九一八事變
is a 13 episode Japanese anime which is set in Shanghai and Manchuria in 1931. Episode 7 specifically talks about the Mukden Incident. The anime was broadcast on TV Tokyo starting from April 5, 2010. It was directed by Matsumoto Jun. The anime was released by Sentai Filmworks on Blu-Ray and DVD in August 2011. Because of the political controversy surrounding the Mukden Incident, Episode 7 titled "Jihen" (事変 - The Incident) was only available to watch via online streaming. It shows the incidents leading up to the Mukden Incident from the point of view of the Japanese officers of the Kwantung Army stationed in Manchuria and the intervention of Yoshitsugu Tatekawa in the incident. In the episode it is shown how the Japanese officers planned the bombardment so Japan could attack Manchuria out of self-defense.