Cool Anime Boy

Description: The success of Disney's 1937 feature film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs influenced Japanese animators. In the 60's, Osamu Tezuka adapted and simplified many Disney animation techniques to reduce the costs and number of frames in the production. This was intended to be a temporary measure to allow him to produce material on a tight schedule... ( +expand to view full text )

Description: The success of Disney's 1937 feature film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs influenced Japanese animators. In the 60's, Osamu Tezuka adapted and simplified many Disney animation techniques to reduce the costs and number of frames in the production. This was intended to be a temporary measure to allow him to produce material on a tight schedule with an inexperienced animation staff.