Obscure Classic Anime: “Umeboshi Denka” (1969)
One of those shows you didn’t know existed. “Denka” was the last of the 1960s Fujiko Fujio series, and it was the least successful of them all. Here’s what it was all about.
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“Chingo Muchabei” (1971)
I tackled this anime briefly in my very first post for Cartoon Research, but I felt it warranted a whole post. Chingo Muchabei has an interesting history in spite of…
The Animated History of “Moomin”
No matter what, there will always be shows that are “troubled productions”. Problems can be for many reasons, but usually the biggest issues are over “content”. This is what happened…
“The Adventures of Gamba” (1975)
As far as made-for-TV cartoons from the 1970s and 1980s are concerned, I never made it a secret that I vastly prefer the output from the Japanese studios (Tokyo Movie…
“Jungle Kurobe” (1973)
Move over, Paula Deen! In the early part of the 20th century, blackface was a staple of stage and screen comedy. It was prominent in American cartoons and comic books….
