Otoko, aiming for the coexistence of humans and yokai, stimulated children's curiosity to see scary things and attracted a large following. Long-standing popularity and diverse media development “GeGeGe no Kitaro” has been remade many times ...