Anime like Kobu-tori

Hinomaru Hatanosuke: Bakemonoyashiki no Maki

Status: Finished
Genres: Supernatural

Short film where the hero Hatanosuke battles ghosts and monsters in a haunted house.

Tags: Youkai , Achromatic

Katsudou Shashin

Also known as Katsudou Shashin.

Status: Finished
Genres:

The film consists of a series of cartoon images on fifty frames of a celluloid strip and lasts three seconds at sixteen frames per second. It depicts a young boy in a sailor suit who writes the kanji characters "活動写真" (katsudou shashin, or "moving picture"), then turns towards the viewer, removes his hat, and offers a salute. The fragment was discovered in 2005, having been purchased with a private collection in Kyoto. The film was likely created between 1905 and 1911. If so, the film may be the oldest known piece of animation from Japan.



Tags: Meta , No Dialogue , Writing , Calligraphy , Historical , Male Protagonist

Namakura Gatana

Also known as The Dull Sword.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy

A samurai buys a dull sword from a merchant. He is quickly defeated by his intended victims due to his cheap sword and clumsiness.

Tags: Samurai , Swordplay , Achromatic , No Dialogue , Male Protagonist