Early Japanese Animation (1931-1963) - Aug 8-12 on Network Awesome

Network Awesome is proud to present a unique exploration of the roots of Japanese animation! This series runs this week from Aug 8-12 and then forever after on our archives. The series begins today with our earliest film, "Our Baseball Match" directed by Astro Boy series from 1963. It's 5 days of magic!

In addition, we'll publish related articles each day on Network Awesome Magazine from guest columnist Cory Gross from Voyages Extraordinaires!
Here's the first chapter: http://networkawesome.com/mag/article/early-japanese-animation-part-i-the-earliest-days/

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Network Awesome specials include:
- The films of Georges Méliès Aug 20th.
- Mario Bava Week: Aug 22-26
- Warhol Weekend Sept 3&4

For more info, interviews, etc:
Andrea Perez, PR Manager - [email protected]
Jason Forrest, Creative Director - Koneko no Rakugaki - 1957
Panda and the Magic Serpent / The Tale of the White Serpent - 1958

Friday - Osamu Tezuka's Astro Boy
Astro Boy: The Birth of Astro Boy (Episode 1) - 1963
Astro Boy: Colosso (Episode 1) - 1963
(and related: Trailer Trash featuring Grave of the Fireflies")


VIDEO TRAILER:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZ6FglvxfGM&feature=channel_video_title