This Day in Anime History 📺✨ July 26
An extraordinary, history-making date featuring the very first theatrical anime feature film, the historic pilot debuts of two modern Shonen giants, legendary retro sci-fi cult classics, and stunning modern theatrical extensions:
• Tetsuwan Atom: Uchuu no Yuusha (1964) • Kyojin no Hoshi: Chizome no Kesshousen (1969) • Narara! Ujujeonham Geobukseon (1979) • Makoto-chan (1980) • Ai City (1986) • Earthian (1989) • Hunter x Hunter Pilot (1998) • One Piece: Taose! Kaizoku Ganzack (1998) • Mononoke Movie 1: Karakasa (2024)
From Osamu Tezuka's groundbreaking, historic first-ever television-to-theatrical feature film compilation for Astro Boy and the wild, trippy psychic neon cityscapes of Love City (Ai City), to the highly historic, legendary Production I.G pre-TV pilot debuts of both Hunter x Hunter and One Piece at the 1998 Jump Super Anime Tour, and the breathtakingly stylized, vibrant paper-texture psychological horror return of the Medicine Seller in Mononoke Movie 1: Karakasa... July 26 stands as an unbelievable bridge across generations of masterclass storytelling.
Which of these legendary milestones and historical first-looks are you celebrating today? 🤖🐉🦊
