Animated Treasure Islands #2: 1986 – 2006
This is the second of my two-part checklist and survey of international animated interpretations of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic novel, Treasure Island. For the first part of this survey, click…
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Animated “Treasure Islands” 1922 to 1980
One of the things that the early C/FO in the late 1970s noted about anime was that the Japanese animation industry seemed to love Robert Louis Stevenson’s boys’ adventure novel…
Fred’s Musings: Laika Studio and “Noah’s Ark”
The Laika Studio – and Their Trend Towards Horror I have recently seen Laika’s new trailer for The Boxtrolls, due in theaters on September 26, 2014. I enjoyed the stop-motion…
The Last Days Of Mushi Pro
By the end of 1970 Osamu Tezuka was gone, leaving the wreckage of Mushi Productions behind him. It was no secret that Tezuka’s feature Cleopatra had doomed the studio; but…
Tezuka’s Adult Features: “Cleopatra” (1970)
A year later, Mushi Productions’ second Animerama theatrical feature, Cleopatra, was released in Japan. Unlike A Thousand and One Nights, Cleopatra was a critical and commercial bomb. What went wrong?…
Tezuka’s “Adult” Features: “A Thousand and One Nights” (1969)
In the 1960s Osamu Tezuka’s Mushi Productions was one of the leading producers of TV animation in Japan. Three of his Mushi series had been sold to American children’s television:…
Fred’s First Anniversary Post
I am interrupting my schedule to celebrate a special occasion. Jerry posted my first weekly column on March 14th, 2013, so this column is one year and a couple of…
The Ultimate Indian Animation Update
Though my fascination with the contemporary Indian animation scene continues – my postings about it will end with this week’s post on Cartoon Research. Jerry will permit me to post…
Indian Animation – and a Thai Interloper
For several months I’ve been monitoring all the animation activity in the constantly growing animation industry (and fandom) in India. This report, mainly culled from stories posted on Animation Xpress…
Early Anime Features: “Animal Treasure Island” (1971)
This week we conclude our look at Tōei Dōga’s earliest anime features with a focus on “Dōbutsu Takarajima” aka Animal Treasure Island. The film was originally released on March 20th,…
