The first generation of animators in the late 1910s included Ōten Shimokawa, Jun'ichi Kōuchi and Seitaro Kitayama, commonly referred to as the "fathers" of anime.
Para animator generasi pertama pada akhir 1910an meliputi Ōten Shimokawa, Jun'ichi Kōuchi dan Seitaro Kitayama, yang dijuluki sebagai "bapak-bapak" anime.