![]() The second generation of animators in the late 1910s included Ōten Shimokawa, Jun'ichi Kōuchi and Seitaro Kitayama, commonly referred to as the " fathers" of anime. ![]() Possibly inspired by European phantasmagoria shows, utsushi-e showmen used mechanical slides and developed lightweight wooden projectors (furo) that were handheld so that several performers could each control the motions of different projected figures. Before the advent of film, Japan already had a rich tradition of entertainment with colourful painted figures moving across the projection screen in utsushi-e ( 写し絵), a particular Japanese type of magic lantern show popular in the 19th century. The history of anime can be traced back to the start of the 20th century, with the earliest verifiable films dating from 1907.
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