Katsudou Shashin

I can't say much about it as it is only 3sec long but still les give it a try.

~This is the first ever anime made by Japan (A country that gives us more than 150 anime every year to watch) so, this proves how much the animation industry has progressed.
~This anime is so, old that nobody even knows the exact date of when it was aired or who the author/animator is speculation is that it was aired around 1907-1912.
~Story: You can't expect a story from a 3 sec anime that is a century old. N/10
~Art: The art is great for its time. 7/10
~Character: ... Their is only one character and his character design is decent. 6/10

An insightful glimpse into the Japanese zeitgeist of old. Biting and poignant, the unnamed protagonist clearly symbolizes the conflict between the Ego and the Superego, actualizing the subconscious desire for societal rebellion. Though some may say the animation is lackluster, I would argue that it is a stylistic choice. Akin to James Joyce's clever wordsmithing, the frames here mash and collide in a bombastic display of eccentricity and phlogiston. But, as much as it pains me to admit, the pacing is a bit on the wandering side. The protagonist's arc is lethargic, albeit satisfying. But that is nowhere near as egregious as the changes that ... Bones made during adaptation. The manga's ending was much different and I think more thematically appropriate, but they did an alright job here. The voice-acting also leaves much to be desired. But at least the soundtrack is good. I've always been a huge fan of Okehazama Arisa's work, and he really knocked out of the park here. All in all, the experience is good. It could have been better, but it's still good. However, I hesitate to recommend it.

The oldest known anime to have originated from Japan.

Made in the year 1907, that is the estimate. The creator? Unknown.

Found among old films and projectors acquired from an old Kyoto family in 2004 is a short filmstrip animation titled Katsudou Shashin also known as "Matsumoto fragment" is a short anime of two to three seconds of a school boy writing the words "活動写真" on a blackboard which translates roughly to "Moving Pictures", he then proceeds to take his red hat off and bows. And that's it.

I can give you the technical aspects of it, but I don't really care. There's nothing special about it. ... You can read up on it on Wikip*dia if you want. I want to express my feelings on this work and what I though about it.

I'm awed by it. By the history of it. This marked a great moment in Japan's history of animation.

Anime has become so much more with the imoutos and the power levels. I wonder if the cartoonist for this even imagined of a future where storytelling would be done frequently in this format to this extent with sakugas and whatnot. What a time to be alive.

This is where it all began. A pure and simple flipbook level anime of a boy writing the words moving pictures.

Check it out.

..or not. I'm not your mother. But I insist.